Reanne Corly

Reanne Corly led the group composed of senior members of the Kin in Ebou Dar more commonly known as the Knitting Circle.
== Appearance and Personality ==
Reanne had a motherly appearance with gray hair, blue eyes and wrinkle lines from smiles. She had a high soprano voice. She appears in her mid-40s. She does not appear old, but like someone who has not led an easy life. This may explain her graying relatively early for a channeler of her strength.
She sometimes felt fear in her belly, like the panic that sent her running and screaming at her Accepted test; she always gripped this firmly, unaware that fear of actually giving way had long since conquered the possibility that she might give way. 
== Abilities ==
She had a strength in the One Power of 14(2), which would have placed her very highly in the Aes Sedai hierarchy, had she passed her Accepted test. This is the same strength as influential sisters such as Sheriam Bayanar, Yukiri Haruna, Pevara Tazanovni and Saerin Asnobar. She was strong enough to weave a Gateway unaided.
== History ==
Reanne born in , more than one hundred years before the than the oldest living Aes Sedai. The country of her birth is unknown, save that she was not from Altara.
She became a novice in the White Tower in during the tenure of Gerra Kishar. She and the future Amyrlin Sereille Bagand were novices together, although Reanne would spend eleven years as novice and never reach the level of Accepted due to her difficulties with fearfulness. 
During her Accepted test, Reanne panicked after her first trip through the three arches, and was rejected by the White Tower. She subsequently made her way to Ebou Dar, where she joined the Kin. She had wanted to be Green Ajah.
Her occupation is never stated, although it is known she is not a Wise Woman. It's possible her role as Eldest is a full-time position. 
She lives in a two-story house in between a weaver and a dyer's shop. She has a serving woman called Cedora.
==Activities==
=== Search for the Bowl ===
She met Elayne and Nynaeve al'Meara in her house after Setalle Anan mistook the pair for runaway novices. When Elayne and Nynaeve refused any help, Reanne sent them on their way.. 
Elayne later returned to the building with Merilille Ceandevin and the rest of the Salidar embassy to confront Reanne. Reanne was appalled and apologetic towards Elayne once she realized that Elayne was Aes Sedai. 
She was overjoyed when she found out that Egwene al'Vere wanted all women who could Channel associated with the White Tower and that she might realize her dream of joining the Green Ajah.
She led the party to the storeroom containing the Bowl of the Winds and nearly perished during the Gholam attack. Reanne was later present at the meeting with the Windfinders in the Tarasin Palace where a decision was made on what to do with the Bowl.
=== Fleeing Ebou Dar ===
Reanne was part of the group that goes to the Kin's Farm on the outskirts of the city, thereby escaping the attack by the Seanchan. Due to het high strength, she was one of the women chosen to be part of the circle of thirteen that would use the Bowl of Winds to counteraxt the Dark One's influence on the weather.
Observing the attack on Ebou Dar, Reanne and the other Kinswomen escaped to Andor.
When a number of Kin begin to question Aes Sedai decisions, Reanne reminded them of the rules and the had the women switched as punishment. Reanne herself, however, was reprimanded by Alise for bringing Aes Sedai to the Farm, also violating the rules of the Kin. As even the Eldest is not exempt from the rules, she was forced to serve penance by doing chores.
Her and the rest of the Knitting Circle's authority was somewhat lessened by the fact that their positions really only had meaning within the city of Ebou Dar. Outside of their jurisdiction, stronger-willed members of the Kin were able to break free of the usual hierarchy of the Kin, although the Knitting Circle did not lose authority entirely.
=== Caring for damane ===
When the group reached Caemlyn, a group of sul'dam and damane captured by Rand al'Thor were placed into Reanne's care. She informed Elayne that three of the damane were ready to be freed from captivity. She also sent a group of Kinswomen into Ebou Dar to try and retrieve or free any woman captured by the Seanchan.
She Travelled with Dyelin Taravin to bring High Seats Perival Mantear, Catalyn Haevin, Conail Northan and Branlet Gilyard to Caemlyn where they pledge their Houses in support of Elayne's claim to the Lion Throne.
She took Kara Defane and Jillari for supervised walks to introduce them to the free world. She was helping Jillari choose a last name. While on a walk, she met with Elayne and tells her that former sul'dam Marli Noichin admitted she could see weaves of saidar. Elayne insisted that the woman be sent back to Seanchan, which shocked Reanne.
She was found dead, smothered with the One Power. Careane Fransi was later identified as Reanne's murderer.
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