Pronunciation: AN-vair

A noblewoman of House Damodred in Cairhien.

Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#

  • Anvaere approaches Rand at a noble’s party in Cairhien, warning him against accepting Lady Dhulaine’s dinner invitation due to hidden motives. Anvaere observes Rand and deduces he’s staying in the Foregate, commenting on the nobles’ celebration while the poor starve, and reveals the Queen’s true motive for the Hunt for the Horn — to lure refugees away from the Foregate after the Aiel War. (Scene 15 - Episode 203)
  • Anvaere introduces herself to Selene at the party, attempting to learn her identity, but Selene declines to share her name and leads Rand away. (Scene 15 - Episode 203)
  • Anvaere rises, dresses, summons a servant to assist her, rests on a couch, and is informed by Jhonas of Moiraine’s arrival, then insists Moiraine sit for tea after shouting that it’s been decades since they last met. (Scene 5 - Episode 204)
  • Anvaere talks to Jhonas, observed by Moiraine before she leaves the house. (Scene 10 - Episode 204)
  • Anvaere waits in Moiraine’s room, recalls their family’s ruin after their uncle’s actions, describes rebuilding House Damodred’s status through her son’s betrothal to the queen, claims Moiraine’s former allies now report to her, and demands Moiraine ask politely over tea for information about Rand. (Scene 24 - Episode 204)

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