A merchant's daughter from [Caemlyn]. She married to [Tam al'Thor|Tam alThor] and raised [Rand|Rand alThor] as her own son.

! Physical Description

She is a red-haired outlander. ([TEotW,Ch16]) She had gray eyes. ([TEotW,Ch51])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Kari and [Tam|Tam alThor] marry before [Tam|Tam alThor] finds baby [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([TEotW,Ch6])
* [Tam|Tam alThor] and Kari return to the [Two Rivers] with their new baby. ([TEotW,Ch16])
* Kari dies in 984 NE when [Rand|Rand alThor] is five. ([TEotW,Ch6], [LoC,Ch3])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# Kari was the daughter of a merchant in [Caemlyn].
# In [New Spring]
## [New Spring] - Her name is in [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s notebook as the possible mother of the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor].
# [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch6] - [Tam|Tam alThor]'s delirious ravings tell [Rand|Rand alThor] that Kari al'Thor was not his real mother.
## [TEotW,Ch16] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] tells [Rand|Rand alThor] about [Tam|Tam alThor] and Kari returning to [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] with a baby.
## [TEotW,Ch51] - [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] shows [Rand|Rand alThor] a vision of Kari al'Thor being tormented by [Fades|Fade]. He fries them, freeing her. Early editions of [The Eye of the World] give her eye color as "dark." In later editions this is changed to "gray."
## [TEotW,Ch52] - [Rand|Rand alThor] tells [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] about [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] and his mother.
# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch8] - Kari was from [Caemlyn].
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch32] - In his dreams, [Rand|Rand alThor] is visited by [Shadowspawn] in the guise of his loved ones including his mother.
## [TDR,Ch39] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] recalls that [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] told them [Tam|Tam alThor] and Kari al'Thor were not [Rand|Rand alThor]'s birth parents.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch23] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is surprised when [Rand|Rand alThor] announces that his mother was [Aiel]. She always thought Kari was his mother.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch3] - [Rand|Rand alThor] thinks of his mother when the [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear] treat him like a son.
## [LoC,Ch16] - [Rand|Rand alThor] still thinks of Kari al'Thor as his mother.
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