Essande

Essande is Elayne's maid at the Royal Palace in Caemlyn, chosen after Elayne's return. She is Andoran, sworn to House Trakand.
== Appearance ==
Essande is slim, dignified, white-haired and slow moving. She wore Elayne's Golden Lily embroidered large on her breast, and her gray skirts were trimmed in red. 
== Family ==
Her niece Melfane became Elayne's midwife. 
==Activities==
She chose Naris Pelden and her sister Sephanie to be trained as Elayne's maids because they were unlikely to be spies.
She knew the job and did not waste time on chatter. Sometimes she suggested clothes and made the same comment every day, that Elayne reminded her of Morgase. She reserved certain tasks for herself, such as dressing and undressing Elayne. She denied that her joints ached and refused Healing.