Encyclopaedia WoT: Silviana Brehon

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The Mistress of Novices after the breaking of the White Tower.

Physical Description#

She is stocky and square-faced. (TPoD,Ch25) She stocky and tall with a square, determined chin. She has large, unsettling eyes. She wears her dark hair in a bun on the back of her head. (KoD,Prologue)

Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#

Silviana becomes Mistress of Novices after Elaida is raised to the Amyrlin. (TFoH,Prologue)
Alviarin has Silviana administer punishment to Elaida for issuing orders without her approval. (TPoD,Ch25)
Elaida orders Alviarin to serve a penance with Silviana. (CoT,Ch21)
Alviarin continues to receive a daily penance with Silviana. (KoD,Prologue)
Katerine and Barasine bring Egwene to Silviana. Silviana treats her as a novices and promises her punishment if she refuses to toe the line. Egwene tells her of her Dream about Seanchan attacking the White Tower. (KoD,Prologue)
Egwene visits Silviana so often that she requires Healing. She has a conversation with her about Shemerin. (KoD,Ch24)
Egwene gets another strapping from Silviana. Silviana reacts with concern when Egwene begins laughing. (TGS,Ch2)
Silviana confronts Elaida at a meeting of the Hall and demands that Egwene be released. Elaida tries to demote her but she refuses to accept it. Elaida orders her to be imprisoned and executed. (TGS,Ch38)
The Hall censures Elaida, but Silviana is still in a cell. rep(TGS,Ch39)
When Egwene is raised to the Amyrlin, she orders Silviana to be brought before her. She frees Silviana and names her as her new Keeper of the Chronicles. (TGS,Ch46)
Silviana does a much better job than Sheriam as Keeper, giving Egwene accurate, concise reports on the Seanchan attack and the Black Ajah purge. (TGS,Epilogue)
Silviana summons Egwene from her study to the Hall of the Sitters to see the beam of sunlight on Dragonmount. (TGS,Epilogue)
Silviana brings word to Egwene that the Dragon Reborn has come to see her. She is overcome by Rand's ta'veren effect. (ToM,Ch3)
Silviana refuses to let Gawyn in to see Egwene until she is ready. (ToM,Ch5)
Silviana accompanies Egwene after the failed assassination attempt. (ToM,Ch23)
Silviana brings news to Egwene that the Hall is meeting without informing her. (ToM,Ch27)
Egwene has Silviana send a second message to Gawyn in Caemlyn ordering him to return. (ToM,Ch35)
Egwene makes a gateway back to her tent in the Field of Merrilor, steps outside and finds Silviana waiting. She gives the note to her. (AMoL,Ch5)
Rand tells the leaders that they can each bring five to the meeting at the Field of Merrilor. Egwene brings Silviana, Saerin, Romanda, Lelaine and Gawyn. (AMoL,Ch5)

Other References (Possible Spoilers)#

In The Fires of Heaven
1. TFoH,Prologue - Elaida sends an Accepted to Silviana for stammering.
In The Path of Daggers
1. TPoD,Ch25 - Silviana wears a red-fringed shawl marking her as Red Ajah.
In Crossroads of Twilight
1. CoT,Prologue - Elaida is fiercer than ever since her private penance with Silviana.
In Knife of Dreams
1. KoD,Ch2 - Elaida thinks Silviana will break Egwene in a short period of time.
2. KoD,Ch25 - Tarna reports to Elaida that Egwene is spending half her days with Silviana.
In The Gathering Storm
1. TGS,Ch12 - Egwene silently thanks Silviana for her advice on not accepting unjust punishment. She wishes there were more sisters like Silviana in the Tower.
2. TGS,Ch16 - Egwene almost despairs at having to work with the Red Ajah, but she has made progress with Silviana.
3. TGS,Ch38 - Saerin tells Egwene that Silviana rebelled against Elaida and has been imprisoned.
4. TGS,Ch39 - Meidani reports Silviana's status to Egwene.
In Towers of Midnight
1. ToM,Ch42 - When Gawyn did not return, Egwene worried that her message through Silviana was too strongly worded.
In A Memory of Light
1. AMoL,Ch5 - Egwene finds Gawyn at Silviana's desk looking at a report about the latest new on Caemlyn. She writes a note for Silviana telling her to send sisters capable of helping to Caemlyn to help with the refugees.

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