The Aes Sedai are a society in the fictional universe of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time book series. The Blue Ajah is a sub-society dedicated to causes in the world and the implementation of justice. They figure prominently in the series as representatives of this sect are seen aiding the three main characters to the point of sacrificing their lives for them. The Blue Ajah is additionally seen as one of the more sympathetic groups of Aes Sedai as main characters are members of this group.
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The Blue Sisters involve themselves with causes and justice. One of the most prominent causes currently undertaken is that of Moiraine Damodred and Siuan Sanche: the discovery, assistance, and protection of the Dragon Reborn Rand al'Thor. The Blue Ajah is the second smallest one, but it has the most extensive network of eyes-and-ears. The Blue Ajah has great influence, due to their involvement in world events as well as the large number of Amyrlins raised from the Blue. The head of the Blue Ajah is called the First Selector.
The Blue Ajah has a long friendship with the Green Ajah, and, though they disagree on certain points, have a decent relationship with the Brown. However, since the revolt against Siuan Sanche, the Blue Ajah has been ejected from within the White Tower. The Blue Ajah has a longstanding, mutual animosity with the Red Ajah. Since the split of the Tower, Elaida has been taken by the Seanchan and Egwene raised in her stead, as a legal Amyrlin Seat.
All Ajahs have certain traditions, and a number of the Blue’s have been established. These traditions include never wearing red inside the Tower and wearing all blue on the first of each month. It is assumed that each Ajah has weaves known only to its members; two such weaves of the Blue Ajah’s are a weave that causes insects to gather and bite as one and one to cause fear in the viewer.[1]
Moiraine is the first Aes Sedai revealed in the Wheel of Time series. She was on a mission with her Warder al'Lan Mandragoran for twenty years, searching for the boy who would become the Dragon Reborn. Accompanying, guiding, and protecting the three potential boys — Rand al'Thor, Mat Cauthon and Perrin Aybara — she took along a few others (Thom Merrilin, Nynaeve al'Meara and Egwene al'Vere) to the safety of the White Tower. On the road to the White Tower, developments detailed in the Wheel of Time series led to tragedy when the group was confronted by the Forsaken Lanfear. As Rand could not bring himself to harm a woman, Moiraine took matters into her own hands and Moiraine shoved Lanfear through a ter'angreal that led to the land of the Aelfinn and Eelfinn, ending her assault but also ending both their lives. Moiraine is rescued by Mat and Thom in "Towers of Midnight" from the Aelfinn and Eelfinn world. Mat accomplishes this by exchanging an eye for her release. After her escape however, we learn that Moiraine is greatly weakened and requires the use of an Angreal to channel the One Power. We further learn that Moiraine and Thom are in love.
The sharp-tongued daughter of a fisherman from Tear, Siuan Sanche joined the White Tower at the same time as Moiraine Damodred. Both ended up choosing the Blue as their Ajah and they plotted a scheme to ensure that the Dragon Reborn will win the Final Battle by allowing him to roam the world unleashed with an Aes Sedai guide by his side. At the beginning of the saga, Siuan is the Amyrlin Seat, secretly supporting Moiraine's machinations of Rand al'Thor.
All that came to a halt when Elaida discovered Siuan and Moiraine's scheme and overthrew her. As punishment for "endangering the White Tower", Siuan and her Keeper, Leane Sharif, were "stilled" (cut off from touching or using the Source) and slated for execution. They managed to escape and are currently working with the rebel Aes Sedai.
Lelaine is pretty, but is actually the oldest Salidar Sitter after Romanda. She has been a Sitter since at least as long as Moiraine and Siuan have been Aes Sedai. She heads one of the factions in the Salidar Hall and bitterly opposes Romanda Cassin, sitter of the Yellow Ajah. Both stalemated each other when the Salidar Aes Sedai were choosing a new Amyrlin. She has since unsuccessfully tried to control Egwene. After Egwene was captured by the Tower Aes Sedai, Lelaine began to plan how to become Amyrlin should something happen to Egwene.
Tamra was the Amrylin Seat, raised from the Blue Ajah, from 973 to 979 NE. She was Amrylin when Gitara Moroso (her Keeper of Chronicles) Foretold the birth of the Dragon Reborn. She initiated a covert search for the Dragon Reborn by sending Accepted out to take a census of women who gave birth close to the time of the Foretelling. She was captured and tortured by Black Ajah, in particular Galina Casban, Chesmal Emry and Jarna Malari, for information on the Dragon Reborn. The story is put about that she "died in her sleep". She is tall, with gray-streaked hair and was considered to be kind, fair, and just.
Keeper of the Chronicles to Tamra Ospenya, Amyrlin Seat of the White Tower (973-979NE), she was well known to have the Foretelling among the Aes Sedai. It is now known she played a large role in the disappearance of Tigraine Mantear, the Daughter Heir of Andor, telling her that the fate of Andor rested on her going into the Aiel Waste. She was killed by the sheer force of Foretelling the rebirth of The Dragon. This occurred in the presence of Siuan Sanche and Moiraine Damodred in the novel New Spring, thus beginning a 20-year search for the Dragon Reborn.