Pronunciation: EHLZ GRIHN-wehl 
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The eldest daughter of nine children. The Grinwells live on a farm between [Whitebridge] and [Arien]. She is not more than a year younger than [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon].

! Physical Description

She is dark-haired, big-eyed and pretty. ([TEotW,Ch31]) She has dark hair in braids. She is plump and rather pretty. ([TDR,Ch25]) 

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] stop at the Grinwell's farm. Else flirts with [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([TEotW,Ch31])
* Else runs away from home and goes to the [White Tower] to become [Aes Sedai]. She shirks her chores and is always in trouble. ([TGH,Ch24])
* Else moons over [Galad|Galad Damodred]. ([TGH,Ch38])
* As [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Min|Min Farshaw] leave the [White Tower], they see [Irella] dragging an unhappy Else Grinwell by the ear. ([TGH,Ch39])
* Else is sent home for shirking her work and her studies. ([TDR,Ch29])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch45] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] teases [Rand|Rand alThor] about Else.
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch24] - Someone masquerading as Else walks the [White Tower] grounds and rebuffs [Mat|Matrim Cauthon].
## [TDR,Ch25] - [Lanfear] masquerading as Else delivers a fake message from [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] about the [Black Ajah] to [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. Then she disappears.
## [TDR,Ch26] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] discuss how quickly "Else" disappeared.
## [TDR,Ch29] - [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] tells [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] that Else Grinwell was put out of the [White Tower] ten days ago.
## [TDR,Ch46] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] tells Queen [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] that his name is [Thom Grinwell|Matrim Cauthon] and that he was at the [White Tower] visiting his sister, Else.
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