Perrin Aybara - Wolfbrother

Wolfbrother

Unfortunately, the journey went afoul, as most do when the Dark One takes interest, and he and Egwene al'Vere found themselves separated from their friends. The two were travelling to Caemlyn (or attempting to) when they met a man in the woods named Elyas Machera. Elyas was a Wolfbrother, a man with unusual connections to wolves. He recognized the latent ability in Perrin as well, and introduced him to a pack of wolves, which included Hopper and Dapple. Perrin's wolf name is Young Bull.

Communicating with the wolves changed Perrin somewhat. The irises of his eyes are now yellow; he can see, hear and smell better than any man, even to the point of smelling the emotions people are feeling and is able to see very well in the dark and for long distances. He can communicate in a form of telepathy with other wolves, using them for reconnaissance and occasionally as irregular shock troops in battle. Due to the little known fact that wolves live in the Dreamworld as well as in the real world, he has a natural affinity with Tel'aran'rhiod, the World of Dreams. The number of people whom Perrin has told about the full extent of his abilities can be counted on one hand.

Being a Wolfbrother has its costs, though. While following Rand's trail to Tear with Moiraine, Lan Mandragoran, and the Ogier Loial, he met a man in a small town whose brother was a Wolfbrother. The man had gone feral, losing all touch with his human side; to his own mind, he was, in fact, a wolf. Perrin fears the same fate though he wants to know how Elyas Machera manages to remain in control of himself. This was however resolved in the Tower of Midnight after several training sessions with the wolf "Hopper" in the World of Dreams. It turned out that, as long as he remembers his home (in his case his wife, "where Faile is, is home"), that shouldn't happen, whereas the feral man chose it since his human life was filled with pain.

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