Loial
Chapter 3 - Friends and Enemies
Loial — aliases: Ogier
Loial watches men play dice in a storeroom and explains that he cannot help Rand escape because Ogier did not build Fal Dara. He tries to explain the nature of ta'veren to the friends, which upsets Mat, and is then angrily dismissed by Rand.
Chapter 9 - Leavetakings
Loial — aliases: Builder
Loial arrives on horseback to join the quest, carrying books in his saddlebags. He explains his desire to see history weave itself and converses with Rand about Ogier habits before the group departs.
Chapter 10 - The Hunt Begins
Loial — aliases: Builder
Loial rides with the group, discussing the history of Hardan and its fall with Rand and Ingtar. He accompanies them across the river and explains Shienaran burial customs when the guards' bodies are found, later riding into the abandoned village alongside the others.
Chapter 11 - Glimmers of the Pattern
Loial — aliases: Builder
Loial sits by a half-buried stone in the camp, examining markings on it with his pipe, and later joins Hurin to let Rand rest in silence, sensing his mood.
Chapter 13 - From Stone to Stone
Loial — aliases: Ogier
Loial recognizes the stone cylinder from an ancient text and explains its potential function. He expresses deep doubt about their ability to use the Stone or navigate this world without the One Power, but follows Rand southward on his horse.
Chapter 14 - Wolfbrother
Loial
Loial is mentioned by Ingtar as one of the missing Ogier who vanished with Rand and Hurin, though he does not appear on-screen.
Chapter 15 - Kinslayer
Loial
Loial rides silently with the group, visibly unsettled by the unnatural stillness of the world. He uses the fading Ogier talent of Treesong to shape a giantsbroom tree into a quarterstaff, sensing that the land itself desires the weapon for protection.
Chapter 16 - In the Mirror of Darkness
Loial — aliases: alantin, Builder
Loial questions the identity of the monument and explains the concept of 'worlds that might be' to Rand. He rides with Selene, sharing historical knowledge about the Ways and the Portal Stones, and later excuses himself so Rand can ride with Selene.
Chapter 17 - Choices
Loial — aliases: Ogier
Loial rides with the group, climbs the steep terrain on foot when his horse struggles, and helps carry his quarterstaff before the group escapes via the Portal Stone. He confirms the location is likely Kinslayer’s Dagger and listens to Selene's theory about the Mirror Worlds.