[Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]'s best friend. He is five years older. He is [Malkier], but dresses like an [Arafellin|Arafel]. He is an outstanding swordsman, better even than [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]. 

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! Possible Spoilers
He is a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends].
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! Physical Description

He is very tall and charming with blue eyes. He is five years older than [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]. ([NS,Ch16]) 

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Ryne's father takes him to live in [Arafel] at age fifteen. ([NS,Ch16])
* At [The Blue Rose] in [Canluum], [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] and [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] meet Ryne Venamar. After learning about [Edeyn|Edeyn Arrel] and being attacked by six assassins, [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] decides they will go to [Chachin]. ([NS,Ch16])
* Ryne meets with one of the [Aes Sedai] at [The Gates of Heaven]. ([NS,Ch18])
* The three of them ride north from [Canluum]. They notice a woman following and trick her into meeting them. They agree to escort [Alys|Moiraine Damodred] to [Chachin]. ([NS,Ch19])
* They stop for breakfast in [Manala] and note that [Alys|Moiraine Damodred] asks questions of the villagers. ([NS,Ch20])
* They travel on to [Chachin] dealing with brigands and an assassin on the way. ([NS,Ch21])
* When they arrive in [Chachin], [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] leads them to the [Aesdaishar Palace]. [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] and Ryne are given small rooms near the barracks. ([NS,Ch22])
* [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin] and Ryne practice swords when [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] passes by. ([NS,Ch25])
* On orders from [Merean|Merean Redhill], Ryne kills [Bukama|Bukama Marenellin]. He also tries to kill [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] but [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] kills him. ([NS,Ch26])

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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [New Spring]
## [NS,Ch18] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] sees Ryne speaking with one of the [Aes Sedai] at [The Gates of Heaven].
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