An apprentice Windfinder of the Sea Folk. Her mother is Caire din Gelyn Running Wave. She is nineteen.
Physical Description#
She is boyishly slim. (TPoD,Ch2)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Twenty Windfinders including Talaan accompany Nynaeve and Lan to the Tarasin Palace. (ACoS,Ch37)
- With Mat's ta'veren influence Renaile agrees that the Windfinders will accompany Elayne and Nynaeve anywhere they chose to use the Bowl of the Winds. (ACoS,Ch39)
- At the Tarasin Palace stableyard, Talaan and the other Windfinders ride through Aviendha's gateway to the farm. (TPoD,Ch1)
- Talaan and the other Windfinders ride from the gateway to the farm. (TPoD,Ch3)
- Nynaeve Heals Talaan and the other Windfinders of their riding bruises. (TPoD,Ch4)
- Talaan participates in the circle that uses the Bowl of the Winds to fix the weather. Elayne loans her the amber turtle angreal to use in the circle. (TPoD,Ch5)
- Talaan and the other Windfinders Travel with Elayne to Andor when the Seanchan attack the farm. (TPoD,Ch6)
- Talaan and the other Windfinders travel across Andor with Elayne toward Caemlyn. (TPoD,Ch20)
- Talaan and the other Windfinders travel with Elayne to the Royal Palace in Caemlyn. (TPoD,Ch28)
- Nynaeve demonstrates shielding on Talaan as she gives lessons to Zaida and six Windfinders, Caire, Kurin, Rainyn, Senine, Shielyn and Tebreille. Afterwards, Talaan begs Nynaeve to take her to the White Tower as a novice. (WH,Ch11)
- The Sea Folk are in an uproar when one of the apprentice Windfinders leaves with Merilille. (CoT,Ch14)
- Zaida leaves for Illian accompanied by twelve Windfinders including the other apprentice. (CoT,Ch15)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In The Path of Daggers
- In Winters Heart
- WH,Ch11 - Talaan is nineteen.
- WH,Ch11 - No less than five of Talaan's family members are Clan Windfinders.
- In Crossroads of Twilight
- CoT,Ch12 - When Elayne negotiates with Zaida to leave some Windfinders in Caemlyn, Zaida refuses to yield on the apprentices, Metarra and Talaan, and the Windfinders to Wavemistresses, Caire, Dorile, Shielyn and Tebreille.
- In Knife of Dreams
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