Colavaere Saighan

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EWoT: Colavaere Saighan

Colavaere Saighan Biographical information Nationality Cairhienin Date of death 1000 NE Current Status Dead Physical description Gender Female Hair color Tower of curls Chronological and political information First mentioned TFOH 45 First appeared TFOH 46 Affiliation House Saighan
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The Lady Colavaere of House Saighan was the highest ranking noble in Cairhien following the deaths of Galldrian Riatin and Barthanes Damodred. She was the High Seat of House Saighan.

[edit] Appearance

She was middle aged, and considered to be more than handsome; pretty, but not quite beautiful. Like most Cairhienin noblewomen, she wore her hair in an ornate tower of curls, without a touch of gray. She had a musical voice, which Rand was used to hearing from Moiraine.

Colavaere dressed like all other Cairhienin noble women. Her dresses were striped horizontally, from her high collar of lace down to her knees in the colors of House Saighan, yellow, red and silver.

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After the battle with the Shaido in Cairhien she swore fealty to Rand al'Thor. She tried to find a bedpartner by Rand but was strongly discouraged by Aviendha who gave her a beating.

She made a deal with the White Tower embassy. When Rand was captured by the White Tower embassy she made her move for the Sun Throne and had both Meilan Mendiana and Lord Maringil murdered; they were her main rivals. Berelain sur Paendrag Tanreal found evidence linking her to the crimes.

As soon as Rand was missing she was crowned Queen of Cairhien. On Rand's return he confronted her in the Throne Room and for her crimes against Meilan and Maringil she had all her lands stripped from her although Rand wouldn't pronounce her death sentence and exiled her to a farm for life Dobraine Taborwin's care. She hanged herself rather than face such disgrace.

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• She will die by hanging herself. (fulfilled)