An Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah. She has been a Sitter for nine years and is aligned with Lelaine. (ACoS,Ch11)
Possible Spoilers#
She is associated with the Salidar Aes Sedai.Physical Description#
She has long black hair and ivory skin. (TGH,Ch39) She has long black hair and a dark complexion. (ACoS,Ch11) She is short and bird-like with long dark hair to her waist and skin like aged ivory. (TPoD,Ch19)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- In 991 NE, Takima is elected Sitter for the Brown Ajah. (ACoS,Ch11)
- Takima teaches history of the White Tower and the Aes Sedai. (TGH,Ch39)
- In an Accepted class, Takima tells Elayne that slowing is the beginning of the ageless look. (ACoS,Ch24)
- Egwene, Elayne, Nynaeve and Min pass Takima as they leave the White Tower. They avoid her, as she would recognize them from history class. (TGH,Ch39)
- After the split of the White Tower, Takima joins the Salidar Aes Sedai. (LoC,Ch30)
- After Nynaeve Heals Logain, Sheriam, Romanda, Myrelle, Morvrin, Takima, Lelaine, Janya, Delana, Bharatine, Beonin, Varilin and Nisao all pile into the small room to see what happened. (LoC,Ch30)
- The Salidar Sitters including Takima elect Egwene as their Amyrlin. (LoC,Ch35)
- After Egwene is raised to the Amyrlin, Lelaine meets with Lyrelle, Takima, Faiselle and another Sitter to discuss how to maintain their position. (LoC,Ch37)
- She is with Lelaine when they confront Egwene, Romanda and Varilin. (ACoS,Ch11)
- After the meeting of the Hall, Lelaine leaves accompanied by her followers, Faiselle, Lyrelle and Takima. Egwene sees Morvrin talking to Takima and wonders why she did not chose Janya or Escaralde if she wanted a Sitter of her own Ajah. (TPoD,Ch16)
- After the meeting with the Andorans and Murandians, Lady Cian do Mehon a'Macansa talks with Takima. (TPoD,Ch18)
- Egwene asks Takima to cite Tower law on declaration of war to support her position. At the War Vote Faiselle and Takima defy Lelaine and remain seated voting NO. (TPoD,Ch19)
- Magla, Faiselle, Saroiya, Takima and Varilin suggest negotiating with Elaida. (CoT,Ch16)
- The Sitters meet to hear the report on Shadar Logoth. Takima arrives early and is annoyed that Escaralde chooses the back row. Magla, Faiselle, Saroiya, Takima and Varilin react violently to the proposal to ally with the Black Tower. They and Delana vote NO on the alliance. They even refuse to stand for the greater consensus. (CoT,Ch19)
- Magla, Faiselle, Saroiya, Takima and Varilin do everything they can to stall the talks on planning an embassy to the Black Tower. (CoT,Ch20)
- Faiselle, Magla, Saroiya, Takima and Varilin ride to Darein each day for negotiations with the White Tower. (KoD,Ch2)
- Faiselle, Magla, Saroiya, Takima and Varilin still ride to Darein every day. (KoD,Ch23)
- The rebel Hall meets for the first time since Egwene's return. The Sitters include Berana, Kwamesa, Lelaine, Romanda, Takima and Varilin. Egwene exposes Sheriam and Moria as Black Ajah and the others retake the Oaths on prove themselves. Egwene announces a full purge of the Black Ajah and an assault on the White Tower. (TGS,Ch43)
- Egwene interrupts a partial meeting of the Hall. Saerin and Janya arrive late, Doesine and Yukiri even later. She coerces them into accepting command of the military but ceding her all negotiations with rulers including the Dragon Reborn. She also forces them to accept much stricter rules to reduce subterfuge. (ToM,Ch27)