Chesmal Emry
Appearance and Personality She was from Ghealdan. Chesmal was stern but handsome with dark hair and eyes.
Appearance and Personality
She was from Ghealdan. Chesmal was stern but handsome with dark hair and eyes. She was tall for a woman and seemed even taller. She was 5'7 tall.
She was often described as cold and arrogant.
Strength and Abilities
Chesmal is high average strength for an Aes Sedai, with a One Power level of 18(6). She is stronger than the minimum stated strength needed to Travel.
She had a strong Talent in Healing. Prior to Nynaeve, Chesmal was considered among the most talented and best Healers in Yellow Ajah anyone had seen in years, rivalling Samitsu and Suana. Her specialty was that she had the ability to manipulate all the electrical activity of the body. It is suggested that she might have rediscovered a non-standard form of Healing.
But Chesmal used her skills also to kill without leaving a sign on the corpses, in fact related to her Talent, she also possessed the rare ability to stop the heart of her victims.
History
She was born in the year 863 NE and went to the Tower in 878 NE. After spending seven years as Novice and six as Accepted she was raised to the shawl in the year 891 NE.
She was almost sent away twice as a novice and once as Accepted for severe infractions involving attacks on others.
Chesmal, along with Galina Casban and Jarna Malari, was involved in the torture and murder of Tamra Ospenya. She was also involved in the murder of Meilyn Arganya, and she claimed to have manipulated the Red Ajah to murder Sierin Vayu, because the Amyrlin was warned by Siuan about her activities. Chesmal often brags about her part in it to other Black sisters, and they thought that it would put her in danger from the Supreme Council.
Chesmal enjoys embroidery, concentrating intently upon her work. She assumes everyone else approaches it in the same manner.
Activities
After fleeing the White Tower with the other Aes Sedai of Liandrin's Group, she went to Tear and worked for the Forsaken Be'lal. They tried to trap Rand al'Thor just after he released Callandor.
When this failed, the group flees to Tanchico to try and steal the male a'dam from the Panarch's Palace. This plan was foiled by Elayne Trakand and Nynaeve al'Meara.
After Tanchico they went to Amadicia. There Liandrin tried to take advantage of a wounded Moghedien, but the Forsaken was more able than her, leaving Liandrin severely punished, demoted and shielded permanently. Moghedien is shot with an arrow by Birgitte Silverbow in Tel'aran'rhiod, and it is Chesmal who heals her near-death injury.
Upon leaving Liandrin's group, Moghedien placed Eldrith in charge, as the strongest in the One Power of the sisters remaining, ordering them to follow her to Ghealdan.
So Chesmal and some of the other sisters travel to Samara. When Eldrith Jhondar's Warder Kennit arrives, they flee to Caemlyn.
Though Moghedien has placed Eldrith in charge, Chesmal routinely disregards Eldrith's authority. After the Brown sister returns from an unexpected absence, Chesmal goes so far as to question her rudely about her activities.
Chesmal is present with Asne Zeramene and Eldrith when Temaile Kinderode returns from spying on Elayne, Egwene, and Nynaeve in Tel'aran'rhiod. Temaile makes her nervous because of the Gray sister's breaking of Liandrin.
Samwil Hark leads Elayne, Careane Fransi, Sareitha Tomares and Vandene Namelle to the house on Full Moon Street where Chesmal, the other Black sisters and Mili Skane reside. After Vandene kills Careane when it is revealed she murdered Adeleas Namelle and Ispan Shefar, Chesmal kills Vandene and Sareitha using the One Power. She and the others then attempt to kidnap Elayne, but are stopped by Birgitte Silverbow and a group of Windfinders. Chesmal and the others are held in the Royal Palace dungeon in Caemlyn.
Elayne sneaks into Chesmal's cell disguised as one of the Forsaken and questionsher on her orders. Chesmal is deceived by the disguise, but she doen't divulge much of use to Elayna beore the interrogation is interrupted by Eldrith and Temaile. Elayne manages to shield all three women but is stabbed by Doilin Mellar, thereby releasing Chesmal from her shield. Mellar demands Chesmal to Heal Elayne, which she does. Elayne hands her one of the copies of Matrim Cauthon's Foxhead medallion which cuts her off from the Source. Elayne then sets Chesmal's clothing on fire, incinerating her.