Thistle

Thistle was a slim, vibrant young Seti Mage who thought the elders of her people were fat, lazy, and blind to the ongoing destruction of their people. She thought it readily apparent that Seti land was shrinking as it was bounded in by other peoples, and would eventually lead to the loss of the Seti way of life. The only Seti fighting this incursion was the cult of Ryllandaras, but she was too uncomfortable with their worship of the White Jackal to join them.
Thistle had brown eyes and long auburn hair tied in a thick braid. She dressed in leathers and carried a bone-handled blade thrust through her belt.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 3, US HC p.50-52 She had a way of making her every statement a challenge.
==In Kellanved's Reach==
Thistle wanted to fight and travelled to Malaz City to join the ranks of the army being raised by Dassem Ultor. Nedurian recruited her for the Mage cadre he was organising for the Malazan forces. He was impressed by her spirit, especially when she conditioned her cooperation on not being taken from the ranks or given special treatment. When Nedurian considered her name, he wondered whether she had been named after her character manifested itself or she had just grown into into it. He managed to win her over by informing her there would be no hierarchy among the mages and all would be treated as equals. Additionally, the separate formal cadre led by Tayschrenn would likely consider themselves superior, but would not in Nedurian's estimation be correct. After the smiling Thistle departed, Nedurian briefly wished he was a hundred years younger.
==Notes and references==
Category:Females
Category:Mages
Category:Seti