The Children of the Light, disparagingly called Whitecloaks, are an organization of zealous foes of the Dark and defenders of the Light. They were organized during [War of the Hundred Years] by [Lothair Mantelar|characters/hist/lothair_mantelar] to combat the increasing number of [Darkfriends]. Their symbol is a golden sunburst on a field of white.

Their headquarters is the [Fortress of the Light|geography/amadicia/amador/fortress_of_light] in the city of [Amador] in [Amadicia]. In truth they rule the country of [Amadicia].

They believe that any use of the [One Power] is the work of the [Dark One|Shaitan] and thus all [Aes Sedai] are [Darkfriends].

The philosophy/theology of the Children is a curious blend of retribution and redemption. While they believe that "no man is so lost that he cannot be brought to the Light," the penalty for being a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] is death. They also say that, "The sins of the mother are visited to the fifth generation and the sins father to the tenth."


!! Members

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* Lord Captain [Alaabar Harnesh|characters/h/harnesh]
* [Barlett]
* [Candeiar]
* Lord Captain [Canvele]
* [Dain Bornhald|characters/d/dain_bornhald]
* Lord Captain [Brandel Vordarian|characters/b/brandel]
* [Dimir Faral|characters/d/dimir_faral]
* [Doirellin]
* Lord Captain [Eamon Valda] (becomes Lord Captain Commander after the death of [Pedron Niall].)
* [Earwin]
* [Einor Saren|characters/e/einor_saren]
* [Farran]
* Lord Captain [Galad Damodred]
* Lord Captain [Geofram Bornhald]
* Lord Captain [Golever]

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* [ Ivon|characters/i/ivon2]
* [Jaichim Carridin|characters/c/carridin]
* [Jaret Byar|characters/j/jaret]
* [Jerum Nus|characters/j/jerum]
* [Kashgar]
* Lord Captain [Kazere Tethow|characters/t/tethow]
* [Lathin]
* [Lucellin]
* [Oratar]
* Lord Captain Commander [Pedron Niall] (assassinated [ACoS,Prologue])
* [Ranun Sinah|characters/r/ranun]
* [Rhadam Asunawa|characters/r/rhadam_asunawa] (High Inquisitor of the Hand of the Light)
* [Trom]
* [Wuan]
* [Yamwick]

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!! References


* [NS,Ch10|books/new_spring/ch10] - At one point during her test for the shawl in the [oval ring|items/oval_ring], [Moiraine] fights off Whitecloaks.
* [TEotW,Ch3] - First mention of the Children of the Light. People are afraid to talk about the Shadow because of them.
* [TEotW,Ch13] - Children of the Light are disparagingly called Whitecloaks. They hate [Aes Sedai] as much as they hate [Darkfriends].
* [TEotW,Ch13] - [Amador] is the stronghold of the Children of the Light.
* [TEotW,Ch13] - Children of the Light are disparagingly called Whitecloaks.
* [TEotW,Ch14] - They stay near [Baerlon] because they hear a rumor that there is an [Aes Sedai] in the town.
* [TEotW,Ch15] - [Rand] challenges the Whitecloaks angering them.
* [TEotW,Ch16] - Whitecloak Questioners assume one is guilty from the start. They use torture to extract confessions.
* [TEotW,Ch17] - [Moiraine] discloses her identity to the Whitecloaks really angering them.
* [TEotW,Ch30] - A band of Whitecloaks on their way to [Caemlyn] capture [Perrin] and [Egwene].
* [TEotW,Ch30] - A tenet of the Children of the Light says that "no man is so lost that he cannot be brought to the Light." At the same time the penalty for being a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] is death.
* [TEotW,Ch38] - [Moiraine], [Lan] and [Nynaeve] rescue [Perrin] and [Egwene] from the Whitecloaks.
* [TEotW,Ch41] - Whitecloaks visit [The Queen's Blessing|geography/andor/caemlyn/queens_blessing] looking for a boy from the [Two Rivers].
* [TGH,Ch4] - A party of Whitecloaks led by [Eamon Valda] follow [Elayne] from [Caemlyn] to [Tar Valon] and remain camped nearby.
* [TGH,Ch5] - [Pedron Niall] recalls [Geofram Bornhald] from [Caemlyn] and sends him with a legion to [Almoth Plain|geography/almoth_plain/index] where [Jaichim Carridin|characters/c/carridin] is in charge.
* [TGH,Ch9] - There are quite a few [Whitecloaks] in [Illian|City of Illian].
* [TGH,Ch24] - The Whitecloaks that followed [Elayne] to [Tar Valon] are still camped by [Dragonmount].
* [TGH,Ch29] - Many of [Geofram Bornhald]'s troops have been conscripted by the Questioners to destroy villages in [Almoth Plain|geography/almoth_plain/index].
* [TGH,Ch29] - A Whitecloak saying, "The sins of the mother are visited to the fifth generation and the sins father to the tenth."
* [TGH,Ch29] - [Geofram Bornhald] leads a legion of Whitecloaks onto [Toman Head].
* [TGH,Ch44] - A band of Whitecloaks spot [Perrin] in a village.
* [TGH,Ch46] - [Geofram Bornhald] sees lightning over [Falme|geography/toman_head/falme/index] and leads the Whitecloaks into battle.
* [TGH,Ch47] - The Whitecloaks battle the [Seanchan] as [Rand] battles [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] over [Falme|geography/toman_head/falme/index].
* [TGH,Ch48] - [Jaret Byar|characters/j/jaret] sees the legion of Whitecloaks wiped out.
* [TDR,Prologue] - [Pedron Niall] wants to recreate [Almoth|history/almoth/index] as a Whitecloak empire and then use it to spread the influence of the Whitecloaks.
* [TDR,Ch3] - [Leya] reports to [Moiraine] that there are five thousand Whitecloaks on [Almoth Plain|geography/almoth_plain/index] and that they are clearing out the [Taraboners|geography/tarabon/index] and [Domani|geography/arad_doman/index].
* [TDR,Ch8] - Whitecloaks in [Ghealdan] are looking for a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] named [Perrin Aybara|characters/op/perrin] who has yellow eyes.
* [TDR,Ch10] - Two dozen Whitecloaks confront [Verin] and the girls as they approach [Tar Valon]. [Egwene] [channels|True Source], scaring them off.
* [TDR,Ch11] - The [Tar Valon] bridge guard reports to [Verin] that the Whitecloaks tried to take over [Eldone Market|geography/tar_valon/eldone_market/index] and other small, outlying villages.
* [TDR,Ch25] - [Egwene] dreams of [Whitecloaks] binding her father's hands.
* [TDR,Ch33] - Lord [Orban] tells [Moiraine], [Lan], [Perrin] and [Loial] that there are Whitecloaks in the vicinity of [Remen|geography/altara/remen/index].
* [TDR,Ch34] - [Perrin] and [Gaul] kill a band of Whitecloaks that attack them in [Remen|geography/altara/remen/index].
* [TDR,Ch37] - [Egwene] dreams of Whitecloaks ravaging the [Two Rivers].
* [TDR,Ch48] - [Egwene] dreams of Whitecloaks putting Master [Luhhan|characters/h/h_luhhan] in a huge, toothed trap as bait.
* [TSR,Ch1] - Half a legion of Whitecloaks led by [Dain Bornhald|characters/d/dain_bornhald] arrive at the [Two Rivers] and meet [Ordeith|Padan Fain].
* [TSR,Ch13] - [Mat] and [Perrin] independently hear a rumor that there are Whitecloaks in the [Two Rivers] hunting the [Dragon Reborn|Rand] and a yellow-eyed [Darkfriend|Darkfriends]. [Perrin] tells [Rand] about it.
* [TSR,Ch15] - [Mat] asks [Rand] if he will do anything about the Whitecloaks. He replies that he does what he has to do. [Perrin] will take care of them.
* [TSR,Ch16] - [Perrin] dreams of [Faile] and himself being killed by Whitecloaks.
* [TSR,Ch17] - [Galad] becomes interested in the philosophy of the Children of the Light.
* [TSR,Ch29] - [Perrin] learns that [Padan Fain] is with the Whitecloaks and that they have taken [Mat] and [Mat]'s family prisoners.
* [TSR,Ch30] - [Perrin] decides to try to fight the Whitecloaks instead of giving himself up.
* [TSR,Ch31] - The Whitecloaks have lost a number of men to [Trollocs], usually when [Ordeith|Padan Fain] is around.
* [TSR,Ch32] - [Perrin] and others are going to scout the Whitecloak encampment at [Watch Hill|geography/andor/watch_hill/index].
* [TSR,Ch33] - [Perrin] and his band rescue the prisoners from the Whitecloak camp.
* [TSR,Ch38] - [Jaichim Carridin|characters/c/carridin] agrees to have his Whitecloaks take the [Panarch's Palace|geography/tarabon/tanchico/panarch_palace] for King [Andric] in exchange for certain assurances.
* [TSR,Ch42] - [Perrin] tells [Perrin] that he brought the [Trollocs] to kill [Fain] and to keep the Whitecloaks off balance.
* [TSR,Ch43] - [Luc] goads some of the [Emond's Field] folk into antagonizing the Whitecloaks.
* [TSR,Ch45] - The Whitecloaks arrive at [Emond's Field] and try to arrest [Perrin]. The town allows them to stay on the condition that they leave everyone alone.
* [TSR,Ch46] - [Thom] tells [Elayne] and [Nynaeve] that Whitecloaks have surrounded the [Panarch's Palace|geography/tarabon/tanchico/panarch_palace].
* [TSR,Ch51] - [Nynaeve] can hardly believe that the [Black Ajah] is in the [Panarch's Palace|geography/tarabon/tanchico/panarch_palace] because it is held by the Whitecloaks.
* [TSR,Ch53] - Whitecloak scouts bring in a dying man from [Deven Ride|geography/andor/deven_ride/index].
* [TSR,Ch54] - [Jaichim Carridin|characters/c/carridin] and the Whitecloaks question [Bayle Domon|characters/d/domon] before they let him, [Elayne], [Nynaeve] and [Egeanin] into the [Panarch's Palace|geography/tarabon/tanchico/panarch_palace].
* [TSR,Ch55] - Rioters keep the Whitecloaks busy as [Elayne], [Nynaeve] and [Egeanin] leave the [Panarch's Palace|geography/tarabon/tanchico/panarch_palace].
* [TSR,Ch56] - After the Whitecloaks refuse to help [Emond's Field], [Perrin] orders them to leave the [Two Rivers].
* [TFoH,Prologue|books/tfoh/prologue] - [Gawyn] and his [Younglings] skirmish with Whitecloaks on both sides of the River [Erinin|geography/rivers/erinin].
* [TFoH,Ch8] - A band of Whitecloaks confront [Nynaeve], [Elayne], [Thom] and [Juilin] and question them as they near the border between [Tarabon] and [Amadicia].
* [TFoH,Ch9] - [Thom] learns that [Pedron Niall] is recalling a large number of Whitecloaks to [Amador].
* [TFoH,Ch11] - [Siuan] notes that there are numerous Whitecloaks in [Lugard].
* [TFoH,Ch12] - [Gareth Bryne] and his men see the Whitecloaks in [Lugard] heading west and wonder what [Pedron Niall] is up to.
* [TFoH,Ch13] - When [Nynaeve], [Elayne], [Thom] and [Juilin] arrive in [Sienda|geography/amadicia/sienda/index] they note that there are lots of Whitecloaks there.
* [TFoH,Ch16] - [Elayne] and [Nynaeve] learn that [Galad] is now a Whitecloak.
* [TFoH,Ch25] - In [Elaida]'s study, [Egwene] finds a report that [Pedron Niall] is recalling Whitecloaks to [Amadicia].
* [TFoH,Ch28] - There are rumors in [Altara] that the Whitecloaks mean to claim the east bank of the River [Eldar|geography/rivers/eldar].
* [TFoH,Ch33] - There are lots Whitecloaks camped south of the River [Eldar|geography/rivers/eldar] and many in [Samara|geography/ghealdan/samara/index] where the [Prophet|characters/m/masema] is.
* [TFoH,Ch39] - Whitecloaks guard the gates of [Samara|geography/ghealdan/samara/index].
* [TFoH,Ch47] - Whitecloaks led by [Galad] fight with the [Prophet|characters/m/masema]'s men over the ''[Riverserpent|items/riverserpent]''.
* [TFoH,Ch51] - There were a hundred Whitecloaks in [Cairhien|City of Cairhien] when [Rand] took the city. They left immediately.
* [LoC,Prologue] - When [Eamon Valda] and most of the Whitecloaks leave [Tar Valon], [Gawyn] wonders what [Pedron Niall] is up to.
* [LoC,Prologue] - [Pedron Niall] offers to send five thousand Whitecloaks to help [Morgase] retake [Caemlyn].
* [LoC,Ch10] - The [Two Rivers] girls tell [Rand] about [Perrin], [Faile], [Padan Fain], the Whitecloaks and the [Trollocs].
* [LoC,Ch26] - Several of [Padan Fain]'s Whitecloaks attempt to assassinate [Rand] in [Caemlyn]. He assumes they are working for [Pedron Niall].
* [LoC,Ch28] - [Fain] still has a few of his renegade Whitecloaks. He used some of them in an attack on [Rand] to test his defenses.
* [LoC,Ch29] - [Thom] and [Juilin] report that [Niall|characters/op/pedron] is still consolidating the Whitecloaks in [Amador] except for a force along the [Tarabon] border.
* [LoC,Ch48] - [Tylin] tells [Elayne] and [Nynaeve] that [Carridin] and the Whitecloak embassy have been in [Ebou Dar] for some time. Her position is too weak to take any action against them.
* [ACoS,Prologue] - [Elaida] has heard rumors that [Morgase] is with the Whitecloaks but she believes that [Morgase] is dead.
* [ACoS,Prologue] - [Eamon Valda] and [Rhadam Asunawa|characters/r/rhadam_asunawa] orchestrate the assassination of the Whitecloak Lord Captain Commander [Pedron Niall].
* [ACoS,Ch15] - [Pedron Niall] ordered [Jaichim Carridin|characters/c/carridin] to cause turmoil in [Altara] and [Murandy] so the Whitecloaks could come in and save the day. 
* [ACoS,Ch21] - [Mat] told Queen [Tylin] that [Jaichim Carridin|characters/c/carridin] is a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends], yet he is welcomed at the [Tarasin Palace|geography/altara/ebou_dar/tarasin_palace]. [Thom] explains that the Whitecloaks would overrun the city if [Carridin] were arrested.
* [ACoS,Ch26] - [Valda], [Asunawa|characters/r/rhadam_asunawa] and a thousand Whitecloaks leave [Amador] to deal with the [Prophet|characters/m/masema] the day before [Amador] is overrun by the [Seanchan].
* [WH,Ch1] - The [Seanchan] defeat King [Ailron] and the army of [Amadicia] at the town of [Jeramel|geography/amadicia/jeramel/index], but [Eamon Valda] and most of Whitecloaks escape and head east.
* [WH,Ch6] - [Perrin] learns that are five to ten thousand soldiers to the south. They must be either Whitecloaks or the [Seanchan].
* [CoT,Prologue|books/cot/prologue] - [Eamon Valda] and his army of Whitecloaks are still in northern [Amadicia].
* [CoT,Ch5] - [Perrin] and [Masema] discuss whether [Masema]'s riders are meeting with the [Seanchan] or the Whitecloaks.
* [KoD,Prologue|books/kod/prologue] - The Whitecloaks split over [Galad]'s duel with [Valda]. Some follow [Galad] to fight the [Seanchan] and [Tarmon Gai'don|Creator] even if it means allying with the [Aes Sedai]. The others side with [Galad] allied with the [Seanchan]. The majority, seven thousand, follow [Galad].
* [KoD,Prologue|books/kod/prologue] - High Lady [Suroth] pulls forces from the effort to track the Whitecloak deserters to deal with [Ituralde|characters/r/rodel_ituralde] in [Tarabon].
* [KoD,Ch26] - [Galad] and his seven thousand Whitecloaks are fifty miles from the [Seanchan] camp in [Altara]. They are heading north.
* [TGS,Ch31] - In a vision of [Perrin], [Rand] is surprised to see him with [Galad], now a Whitecloak.
* [TGS,Ch47] - [Tam] tells [Rand] that [Perrin] has been doing a fine job balancing the [Seanchan], the [Morgase], the Whitecloaks and Queen [Morgase].
* [ToM,Prologue|books/tom/prologue] - [Galad] and the Whitecloaks loyal to him set a trap for [Galad] and his followers. [Galad] is imprisoned.
* [ToM,Ch2] - The Lords Captain rebel against [Galad] and execute him. The Whitecloaks are united under [Galad]. 
* [ToM,Ch4] - The Whitecloaks capture [Basel Gill|characters/b/basel_gill] and his party and learn the [Perrin] is nearby.
* [ToM,Ch34] - The Whitecloaks put [Perrin] on trial with [Morgase] as judge. She finds him guilty and gives his punishment to [Galad].
* [ToM,Ch41] - [Perrin] and his army rescue [Galad] and the Whitecloaks from an army of [Shadowspawn].
* [ToM,Ch53] - [Galad] and the Whitecloaks accompany [Perrin] to the [Field of Merrilor|geography/merrilor] to prepare for the [Last Battle|Creator].