Sharina Melloy

Author: Toral Delvar

General

Sharina is a Murandian grandmother who comes to the Salidar Aes Sedai to be a novice, following Egwene's announcement that the novice book is open to any, despite being a grandmother (TPoD, Ch. 30). Her potential is even stronger than Nynaeve and some Aes Sedai think it might be that her potential is the maximum for any woman possible (CoT, Ch. 17). She is dignified and grey haired and wears her hair in a bun (CoT, Ch. 17). Although she started channeling late in life, she will still slow, indeed, will start to look younger and regress into apparent middle age (Robert Jordan's Blog, Monday Dec 19th 2005). This has already begun as Romanda notes that she seems to have fewer lines around her eyes (KoD, Ch. 23).

Timeline

• She joins the Salidar Aes Sedai (TPoD, Ch. 30).

• Egwene sees her keeping an eye on the novices (CoT, Ch. 17).

• The novices are still keen to avoid angering her when the rebels are camped outside Tar Valon (KoD, Ch. 23).

Miscellaneous

• There is a Sharina Sedai mentioned in Nynaeve's third vision during her Accepted Test (TGH, Ch. 23), which causes Nynaeve to be greatly disturbed when she learns that there is a novice named Sharina (WH, Ch. 10). It is not clear if there is any connection.

• She organizes the novices into families, in disgust at the chaos the Aes Sedai have allowed (CoT, Ch. 17).

• She only has to raise a finger and novices obey her (CoT, Ch. 17).

• Romanda is against her being allowed to remain until she learns that Sharina has ability at the new Healing, at which she starts to reconsider (KoD, Ch. 23).

• Egwene feels that Sharina intimidates Tiana (CoT, Ch. 17) and that she has too much influence over her (KoD, Ch. 23).

• She discourages novices from stepping into the mud just to give Aes Sedai more room (KoD, Ch. 23).

Quotes

"Sharina is simply who she is. Light, you can't allow a novice to intimidate you" {Egwene to Tiana, Crossroads of Twilight, Chapter 17)

"Sharina isn't only well-behaved, she is showing great skill with Nynaeve's new way of Healing" (Tiana to Romanda (Knife of Dreams, Chapter 23).