Characters in Lord of Chaos

Rand al'Thor

Tries to rule, build, and arm himself for the Last Battle while factions scheme to possess him, an ordeal that hardens him.

Also in The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, The Fires of Heaven, A Crown of Swords, Crossroads of Twilight, The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, A Memory of Light

Sammael

A Forsaken entrenched in Illian who maneuvers against Rand from hiding.

Also in A Crown of Swords

Padan Fain

Pursues his obsessive hatred of Rand by his own twisted means.

Also in The Great Hunt

Perrin Aybara

Returns to Rand's side, uneasy about the company the Dragon now keeps.

Also in The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, The Path of Daggers, Winter's Heart, Crossroads of Twilight, Knife of Dreams, The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight

Mazrim Taim

A powerful, ambiguous channeler Rand recruits to help train the Asha'man, his loyalties uncertain.

Nynaeve al'Meara

Raised to Aes Sedai by Egwene and sent with Elayne to Ebou Dar to hunt for the Bowl of the Winds.

Also in The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, The Fires of Heaven, A Crown of Swords, The Path of Daggers, The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight, A Memory of Light

Elayne Trakand

Raised to Aes Sedai alongside Nynaeve and sent to Ebou Dar in search of the Bowl of the Winds.

Also in The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, A Crown of Swords, The Path of Daggers, Crossroads of Twilight

Mat Cauthon

Takes charge of the Band of the Red Hand and rescues a boy, Olver, while being steered toward Illian and the Salidar Aes Sedai's plans.