Kari al'Thor

Kari al'Thor was the wife of Tam al'Thor and the mother of Rand.Official X-Ray for Prime Video: The Wheel of Time episode 1 Leavetaking, under the "Characters" section (login required), section labeled "Tam al'Thor". Retrieved November 19, 2021. "When Tam was young, he left town. No one knows exactly where he went, but when he returned, he brought with him his infant son Rand and his wife Kari. Kari died not long after and Tam has been Rand’s sole guardian since then."Official X-Ray for Prime Video: The Wheel of Time, any season 1 episode, under the "Characters" section (login required), section labeled "Rand al'Thor". Retrieved November 19, 2021. "Rand’s mother, Kari, died when Rand was young."
== History ==
=== Pre-series ===
Kari met Tam al'Thor sometime after he left the Two Rivers, and the two married. Tam was a soldier who fought in the Illianer army during the Aiel War; during the Battle of the Shining Walls, Tam found a pregnant Maiden of the Spear, and helped deliver her baby. The woman died in childbirth. Tam and Kari adopted the child as their own, naming him Rand.
After the end of the Aiel War, Kari came to live in the Two Rivers where her husband had grown up. She passed away when Rand was still young. Her cause of death has not been revealed.
=== Season 1 ===
When Tam and Rand are taking the wool and brandy to town on Winternight, Tam reminisces about when the road was just a deer path, and he had to carry the wool. He notes that the brandy stayed home with Kari, as she enjoyed drinking.
The next day at Bel Tine, Rand and Tam light a lantern for Kari. Rand asks if they should be at the village to light the candle, but Tam says that it doesn't matter where they do it, as the practice is to guide her spirit back to them. Rand asks how long it is until the Wheel of Time turns someone's spirit back into the world, and Tam says that he does not know.
That night, Rand and Tam are attacked by a Trolloc and Tam is injured and afflicted with trolloc poison. As Rand gets Tam back to town for help, Tam hallucinates speaking with Kari, telling her about the baby he found. Rand later recalls this as he confronts the truth about himself.
== Physical appearance ==
According to Egwene, Kari had red hair and blue eyes like Rand.Deleted scene from episode 1 Leavetaking. The scene was released on Twitter, March 21, 2023.
== Appearances ==
Kari al'Thor has not appeared in the series, but she is mentioned in the following episodes:
== Quotes ==
== Changes from the book series ==
Kari al'Thor is an adaptation of the from the book series.
== Navigation ==
== References ==
Category:Westlands characters