An [Aes Sedai] of the [Brown Ajah] and a [Sitter|Sitters] in the [Hall|Sitters] for forty years. She is [Altaran|Altara].

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! Possible Spoilers
She remains loyal to the [White Tower]. 
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! Physical Description

She has olive skin and dark hair with some white at the temples. She has a scar on one cheek. ([TPoD,Ch26])

! Points of View

See Saerin's [chapter points of view|Saerin Asnobar POV].

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* [Doesine|Doesine Alwain], Saerin, [Talene|Talene Minly] and [Yukiri] follow [Pevara|Pevara Tazanovni] and [Seaine|Seaine Herimon] into the bowels of the [White Tower] and discover them with the [Oath Rod]. She proves she is not [Black Ajah] by reswearing the oaths. ([TPoD,Ch26])
* Saerin takes charge when they discover that [Talene|Talene Minly] is a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends]. [Doesine|Doesine Alwain], [Pevara|Pevara Tazanovni], Saerin, [Seaine|Seaine Herimon] and [Yukiri] question [Talene|Talene Minly] with the [Chair of Remorse]. [Talene|Talene Minly] admits she is [Black Ajah] and tells them that [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] is also. ([WH,Prologue])
* Saerin and [Pevara|Pevara Tazanovni] decide to keep the rebel moles secret until their usefulness is over. ([CoT,Prologue])
* When [Talene|Talene Minly] receives an order to attend a [Black Ajah] Supreme Council meeting, Saerin hides her in the basement but she runs away anyway. ([KoD,Prologue])
* [Egwene|Egwene alVere] coerces [Meidani] into revealing the [Sitters]'s cabal. They walk in on [Doesine|Doesine Alwain], Saerin, [Seaine|Seaine Herimon] and [Yukiri]. She convinces them she is legitimate and charges them with restoring relationships between the [Ajahs|Aes Sedai]. ([TGS,Ch12])
* While being escorted from her cell back to the [novice|novices] quarters, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] passes Saerin. Saerin gives her an update on [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] and [Silviana|Silviana Brehon]. ([TGS,Ch38])
* Saerin attempts to coordinate the [White Tower] defense. ([TGS,Ch41])
* After the attack ends, Saerin reviews their losses. She is astounded at how effective [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and her [novices] were. ([TGS,Ch41])
* The eleven remaining [Sitters] in the [White Tower] [Hall|Sitters], [Andaya|Andaya Forae], [Doesine|Doesine Alwain], [Ferane|Ferane Neheran], [Juilaine|Juilaine Madome], [Rina|Rina Hafden], [Rubinde Acedone], Saerin, [Seaine|Seaine Herimon], [Shevan], [Suana|Suana Dragand] and [Yukiri], raise [Egwene|Egwene alVere] to the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai]. ([TGS,Ch46])
* [Barasine], Saerin, [Yukiri] and the other [Sitters] are compelled to silence when [Rand|Rand alThor] confronts [Egwene|Egwene alVere]. ([ToM,Ch3])
* Saerin, [Seaine|Seaine Herimon] and [Yukiri] report to [Egwene|Egwene alVere] on the information they found about [Mesaana]. ([ToM,Ch15])
* [Barasine], [Lelaine|Lelaine Akashi], [Romanda|Romanda Cassin], [Rubinde Acedone], Saerin [Seaine|Seaine Herimon] and [Yukiri] judge [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]'s test for the shawl. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] also participates. [Romanda|Romanda Cassin], Saerin, [Seaine|Seaine Herimon] and [Yukiri] vote yes. ([ToM,Ch20])
* [Egwene|Egwene alVere] interrupts a partial meeting of the [Hall|Sitters]. Saerin and [Janya|Janya Frende] arrive late, [Doesine|Doesine Alwain] and [Yukiri] even later. She coerces them into accepting command of the military but ceding her all negotiations with rulers including the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor]. She also forces them to accept much stricter rules to reduce subterfuge. ([ToM,Ch27])
* Saerin, [Seaine|Seaine Herimon] and [Yukiri] have found nothing new about [Mesaana]. ([ToM,Ch35])
* After the battle in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% starts, Saerin, [Morvrin] and [Brendas] report to [Egwene|Egwene alVere]. [Amys] pushes [Brendas] out of the dream to wake [Morvrin], Saerin, [Seaine|Seaine Herimon] and [Yukiri] to take them out of danger. ([ToM,Ch37])
* [Rand] tells the leaders that they can each bring five to the meeting at the [Field of Merrilor]. [Egwene] brings %%red [Silviana|Silviana Brehon]%%, %%brown Saerin%%, %%yellow [Romanda|Romanda Cassin]%%, %%blue [Lelaine|Lelaine Akashi]%% and [Gawyn]. ([AMoL,Ch5])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch26] - She is an innkeeper's daughter. She was trained by the [Daughters of Silence] before coming to the [White Tower].
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch39] - On first hearing [Verin|Verin Mathwin] lie, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] accuses her of removing her oaths like [Yukiri] and Saerin.
## [TGS,Ch43] - In the meeting of the [Ajah|Aes Sedai] heads to chose a new [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai], [Jesse Bilal] suggests Saerin but she is quickly shot down by the others.
## [TGS,Epilogue] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] reviews the census that Saerin took after the attack.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch38] - Saerin's analysis on [Mesaana] was correct. She stays to fight instead of fleeing.
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