Alar
Chapter 36 - Among the Elders
Alar — aliases: Eldest
Alar, the Eldest of the Elders of Stedding Tsofu, presides over the meeting with measured calm and immense authority. She explains the century-long prohibition on using the Ways and presents Trayal to demonstrate the soul-destroying danger of Machin Shin. Though she denies the group the Waygate, she reveals the existence of a nearby Portal Stone and acknowledges Rand's strong ta'veren nature.
Chapter 37 - What Might Be
Alar — aliases: Eldest
Alar leads the group to a weathered stone column hidden near a giant beech tree, explaining that the Ogier found it upright and it resisted being moved. She bids everyone farewell and departs into the trees with Juin, having granted the group access to the Portal Stone.