Moiraine's warder. His full name is al'Lan Mandragoran (Episode 104).

Pronunciation: AHL'LAHN man-dra-GOR-an

Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#

Before The Two Rivers#

Two Rivers#

Journey to Tar Valon#

Tar Valon#

  • Moiraine and Lan talk about what it's like to be back at the White Tower. Lan tells her that Nynaeve is worried about Stepin. (Episode 105)
  • Moiraine, Lan and Nynaeve enter the Warders' quarters in the White Tower. (Episode 105)
  • Lan walks into the room with Stepin and other Warders. Lan mentions that Alanna is willing to bond him, but Stepin replies that Lan should wait until something similar happens to him before giving advice. (Episode 105)
  • Lan enters Moiraine's room where Moiraine is sitting in a chair. He kneels next to her and puts his arm atop her arm. They both stare at each other in silent conversation. (Episode 105)
  • Lan tells about the Forsaken selling their souls to the Dark One for eternal life, and that the last Dragon sealed them away. Lan tells Stepin that he'll stay with him until morning. (Episode 105)
  • Stepin pours Lan a cup of tea. Stepin and Lan are discussing whether or not Stepin will accept Alanna's offer of bonding. They move on to talking about Nynaeve. Lan wakes up in the morning with the tea cup still in his hand, empty. Stepin is not in the room. Lan sees the empty envelope that Nynaeve gave Stepin and then sees that a dagger is missing from a display. He races out of the room to find Stepin. He finds Stepin in a hallway, dead from a self-inflicted stab wound using the missing dagger. (Episode 105)
  • The lead Warder calls on Lan to lay his hand on Stepin's body and to relieve all the Warders of their grief. Lan kneels down and places his left hand on Stepin's body. The Warders start to pound their right hands on their chests. Lan looks at Moiraine and then starts to pound his chest with his right hand. Lan, and Lan alone, starts yelling in grief. (Episode 105)
  • Lan and Moiraine leave for the inn. Moiraine asks Lan how bad Mat is, and he responds that Mat is worse than expected. They are escorted to the room by the innkeeper, Basel Gill. (Episode 106)
  • Moiraine and Lan enter Rand and Mat's room. Moiraine starts towards Mat and Rand draws his sword, which causes Lan to get between the two. Lan disarms Rand shortly thereafter. Lan and Rand hold Mat down as Moiraine channels. The dagger finally drops to the ground and Lan covers it with cloth, then picks it up. (Episode 106)
  • It's sunset, and Moiraine is in front of a mirror in her room, preparing herself, when Lan enters. He states that she has masked their bond, which prevents him from properly protecting her. She bids him goodnight and he tells her that he'll guard her door until she returns. (Episode 106)
  • Moiraine and Lan are walking through the Tower, talking about Rand and Mat, when Liandrin intercepts them. (Episode 106)
  • Moiraine and Lan meet with Loial in the Tower. (Episode 106)
  • Lan brings Nynaeve into the Hall of the Tower. (Episode 106)
  • Moiraine is standing in an open area high inside the Tower. Lan comes out and tells her it's time (to see the Amyrlin) and that he'll go with her inside the Hall. She declines, asking him instead to make sure "they are there." (Episode 106)
  • Lan and the others go through the Waygate. (Episode 106)

References (Possible Spoilers)#

  1. In Season 1
    1. Episode 104 - Stepin and Kerene chuckle over the thought of Moiraine and Lan's dinners together.

Book Character: Lan
IMDB: Daniel Henney


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