When learning unknowingly to channel, she learned to tell the weather. This talent has changed to also tell moods. She is a quick learner, as quick as Rand. She is also a great believer in justice.

She went to the White Tower with Egwene, and became an Accepted immediately. Later, Liandrin led her, Egwene, Elayne and Min to Falme, where she was to be made damane. Nynaeve and Elayne avoided capture, and later helped Egwene and Min escape. They got back to the White Tower just in time to go hunting the Black Ajah.

Nynaeve, Egwene and Elayne went to Tear on the chase, were captured by Liandrin and company and were rescued by Mat and Juilin. Nynaeve then left with Elayne, chasing the Black Ajah to Tanchico. While in Tanchico, Nynaeve captured Moghedian only to have her escape.

After helping the Panarch regain power, Nynaeve left with Elayne moving into Amadicia where they joined a traveling menagerie. This took them to Ghealdan where they left for Salidar with the remaining Shienarans, who until that time had stayed with Masema.