Naiyima

Naiyima was a character on. She was extremely mysterious, never revealing much about her identity or past. She was an enemy of Alti's future incarnation, Khindin, from the past. She may of possibly have been a Darsham.

She was due to be sacrificed on the burning pyre of her husband, of whom she must join in death due to tradition. She sent Xena and Gabrielle into their future incarnations, Arminestra and Shakti respectively, in order to defeat Alti with the use of the Mehndi. She taught Gabrielle how to use the Mehndi before sending her after Xena. They managed to return Alti to the present, exactly moments before Naiyima is being sacrificed o her husband's funeral pyre. She was saved by Xena and Gabrielle returning from the future, before they defeat Alti after a long and bloody battle.

She was played by Tharini Mudiliar.