Niklaren Goldeye (pronounced nick-LAHR-enn), nicknamed Niko (NEE-koh), is a powerful academic mage and one of the best truthsayers—people who can see whether someone is lying or being honest. He is considered a great-mage, putting him on the caliber of mages such as Lark, Rosethorn, Frostpine, Ishabal Ladyhammer, and others. As a seer, he discovered ambient mages Sandrilene fa Toren, Briar Moss, Trisana Chandler, and Daja Kisubo and brought them to Winding Circle where they could train in their various magics. He became Tris's teacher, as there were no weather-mages who were at her skill or power level.