Pronunciation: may_EHN 
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Mayene is an independent city-state located on the end of a peninsula in the [Sea of Storms]. To the west is [Tear|Tear (Country)] and to the north are the [Drowned Lands]. The sign of Mayene is a golden hawk in flight.

! Ruling Body

The ruling family of Mayene claims to be descended from [Artur Hawkwing], and uses the Paendrag name. The man or woman who rules Mayene is styled "the First", which once meant the first lord or lady. The military force of Mayene, the Winged Guards, are commanded by Lord Captain [Bertain Gallenne].

The list of past and present Firsts:

* [Halvar]
* [Berelain sur Paendrag]

! Noble Houses

* Paeron - [Berelain sur Paendrag]

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch7] - Some strangers offer [Bayle Domon] a fortune to go to Mayene, but it is really a trap.
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch56] - [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] is the First of Mayene.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch6] - Mayene owned the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway] until [Halvar] traded it to [Tear|Tear (Country)] three hundred years ago.
## [TSR,Ch8] - [Rand] orders the High Lords to negotiate with Mayene for ships to carry grain to [Illian|Illian (Country)].
## [TSR,Ch9] - [Rand] orders [Meilan Mendiana] and [Sunamon Haellin] to write a better treaty with Mayene and present it to [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] or he will hang them.
## [TSR,Ch14] - [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] plans to return to Mayene the same day everyone else leaves.
## [TSR,Ch19] - [Toram] had been planning to go there.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch51] - [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] brings small army of Winged Guards from Mayene to [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] to support [Rand].
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch53] - [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] brought two thief-catchers with her from Mayene.
## [LoC,Ch54] - [Havien Nurelle] leads two hundred Winged Guards north from [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] to help free [Rand].
## [LoC,Ch55] - [Nurelle|Havien Nurelle] leads the Winged Guards in the battle at [Dumai's Wells|Dumais Wells].
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch4] - General [Tylee Khirgan] acknowledges [Berelain sur Paendrag] as being of the blood of [Artur Hawkwing]...as long as she does not attempt to claim imperial rights.
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