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                 Help Information for Tar Valon


SIGIL:  A stylized white flame; a white teardrop, point up, the Flame of
        Tar Valon; the White Flame.
BANNER:  The Flame of Tar Valon centered in a swirl or spiral of seven  
            colors, in this order: Blue, Green, White, Brown, Gray, Yellow,
            Red.  The seven colors represent the seven Ajahs of the Aes Sedai.
CAPITAL CITY:  Tar Valon.  Tar Valon is an island city-state.
SYMBOLS:  The Flame of Tar Valon; The Amyrlin Seat
Resources:  River trade.


The city-state of Tar Valon is an island within the River Erinin, and it is
the oldest known city in the world.  To the west of it lies Dragonmount, where
Lews Therin Kinslayer is said to have died.  To the south lies Braem Wood
and eventually the nation of Andor.

Tar Valon was built by the Ogier and the One Power.  For nearly three thousand
years, the Shining Walls have stood, a shining example of architectural beauty
in every building.  The crowning jewel of the city, however, is the White
Tower, the home of the legendary Aes Sedai, women who wield the One Power.

The Amyrlin Seat is the name of the Seat of Tar Valon's government, and also
the title of the supreme ruler of the island city, who rules alongside the Hall
of the Tower and Tar Valon's Council.  The Hall of the Tower consists of three
Sitters from each of the seven Ajahs, while the Council is made up of Aes Sedai
who oversee a staff of citizens who serve as clerks and bureaucrats who handle
the day-to-day administration of the city.  The Amyrlin Seat is elected by the
Hall of the Tower, and her word is considered Law.  Tar Valon's jurisdiction
includes all land within sight of the Shining Walls, but the Amyrlin Seat is
considered the single most powerful ruler in the Land.


See Also:  Aes Sedai, Channeling, Nations





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