Pronunciation: SHEH-ree-ahm bay-ah-NAHR 
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An [Aes Sedai] of the [Blue Ajah]. She is the [Mistress of Novices|Aes Sedai].

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* In a courtyard, several [Aes Sedai] meet to discuss the novices. Sheriam, the Mistress of Novices, is leading the conversation. Sheriam notes that they can't afford any losses and that the [White Tower] used to be full, but now fewer girls come to the Tower and they have lesser power. %%red [Liandrin|Liandrin (Show)]%% asks permission just to talk with her. Sheriam agrees to allow her to talk to [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] and then ends the meeting. %%green [Alanna|Alanna (Show)]%% tells Sheriam that this is a mistake. ([Episode 201])
* Sheriam visits %%green [Alanna|Alanna (Show)]%%, with her warders [Ihvon|Ihvon (Show)] and [Maksim|Maksim (Show)] present, discussing %%red [Liandrin|Liandrin (Show)]%%’s plan for [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)]’s [Accepted] test. She seems uncomfortable with %%green [Alanna|Alanna (Show)]%%’s notion that powerful individuals signal the [Last Battle|The Creator and the Dark One], notes %%red [Liandrin|Liandrin (Show)]%% has called for a vote, and questions if %%green [Alanna|Alanna (Show)]%% will be present, noticing her packed saddlebags (Scene 13 - [Episode 202])
* Sheriam encounters [Egwene|Egwene (Show)] and [Elayne|Elayne (Show)] outside their rooms, asking [Egwene|Egwene (Show)] where [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] is, and imposes a three-month punishment on [Elayne|Elayne (Show)] for moving furniture, requiring her presence in Sheriam’s office before breakfast (Scene 19 - [Episode 202])
* Sheriam and %%blue [Leane|Leane (Show)]%% are present in a chamber with %%red [Liandrin|Liandrin (Show)]%% for [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)]’s formal ceremony. After the ceremony, they escort [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] to an adjacent room containing the [Three Arches] (Scene 26 - [Episode 202])
* Sheriam stands with %%blue [Leane|Leane (Show)]%% and %%red [Liandrin|Liandrin (Show)]%% in the [Three Arches] chamber at the [White Tower], explains the [ter'angreal|Angreal]’s purpose to [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)], instructs her to strip to her shift, weaves to activate the arches, and warns, "The way back will come but once," as [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] enters the first arch. (Scene 3 - [Episode 203])
* Sheriam’s voice echoes in [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)]’s first arch vision, warning, "The way back will come but once," pours water over [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] in a symbolic cleansing after she returns to the [Three Arches] chamber, answers that no one knows if the vision was real, and repeats her warning as [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] enters the next arch. (Scene 4 - [Episode 203])
* Sheriam’s voice echoes in [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)]’s second arch vision, warning, "The way back will come but once," and repeats her warning in the [Three Arches] chamber at the [White Tower] as [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] enters the next arch. (Scene 5 - [Episode 203])
* Sheriam’s voice faintly echoes in [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)]’s third arch vision, warning, "The way back will come but once," pours water over [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] in a symbolic cleansing after she is flung out in the [Three Arches] chamber, announces [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] is [Accepted], offers her an [Aes Sedai] ring, and watches as [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] rejects it and leaves. (Scene 6 - [Episode 203])
* Sheriam concedes %%green [Alanna|Alanna (Show)]%% was correct in her assessment, retorts to %%red [Liandrin|Liandrin (Show)]%% in the [Three Arches] chamber at the [White Tower] that [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)]’s trust in them led to her death, expresses hope that %%red [Liandrin|Liandrin (Show)]%% will carry eternal guilt, admits her own guilt, and departs. (Scene 7 - [Episode 203])
* Sheriam packs [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)]’s belongings in the [White Tower], reveals to [Egwene|Egwene (Show)] and [Elayne|Elayne (Show)] that [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (Show)] didn’t emerge from the [Three Arches], suggests [Egwene|Egwene (Show)]’s grief will strengthen her, and departs. (Scene 12 - [Episode 203])
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! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [Season 1]
## [Episode 107] - [Lord Yakota|Yakota (Show)] greets [Lan|Lan (Show)] as "Dai Shan" and welcomes them on behalf of Lord Agelmar.
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Book Character: [Sheriam Bayanar]\\
IMDB: [Rima Te Riata|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853498]

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