A Sea Folk woman, Wavemistress of Clan Catelar.
Physical Description#
She is very dark and stunningly beautiful. She has flecks of gray in the tight black curls of her hair. She is a hand shorter than Renaile. She wears an air of command. (WH,Prologue) She is short, with a close cap of graying curls. She wears green brocades and a white mourning stole. (KoD,Ch22)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Zaida, her Swordmaster and a retinue disembark the White Spray at Aringill and head for Caemlyn. (LoC,Ch5)
- Zaida and her retinue take rooms at The Ball and Hoop in Caemlyn. She sends a petition for an audience to Rand. (LoC,Ch26)
- Having been stood up by Rand, Zaida sends him a petulant letter asking for another audience. (LoC,Ch28)
- Zaida and Renaile force an audience with Elayne in the Royal Palace. They demand that Elayne live up to their bargain and provide more Aes Sedai as teachers for the Windfinders. (WH,Prologue)
- Nynaeve demonstrates shielding on Talaan din Gelyn as she gives lessons to Zaida and six Windfinders, Caire, Kurin, Rainyn, Senine, Shielyn and Tebreille. (WH,Ch11)
- Zaida has a fit when she learns that Nynaeve has vanished. (WH,Ch11)
- When they learn of Nesta's death, Zaida, Shielyn and Chanelle meet with Elayne they agree to leave behind nine Windfinders led by Chanelle. (CoT,Ch12)
- Zaida leaves for Illian accompanied by twelve Windfinders. (CoT,Ch12)
- The First Twelve look favorably on Zaida's Bargain with Elayne and elect her the new Mistress of the Ships. (KoD,Ch22)
- Zaida calls a meeting of the First Twelve and their Windfinders to meet with Logain. He brings an order from Rand to ship supplies to Arad Doman. Cemeille din Selaan Long Eyes arrives with the sad news that the Amayar committed mass suicide. (KoD,Ch22)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In Lord of Chaos
- In Winters Heart
- WH,Ch27 - Elayne keeps her meeting with the Borderlands rulers secret from the Sea Folk. She does not want Zaida interfering and messing up her plans.
- In Knife of Dreams
- KoD,Ch14 - Elayne warns Chanelle that if the Windfinders do not return to their duties of Traveling in stores, they will be breaking Zaida's Bargain.
- KoD,Ch22 - Before being elected Mistress of the Ships Zaida is third lowest of the Wavemistresses in seniority after Mareil and Harine.
- KoD,Ch32 - Birgitte has to threaten Chanelle with the loss of Zaida's Bargain before the Windfinders will help rescue Elayne.
- KoD,Ch33 - Birgitte tells Elayne how she threatened Chanelle over Zaida's Bargain.
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