Full Name: Galldrian su Riatin Rie
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Pronunciation: GAHL-dree-ahn soo REYE-ah-tin REE 
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King of [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] from shortly after the [Aiel War] until his assassination in 998 NE. The sign of House Riatin is Five Stars.

! Physical Description

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Galldrian orders the excavation of the [giant statue|Choedan Kal] near [Tremonsien]. ([TGH,Ch21])
* Galldrian sends an invitation to [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([TGH,Ch30])
* Galldrian sends thugs to "question" [Thom|Thom Merrilin] about [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([TGH,Ch34])
* [Thom|Thom Merrilin] kills King Galldrian to avenge [Dena|dena]. ([TWoTRPG|Guide], [TGH,Ch38])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch9] - [Domon|Bayle Domon] gets a parchment that is apparently signed by Galldrian.
## [TGH,Ch9] - The sign of House [Riatin|Cairhien (Country)] is Five Stars.
## [TGH,Ch21] - [Caldevwin|Aldrin Caldevwin] tells [Rand|Rand alThor] that the excavation of the [giant statue|Choedan Kal] was ordered by Galldrian.
## [TGH,Ch25] - Elder [Haman] thinks Galldrian is a disgrace.
## [TGH,Ch27] - The [Illuminators|Guild of Illuminators]' chapter house has an exceptionally fine display prepared for King Galldrian.
## [TGH,Ch31] - [Verin|Verin Mathwin] burns Galldrian's invitation. 
## [TGH,Ch32] - [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Barthanes|Barthanes Damodred] talk about Galldrian.
## [TGH,Ch33] - The [Ogier] that were worrying [Loial] left [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] because Galldrian quit paying them.
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch31] - [Thom|Thom Merrilin] hints strongly that he killed someone important in [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)].
## [TDR,Ch40] - [Aludra] was kicked out of the [Illuminators|Guild of Illuminators] guild because of the debacle of Galldrian's display.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch25] - [Niande Moorwyn] was Galldrian's [Aes Sedai] advisor until his death.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch3] - [Colavaere Saighan] has schemed for the [Sun Throne|Sun Palace] ever since Galldrian's death.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch19] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] has figured out that [Thom|Thom Merrilin] killed Galldrian.
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