13th Depository

13th Depository
Appears in	The Wheel of Time (TV series)
Type	Storeroom
Location	White Tower

13th Depository is a secret location in the White Tower in The Wheel of Time TV series. It is holds the Tower's strongest objects of power.

This article contains major spoilers for season 3 episode 1.

Overview

The 13th Depository is a storeroom in the White Tower that holds the Tower's strongest objects of power, including sa'angreal and ter'angreal. It's existence is a secret known only to a few, as even a full Aes Sedai apparently thought it didn't exist. It's accessed by channeling open a circular entrance through a stone wall.

Plot summary

Season 3

During the confrontation in the Hall of the Tower, Verin Mathwin leads Adeleas and Nyomi to the 13th Depository to defend the contents. Nyomi seems to have not known about its existence and is surprised when Verin reveals it. Upon entering the depository, Nyomi reveals her true nature as Black Ajah and knocks out Verin and Adeleas. Nyomi then takes as many objects of power as she can carry and reunites with Liandrin and other members of the Black Ajah as they are leaving Tar Valon.

Appearances

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Quotes

Nyomi

What's happening in the Hall? We should help the Amyrlin!

Verin

We are. On the other side of this wall is the 13th Depository.

Nyomi

I thought it didn't exist.

Adeleas

Inside are our strongest sa'angreal and ter'angreal.

Verin

I can't protect these alone. There are few we can trust here.

— Episode 301 To Race the Shadow

Changes from the book series

13th Depository is an adaptation of the location of the same name  (book spoilers!) and an unnamed storeroom from the book series.

• Storeroom - The 13th Depository in the TV series appears to be a combination of two rooms from the book series: the Thirteenth Depository and an unnamed storeroom.
• Contents - In the books, the Thirteenth Depository primarily holds textual records, and a separate unnamed storeroom in the White Tower holds objects of power. In the TV series, the 13th Depository primarily holds objects of power.
• Location - In the books, the Thirteenth Depository is located in the library, and the storeroom is at an unidentified location. In the TV series, the 13th Depository is accessed through a stone wall using the One Power.

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Locations
Tar Valon, the seat of power of the Aes Sedai Cairhien, a major city and the capital of the Cairhienin nation Atuan's Mill, a village on Toman Head Falme, a coastal city on Toman Head Tel'aran'rhiod, the World of Dreams White Tower • Two Rivers • Tifan's Well • Sanitarium • The Ways • Season 1 locations • Season 2 locations • Browse all locations