Niylah

Niylah is a recurring character in the third and fourth seasons. She is portrayed by actress Jessica Harmon, and debuts in Wanheda (Part 1).

Niylah is an original inhabitant of Earth. She has been working in a trading post in Sector 7 with her father and at one point acquired one of the Delinquents' wristbands.

Early Life
Niylah was originally born on Earth. She grew up with both her parents. However, at some point, her mother was captured and taken to Mount Weather as part of the Harvest Project leaving her with just her father. Her father was also a member of Trikru.

Throughout the Series

 * -|Season Three =

In Wanheda (Part 1), Niylah helps run a trading post with her father. Clarke waits for her father to leave before she arrives with a black panther she has recently killed in the woods to trade for supplies. Clarke and Niylah chat in Trigedasleng and Niylah offers her a drink. Clarke notices Niylah is wearing one of the Delinquents' wristbands. Clarke asks Niylah about how she got the wristband, but they are interrupted by Roan and another warrior looking for Clarke. Roan notices Clarke before asking if Niylah has seen the woman in a picture he is carrying around. Niylah tells Roan that Clarke was there two days ago and that is how she got the wristband but Clarke left to travel north, following "Eden's Path" into the Ice Nation. Roan and the other warrior leave to find Clarke. Clarke asks Niylah when did she figure out who she was and Niylah tells her since the beginning. Niylah switches to English and offers her a drink again while they wait for Roan and his companion to leave. Clarke asks why Niylah is helping her. Niylah reveals that her mother was taken by the Mountain Men and Clarke stopped the Reaping.

Niylah later helps Clarke clean the wounds she sustained while killing the panther. Niylah asks about the Mountain and Clarke says she did what she had to do. Niylah tells her she wiped out their greatest enemy by herself. Clarke kisses Niylah and they have sex.

Clarke later wakes up from a nightmare next to Niylah. She gets dressed and leaves the trading post, but is captured by Roan.

In Wanheda (Part 2), Niylah is seen being beaten and thrown around inside her trading post by Roan's partner. The Grounder wants to know where Wanheda, Clarke, is. However, Niylah refuses to give him any information. The Grounder pulls out a knife and says he will only ask once more, and then threatens to cut off her hand if she doesn't tell. Before she can answer, Bellamy, Kane, Monty, Hannah, Indra, and Pike enter the room. Bellamy shoots and kills the Grounder. Indra realizes that the Grounder was a bounty hunter. Indra then reassures Niylah that they are there to help and tells her that they are looking for Clarke, but she points out that he was, too, gesturing to the deceased bounty hunter. Niylah recognizes them as Skaikru, as Bellamy begs her to help them. Niylah ends up telling them that Clarke had been there last night, but that she was gone when she woke up. Kane asks Niylah if Clarke gave her any indication of where she was headed, and Niylah says she didn't but the bounty hunter did. Niylah then explains that the bounty hunter claimed that his partner from Ice Nation came back for her. She wishes them the best of luck before they leave.

Personality
Niylah is an observant and compassionate individual who falls for Clarke while she's on the run.

Physical Appearance
Niylah is of average height and has long blonde hair that she keeps in a braid. She has hazel green eyes and has a black tattoo across her spine.

Relationships

 * -|Clarke Griffin =

Clarke Griffin
Niylah meets Clarke when Clarke was hiding in Sector 7 after the fall of Mount Weather. Clarke waits for Niylah's father to leave every time before she brings Niylah her kills to trade for supplies. Niylah knows who Clarke is but keeps it a secret and protects her from Roan and other bounty hunters by lying about her whereabouts. Niylah helps treat Clarke's injuries. Later, that night they become intimate but, Clarke leaves her during the night.

Quotes

 * Niylah (to Clarke): "You killed our greatest enemy. You wiped them out by yourself."
 * -- in Wanheda (Part 1)

Notes and Trivia

 * Jessica Harmon is the sister of Richard Harmon who plays John Murphy.
 * Niylah is the sixth LGBT character in The 100 canon; the other five characters are Clarke, Lexa, Costia, Bryan and Miller.
 * Niylah's father was a member of Trikru and one of the sleeping warriors massacred by Pike, Bellamy, Hannah, and the rest of Farm Station.
 * Niylah is the only lover of Clarke to still be alive.