History Characters / TheWheelOfTimeOthersFromTheTwoRivers

* HiddenHeartOfGold: Part of her brusqueness and stubbornness comes from having had to enforce her authority as Emond Field's youngest village Wisdom in history. As she gains more recognition for her accomplishments and becomes more confident in her position in the White Tower, she becomes less needlessly confrontational.

* ImprobableAge: Became the village Wisdom -- a healer, prognosticator, and head of the Women's Circle -- in her late teens or early twenties, the youngest ever in the village, due to the previous Wisdom's premature death. {{Deconstructed|Trope}}: although she was a very successful Wisdom, her position isolates her from people her age and her youth means she has to work much harder to maintain her authority.

* ArcherArchetype: Reasonable, calm, and collected normally, Tam is also one of the best archers in the Two Rivers, [[PlanetOfHats which makes him]] also one of the best in the entire world.

* MasterSwordsman: Killed a blademaster with witnesses and expressed some regret in doing so. In Book 14, ''Lan'' praises him, saying that he had earned his heron-marked blade.

* PapaWolf[=/=]WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Lays one on Cadsuane after Rand nearly balefires him, wanting to know what happened to his son that he can't even mention Cadsuane without being nearly killed, and not being ''told this was an issue''.]]

* CoolHorse: Well, pretty average horse, but don't tell that to the {{fanon}}.

* DistressedDamsel: The first time she's kidnapped. The second time is DamselOutOfDistress.

* DistressedDamsel: Manages to get herself captured or compromised at least once per novel for Books 2 through 5.

* ActionGirl: Oh yes. Nynaeve is an exceptionally strong channeler who joins the heroes' quest and has no problem laying a good smackdown on enemies.

* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Why was she summoned back to the rebel WizardingSchool? So that they could make her a puppet Amyrlin! Egwene has other ideas, which aforementioned Level In Badass helps her achieve. Even more: she's in charge of a rebel faction of Aes Sedai, but just via PillarsOfMoralCharacter she manages to get ''all'' the legitimate ones to defect to ''her''!

* TheyDo: [[spoiler:Finally with Gawyn, as of Book 13. Possibly earlier, when she got drawn into his dream, depending on how "real" that counts as. They marry in Book 14, which she finds odd as, being the Amyrlin Seat, the highest authority who could marry them was ''herself''.]]

* CowardlyLion: Undergoes a phase of this, which began during the BreakTheHaughty storyline in Book 5. The last mention of it was early in Book 7, which suggests that [[TheyDo finally hooking up with Lan later in the same book]] snapped her out of it.

* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Simultaneously downplayed and exaggerated. Though she grew up in the Two Rivers, the ancient lineage of Manetheren is InTheBlood, for her and for everyone else from the region. Additionally, she has an ''incredibly'' varied training regimen, much more than the average channeler: she's a trained Aes Sedai, she's an accomplished Dreamer, she was collared by the Seanchan, she has spent time with the Sea Folk, and is even an honorary ProudWarriorRaceGuy from her time with the Aiel Wise Ones. (She can't fight as well as them, but only because she never bothers training in that area; she can certainly channel the pants off them.) ''No one'' in the series, not even Rand, has had a training regimen that involves as much WalkingTheEarth as Egwene's. (This likely contributes to her status as TheAce, seen above.)

* BitchInSheepsClothing: In-universe, other characters tend to regard her as the most likeable and least annoying of the female PowerTrio of herself, Nynaeve, and Elayne. Which means that she can be [[UngratefulBastard just as bitchy as they are]] (and sometimes [[UpToEleven even worse]]) without anyone in-universe noticing or [[WhatTheHellHero calling her out on it]].

* TheMedic: Nynaeve's main passion is Healing, up to and including inventing her own spells for it, leading to her taking the Yellow Ajah upon becoming a full Aes Sedai. UpToEleven when she discovers a weave that [[spoiler:heals [[FateWorseThanDeath severing]]]]. Some deem this one to be BeyondTheImpossible InUniverse, but the mechanics of it on the side of ''saidar'' are explained. Another spell she discovers in Book 13 [[spoiler:heals taint-induced madness]].

* TheAce: Is quite strong in all five elements, can split her flows fourteen ways and is a very strong Dreamer. She has affinity with Earth, something most women are weak with. [[spoiler: Also manages to reinvent the weave to create ''cuendillar'' with only Moghedien's limited knowledge, and rediscovers Traveling based on a vague description and seeing the weave to enter Tel'aran'rhiod once.]] Granted, she isn't perfect. She has difficulty with Healing (Nynaeve's specialty), and can't make ''ter'angreal'' (which as far as we know only Elayne has figured out). Still, towards the end, with Egwene getting her own army, she emerges as the most prominent female channeler on the side of the Light.

* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Simultaneously downplayed and exaggerated. Though she grew up in the Two Rivers, the ancient lineage of Manetheren is InTheBlood, for her and for everyone else from the region. Additionally, she has an ''incredibly'' varied training regimen, much more than the average channeler: she's a trained Aes Sedai, she's an accomplished Dreamer, she was collared by the Seanchan, she has spent time with the Sea Folk, and is even an honorary ProudWarriorRaceGuy from her time with the Aiel Wise Ones. ''No one'' in the series, not even Rand, has had a training regimen that involves as much WalkingTheEarth as Egwene's. (This likely contributes to her status as TheAce, seen above.)

* BerserkButton: During the second book, Egwene is tricked into being captured by the Seanchan, who chain her up and, as is their custom with channelers, start treating her like a dehumanized pet. Specifically, a device called an ''a'dam'' is used to let other people control her channeling. Don't show Egwene one unless you want the crap beat out of you.
** Or you're [[MoralDissonance one of the good guys]] and your captive's [[PayEvilUntoEvil a Forsaken]].
* BitchInSheepsClothing: In-universe, other characters tend to regard her as the most likeable and least annoying of the female PowerTrio of herself, Nynaeve, and Elayne. Which means that she can be [[UngratefulBastard just as bitchy as they are]] (and sometimes [[UpToEleven even worse]]) without [[MoralDissonance anyone in-universe noticing]] or [[WhatTheHellHero calling her out on it]].

* ActionGirl: Grows into one as she learns to utilize her magic more effectively. The results involve several truly awesome battles for her.

A {{Tsundere}} of the highest caliber, Nynaeve was formerly the "Wisdom" (read: herb granny) of Emond's Field, despite being all of 24 when the books started. After Moiraine "kidnaps" Rand, Mat, Perrin and Egwene (Nynaeve's apprentice), Nynaeve rushes off to bring the kids back. Instead she gets roped into the adventure, especially after Moiraine notices that Nynaeve too can channel. Though she is the only Two Rivers character to not rise to a prominent position of leadership, she's kept around [[TheBigGuy for her muscle]]: she is, for all intents and purposes, the strongest female channeler of this Age.

->''"Child, blue with the cold. Should have been dead too... crying there. Crying in the snow. I couldn't just leave a child... no children of our own... always knew you wanted children. I knew you'd take it to your heart, Kari. Yes, lass. [[ChangelingFantasy Rand]] is a good name. A good name."''

!'''Bela'''