Here is an alphabetical list of names chosen, with details if given. They will be linked to EWOT pages when those are updated after the A Memory of Light comes out. The main auction for the speaking part was won by Sandip Mehta.
Eric Allen (In the Tower Guard; gets sworn at by someone who swears a lot. Perhaps Uno?)
Jesamyn Angelica
Charlie Bachelder (Aiel fighting in Last Battle)
Johnnie Lee Barrington, Jr. (Deathwatch Guard)
Paul Benish (Malkieri)
Melissa Bergevin
Jonathan Brockelman (Whitecloak)
Joff Brown (a city)
Brandon Bryant (Band of the Red Hand)
Jonathan Burt (Whitecloak)
Helen Cousins
Jay Dauro (Deathwatch Guard)
Shaun Davis
Gavin Doyle
Natalie Doyle
Daniel Egonsson
Kevin Fanshier
Jacob Figler (Band of the Red Hand)
Craig Foster (Borderlander; does not live long.)
Filis [Emery?] (Green Ajah)
Shani Gamble
[?] Gilbert , son of Chris
Courtney Gliszczynski (First name used.)
Cindy Goodman
Michael Gonzalez
Mione Haak
Laura Hayden
Laura Hepburn
Hugh Hill
Andrew Holcombe
Steven Karam
Rion Kinosaki
Einar Laastad Kjosavik (Asha’man who is balefired by a Forsaken.)
Sean Little
Nils Loodin (Aiel scout)
Glen MacDonald (Deathwatch Guard)
Sandip Mehta
Mikayla Micomonaco ( damane )
Robert Moreau
Bach Payson (Borderlander; does not live long.)
Eric Peters
Eleanor Pettener (Wise One, or perhaps an apprentice.)
Alex Prescott
Bryan Ragon (Borderlander; does not live long; dies well.)
Sally Rankin
Kimberly Readdy (Wise One, or perhaps an apprentice.)
Kris Ring (Seanchan Blood)
Anna Roberts
Nikhil Rode (Aiel scout)
Robert Rose
Angela Ryddingwood
Maureen Sampson (Aes Sedai)
San D’ma Shadar (Group referenced by Mat which fought in a historic battle; translates to “Slayers of the Shadow”.)
Michael Sarcone (Darkfriend, on request.)
Nathan Sawyer
Eric Silva
Shane Spears (Aiel, of course.)
Leisha Springer
Margaret St. John (Maiden name [not tweeted] will be a Seanchan general.)
Caitlin Sullivan (White Ajah)
Roger Trask (Aiel fighting in Last Battle)
Lindsey Turnbow (wolf)
Neil Tweed (Some woods, named after the original owners.)
Pia Maria Vaajakallio (Aes Sedai)
Kurt Wagoner (Two Rivers man)
Eyal Weinstock
Jordan White (wolf)
Shiv Whorra
Harm Wieringa
Savannah Rose Young (Seanchan general)
Jason Zigmont
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Thanks for the heads up.
“The auction will be through eBay and 10% of the proceeds will go to the Mayo Clinic” Wait, 10%? What about to the other 90?
To Jordancon, a non-profit. (It’s all there in the blog post.)
On the A Memory of Light name drive: this is PRIMARILY a fund raiser for Jordancon, which Harriet and I believe deserves support.
For a while, I’ve been wanting to do this to help Jordancon make ends meet, as I think it is a great way to honor RJ’s name and legacy.
Please note that Jordancon HAS applied to be tax-exempt as a 501(c)3. This means you will probably be able to deduct your donations.
Cindy Goodman, just drew your name to be in A Memory of Light .
Jason Zigmont, I just used (a variation of) your name in A Memory of Light . Details, for those confused, here .
Glen MacDonald, welcome to the Deathwatch Guard. ( Explanation )
Running on too little sleep; I’m having trouble getting A Memory of Light written on the plane. Instead, I’m going to start filling in name placeholders.
Shane Spears , you are first. Yes, you will be Aiel. There’s really no way I could pass that up. Steven Karam , you are in A Memory of Light too.
So everyone who donates gets their name in? Or are you just selecting a few?
Selecting semi-randomly, I’m afraid. Everyone is in ‘spiritually’ but I won’t have enough names for all.
Eric Peters , you’re in. Kimberly Readdy , you are wise, are you not?
Can you say approximately how many names you will be needing? just so i know just how small my chance is… :)
Maybe a hundred.
What do you have in as placeholders?
I use “***” to placehold in books, sometimes with one letter at the end to keep different placeheld people straight.
Eleanor Pettener , you are soon to be wise. Laura Hayden , you’re in. Shani Gamble , are you a boy or a girl? Name websites can’t decide.
Have you started drawing names for the JordanCon auction? Also, there’s no clear date as to when the drawing really “ends” …
Yes, this is for the JordanCon deal. I’m pretty sure that the first cutoff is right. Anyone before then has a chance.
How do you decide which names you’re going to pick? is it based on sound or?
Sometimes, I draw. Others, I just scroll, then stop at a name and work on it a moment. See if it works.
(waving hand wildly) How about dropping in a fellow author? Granted, an indie author, but an epic fantasy indie author.
Nothing wrong with being indie. But, in this case, I’m only using people who donated.
For all still wondering what’s up with these names, and how to join in the fun, here is that link again.
Is there a spot where you post the names? Just in case we miss the tweets?
I will try to post them all at the end.
What are the chances of a name getting used if you donate?
Hard to say. It will depend on number of donators and number of names needed. Between 1% and 10% maybe?
Eric Allen , you’re in the Tower Guard. Someone just swore at you, but he swears at lots of people. ( How to get in )
Einar Laastad Kjosavik , the good news is you’re an Asha’man. The bad news is that one of the Forsaken just balefired you.
So if half my name is a Forsaken’s alias, and the other half is an Aiel chief, should I even think about going on the list?
Ha. Well, I do change most of the names, so anything can theoretically be used.
Hey man, so If we donate to the good cause we are guaranteed a spot in the book or names get pulled off the list at random?
Mostly random, I’m afraid. There is one ‘sure shot’ auction coming up, but last time that went for A LOT of money.
How many names do you still need in the book? And how many new names are there actually? Was just curious to those numbers.
I’ll use around a hundred in the book, I think. Still need to choose most of those.
Mikayla Micomonaco , congrats! You’re in A Memory of Light . I hope you don’t mind being a damane . Details .
Margaret St. John , you are a Seanchan general. (Using your maiden name; thanks for providing that. It worked great.)
Joff Brown , I drew your name next. I made you into a city, actually.
A “city” in the Blight?
A Memory of Light will reveal it for sure.
People are asking how many more names I’ll use, as the book is 80% done. I left placeholders in dozens of names earlier that will be filled.
Are you just dropping names in as is or will they be “Wheel of Time-ified”?
WoT-ified.
Alex Prescott , you are in A Memory of Light .
Jonathan Burt and Jonathan Brockelman , you two are a pair of Whitecloaks.
Need a name for a sister from the Green Ajah. And…the name chosen was David Emery, who entered the name of his late sister, Filis .
The A Memory of Light name auction has begun. One winner. Or enter the drawing , multiple winners.
I am still picking names to go in the book, as per this blog post . Should be more of those tonight.
The “Get your name in A Memory of Light “ charity auction had to be restarted due to ebay issues. Here’s the new link .
Enough people have asked, so it bears repeating. The name auction and the name drawing are different. Explanation here .
Thursday is the final day to enter the drawing to get your name in A Memory of Light . Details here .
Today’s the final day to enter the drawing (& support JordanCon) to get your name in A Memory of Light . Last chance.
The drawing to get your name in A Memory of Light closes to entries in 4 hours. I still have a lot of names to draw.
How many more names are left to draw?
Still a good fifty, I’d say.
Have you been using people’s names for characters? Haven’t seen any posts/updates with that in a long time.
I’ve been putting in placeholders, and will be drawing out names over the next few months to replace them.
Shaun Davis , I just used your name in A Memory of Light .
Shiv Whorra , I needed another name, and you’re in too.
Is there a running list somewhere of the reader names you’ve used? And I hope you’re feeling completely well soon. : )
We’ll post them all once I’m done.
For those asking about names: this was done as a fund-raiser for JordanCon, so I’m no longer taking names. (Sorry.)
Explanation follows . (I do this sort of thing for all of my books, though, so there will be chances for other books.)
Robert Moreau and Robert Rose , you two are next. Welcome to A Memory of Light .
It is so exciting to see you pulling the names out of the hat… how many do you think you’ll end up using? :)
Still many more.
Since you’re not taking names anymore and have a full rough draft, could you make a guess at our odds of being drawn?
Really hard to guess. I have about 1,000 placeholders in the book, as told to me by Word, but…
Most of those are not “replace a name here” notes, but instead “Look this up” or “describe this better” or “continuity check.”
Brandon Bryant , welcome to the Band of the Red Hand. (Unfortunately, we’re not accepting new names. Details )
I know no new names—for those of us who put ours in the hat before, how many spots approximately are left? What are our chances?!
I have no idea, I’m afraid. There are about 2k people in the drawing. Maybe a hundred names? Rough guesses.
Daniel Egonsson , I drew your name for A Memory of Light . (Unfortunately, we’re not accepting new names. Details: http://www.mistborn.com/blog/1021/)
But for those of us in the drawing we still have a shot right?
Yes.
Gavin Doyle , you’re in too. (Yes, I will eventually post a list of all of these.)
Jacob Figler , you’re next. (Sorry, ladies. I’ll draw some female names soon.)
Hey that’s me!!! Are you saying my name is going to be in A Memory of Light ???
Yup. You’re in the Band of the Red Hand.
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Useful picture. Now I can describe you. :)
haha, well if you need any details let me know!
Okay, here’s a woman: Jesamyn Angelica , you’re in A Memory of Light .
Kevin Fanshier , I only needed one name for A Memory of Light today, but yours is it.
Kurt Wagoner , you’re in A Memory of Light as a Two Rivers man.
Laura Hepburn , I have chosen your name for A Memory of Light .
Leisha Springer , your name came up next.
Nathan Sawyer , you were drawn next.
Do you or your assistant keep a list of drawn names? Can you post them?
I do keep a list, and will post them eventually.
When you write a book do you fill the less important names in later?
Often I do just that. It can break the flow of writing to develop the right name, particularly when I might cut that scene.
Angela Ryddingwood , I have drawn your name.
Bach Payson , I put you in A Memory of Light , but immediately killed you. Sorry ‘bout that.
Oh, and Bryan Ragon , same goes for you. You died well, though.
Craig Foster , you round out the trio of dead Borderlanders I needed for this scene.
Just curious Brandon, are the names coming out of the proverbial hat, or do you look for names that can be easily WOTified?
Most things are pretty easy to wot-ify. And, since I can use either first or last, I haven’t yet found any that don’t work.
Are you changing the names of people you put in A Memory of Light to make them more “Randland” appropriate?
They are changed.
Michael Gonzalez , your name came up next. (Yes, I am wot-izing all of these.)
Mione Haak , I drew your name for A Memory of Light .
Neil Tweed , you too.
Who am I? Dark or light? Do I die well?
I try not to use fan names for the shadow very often. I actually named some woods after you.
You would have been one of the original owners of the land where the woods were, I should think.
Nikhil Rode and Nils Loodin , I needed two Aiel scouts.
Kris Ring , you’re a member of the Seanchan Blood.
Johnnie Lee Barrington, Jr. and Jay Dauro , you are members of the Deathwatch Guard.
Paul Benish , hope you look good in the hadori .
I’m confused. You are still using names but won’t take anymore? So my name may still come up assuming you aren’t done us …
It very well might. If you are on the list, there is a chance.
Pia Maria Vaajakallio , you are Aes Sedai.
Maureen Sampson , you’re in the White Tower too.
Natalie Doyle , your name came up for A Memory of Light .
Melissa Bergevin , your name came up next.
Harm Wieringa , your name came up next.
Taking a long time to add the names hehe
I’m doing the first revision, and running across places where I left placeholders instead of names.
Jordan White , you’re a wolf.
Lindsey Turnbow , you too.
Is anyone keeping track of the names that are being drawn for A Memory of Light ?
Yes, they are. We’ll post them eventually.
Savannah Rose Young , you’re a Seanchan general.
Sally Rankin , your name came up too.
They all get changed. Some as little as Thom or Mat (if appropriate.) Some to things very different.
How many names got submitted?
Three thousand, I think.
Anna Roberts and Andrew Holcombe , I drew your names most recently for A Memory of Light .
Caitlin Sullivan , you’re in the White Ajah.
Courtney Gliszczynski , your name came up next. I think I’ll adapt your first name, not your last, if that’s all right…
Michael Sarcone , you asked to be a Darkfriend for some reason, and I obliged.
Chris Gilbert , you entered your son’s name into A Memory of Light and it has been used.
Drew a bunch of names I didn’t report. Eric Silva , Hugh Hill , Sean Little , Rion Kinosaki , Helen Cousins , Eyal Weinstock .
This is Sean Little, the guy that emailed you previously regarding putting in a group name. Did that entry have…
… San D’ma Shadar as the name?
Yes.
Thank you very much.
Trying to figure out the San in that phrase, though. Is the “San” a name, or a word in the Old Tongue I’m missing?
The translation used on the site (made by our Old Tongue experts) is Slayers of the Shadow. I could ask for the exact translation.
That works for me. I actually put the name in a place where it could refer to a group, so I’ll tweak it to do so.
Your favorite Two Rivers man, Azi al’Thone, back to bug you again :D I had put in an entry for SDS as well… and since…
…I’m a member of SDS of TV.Net , I’m wondering what (if any) possibility there is of making Azi part of it?
Of course, I understand if that’s complicated or doesn’t fit with the story—had to ask anyways.
The group is referenced by Mat as being part of a historical battle.
Oh okay! Yes, that would be really hard to make work then :P Thanks for the response, Great Lord :)
Working on one of the big, climactic sections at the end of A Memory of Light right now. Not many names left to draw, I’m afraid. A handful, maybe.
Remember, there is a special group of Dragonsworn in the Last Battle representing all who donated, so even if you aren’t named, you’re there.
Roger Trask and Charlie Bachelder , turns out I needed two more Aiel to fight in the Last Battle.
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