An Aes Sedai and Highest of the Red Ajah.
Possible Spoilers#
She is actually second in command of the Black Ajah.
Physical Description#
She has a round face. (LoC,Prologue) She has black hair and a pretty, round face with a plump, demanding mouth. She has hard eyes. (LoC,Ch27) She has long black hair. (ACoS,Ch40)
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Points of View#
See Galina Casban's chapter points of view.
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Galina becomes Aes Sedai circa 915 NE. She joins the Black Ajah five years later. (ACoS,Ch40)
- Galina takes a special interest in Tarna Feir, a wilder. Galina beats her block out of her. (LoC,Ch13)
- Galina participates in the questioning and execution of Tamra. (ACoS,Ch40)
- Galina makes a pass at Tarna Feir after she attains the shawl but she declines. Tarna prefers men. (KoD,Ch25)
- Galina becomes head of the Red Ajah circa 981 NE. (ACoS,Ch40)
- Galina is instrumental in electing Elaida to Sitter for the Red Ajah and thus in the overthrow of Siuan Sanche. (Tor Q&A)
- Galina leads the circle of Aes Sedai that stills Siuan Sanche. (ACoS,Ch40)
- Coiren leads the first team of the White Tower embassy to Rand. The others include Erian, Galina, Katerine, Nesune and Sarene. They meet with three of the Shaido Wise Ones. (LoC,Prologue)
- Coiren, Erian, Galina, Katerine, Nesune and Sarene arrive in Cairhien. (LoC,Ch24)
- The White Tower embassy stays at the palace of Lady Arilyn. They meet with Rhuarc. (LoC,Ch25)
- Coiren, Erian, Galina and Sarene discuss the mysterious Green Ajah sister in Cairhien and whether or not she is really Moiraine. (LoC,Ch25)
- Coiren, Galina and Nesune pay a call on Rand. They offer him lots of gold and an escort to the White Tower. Rand asks about Alviarin and Galina answers. Afterwards they discuss who the other woman in the room who could channel might be. (LoC,Ch27)
- Coiren, Galina, Katerine and a dozen other Aes Sedai kidnap Rand. Galina takes over and they hold him in Lady Arilyn's house. (LoC,Ch51)
- Galina questions Min trying to find out why she is important. She orders beatings for Rand after he goes berserk and kills two Warder. (LoC,Ch53)
- Gawyn convinces Galina to stop the caravan when the Shaido near them at Dumai's Wells. She disappears during the battle. (LoC,Ch55)
- After the battle at Dumai's Wells, Galina's horse is shot out from under her and she is captured by the Shaido. (ACoS,Prologue)
- Nine days after the battle at Dumai's Wells Galina and her captors arrive at Sevanna's camp. She has been beaten into submission. She is called da'tsang. When Caddar opens gateways, Sevanna brings Galina with her to Ghealdan. (ACoS,Ch40)
- Galina is forced to swear obedience to the Wise Ones and Sevanna and Therava first among them. They use the binder Sevanna got from Caddar. (TPoD,Ch11)
- Therava and Someryn bring Galina along to view Faile and the other new gai'shain. Galina Heals their frostbite. Later, she learns who Faile is and blackmails her into stealing the binder from Therava. (WH,Ch4)
- Galina berates Maighdin when she fails in her attempt to burgle Therava's tent, but Aravine intervenes. She learns that Faile stole a knife and turns her in to Sevanna. (CoT,Ch9)
- When Gaul and Neald kidnap Galina near Malden, she tells Perrin, Berelain and Arganda that she is in Malden on Aes Sedai business and that she is protecting Faile and Alliandre. Perrin mistakenly trusts her to send a message to Faile. (KoD,Prologue)
- Therava punishes Galina, singeing off her hair and hanging her upside down to beat her. Galina continues to serve Sevanna. (KoD,Ch5)
- Faile tells Galina she has the binder and, after a fight, they agree to meet the next morning. (KoD,Ch26)
- Galina rigs a trap in a burned out house in Malden. After luring Faile and her friends there and getting the binder, she collapses the building. She heads out of Malden to get her stash of supplies. (KoD,Ch28)
- Therava catches Galina just as she is changing clothes to ride away. Therava tells her to never again touch the binder or try to escape. Galina carries a heavy load as the Shaido start back to the Three-fold Land. (KoD,Ch30)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In Lord of Chaos
- LoC,Prologue - Galina has been head of the Red Ajah for eighteen years.
- LoC,Prologue - Katerine only learned that Galina is Black Ajah the morning they left Tar Valon.
- LoC,Ch55 - Rand desperately wants to find Galina after the battle.
- In A Crown of Swords
- ACoS,Prologue - Gawyn sees her fall after her horse is downed, but he does not know who she is nor does he see her captured by Therava.
- ACoS,Ch2 - Rand regrets that she was not captured.
- ACoS,Ch7 - Rand thinks of her as one who beat him during his abduction.
- ACoS,Ch32 - Elaida ordered Galina to make sure Gawyn is killed.
- ACoS,Ch33 - Rand has nightmares that he is back in the box with Galina, Erian and Katerine beating him.
- ACoS,Ch40 - Galina has been Aes Sedai less than ninety years, Highest of the Red Ajah for nearly twenty and Black Ajah for all but five.
- ACoS,Ch40 - Galina is one of three who know that Alviarin is head of the Black Ajah. Galina is second in command.
- In The Path of Daggers
- In Crossroads of Twilight
- CoT,Prologue - Galina's Black Ajah heart includes Talene and Temaile. Talene exposes Galina's identity to Yukiri and the other searchers.
- CoT,Ch22 - Pevara has reservations about Tarna Feir because Galina showed a special interest in her as a novices.
- In Knife of Dreams
- KoD,Prologue - Katerine reports to the Red Ajah that Galina was killed.
- KoD,Ch12 - Perrin is sure that Faile is all right because Alyse is protecting her.
- KoD,Ch29 - Theril witnesses Galina intentionally trapping Faile and her friends. He goes for help.
- KoD,Ch30 - Seonid claims the right of the Aes Sedai to try Galina as Black Ajah and Perrin reluctantly agrees.
- In The Gathering Storm
- TGS,Ch39 - Galina's name is in Verin's book as Black Ajah.