The Wheel of Time Companion

by Robert Jordan

  Segan do Avharin a’Roos. A Murandian noblewoman. She had full lips and dark eyes; she was slender and had long dark hair. Segan was one of the nobles of northern Murandy who made common cause with the intruding Andorans against the rebel Aes Sedai and later came to further agreements with the Andorans.

  Segani. The raken Chulein was flying over the Kin’s farm when Elayne’s gateway exploded.

  Sehar. A town in Altara near the River Eldar. When Morgase, Tallanvor, Lini, Basel Gill, Lamgwin and Breane were traveling west, trying to raise an army to retake Caemlyn, a man in Sehar told them that they would be able to get a ferry in Cormaed.

  Sei’cair. Old Tongue for “golden eyes.” The Aiel used it as a title for Perrin.

  sei’mosiev. Old Tongue for “lowered or downcast eyes,” a phrase used by the Seanchan. It indicated a loss of face or honor. One could become sei’mosiev either by one’s own actions or inactions, or by the actions or inactions of others. What happened to one’s blood relations and/or allies could also affect one. For example, having one’s son or daughter, brother or sister, or any relation declared covale (property) resulted in a loss of face. A rather nasty trick sometimes played, although considered a cliché, was to introduce a female covale into a man’s house as his asa (concubine), asa not being covale; when one or more children were born, and had been acknowledged as was customary, the situation was revealed. The asa/covale reverted to her owner, of course, and because condition followed the female line, so did the children.

  sei’taer. Old Tongue for “straight eyes,” a phrase used among the Seanchan. It meant having face or honor, referring to the ability to look anyone in the eye.

  Seia Doon. Old Tongue for “Black Eyes.” The name was used for an Aiel warrior society.

  Seiera. The mouse-colored mare that Min rode from Dumai’s Wells to Cairhien; Min liked her, so Rand bought the horse for her. The word was the Old Tongue name of a flower known in Baerlon as blue-eye.

  Seirin. A calm man of the Shorara sept of the Tomanelle Aiel. About Rand’s age, he acted as a messenger between Han and Rand in the battle for Cairhien.

  Sela. An elderly woman who worked as a chambermaid at Gareth Bryne’s manor in Kore Springs, Andor. She was getting old to be running up and down stairs at night.

  Selame. Egwene’s maid in Salidar who, along with Meri and Chesa, helped dress and undress her, and attended her during the day. A refugee with dark coloring typical of Tear, she was rail-thin and carried her long nose high, as if sniffing something or recoiling from a bad smell. She was haughty and arrogant with other servants, yet full of silly chatter, with a great deal of concern for what people thought. Only her betters counted as people, in her book. She was provided by Lelaine, for whom she was spying. On the journey north from Salidar, she and Meri were murdered by Halima, who didn’t want spies watching Egwene because they might have seen or overheard something that would have endangered her own safety. Chesa survived simply because she wasn’t a spy for anyone, just a maid.

  Selame Necoine. An Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah who served as Amyrlin Seat from approximately FY 1084 to approximately 5 NE. An Amyrlin of average strength, she was unable to carry out what Deane had begun: to unite the nobles behind the White Tower.

  Selande Darengil. A Cairhienin minor noblewoman who wore six thin stripes crossing the front of her coat. About 5'3" tall, with dark hair, dark eyes and a pale complexion, she was young and pretty. Colavaere directed her at Rand to try to attach strings to him; Selande was frightened half out of her wits by him. She was one of the young nobles who began to imitate the Aiel Maidens. She wore her hair loose and cut off at the shoulder, and a sword belted over a riding dress. She had stark admiration for the Maidens and stark fear of Rand, although the latter faded after he made it clear she had nothing to fear from him. The leader of her society imitating the Aiel, which, unlike the Aiel societies, contained both men and women, she managed a credible swagger, with a bold tilt to her head and a bold set to her shoulders. She and her society were coopted into the service of Faile and called themselves “Cha Faile,” which was Old Tongue for “the Falcon’s Claw” or “the Falcon’s Talon.” She wanted a scar, like those some Maidens had, which Faile thought was ridiculous, but she was not overly eager about it. Faile thought that Selande was the brightest of Cha Faile, except perhaps for Parelean, and that only Camaille and Arrela were quicker, but Selande had a calmness, as if she had already faced the worst fear in her life and nothing else could ever be as bad. She accompanied Faile to Ghealdan, and was one of those sent into Bethal. After Faile was taken prisoner by the Shaido, she agreed to obey Perrin until Faile was found, and Balwer used her to gather information on Masema. Selande led a group of twenty Cha Faile into Malden via the aqueduct to rescue Faile. When Perrin’s group encountered Whitecloaks, Selande put on a dress and went to spy on them. In the Last Battle, she was with Faile on the mission to deliver the Horn of Valere to Mat; when Vanin was thought to be a Darkfriend, Selande took charge of the scouts. She was hauled into the air by weaves of the One Power after Aravine betrayed them to the Shadow.

  Selean. A walled farming town in Cairhien at the other end of the Jangai Pass from Taien. It was once a considerable town, set on the hills, but was burned by Couladin and its inhabitants taken as slaves or impaled on sharp stakes.

  Seleisin. A very isolated village or region. Many people used it in expressions to indicate ignorance: someone in Seleisin might not know something, but it should have been obvious to everyone else.

  Selene. See Lanfear

  Selfar. A roan gelding belonging to Talmanes.

  Selindrin. The proprietor of The Garden of Silver Breezes in Tanchico. She was a sleek, dark-haired woman of indeterminate age. She cleverly catered to every faction while earning the enmity of none.

  Selorna. A Tairen noble House. See also Edorion Selorna

  Selucia. A Seanchan woman who was so’jhin to Tuon. Born in 956 NE, she was about 5'4" tall and slim of build, but was full-breasted enough that men frequently stared at her bosom admiringly. She was beautiful, with golden hair, a creamy complexion, large cool blue eyes and a regal bearing. Selucia’s mother gave her to Tuon when Tuon was in the cradle, to be Tuon’s nursemaid and shadow, a bodyguard no one knew about. Selucia was then twenty-five and had been trained in secret her whole life for the role. As a nursemaid, she, along with Tuon’s Soe’feia, was responsible for disciplining Tuon. At Tuon’s adulthood ceremony at age sixteen, she pardoned Selucia for those punishments, according to tradition, and gave her one hundred gold thrones for each one. At that point, Selucia asked to be Tuon’s chief maid, turning her back on possible power and authority, and continued to function as a shadow. Tuon only had to have Selucia punished twice, and regretted it as much as Selucia. Selucia accompanied Tuon to Ebou Dar aboard the Victory of Kidron. When she discovered Mat holding Tuon prisoner in the stables of the Tarasin Palace, she told him that she would obey Mat if he did not hurt Tuon and that she would kill him if he did. Mat took both along in his escape from Ebou Dar. When Mat took Tuon to a “hell” in Maderin, Selucia went along; when attacked by Darkfriends as they were leaving, Thom and Selucia killed more than half a dozen of them. Thom was impressed. After hearing from Falendre that Anath was Forsaken and had been captured by the Dragon Reborn, Tuon named Selucia her Truthspeaker; Selucia did not welcome the position, but she did her best. During the Last Battle, Selucia stayed near Tuon; she was injured when the Gray Men attacked the command tent, but recovered.

  Semalaren. A place in Seanchan where the Imperial army fought a rebel force, each army having four hundred damane, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides.

  Semaradrid Maravin. A Cairhienin nobleman who was High Seat of House Maravin. He wore slashes of color on his coat to below the waist. He was almost 5'9" tall, with a long face and gaunt cheeks. His hair, showing white streaks at the temples, was shaved at the front like that of common soldiers; his dark eyes could chip stone. He moved stiffly from wounds suffered in his la
nd’s civil war, but his limp came from fighting Tear. His armor was gilded and worked, but it had seen considerable use and showed it. His main reason for cooperating with the Tairens was that they were not Aiel. Semaradrid was part of the Illian invasion army, commanding the Cairhienin. When Rand learned of rebellion in Haddon Mirk, Semaradrid wore his malicious smile for the Tairens quite openly. Semaradrid was also part of the campaign against the Seanchan.

  Weiramon and Semaradrid had a touchy relationship; Weiramon pretended to give the Cairhienin equality while slighting him almost unconsciously; Semaradrid was fully aware of the slights, of his weaker position, and hated both.

  House Maravin had old alliances with House Riatin.

  Semaris, Jeordwyn. See Jeordwyn Semaris

  Semirhage. A Forsaken. As an Aes Sedai, her name was Nemene Damendar Boann. Her strength level was 1(+12). She was 6'1½" tall, and beautiful, with skin as dark as one of the Sea Folk. Slender and graceful, with long fingers and delicate hands, she had large dark brown eyes and short, black, wavy hair. She usually had a cool, even cold, and imperious air, but when she gave her sadism free rein, the imperiousness dropped away and she became almost solicitous toward her victim. She was especially ruthless and cruel, and a vicious killer, and truly hated anyone who called herself Aes Sedai. A true sadist, she really gained pleasure by causing pain.

  Semirhage was almost as poor at handling weather as Asmodean. She liked to do intricate needlework, beautiful patterns of flowers and the like. She knew how to play sha’rah, no’ri and tcheran, but she was an indifferent player of games that did not involve actual people. During the Age of Legends, she was world-famous as a healer of last resort, able to heal what others had given up on. But she always extracted pain as part of her payment. Her main reason for going over to the Shadow was that the Hall of the Servants had discovered that she gave her sadism free rein and proposed binding her with what would be known in the next Age as the Oath Rod.

  Demandred, Semirhage and Mesaana acted as a sort of team, though they would move against one another given a chance. They did not follow Moridin willingly. On orders from the Dark One Semirhage sent the Trollocs and Myrddraal that aided Rand in the Stone against Sammael’s Shadowspawn and Darkfriends; she and Demandred planned between them to increase chaos by bringing Rand and the Seanchan into conflict, trying to focus them on one another. Semirhage posed as Anath Dorje, Seanchan Truthspeaker to Tuon, having disposed of Tuon’s intended Truthspeaker.

  After Mat kidnapped Tuon, Semirhage went back to Seanchan and killed the Empress and the royal family. Semirhage posed as Tuon to meet Rand in an attempt to kidnap him, but her plan was thwarted; she was captured, but not before taking off Rand’s hand.

  She was humiliated when Cadsuane spanked her, but she was set free by Shaidar Haran, who gave her the Domination Band. With it, Semirhage and Elza captured Rand and almost forced him to kill Min. Rand used the True Power to break free and balefired his two captors.

  Sen T’jore. A wild region of Seanchan. Great spotted cats as large as ponies and trap-worms could be found there.

  Senar. An Ogier who was father of Malan father of Aran, the last being the author of a manuscript telling of sightings of Ishamael after the Bore had been sealed.

  Sendara. A woman of the Iron Mountain sept of the Taardad Aiel and Far Dareis Mai. Her name was on Rand’s list of women who had died for him.

  Sene sovya caba’donde ain dovienya. Old Tongue for “Luck is a horse to ride like any other.”

  Senhold, Aeman. A nobleman who was leader of the Amadician contingent at the Battle of the Shining Walls.

  Senican, Aliane. See Aliane Senican

  Senine din Ryal. A Sea Folk Windfinder with a strength level of 19(7). More than five hundred years old, she had weathered, creased cheeks and thickly graying hair. She was among the lower ranking and wore six earrings, but the marks in her ears indicated that she at one time had worn many more earrings and fatter ones. She had been Windfinder to a Wavemistress more than once, and had been Windfinder to Nesta’s predecessor. The rule for the Windfinder to a Wavemistress was that if no Wavemistress needed her services, she was required to move down to the lowest level on a new vessel and work back up. Senine became Windfinder to the Sailmistress of a soarer, and not the largest even of those. She observed the use of the Bowl of the Winds because she was one of the strongest available among the remaining Windfinders in Ebou Dar. Despite being of low rank, she was consulted.

  She accompanied Elayne to Caemlyn, and was one of the Windfinders to stay in Caemlyn after Zaida left. She was part of the circle that made a gateway so that soldiers could rescue Elayne from the Black Ajah.

  Senior Standardbearer. A Seanchan rank equivalent to Senior Bannerman. A Senior Standardbearer had a small crest like a steel arrowhead at the front of the helmet.

  Senje no-room. An obscure reference by Birgitte, intimating that the keeper of this is not embarrassed easily.

  Seonid Traighan. A Cairhienin Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 17(5). Born in 928 NE, she went to the White Tower in 946 NE. After spending thirteen years as a novice and twelve years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 971 NE. Seonid was 5'1" tall and had a pale complexion, dark hair that fell in waves to her shoulders and big, dark, bottomless eyes. While she was not particularly slender, neither was she stocky or stout. Seonid sometimes wore a kesiera, a white fingernail-sized stone on her forehead. She was atypical for a Green in that she was very cool and reserved, with an air of dignity and authority. Sometimes she had a determined smile.

  Seonid was a lesbian; she did not hate men, she just did not want to bed them. She chose Green because it was the Battle Ajah. Her Warders were Teryl Wynter and Furen Alharra. Seonid’s attitude toward her Warders was very businesslike, brisk, practical and methodical. That was, in fact, her general attitude.

  She was part of the rebel embassy to Rand and was one of the first three to approach Rand in Caemlyn; she was also one of those who confronted him with the Mask of Mirrors. She was among the group that followed after Rand when he fled them in Caemlyn and was forced to swear fealty to him after Dumai’s Wells. She was then treated like an apprentice by the Wise Ones, and considered an apprentice. Seonid and Masuri were sent to Ghealdan with Perrin to deal with Masema, under orders to obey Perrin as she would Rand, something that left room for interpretation, as she, Masuri and Perrin were all aware. Seonid considered the Dragonsworn all to be in the nature of mad dogs. She had sworn to serve the Dragon Reborn, and one of the best ways she could see to do that was to suppress in whatever way possible the Dragonsworn, and so put an end to the depredations she thought they caused.

  She considered Rand as arrogant as any king, and had a typical Cairhienin attitude toward Aiel.

  Sephanie Pelden. A young Andoran woman. She and her sister Naris sought work at the Royal Palace; Essande chose them to train as Elayne’s maids because they were unlikely to be spies. Sephanie was very happy to be a lady’s maid rather than cleaning the halls. Square-faced and shy, she was as much in awe of Essande as of Elayne.

  Sera. A Seanchan damane belonging to Tuon. She had a dark complexion, large, liquid black eyes, tightly curled black hair and fine smile lines at the corners of her eyes. She was the strongest of Tuon’s six damane and was part of Karede’s group that searched for Tuon when she was missing.

  Serafelle Tanisloe. A Murandian Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah and the loyalist contingent, with a strength level of 23(11). Born in 862 NE, she went to the White Tower in 891 NE. After spending ten years as a novice and four years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 905 NE. She was 5'4" tall, and pretty in a plump fashion, with brown hair and large hazel eyes. Sometimes, especially when thinking, she had the physical mannerisms of a spoiled noblewoman, which she was. Serafelle was a wilder who slowed at age nineteen. She was married, but lost her husband and three children to a fever; she herself barely escaped death. Of the middle nobility, she was a pampered, s
elf-indulgent woman, but after the deaths, she reassessed her life and decided to become Aes Sedai. At age twenty-nine, she lied about her age, claiming to be eighteen, in order to be allowed into the Tower. Two years passed before sisters discovered the truth, and by that time, she had to be allowed to continue. That lie, though, was possibly the reason she was not allowed to test for Accepted for ten years; she believed that, with some justification. She was a quick study and a fast learner—very observant, very intelligent and quick-witted. She would have become Yellow except that she possessed a minimal Talent for Healing. She accompanied Siuan to Fal Dara, and was part of the circle that Healed Mat of his connection to the Shadar Logoth dagger.

  Serailla. A Kandori noblewoman who served Ethenielle as First Councilor to the Throne of the Clouds. About 5'5" tall, she was stout, with a round, placid face. She was more graceful than she appeared, both in dancing and in the saddle. Though she looked like a farmwife stuffed into a noblewoman’s dress, her mind was as sharp as any Aes Sedai’s. She was completely unflappable and settled in to see what must be done. She accompanied Ethenielle in the Last Battle.

  Seralin. A Wise One of the Shaido Aiel. One of Sevanna’s inner circle of plotters, she took part in, or at least was present at, the murder of Desaine. At Dumai’s Wells, she was with Therava.

  Serana. A sizable village in Tarabon located halfway between Elmora and the Amadician border. It lay in a flat grassy valley among forested hills, with at least a mile to the trees in three directions; in the other direction was a small, reed-fringed lake, considerably wider than the village, fed by two wide streams. It was a stopping point for merchant trains heading east, with over a dozen inns and nearly as many streets. The rooftops of Serana were all tile, red or green or blue, but the buildings themselves were wooden. Serana became one of the Seanchan garrisons in Tarabon and was one of many raided by Rodel Ituralde.

  Serancha Colvine. An Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah and the loyalist contingent. Born in 835 NE, she went to the White Tower in 850 NE. After spending seven years as a novice and six years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 863 NE. She served as a Sitter from 974 to 990 NE and was named Head Clerk of the Gray Ajah in 990 NE. She had a pinched mouth and a pinched nose that constantly seemed to be detecting a bad smell. Even her pale blue eyes seemed pinched with disapproval. She might well have been pretty otherwise. Seaine and Pevara once dusted her cloak with powdered itch oak; they thought that she was a prig.