Niamara Bancanor
Origin: Tamora Pierce: Emelan Books
Niamara Bancanor
Hair: gold-brown crinkled hair
Eyes: brown
Skin: creamy brown
Parents: Kolborn and Matazidah
Siblings: Jory (twin), Peigi, and Eidart Magic: Ambient; Carpentry
Occupation: Carpenter, Mage
Residence: Byron Street 31 (11-14)
Year of Import: 1
Age at Import: 13

Niamara Bancanor (pronounced nee-ah-MAHR-ah BAN-kan-ohr), or Nia, is a member of a wealthy Kugiskan merchant family. She has three siblings, Jory, Peigi, and Eidart, and is the daughter of Kol and Matazi Bancanor. She is an ambient carpentry mage and is discovered by Daja Kisubo in 1039 KF. She is quite shy. Due to her uncontrolled magic she is also afraid of fire.

Nia is quite shy and reserved, unlike her twin sister. She is afraid of fire. She would rather just sit down and read than go out and jump around and play. This is why the fighting style meditation was bad for Nia. While her sister was hyperactive, she was only annoyed by it.

Nia looks exactly like her sister, and takes after her mother. In Cold Fire she is 12 years old, 5'4" and slender. She has creamy brown skin and gold-brown crinkled hair that falls to her waist. Her eyes are large and brown, set over a slender nose. She takes after her Bihanese mother rather than her pale Namornese father. Like her sister, she seems to be unaware of her growing beauty.