Third Age
Mesaana now controls the Black Ajah in the White Tower, where she resides as one of the Brown Ajah. Whenever one of the members of the Black Ajah reports to her, she appears cloaked in an illusion that hides her identity, except Alviarin, the Keeper, has seen a part of her dress: Dark bronze with black scrollwork. Other than helping Be'lal set up the trap for Rand al'Thor in Tear, she has kept a relatively low profile. However, she has been active in controlling Alviarin, the former Keeper of the Chronicles in the White Tower and was probably responsible for the kidnapping of Rand al'Thor by representatives of the White Tower. It is said that Mesaana, Demandred and Semirhage have been working together since the War of Power. Perhaps not coincidentally, they are three of the Chosen who have retained their modern power and authority the longest.
Mesaana was reprimanded by the mysterious Myrddraal Shaidar Haran in the presence of Alviarin, for failing to answer the summons to kill Rand while the Choedan Kal were being used to cleanse saidin. Any changes in her status as a result of this punishment are as yet undetermined.
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