Birgitte: An attractive blonde with a sense of humor and feisty attitude, I give her kudos for not being intimidated by Elayne's royal status and her willingness to verbally rebuke the Andoran Queen when necessary.  She is a nerd / geek's dream, a beautiful woman who is attracted to homely and scarred men.  I also give her extra credit for not using her feminine charm to manipulate a man, at least not in any scene that I can recall. 

Setalle Anan: a mature attractive woman, Mat has to constantly remind himself not to stare at her.  Intelligent and intensely loyal to those she likes, I still laugh at the scene in her Inn when she confronts Elayne and Nynaeve, mistaking them for scheming trollops.

You can make an approximate guess of Noal's age by reviewing Agelmar's tale of Lan in tEotW. He must have been in his early 20's, "a young Jain Farstrider" when Lan was an infant. He appears older then his actual age because of the hardships he has endured and possibly being tortured. Based on Mat's description of his hands, he must have broken them (or fingers) at some point because he was no longer able to do sword forms but had to rely on daggers as his chief defense, although he did use a short iron sword in ToG (exception?).