A weaver from Ghealdan, engaged to Hyran. She becomes a novice of the Salidar Aes Sedai. She has almost as much potential as Egwene and has two Talents - Foretelling and seeing ta'veren.
Physical Description#
She is about the same age and height as Nynaeve. She is slender and dark haired with big eyes. (TFoH,Ch49) She has dark eyes. (LoC,Ch12) She is in her mid twenties. (ACoS,Ch9) She has black eyes. (CoT,Ch17)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Areina, Nicola, Marigan and her sons, Seve and Jaril, are among the refugees who board the Riverserpent with Nynaeve and Elayne. (TFoH,Ch48)
- Of all the refugees, Nynaeve feels closest to Areina, Nicola and Marigan. The three decide to accompany Nynaeve and Elayne to Salidar. (TFoH,Ch49)
- Nynaeve, Elayne, Thom, Juilin, Birgitte, Areina, Nicola, Marigan, Uno, Ragan and the rest of the Shienarans arrive at Salidar. (TFoH,Ch50)
- Tabiya and Nicola attend a novice class in Salidar taught by Elayne. (LoC,Ch8)
- Nicola summons Nynaeve to Janya and Delana. Nicola always looks at Nynaeve oddly since learning that she is only Accepted. (LoC,Ch12)
- Nicola is in Elayne's novice class. Faolain gives Elayne a hard time because Nicola was supposed to be doing errands for her. (LoC,Ch13)
- Anaiya leads a circle including Elayne, Nynaeve, Nicola, Ashmanaille, Bharatine, Angla, Lanita, Shimoku and Calindin when a bubble of evil attacks Salidar. Nicola has a Foretelling and Anaiya asks to speak with her first thing in the morning. (LoC,Ch14)
- Areina and Nicola are sweeping the floor of the Little Tower when Nynaeve enters. (LoC,Ch29)
- 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)
- Nicola and Areina try to blackmail Egwene into accelerating her lessons by threatening to disclose that Nynaeve and Elayne posed as full Aes Sedai before they were raised. (ACoS,Ch9)
- Nicola and Areina are in the camp with Nisao and Lan. They have been blackmailing Nisao and Myrelle for accelerated lessons for Nicola. They are sent back to the main camp with dire threats. (ACoS,Ch12)
- Bodewhin and Nicola practice making cuendillar while Areina watches. Sharina dismisses them to their class and Areina leaves with them. (CoT,Ch17)
- Areina and Nicola run away from the Salidar Aes Sedai camp. Nicola goes to the White Tower in hopes of learning faster. (CoT,Ch30, KoD,Prologue)
- Nicola is waiting on Elaida when news comes of Egwene's capture. She waits at the back entrance to the White Tower with instructions and apologizes to Egwene for running away. (KoD,Prologue)
- After Egwene is captured, Areina and Nicola tell stories about her making her a hero. (KoD,Ch24)
- The Sitters' cabal proves out Nicola with the Oath Rod, then they send her to convey messages to Egwene. She panics when the Seanchan attack but Egwene leads her to fight. (TGS,Ch39)
- Egwene recruits many other novices and, with the help of Nicola, teaches them to link to form circles to fight the Seanchan. (TGS,Ch40)
- Nicola is raised to Accepted. (ToM,Ch27)
- Egwene sends Nicola and Nissa to Caemlyn to get new dream ter'angreal from Elayne. (ToM,Ch27)
- Nicola disobeys orders and joins in the fighting against the Black Ajah in Tel'aran'rhiod. She is killed. (ToM,Ch40)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In Lord of Chaos
- In A Crown of Swords
- ACoS,Ch9 - Nicola has two Talents, Foretelling and seeing ta'veren. Her last name is Treehill.
- ACoS,Ch10 - Egwene thinks that she cannot allow Nicola and Areina to ruin her plans. She visits Nynaeve's and Elayne's dreams to tell them about the threat.
- ACoS,Ch13 - Nynaeve, Elayne, Aviendha and Birgitte are worried that Areina and Nicola might try to harm Egwene.
- In Crossroads of Twilight
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