The Wheel of Time Companion

by Robert Jordan

  Seven-Striped Lass, The. A tavern in Caemlyn run by Melli Craeb.

  Seven Towers. Defining landmarks of Malkier, broken by the Shadowspawn armies.

  sevens. A game in which players sat facing one another, drew swords and aimed at each other’s throat, stopping just short of flesh.

  severing. An Age of Legends word that meant both gentling and stilling, thus rendering men or women incapable of channeling.

  Sevlana Meseau. A historical and legendary Gray sister who Merana thought of as impressive; she thought that when Kiruna and Bera first saw Cadsuane, it must have struck them the same way seeing Sevlana would strike her.

  Sh’boan. A woman serving as the absolute monarch of Shara. The monarch ruled for exactly seven years, then died. The rule then passed to the mate of that ruler, the Sh’botay, who ruled for seven years and then died; his (second) mate then ruled as Sh’boan for seven years. This pattern had repeated itself from the time of the Breaking of the World. The Sharans believed that the deaths were the “Will of the Pattern.” A break in the cycle occurred when Graendal kidnapped Chiape, the Sh’boan, and her Sh’botay-to-be Shaofan and made them her pets.

  Sh’botay. See Sh’boan

  sha’je. A type of duel using left- and right-handed daggers tipped with poison, in which often neither party survived. The left-handed dagger was known as the osan’gar and the right-handed dagger as aran’gar. The duel originated during the Age of Legends after the Dark One’s touch was felt in the world. A sha’je duel at Qal was mentioned by Semirhage.

  Sha’mad Conde. Old Tongue for “Thunder Walkers,” it was the name given to an Aiel warrior society.

  sha’rah. A game that was ancient when the War of Power began. Moridin, one of nine remaining who knew the game, was a grandmaster. Played on a board with 13 × 13 squares, it had 33 red pieces and 33 green pieces and a central black-and-white piece called the Fisher; the first object was to capture the Fisher.

  Shaarad Aiel. An Aiel clan which had Black Rock, Haido and Imran septs; its clan chief was Jheran.

  Shadar Logoth. Old Tongue for “the Place Where the Shadow Waits.” The name was given to the city formerly known as Aridhol, capital of one of the Ten Nations. Aridhol used an evil as great as the Shadow to fight the Shadow, corrupting itself, and Shadar Logoth was destroyed circa 1200 AB. The evil that remained there was called Mashadar. The taint on Shadar Logoth was created by humans, who believed they had to do whatever was necessary to defeat the Shadow. Rand experienced resonance when channeling there—the Dark One’s taint reacted to the corruption of Shadar Logoth. One could say that the two taints were diametrically opposed to each other, two opposite magnetic poles that were attracted to each other.

  Shadar Nor. The name given to Latra Posae, a famous female Aes Sedai from the time of the Breaking, meaning “Cutter (or Slicer) of the Shadow.” See Latra Posae

  shade of my heart. An Aiel term of affection.

  Shadoon, Stedding. A stedding located along the Shadow Coast.

  Shadow Coast. The mountainous border of Tarabon and Amadicia on the southwestern coast of the continent. An Ogier stedding was located there.

  Shadow, Lady of the. A Seanchan expression for death.

  Shadow, the. The Dark One and also the power or force of the Dark One, in contrast to the Light of the Creator.

  Shadow’s Waiting. See Shadar Logoth

  Shadow-forgers. Those who forged Shadowwrought weapons in Thakan’dar, tempered by human blood. It was said that they became fierce when provoked and had skin hard enough to turn aside swords. Aviendha and other channelers hit them with weaves of Fire, which turned them to crumbling stone.

  Shadowbrothers. The wolves’ name for Darkhounds.

  Shadoweyes. The Aiel term for the Dark One’s animal spies.

  Shadowkiller. The wolves’ term for Rand.

  Shadowman. See Myrddraal

  Shadowrunners. An Aiel term for Darkfriends.

  shadowshand mushroom. A mushroom that made rings on fallen logs.

  Shadowsouled. The Aiel name for Forsaken.

  Shadowspawn. Living constructs created by the Forsaken Aginor, designed to serve the Shadow, during the War of the Shadow/the War of Power, the war that ended the Age of Legends. They included creatures such as Trollocs, Draghkar, gholam, Myrddraal, Darkhounds and Gray Men.

  Shadowsworn. Those sworn to serve the Dark One; the term generally referred to those below the rank of Forsaken.

  Shadowtwisted. The Aiel name for Trollocs.

  Shadowwrought. The Aiel historical term for creatures made by Aginor; it was also Slayer’s name for Trollocs. As a descriptor, it was used to refer to the blades made at Thakan’dar by the Shadow-forgers. See Shadowspawn

  Shae’en M’taal. Old Tongue for “Stone Dogs,” it was the name given an Aiel warrior society.

  Shaemal. The capital city of Coremanda, one of the Ten Nations after the Breaking.

  Shaen. An Aiel of the Stone Dog society who wore the red headband of the siswai’aman. He was part of the scouting mission to Thakan’dar and fought at Shayol Ghul in the Last Battle.

  Shaene, Elver. See Elver Shaene

  Shaeren, Burin. Lelaine’s Domani Warder. He was copper-skinned and looked like an uprooted stump. He had been with her over twenty years at the time the White Tower split.

  Shago. A place from the distant past. Birgitte once said that the arguing Elayne and Nynaeve were “acting like Shago barmaids with winteritch.”

  Shagrin, Joni. See Joni Shagrin

  Shahal Comanli. A Domani Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah who was uncommitted to either contingent. She had a strength level of 34(22), and was roughly two hundred years old. She was 5'2" tall and quite stout, with copper skin. Shahal had a flirtatious streak; in fact, when she chose to flirt, men quickly forgot that she was short and stout. She was one of the uncommitted Aes Sedai Rand found in Cairhien after Dumai’s Wells who was following Cadsuane Melaidhrin. Shahal was left behind in Cairhien when Cadsuane went to Far Madding.

  Shai’tan. The true name of the Dark One. Saying it was thought to draw his attention, inevitably bringing ill fortune at best, disaster at worst; among his followers, using the name was thought to be blasphemy. For that reason many euphemisms were used.

  Shaidar Haran. Old Tongue for “Hand of the Dark,” it was the name given a Myrddraal unlike all others. Its name was in Old Tongue, while all other Myrddraal had names in the Trolloc tongue. Shaidar Haran was head and shoulders taller than all other Halfmen. Arrogant, it commanded the Forsaken, displayed a dark sense of humor and could sense the difference between saidin and saidar. Shaidar Haran carried the authority of the Dark One to the extent that he was permitted to punish Moghedien and Mesaana severely for their failures. Shaidar Haran did not have nearly as much power as the Dark One, but the Dark One was able to project a shadowy form of himself into it. If too long away from Shayol Ghul, Shaidar Haran grew weak.

  The Dark One discarded Shaidar Haran when Rand went to the Pit of Doom, leaving a husk on the ground and creating a large void.

  Shaido Aiel. One of the Aiel clans. They followed Couladin until his death outside Cairhien while he was leading 160,000 Shaido spears against the city. Sevanna managed to establish herself as both a Wise One and, in effect, chief of the Shaido, though as a woman she could not be a chief any more than a man could be a Wise One; it was all done through the simple expedient that as widow of the last chief and of the one before that, she spoke as the chief until a new one was selected. Given the situation, it was highly unlikely any Shaido would be allowed into Rhuidean, and she meant to see that none was in any case.

  Especially under Sevanna, the Shaido began to behave in nontraditional ways for the Aiel, including the use of Wise Ones in battle, beginning at Dumai’s Wells, looting to the ground rather than taking only the fifth, and the taking of wetlanders as gai’shain. The other Aiel began to view the Shaido as different. The Shaido were always regarded as the lowest of the clans, in a way, the least honorable, but the
things they did after crossing the Dragonwall added to the differences.

  The Shaido’s undoing began when Sammael, posing as Caddar and attempting to create more chaos, sent many Shaido septs through gateways all across the world, where they continued to cause atrocities. Although Sevanna retained the Wise Ones who could channel and a sizable number of warriors, she made another error by kidnapping Faile and bringing the wrath of Perrin down upon her.

  After the Shaido’s defeat at Malden and Sevanna’s capture, the clan dispersed in many directions; Therava led a large group intending to return to the Three-fold Land.

  Shaiel. Old Tongue for “the Woman Who Is Dedicated,” it was the name that Tigraine took when she was adopted into the Chumai sept of the Taardad Aiel.

  Shainrahien. An Ogier-built city in Safer, one of the Ten Nations after the Breaking.

  Shaisam. A name taken by Padan Fain during the Last Battle.

  Shajin, Stedding. A stedding located in the Black Hills.

  Shaken Fist, The. An inn in Trustair. Papers with the likeness of Mat and Perrin showed up in the vicinity of Hinderstap, with directions that if one saw either of the men, one could go to The Shaken Fist and earn coin for the information.

  Shal, River. A river running southwest from the Hills of Kintara into central Illian, where it met the River Manetherendrelle.

  Shaldine. The eleventh month of the year.

  Shalon din Togara Morning Tide. Sea Folk Windfinder to Clan Shodein; her Wavemistress, Harine din Togara, was her sister. Her husband was Mishael. Shalon wore four earrings in each ear. Pretty and young-appearing, she was actually twenty-two years older than her sister and was already married when Harine was born. About 5'6" tall, she had very straight black hair, full lips, large dark brown eyes and a dark complexion, though not dark enough to make a comparison to charcoal. Rand found her conferring with the Lady Ailil, as he thought, on the day he was attacked in the Sun Palace and, to get them out of the way, bound and gagged them both, put a shield on Shalon that would dissipate with time and stuffed them under Ailil’s bed. Cadsuane discovered that Ailil and Shalon were actually lovers, and the circumstances were such that neither wanted this known. Cadsuane took both of them pretty firmly in hand, making them supply her with information after being questioned by Verin.

  Shalon went with Cadsuane and her party to Far Madding and Shadar Logoth; during the cleansing, Shalon linked with Verin and Kumira. The circle encountered Graendal; though they were able to fight her off, Kumira was killed.

  shama. A musical instrument of the Age of Legends.

  Shamara. See Shara

  shambayan. The term for a head butler in the Borderland nations.

  Shamendar, Stedding. A stedding located in the forests north of the River Ivo.

  Shana Goridien. An Aes Sedai of the White Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 35(23). Born in 882 NE, she went to the White Tower in 898 NE. After spending eleven years as a novice and nine years as Accepted, Shana was raised to the shawl in 918 NE. Pop-eyed, she always looked startled, although she normally maintained a deep reserve.

  Shana was one of a group of Aes Sedai who cornered Aviendha upon her arrival in Salidar, intending to have her in novice white if they had to peel her out of her dress and stuff her into it themselves.

  Because of her Talent of reading residues, Shana was one of six sisters sent to investigate the large channeling event at Shadar Logoth.

  Shanaine. An Ogier-built city in Manetheren, one of the Ten Nations after the Breaking; it later became the site of Jehannah.

  Shanal. A novice in the White Tower who assisted Egwene during the Seanchan attack.

  Shanan. The sul’dam who captured Moghedien during the Last Battle.

  Shandalle. A nation that arose after the Trolloc Wars; Artur Hawkwing was the son of its King Myrdin Paendrag Maregore and Queen Mailinde Paendrag Lyndhal.

  Shandare, Tavan. See Tavan Shandare

  Shandin. Father of Ledar son of Koimal, Ledar being the Ogier author of A Study of Men, Women and the One Power Among Humans around 700 NE.

  Shanelle. An Altaran Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah and the rebel contingent, with a strength level of 32(20). Born not far from Ebou Dar, she was slender, pretty and dark, with pale blue eyes. She sometimes flirted and paid attention to men, but was all business with her Warder. Although she was not particularly strong, Healing was her best Talent by far, and she had a very good ability with it. She witnessed Nynaeve Healing Siuan and Leane.

  Shangloon, Stedding. A stedding located in the Mountains of Mist.

  Shangtai, Stedding. A stedding located in the Spine of the World. Loial was born there.

  Shanjing, Stedding. A stedding located in Arafel.

  shanna’har. A yearly celebration of marriage in Saldaea. It was held each year in early summer to mark another year in which neither husband nor wife had fallen to the Trollocs.

  Shanni. An Aiel Wise One. Amys suggested asking Shanni and Hayde to encourage the apprentice Wise One Elenar to complete her training so that she could visit Rhuidean.

  Shaofan. The future intended Sh’botay of Shara, handsome, with very dark skin. Graendal made him one of her pets before he married Chiape.

  Shaogi, Keille. See Keille Shaogi

  Shaoman. A feast celebrated on the twelfth day of the month on Shaldine. It was particularly oriented toward children, who were cosseted, made much of and given gifts. In many places groups of children went from house to house, where they sang songs before the door and were rewarded with small gifts or sweets.

  Shar Honelle. An Ogier-built city in Aelgar, one of the Ten Nations after the Breaking.

  Shara. A nation east of the Aiel Waste. Its other names included Shamara, Co’dansin, Tomaka, Kigali and Shibouya. Shara was the source of silk and ivory, among other trade goods. The land was protected both by inhospitable natural features and by man-made walls. Little was known about it, as its people worked to keep their culture secret.

  The Sharans denied that the Trolloc Wars touched them, despite Aiel statements to the contrary, and they denied knowledge of Artur Hawkwing’s attempted invasion, despite the accounts of eyewitnesses from the Sea Folk. The little information that leaked out revealed that the Sharans were ruled by a single absolute monarch, a Sh’boan if a woman and a Sh’botay if a man. That monarch ruled for exactly seven years, then died. The rule then passed to the mate of that ruler, who ruled for seven years and then died. This pattern had repeated itself from the time of the Breaking of the World. The Sharans believed that the deaths were the “Will of the Pattern.”

  There were channelers in Shara, known as the Ayyad, who were tattooed on their faces at birth. The women of the Ayyad enforced the Ayyad laws stringently. A sexual relationship between Ayyad and non-Ayyad was punishable by death for the non-Ayyad, and the Ayyad was also executed if force on his or her part could be proven. If a child was born of the union, it was left exposed to the elements, and died.

  Male Ayyad were used as breeding stock only. They were not educated in any fashion, not even learning to read or write, and when they reached their twenty-first year or began to channel, whichever came first, they were killed and the body cremated. Supposedly, the Ayyad channeled the One Power only at the command of the Sh’boan or Sh’botay, who was always surrounded by Ayyad women.

  Men and women could be owned, just as dogs could be owned. If one owned the man and the woman, one owned the children and the grandchildren. One could sell them or kill them. Killing a human animal was no more serious than killing a dog. Blue, gray or green eyes were signs of being an animal; the only such Jain Farstrider saw were among the animals. Nobles considered even their own commoners little better than half-animals; anyone else was an animal, the only difference being whether they were domesticated or as yet untamed. With the latter, there seemed no doubt that they would be domesticated sooner or later. The nobles were not impatient about this, but they absolutely knew it would happen eventually.

  Demandred went
to Shara to find the sa’angreal Sakarnen; while there he fulfilled the prophecy of the Wyld, and was able to gather the people of Shara to fight for him in the Last Battle.

  Shara Pass. A passage through the Cliffs of Dawn, on the border between the Aiel Waste and Shara. It was mentioned by Thom in a gleeman story he told in Cairhien.

  sharadan. After Aviendha helped put out the fire at Lord Tellaen’s manor in Arad Doman, Melaine told her that she looked like a sharadan that had crawled on its belly across three days of sand.

  Sharaman. A resident of Shara. A variation of Sharan.

  Sharbon. Carridin’s plump bodyservant in Amador. Carridin treated him badly, backhanding him across the face because he was out buying fruit when Shaidar Haran appeared.

  Sharia, River. A river running southeast through Amadicia and into the River Eldar.

  Sharif, Leane. See Leane Sharif

  Sharina Melloy. A Murandian novice with the rebel Aes Sedai. Her potential strength level of 2(+11) was even greater than that of Nynaeve. Born in 938 NE, she was 5'5" tall and had broad hips, a creased face and gray hair worn in a tight bun on the back of her head. In Nynaeve’s Accepted test, she was counselor to Lan as King of Malkier.

  Sharina was recruited by the rebels in Murandy after Egwene’s proclamation allowing any woman of any age to apply for entrance to the White Tower. An older woman, she had thought of going to the Tower as a child; she had also always wanted to see the Borderlands, especially Shienar, and most especially Malkier, a land which she held in the highest imaginable regard.

  A widow, she ruled her extended family with a strong hand; she was a very strong-willed and forceful woman. She had sons and daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; her eldest child was born in 958 NE, her youngest in 977 NE. After she was taken on as a novice, most of the Accepted found themselves asking her to do things instead of telling her, and some found themselves doing what she said. She became a leader and a stabilizing influence among the novices. Even some Aes Sedai found themselves being less forceful with her than they normally would be with a novice, and others bore down harder, all because of her own forceful personality and disturbingly direct looks. She organized the novices into “families,” which enhanced group cohesiveness and made handling all the novices easier.