Story so far
Miss Nadine appears not as a weapon but as the dwarf-like chee form of a former caterpillar and children's teacher. She shields the frightened young Clint during Imogen's lightning strike.
Nadine tells Carl that Signet gave the memory golems life and that they will now last forever. She explains that Signet took Lunette's memory with her but left an incomplete body, which Carl should preserve so Samantha can eventually find a Pulpmancer.
Appearance
A small chee woman in a teacher's apron clutching a frightened hairy child.
Role
Nadine explains the permanence of Signet's final gift and passes along her last instruction.
Relationships
Clint — She protects and carries the injured child.
Signet — Signet's sacrifice grants her independent life.
Carl — She instructs him to take Lunette and help Samantha.
Sources — 7 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 14
- Chee schoolteacher transfigured into a level 50 Bearded Sage Caterpillar, now mount to six were-castor warriors.
Chapter 16
- The woman who fed the were-castors when the world across the river had been transformed or killed.
Chapter 26
- The giant caterpillar becomes frantic as Signet's casualties surface and rushes toward the river despite being unable to swim.
Chapter 27
- Nadine attacks the teleported borough boss in fury and is killed instantly by its lightning.
Chapter 28
- Nadine is mourned by the surviving were-castors as a maternal guardian worthy of their moonlit rite.
Chapter 29
- Nadine's remains become a living memorial portrait that also carries her cherished memory of young Clint.
Chapter 73
- Signet's remembered caterpillar teacher manifests permanently, protects Clint, and directs Carl to preserve Princess Lunette's body for Samantha.