Yana

Yana was a veteran heavy in the 17th Squad, 4th Company, 2nd Division of the Malazan 4th Army.Stonewielder, Chapter 3, US HC p.175 She was a tall strapping woman, with brown eyes, an olive complexion, and hacked-short night-black hair that identified her as Kanese.Stonewielder, Chapter 2, US HC p.88-89 She had no interest in rising up the ranks to corporal and being forced to mother her squadmates.Stonewielder, Chapter 3, US HC p.173
Yana was the on again off again lover of 5th Squad heavy Gipe. The couple fought and broke up after every major battle engagement only to lustily reconcile before the next.Stonewielder, Chapter 6, US HC p.309
== In Stonewielder ==
Yana accompanied the Malazan Expeditionary Force to the Lands of Fist to bring the renegade Malazan 6th Army to heel. While on the transport ship Lasana, Yana was among five squadmates chosen to mock battle an equal number of Blue Moranth for a place on a Moranth ship. Yana, Dim, Lard, Suth, and Wess were defeated, but performed well enough to earn their squad a place.Stonewielder, Chapter 4, US HC p.202-206
During the marine assault on the fortifications of Aamil, Yana fought her way up the Moranth siege tower and into the city along with the rest of her squad. She soon joined Adjunct Kyle in an attack on a temple of the Lady. Only the Adjunct's mystic blade saved the squad from a horrible death at the hands of the goddess' priests.Stonewielder, Chapter 4, US HC p.250-261 
Yana later fought to secure a key bridge over the Ancy River below the fortress at Three Sisters. During the stalemate that followed she was disabled by the dysentery epidemic in the Malazan camp.Stonewielder, Chapter 8, US HC p.406 
The army eventually made its way across Rool, and the 17th Squad was one of several placed on garrison duty in Banith under Divisional Fist Rillish Jal Keth. The Malazan occupiers were resented by the city's residents and Yana was seriously injured by a crossbow-wielding sniper. Her injury prevented her from joining the rest of the 17th Squad on Fist Rillish's secret mission to Thol.Stonewielder, Chapter 10, US HC p.514/526 
==Notes and references==
Category:Females
Category:Kanese
Category:Soldiers
Category:Heavies