Calwyn



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Plot Involvement
Calwyn is the daughter of Calida, a priestess of Antaris, and Halwi, a healer of the Spiridrelleen. She was raised in Antaris as a chanter of the Power of Ice.

When she was 16, she ran away from Antaris with Darrow, an ironcrafter from the Outlands. Throughout her travels, she meets two brother fishermen, Xanni and Tonno, a young inventor, Trout, a windworker, Mica, and a healer, Halasaa.

On her journeys, she discovers that she not only has the Power of Ice (and the Power of Tongue), but also (in order of discovery) the Power of Winds, the Power of Beasts, the Power of Iron, and the Power of Becoming. After discovering that she has the Power of Becoming, Calwyn accepts that she is destined to become the Singer of All Songs.

After attempting a great healing of the land of Merithuros, Calwyn loses her gift of chantment, and therefore loses the hope of becoming the Singer. However, she falls into the Knot of Waters in the Veiled Lands, and her powers are restored. Samis teaches her the Power of Seeming and the Power of Fire, and Calwyn becomes the Singer of All Songs. She then sets out to heal Tremaris and restore chantment to its people.

In Antaris, she leads a Dance of Becoming, a great dance of healing that rejuvenates Tremaris. The Spiridrelleen teach the peoples of Antaris, chanters and non-chanters, to dance various dances of the Power of Becoming. The dancing lasts a full night, after which chantment is stronger, and it is implied that more chanters (and dancers) are born in the next generation.

A month or so after the dance, Calwyn, Darrow, Tonno, Keela, Trout, and Halasaa set off to introduce the Dance of Becoming to various cultures around the world, so that chantment will grow stronger everywhere. When Calwyn leaves, she is pregnant with Darrow's child, and tells Mica's spirit that she will name her first daughter after her.

Physical Description
Calwyn is described as a very tall and thin woman with long, black hair and brown eyes. In the first book, she wears her hair in two braids, as is the custom in Antaris. However, when she moves to the Isles of Firthana, she lets her hair hang loose.

Personality
Calwyn is compassionate, adventurous, restless, and faithful to a fault; at times she may not see others' points of views and insist that she is right. She is an idealistic dreamer, but she has the willpower and concentration to see her plans through to the end.