Takima Deraighdin

Takima Deraighdin
Biographical Information
Nationality	Andoran
Date of birth	844 NE
Current status	Alive
Physical description
Gender	Female
Height	5'1" or 155 cm
Hair	Long, Black
Chronological and political information
First appeared	TGH 39
Last appeared	TOM 27
Affiliation	White Tower
Occupation	Sitter
Rank	Aes Sedai
Ajah	Brown Ajah

Takima Deraighdin is an Aes Sedai sister and a Sitter of the Brown Ajah.

Appearance

Takima has long black hair and skin the color of aged ivory. She is a tiny, bird-like woman and stands 5'1" or 155 cm in height. However small, quiet and observant by nature, she can still be forceful if she wishes.

Strength and Abilities

She has strength of 23(11) in the One Power, placing her as slightly below average for an Aes Sedai.

Takima has a formidable memory. She remembers everything she reads. Takima could recognize one of her pupils at a hundred paces.

History

Takima was born in 844 NE in the Mountains of Mist

She went to the Tower in 858 NE at the age of 14. After spending nine years as Novice and six as Accepted she was raised to the shawl in the year 874 NE.

She is well versed in the history of the White Tower, Aes Sedai, and Tower law. She was a teacher in these subjects for a long time.

She was elected Sitter in the Hall in the year 991 NE.

Activities

Rebel faction

Her Ajah Head sent her to the rebels because she was not invited to the vote to depose Siuan and raise Elaida. This would help keep her safe, and allow the Ajahs to help defuse the rebellion. She has allied herself with the Salidar Aes Sedai and is a Sitter in the Salidar Hall. She supported Lelaine because it would help stalemate Romanda and make the rebellion easier to control.

She reinforces Egwene al'Vere's comments on the Law of War. She votes NO on the Rebel Aes Sedai declaring war on Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan and is outvoted. She weeps when Egwene tells the Hall that the Siege of Tar Valon begins in a month.

She is one of the Sitters that want to begin negotiations with Elaida's White Tower. She votes NO in the Rebel Hall of the Tower for an alliance with the Black Tower.

She believed the rumors about the Red Ajah setting up Logain as a False Dragon, which put some strain on her orders from her Ajah Head.

She is part of the group that negotiate with the White Tower Aes Sedai in Darein. She is one of the Sitters to re-swear the Three Oaths on the Oath Rod and prove that she is not Black Ajah. She is then part of the unanimous vote to attack the White Tower with their army.

The White Tower re-united

Takima remains a Sitter when the Hall of the Tower is re-united after the White Tower Schism. The Sitters try to hold a secret meeting without Egwene, discussing ways temper the Amyrlin's power when a declaration of war is called. Takima voted against a proposal that would allow only Egwene to deal with the monarchy of the world, which includes Rand as he is King of Illian, while the Hall would take over prosecution of the war and deal with Gareth Bryne's army. In that same meeting, Takima voted in favour of the new rules and procedures in the Hall, which included temporarily replacing a Sitter when she is absent from the Hall and that no meeting of the Hall can commence without all Sitters and the Amyrlin Seat being present.

During the Last Battle Takima, Varilin, and Saroiya are the three Sitters designated to manage the White Tower and Tar Valon in the absence of the Amyrlin, the Keeper and the other Sitters in the Hall.