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Neporo was a Seiikinese woman who lived about a thousand years before the events of the novel begin. Though she came from humble beginnings, she discovered the magical mulberry tree on Komoridu, ate from it, and became immortal. She helped Cleolind Onjenyu bind the Nameless One in the Abyss using the celestial jewels, and she kept the rising jewel to pass down to her descendants. Tané eventually discovers that she’s a descendant of Neporo when she learns about the jewels’ provenance.
Neporo of Komoridu Quotes in The Priory of the Orange Tree
The The Priory of the Orange Tree quotes below are all either spoken by Neporo of Komoridu or refer to Neporo of Komoridu . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 14 Quotes
All sisters knew about the lost years. Not long after vanquishing the Nameless One and founding the Priory, the Mother had left on unknown business and perished before she could make her way home. Her body had been returned to the Priory. No one knew who had sent it.
One small faction of sisters believed that the Mother had gone to join her suitor, Galian Berethnet, and had a child with him, establishing the House of Berethnet. This idea, unpopular in the Priory, was the founding legend of Virtudom—and what had landed Ead in Inys.
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‘Well,’ Chassar said, ‘most sisters believe that the Mother left to protect the Priory from some unnamed threat.’ He pressed his lips together. ‘I will write to the Prioress and tell her what Fýredel said. She may be able to solve this riddle.’
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Neporo of Komoridu Character Timeline in The Priory of the Orange Tree
The timeline below shows where the character Neporo of Komoridu appears in The Priory of the Orange Tree. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 41
...lets go of her fingers. Now, Ead reads the translated scroll, which is signed by Neporo, Queen of Komoridu—who calls herself Cleolind’s sister. It describes how the two women bound the...
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Mita enters, noting that the archives contain nothing useful about the jewel or Neporo of Komoridu. Ead suggests that Kalyba would know. She forged Ascalon, after all, so she...
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Chapter 43
...her if she doesn’t take her an orange. Mita thinks not and says they’ll research Neporo next. She dismisses Ead. In her room, Ead snuggles with Aralaq and thinks about how...
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Chapter 51
Tané studies the scrolls. One Lacustrine letter addressed to someone named Neporo declines to recognize her as a Queen Regent, granting her instead the title of Lady...
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Chapter 52
...together, since no matter what, the Nameless One will return. Ead mentions the letter from Neporo to Cleolind, which described how the Nameless One is bound for only a thousand years....
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Chapter 62
...forever, the scholar tells the Golden Empress that the ancient text tells the story of Neporo, who lived here a thousand years ago. Niclays listens as the scholar describes how Neporo...
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The scholar continues. The Dreadmount erupted, and a dragon gave Neporo two celestial jewels, which the dragon said could be used to imprison the Nameless One....
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...Tané reveals the rising jewel, and Niclays laughs while the scholar observes that Tané is Neporo’s descendant. Niclays realizes she must’ve been taken to train for the High Sea Guard before...
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Chapter 63
...inspects her painful and bandaged thigh. She also considers what the scholar said—that she is Neporo’s descendant—but Neporo was a queen, so the scholar’s suggestion is nonsense. Soon after the woman...
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...offers Nayimathun the rising jewel and shares that according to a scholar, she may be Neporo’s descendant. Nayimathun is more willing to accept this possibility than Tané is, but she suggests...
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...herself, though she’s never hurt an Eastern dragon. Then, Loth shares what he learned about Neporo binding the Nameless One. Tané and Thim realize the date when he’ll rise again is...
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...Empress and freed Nayimathun. Then, Loth explains why he’s here: according to a letter from Neporo, the Nameless One will rise in the spring. The Unceasing Emperor insists Neporo is a...
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Chapter 65
Kalyba turns, notices Tané, and greets her as Neporo. She says the Nameless One will welcome Neporo. Tané introduces herself, feeling both repulsed and...
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Chapter 66
...story and about Kalyba. When she’s done, Tané says it all makes sense and mentions Neporo’s mulberry tree. Ead observes that history repeats itself—she and Tané are like Cleolind and Neporo—and...
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Chapter 75
...village of Ampiki and Feather Island to see Elder Vara. She’s been trying to research Neporo, but there’s little information about her left. Now, Nayimathun lands on Komoridu and Tané enters...
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