Encyclopaedia WoT: Anaiya

Pronunciation: ah-NYE-yah

An Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah. Her Warder is Setagana.

Physical Description#

She is homely, with a blunt face, but a wonderful smile. She has dark hair. (TGH,Ch4)

Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#

Anaiya teaches history in the White Tower when Siuan is twenty-two and Accepted. (TFoH,Ch26)
Anaiya, Elaida, Verin and Yuan are four of the sisters at Moiraine's test for the shawl. Anaiya represents the Blue Ajah. Anaiya channels at the back of her head before the test. (NS,Ch9)
After the test, Anaiya Heals Moiraine's injuries. She and Verin escort Moiraine back to her room. (NS,Ch10)
Anaiya and Kairen are among the first to welcome Moiraine and Siuan to the Blue Ajah. They accompany them to their new rooms. Anaiya returns later and Heals Moiraine to reduce the discomfort from the Oath Rod. (NS,Ch12)
Now that Moiraine and Siuan are full sisters, Lelaine, Natasia and Anaiya teach them weaves restricted to Aes Sedai such as bonding a Warder and secret weaves known only to the Blue Ajah. Anaiya and Moiraine become close friends. (NS,Ch14)
Lan brings Moiraine to Anaiya for Healed. (TGH,Ch22)
Anaiya tries to Heal Verin after her one and only trip to Tel'aran'rhiod but it does not work right. (TDR,Ch21)
Anaiya arrives at Fal Dara as part of the Amyrlin's entourage. (TGH,Ch2)
Anaiya and Liandrin summon Moiraine to the Amyrlin's audience. On the way, Anaiya updates her on the news. (TGH,Ch4)
Egwene tells Anaiya about her dreams and Anaiya thinks she might be a dreamer. At Medo, Anaiya tells Egwene that Moiraine, Liandrin and Verin are gone. (TGH,Ch12)
Egwene continues to tell Anaiya about her dreams that Rand is in danger, but not about Ba'alzamon. (TGH,Ch18)
Anaiya continues to ask Egwene about her dreams. (TGH,Ch38)
Alanna, Anaiya, Brendas, Leane, Serafelle, Sheriam, Siuan, Verin and two other Aes Sedai Heal Mat. (TDR,Ch18)
Anaiya is among several Aes Sedai who happen to stop by the kitchen while Egwene, Elayne and Nynaeve are working there. (TDR,Ch27)
Anaiya visits Mat, Delves him and pronounces him much improved. (TDR,Ch30)
After the revolt in the White Tower, Sheriam, Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin and Myrelle establish themselves as the leaders of the Salidar Aes Sedai. (TFoH,Ch27)
When Siuan and Leane arrive at Salidar, Sheriam, Anaiya, Carlinya and Myrelle question them thoroughly to prove their identity. (TFoH,Ch26)
Siuan tells Sheriam, Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin and Myrelle that the Red Ajah set up Logain as a false Dragon. They begin planning to select an Amyrlin and Sitters and then move against Elaida. (TFoH,Ch27)
Sheriam, Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin and Myrelle give Gareth Bryne Siuan and Leane as personal maids. He agrees to build them an army. (TFoH,Ch28)
Sheriam, Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin and Myrelle meet with Elayne and Nynaeve when they arrive in Salidar. They learn that Elaida already knows about Salidar. They are anxious to learn about Tel'aran'rhiod. (TFoH,Ch50)
Sheriam, Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin and Myrelle keep Elayne and Nynaeve busy at night with trips to Tel'aran'rhiod. (TFoH,Ch54)
Anaiya and Janya confront Elayne and compliment her again on all the "discoveries" she and Nynaeve have made. (LoC,Prologue)
Nynaeve and Elayne take Siuan, Leane, Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin, Myrelle and Sheriam to the White Tower in Tel'aran'rhiod. After Nynaeve and Leane leave, the rest are trapped in a nightmare until Elayne can rescue them. (LoC,Ch7)
Nynaeve eavesdrops while Tarna Feir meets with Sheriam, Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin and Myrelle in the Little Tower. They tell her they need more time to consider Elaida's offer. (LoC,Ch12)
Anaiya leads a circle including Elayne, Nynaeve, Nicola, Ashmanaille, Bharatine, Angla, Lanita, Shimoku and Calindin when a bubble of evil attacks Salidar. (LoC,Ch14)
When Halima Saranov arrives in Salidar, Anaiya has Lucilde take her to Delana. (LoC,Ch30)
Sheriam, Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin, Myrelle and Siuan meet with Amys, Bair and Egwene in the Heart of the Stone in Tel'aran'rhiod. The Aes Sedai summon Egwene to Salidar. (LoC,Ch32)
Sheriam, Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin, Myrelle and Siuan are meeting when Egwene arrives. They tell her she is to be the next Amyrlin. (LoC,Ch34)
Sheriam and her circle prepare Egwene for the ceremony. Sheriam, Morvrin and Myrelle accompany Egwene to the Little Tower while Anaiya, Beonin and Carlinya wait outside. (LoC,Ch35)
Sheriam, Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin and Myrelle keep Egwene up half the night telling her what they think is important. (LoC,Ch36)
When Mat rides into Salidar, Anaiya brings Nicola to look at him. She sees a glow around him indicating that she has the Talent of seeing ta'veren. (LoC,Ch38)
Anaiya is one of Sheriam's group that sends ten sisters, two of each Ajah other than Blue, back to the White Tower as moles. (ACoS,Ch8)
Egwene sends Anaiya, Beonin and Myrelle and their Warder to secretly meet with the Andoran nobles and pave the way for the formal meeting with the Sitters. (TPoD,Ch15)
The sisters who swore fealty to Egwene are still unsettled by it. Anaiya clicks her tongue over the secrecy. (TPoD,Ch16) * Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya, Morvrin, Myrelle, Nisao, Sheriam and their Warder accompany Egwene and Gareth Bryne when they scout Tar Valon. (CoT,Ch16)
Egwene and her party return to the Salidar Aes Sedai camp. Her Council members go to report to the heads of their respective Ajahs. (CoT,Ch17)
Anaiya reports to Egwene that Akarrin and her party have returned and that Moria has called the Hall to meet. (CoT,Ch18)
Egwene's Council accompanies her to the meeting of the Hall. Anaiya gives advice on what Moria might do. (CoT,Ch19)
Some time that night Aran'gar murders Anaiya and Setagana. (CoT,Ch20, KoD,Ch23)

Other References (Possible Spoilers)#

In New Spring
1. NS,Ch12 - Kairen defers to Anaiya.
2. NS,Ch12 - Anaiya, Cabriana and Kairen are long time friends.
3. NS,Ch12 - Anaiya has a taste for frilly lacey furnishings.
In The Great Hunt
1. TGH,Ch4 - Anaiya is Blue Ajah.
In The Dragon Reborn
1. TDR,Ch10 - Egwene is anxious to return to the White Tower so Anaiya can continue testing her dreams.
2. TDR,Ch25 - Egwene recalls that Anaiya told her dreams about ta'veren are almost always significant.
In The Shadow Rising
1. TSR,Ch47 - When Min rescues Siuan, she asks about her friends Anaiya and Sheriam, but Min does not know if they escaped.
In The Fires of Heaven
1. TFoH,Ch27 - Moiraine and Anaiya are friends. Siuan and Anaiya do not like each other.
In Lord of Chaos
1. LoC,Ch34 - Sheriam is stronger in the One Power than Myrelle who, in turn, is stronger than Anaiya, Beonin, Carlinya and Morvrin.
In The Path of Daggers
1. TPoD,Ch15 - Anaiya has a Warder.
In A Crown of Swords
1. ACoS,Ch9 - Egwene thinks that now she has a hold on Sheriam's cronies they will try to find a way out.
2. ACoS,Ch12 - Egwene plans to make her swear fealty with the rest of Sheriam's group. She plans to take Myrelle, Sheriam, Carlinya, Beonin, Anaiya and Morvrin into Tel'aran'rhiod that night to meet with the Wise Ones to prove that the merchant's rumor about Rand kneeling to Elaida is false.
In Crossroads of Twilight
1. CoT,Ch20 - Egwene's robe was a gift from Anaiya.
2. CoT,Ch20 - Nisao reports to Egwene that Anaiya and Setagana were murdered with saidin.
3. CoT,Ch30 - Anaiya had worn the shawl fifty or sixty years when Kairen came to the White Tower.
4. CoT,Ch30 - Maigan replaces Anaiya on Egwene's Council.
5. CoT,Ch30 - Anaiya was the only one who really believed that Egwene was a Dreamer.
In Knife of Dreams
1. KoD,Ch2 - Ashmanaille and Phaedrine consult with Beonin as they investigate the deaths of Anaiya and Kairen.
2. KoD,Ch23 - Lelaine orders Nisao to stop investigating the deaths of Anaiya and Kairen but she appeals to Romanda. The connection between Anaiya, Kairen and Cabriana Mecandes finally clicks for Romanda and she orders the arrest of Halima and Delana.
In The Gathering Storm
1. TGS,Ch8 - Siuan and Egwene agree that Halima must have murdered Anaiya.

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