Wolfbrother

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A wolfbrother is a person who develops some wolf-like features. They can communicate telepathically with nearby wolves and will gradually develop golden eyes with very keen sight as well as an extraordinary sense of smell able to discern other humans' and animals' emotions with considerable accuracy. They can also enter Tel'aran'rhiod or something like it known as the "wolf dream". Wolfbrothers are very adept in the dream world and can communicate with the souls of wolves who have died and gone there (as can other wolves). If one does not hold themselves firmly in his mind as a man, he may begin to truly think of himself as a wolf and go mad, behaving like a wolf in the waking world.

To date all wolfbrothers have been male. Not much is known about the origins of the condition except that it is "older than the One Power", likely dating back to a much more primitive man. Stories of men running with wolves are older than the Age of Legends. Some wolves claim to have memories of their ancestors running and hunting together with men. Soon they will run with men again, to the final hunt. Although suspected by some Aes Sedai to have some involvement with the One Power, it is entirely unrelated to the ability to channel.

[edit] Known Wolfbrothers

• Perrin Aybara
• Elyas Machera
• Noam (lost)