Nebeno Pel-Thenhior

Nebeno Pel-Thenhior runs a teahouse in Amalo called the Torivontaram. She is the mother of Iäna Pel-Thenhior

Appearance
When Thara Celehar first met Nebeno, she was “a rail-thin and rail-straight Barizheise lady who barely came up to [Iäna's] shoulder. Her hair was iron gray, several shades lighter than her skin, which it had probably matched in her youth, and her round, slightly pop eyes were honey-gold, the same color as his.”

Personality
Nebeno had a sense of humor, and seemed to get along with her son and Thara. She was difficult to argue with.

Life
Nebeno knew Arveneän Shelsin as a child, but only had a passing acquaintance with her as an adult. She ran a teahouse in Amalo, and seemed to cook there.

While Thara and Iäna were investigating Arveneän's murder, Iäna took Thara to the Torivontaram for dinner. Nebeno and Iäna immediately got into loud discussion with him in Barizhin. Iäna introduced Thara and Nebeno. Nebeno invited Thara to sit down and eat, and brought them a Barizheise green tea. She later brought them “two bowls of soup and a plate of brown rolls. The soup was thick with noodles and vegetables and pieces of chicken”, while “the rolles were crisp and chewy, served with soft white Barizheise cheese." She told Thara he blessed their house in Barizhin, and when Thara replied in the same manner, she was delighted. She then told Iäna, "I like this one." Iäna told her to stop tormenting Thara, and Nebeno told him not to drive Thara away.

While Thara was investigating Pavalo Temin's Cemchelarna School for Foundling Girls and the murder of Tedoro, he met with Iäna at the Torivontaram to talk breaking into the school, while Iäna's cousin and Nebeno had an argument. After a while, Iäna's cousin emerged and said she needed Iäna to speak to Nebeno. Iäna refused, and they began arguing until Nebeno told them to come into the kitchen and discuss it.

Skills
Nebeno spoke Barizhin.

Thara Celehar
Nebeno liked Thara.

Quotations

 * Iäna to Thara: “I will have to tell my mother that being gaudy has its uses.”
 * Iäna: “Getting in the way in one of Mama’s arguments is like getting in the way of a slamming door".