Galina Casban
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| Galina Casban | |
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| Nationality | Unknown |
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| Title | Aes Sedai |
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| Occupation | Aes Sedai |
| Affiliation | Black Ajah |
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| Hair | Long, Black |
| Eyes | Hard |
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Galina Casban is an Aes Sedai and former leader of the Red Ajah, who referred to her as "the Highest". She is also second-in-command of the Supreme Council of Black Ajah, knowing who Alviarin is. She is a member of a Heart with Talene Minly and Temaile Kinderode.
[edit] Appearance
Galina has long black hair and a plump round face with hard eyes.
[edit] Assault and Capture
She was sent by Elaida a'Roihan, the newly raised Amyrlin Seat, to first make an alliance with the Shaido and then bring Rand al'Thor back to the White Tower so that they would 'keep him safe' until Tarmon Gai'don, which in reality turns out to be the torture and imprisonment of Rand. In book six, Lord of Chaos, this plan was abandoned when a battle between the Tower Aes Sedai, the Asha'man, Aiel and Perrin Aybara with the Two Rivers men ensued (see Battle of Dumai's Wells). Galina was observed by Gawyn falling off her horse after the battle and then disappearing.
Thought dead by Mesaana and the Aes Sedai in the Tower, she was captured by the Shaido Aiel. After being taken captive, she has been brutalized, becoming something of a "favourite" of Therava who enjoys her dominant role over the former Aes Sedai. She is named da'tsang ("despised one") and her attempts to escape have been punished well. Later, she is made to swear to obey the Shaido Wise Ones, first among them Sevanna and Therava, using a "binder" or Oath Rod and made gai'shain. She is now Lina, a well-trained servant and Therava's personal plaything.
After Faile and her party are captured by the Shaido, Galina is sent to Heal them. She can now only channel when instructed to or given permission. She finds out who Faile is, and uses that to blackmail her into getting the Oath Rod that Therava has so Galina may free herself, as she is forbidden to pick the Oath Rod up.
[edit] Current Status
She finally gets her hand on the Oath Rod when Faile announces to her that she has taken it. Galina tells her to meet her in a charred building in Malden in a few days. It is there that she sets a trap to kill Faile and the others so that she may escape. When Perrin attacks and drives the Shaido away, Therava finds her and forces her once again to become gai'shain, and forbids her to touch the binder again or to try to escape. She is thoroughly broken.
