"The Chosen called Mesaana turned to the Dark Lord because she was not the best in her profession. A woman of average height and appearance, [she] was hardheaded, prsctical, and intelligent, though often taken for being dreamy because of her introspection." She has always dreamed of being a successful researcher, but those dreams ended when she was denied a place at the Collam Daan. Instead, she was allowed to instruct students on the discoveries of others.

"During the war she held several field commands for the Shadow, showing herself to be an adequate general at best but as a governor of conquered territories she blossomed... Calling on her considerable skills as a teacher, she set up schools... [that] corrupted or damaged much of a generation of children... They were required from the earliest age to spy and report not only on each other, but on their parents and neighbors; this was the least of their harm. Under her direction mobs of children and adolescents were encouraged to destroy anything which they felt might detract from the Dark One's glory, especially museums, libraries, and research facilities... These mobs hunted down teachers from the old schools and institutions of higher learning, scientists from the research centers, librarians and museum curators, and officials of the former government." They came to be known as "Mesaana's Children."

After her release from the Bore, Mesaana secretly took up residence in the White Tower, where she remains a powerful force behind the activities of the Aes Sedai.

The Chosen Speak

[LoC: Prologue, The First Message, 56]

--Mesaana

[LoC: 6, Threads Woven of Shadow, 138]

--Graendal