A [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] woman. After being stranded in [Tarabon], she joins [Valan Luca]'s circus. 

! Physical Description

She has pale yellow hair. ([TFoH,Ch13]) 

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Cerandin handles %%ot [s'redit|Elephants]%% for the [Empress|empress] in the [Court of the Nine Moons|Seandar] in [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)]. ([TFoH,Ch24])
* Cerandin takes part in the invasion at [Falme], but she is stranded during the retreat. With nothing else to do, she joins [Valan Luca]'s circus with her %%ot [s'redit|Elephants]%%. ([TFoH,Ch17])
* Cerandin tends her %%ot [s'redit|Elephants]%% when [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] first encounter [Valan Luca]'s circus. ([TFoH,Ch13])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] confront Cerandin. She admits to being [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)], but she is not a %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%%. She agrees to obey [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. ([TFoH,Ch17])
* Cerandin gives [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] an %%ot [a'dam|aDam]%%. They test her with it to prove she is not a %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%%. ([TFoH,Ch24])
* Cerandin beats up [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] when [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] gets too abusive. ([TFoH,Ch33])
* [Valan Luca] yells at Cerandin and the others to prepare their acts as the circus heads into [Samara]. ([TFoH,Ch36])
* Cerandin and the other performers do their acts to the delight of a huge crowd. ([TFoH,Ch37])
* Cerandin leads [Mer|Elephants], [Sanit|Elephants] and [Nerin|Elephants] in an exciting performance. ([TFoH,Ch38])
* Cerandin and the other performers do their morning chores. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tries to talk her into leaving with them, but Cerandin refuses to leave her %%ot [s'redit|Elephants]%%. ([TFoH,Ch47])
* Cerandin is not around when [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] leave. ([TFoH,Ch48])
* Cerandin travels to [Ebou Dar] with the circus. ([WH,Ch15])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch24] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tells [Egwene|Egwene alVere] about Cerandin and what they have learned from her.
## [TFoH,Ch25] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tells [Egwene|Egwene alVere] that [Latelle] sees [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] as competition for the unattached men in the circus. [Aludra] and Cerandin keep to themselves and [Clarine|Clarine Anhill] is married to [Petra Anhill] so they are not threats.
## [TFoH,Ch54] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] ruefully recalls her fights with Cerandin and [Latelle|latelle].
# In [Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch15] - High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] rewards [Valan Luca] for giving shelter to Cerandin by letting him keep all his horses.
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