Sheela Jagan

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## Sheela Jagan

Nikita on the right and Sheela on the left.

## General Information

### Affiliation

The OtherworldThe Pandavas

The OFCS (Otherworld Foster Care System)

## Biological Information

### Siblings

Nikita Jagan (twin sister)Aru, Mini, Brynne, Nikita (soul sisters)

## Physical Description

### Eye

Icy Blue, turns silver when she has a vision

### Hair

Dark and woven into dozens of tiny braids

## Appearance

### Appears in

*Aru Shah and the Song of Death**Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*

**Sheela Jagan** is a secondary main character in *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes* and *Aru Shah and the City of Gold* and a minor character in *Aru Shah and the Song of Death*. She's the modern-day eleven year old reincarnation of the Pandava Sahadeva, and is the twin of Nikita Jagan. They both ran away from foster care after their parents were deported.

## History

Sheela lived with her parents and twin until her parents were deported, and the twins were sent into foster-care before they ran away.

## *The Pandava Quintet*

### *Aru Shah and the Song of Death*

Sheela appears in Aru's dream with Nikita. They also visit the dreams of the other Pandavas.

### *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*

Sheela and Nikita are rescued by the Pandavas and Aiden and claimed. They discover the tree to be a fake, and although they can't accompany the Potatoes on their unofficial quest, they visit the other Pandavas in their dreams.

### *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*

Sheela, along with her twin, always visit the Pandava sisters in their dreams, more often than not, leaving behind dreadful and frightening prophecies for them to solve.

## Physical Appearence

Sheela is a dark-skinned eleven year-old whose braids fall straight to her shoulders. Her eyes are ice blue and glow silver when she has a vision, and at the beginning of *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*, she wears a striped T-shirt and dark jeans. When she's claimed, she gets a silver star on the base of her throat.

## Personality

Sheela normally has a relaxed, if somewhat out of it expression, and is mostly unfazed by what happens. She doesn't seem to normally understand body language.

Despite her zaniness, Sheela is actually quite solemn and wise. She always thinks before she talks and says wise things like how she tells Aiden that pigeons are fearless, and when she gets Claimed, she looks like she knew it already. It maybe because of her prophetic powers.

## Abilities and Tools

* Demigod Abilities
* Gifted Abilities

* **Pandava Mind Link:** Sheela is able to communicate telepathically with her sisters. It can be blocked out, and typically it’s easier the better you know somebody. Nikita so far has used the Pandava mind link with Aru, Brynne, and Mini in their dreams, and once in her thoughts.

- **Dream Travel:** Sheela, along with Nikita, can contact the other Pandava sisters across long distances through dreams.

- **Tracing Mark:** When she was claimed, Sheela was underage, so she got a silver star on her throat that Otherworld authorities and others can use to track her.

- **Clairvoyance:** Sheela can see the future and prophesize, and when she does that, her eyes turn silver.

## Relationships

### Friends

* Aru Shah
* Mini Kapoor
* Brynne Rao

Sheela likes Aru well, and talks to her briefly, but honestly, during the dream in which Nikita was making the Pandavas clothing. Aru seems curious towards Sheela's more closed off attitude, and feels worry for her when she sees how scared she is from the nightmare. Sheela, as stated in the aforementioned quotes, finds Aru to be her favorite person out of everyone else.

Sheela likes Mini Kapoor the most out of all the Potatoes, and Mini likes her too, feeling kind of maternal towards her.

Brynne and Sheela don't interact as much, but Brynne is initially mad at Sheela for telling the prophecy to the Sleeper's army, but later when Brynne comes into one of her dreams, she awkwardly pats Sheela on the head, which might mean that Brynne forgave Sheela and likes Sheela as her sister. As seen in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*, Brynne does take her role as an older sister seriously, training Sheela (along with her twin) for the upcoming war.
### Family

* Nikita Jagan

Sheela and Nikita are very close. Nikita is very protective of Sheela, and Sheela appreciates Nikita and sees her true self.
## Etymology

* **Sheela** is a Hindi (शीला)/Sanskrit name which means "character" and "good conduct". "Good conduct" could presumbly mean her wiseness, calmness and her politeness. Basically her good behaviour.
* **Jagan** means 'Universe' or 'World'. It maybe because it is similar to the Hindi word 'Jagat', which means the same.

## Trivia

* She is bilingual, speaking both English and Guyanese Creole.
* Sheela probably like silvery things and stars.
* Sheela is also a Leo Sun, but a Libra Moon
	+ This is due to the fact that Sheela was born a few hours after her twins sister was born

## ReadRiordan's Article On Her

*“These Guyanese 10-year-old identical twins are the next two Pandavas, and we’re pretty envious of that tiara and those matching braids. Also, their intensity has us stoked to finally meet them on the page.”*