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Seanchan
Pronunciation: SHAWN-CHAN
The inhabitants of Seanchan, the continent across the Aryth Ocean from the Westlands.
a'dam, damane, marath'damane, sul'dam
a'dam: AYE-dam
damane: dah-MAH-nee
sul'dam: SOOL-dam
An a'dam is a device for controlling women who can channel, consisting of a collar and bracelet linked by a leash, all of silvery metal. It has no effect on a woman who cannot channel. A sul'dam ("leash holder") is the term for a woman with the ability to control, by means of an a'dam, a woman who can channel. It is a fairly honored position among the Seanchan. Damane ("leashed one") are women who can channel and are controlled by use of an a'dam. Women who can channel but who have not yet been made damane are called marath'damane ("Those Who Must Be Leashed"). (Glossaries, TGH,Ch40)
Armies of the Night
Luthair Paendrag's army quite naturally thought the fighting Aes Sedai and exotic creatures they found were Darkfriends and named them thusly.
References
Seeker for Truth
They are charged with Imperial Security. Most of the prisoners are held in the central imperial prison called the Tower of Ravens. The prison is located in Seandar. Seekers can be identified by raven and tower tattoos.
Daughter of the Nine Moons
The Return
The Seanchan have returned to the Westlands to reclaim the lands of their forefathers. The Corenne (koh-REEN-neh)
or "Return" is led by the Hailene (heye-LEE-neh)
or "Forerunners," "Those Who Come Before" to pave the way for the Rhyagelle (rheye-ah-GEHL)
or "Homecomers," "Those Who Come Home." (TGH,Glossary, TGH,Ch29)
References
- TGH,Ch7 - The Sea Folk have a saying about Seanchan, "lands under the Shadow, beyond the setting sun, beyond the Aryth Ocean, where the Armies of Night reign."
- TGH,Ch22 - The Watchers Over the Waves await the Return at Falme on Toman Head.
- TGH,Ch29 - Geofram Bornhald has learned quite a lot about the Seanchan.
- TGH,Ch40 - High Lady Suroth has orders to take Egwene and Nynaeve back to Seanchan.
- TGH,Ch41 - Rand and his party learn about the Seanchan at Atuan's Mill.
- TGH,Ch42 - Egwene is to be taken to Seanchan in a few days.
- TGH,Ch44 - Because of the damane, the Whitecloaks believe the Seanchan are openly supported by Aes Sedai.
- TGH,Ch47 - The Whitecloaks battle the Seanchan as Rand battles Ba'alzamon over Falme.
- TDR,Prologue - Jaret Byar and Jaichim Carridin both tell Pedron Niall that the Seanchan are Darkfriends supported by Aes Sedai.
- TDR,Ch12 - Verin tells Siuan that the Seanchan will return and that they use the One Power in battle.
- TDR,Ch25 - Egwene dreams of sul'dam ordering Aes Sedai to channel lightning against the White Tower. She dreams of Rand confronting the Seanchan and Mat with the Seanchan as well.
- TDR,Ch37 - Egwene continues to have dreams about the Seanchan.
- TDR,Ch48 - Egwene dreams of Rand confronting the Seanchan. She dreams of Rand confronting her and the women with her, and one of them is Seanchan.
- TSR,Ch1 - High Lady Suroth consolidates the Seanchan forces on Cantorin.
- TSR,Ch11 - Egwene dreams of Mat wrestling with a Seanchan woman who ties an invisible leash to him.
- TSR,Ch38 - High Lady Suroth has agents searching the western part of the Westlands for the sul'dam who deserted at Falme.
- TSR,Ch38 - Seekers for Truth are the property of the Imperial family. They carry identification plaques and have tattoos of the raven and tower.
- TSR,Ch46 - High Lady Suroth has a Seeker for Truth checking up on these agents.
- TSR,Ch52 - Seanchan always dress properly. Servants and shea dancers were very revealing clothes.
- TFoH,Ch13 - Nynaeve recognizes Cerandin's giant boar-horses as the war animals the Seanchan used at Falme.
- TFoH,Ch17 - Nynaeve and Elayne confront Cerandin with her identity as a Seanchan.
- TFoH,Ch24 - Cerandin tells Nynaeve and Elayne a great deal about Seanchan.
- TFoH,Ch32 - Aviendha panics and Travels to Seanchan. Rand follows. On their way back, they encounter a small party of Seanchan and barely escape.
- TFoH,Ch47 - An attractive, well bred woman might attract a Lord who will take her as an asa. He might eventually marry her.
- TFoH,Ch56 - Thinking of Sammael in Illian, the rest of the Forsaken and the Seanchan, Rand tells Bashere that there will be blood and death before there is peace.
- LoC,Ch52 - In Ebou Dar, a Seanchan spy overhears Mat mention the Daughter of the Nine Moons.
- LoC,Epilogue - The Seanchan spy leaves Ebou Dar hoping that the Return and the Daughter of the Nine Moons will come soon.
- ACoS,Ch26 - High Lady Suroth has an entourage of shea dancers.
- WH,Ch1 - The Seanchan defeat King Ailron and the army of Amadicia at the town of Jeramel, but Eamon Valda and most of Whitecloaks escape and head east.
- WH,Ch5 - Berelain tells Perrin that Masema has been meeting with the Seanchan.
- WH,Ch6 - Perrin learns that are five to ten thousand soldiers to the south. They must be either Whitecloaks or the Seanchan.
- WH,Ch8 - Eighteen of the Kin in Caemlyn are sent into Seanchan held territory to find other members of the Kin who may be trapped.
- WH,Ch14 - Seanchan royalty have a Soe'feia or Truthspeaker whose job is to bluntly tell them the truth as they see it no matter how painful or embarrassing.
- WH,Ch15 - When the Seanchan take over Tanchico, the Illuminators resist. The Seanchan destroy the Guild House and take the residents as da'covale.
- WH,Ch16 - The Corenne arrives in Ebou Dar. Thousands of Seanchan immigrants fill the streets.
- WH,Ch18 - Seanchan coins have the image of the Empress on one face and the Crystal Throne on the other.
- WH,Ch20 - Bethamin is from the village of Abunai on the Sea of L'Heye.
- WH,Ch24 - Verin intimidates the Counsels of Far Madding with information on Rand's armies and the Seanchan.
- WH,Ch32 - Verin tells Rand that the Seanchan are moving back into Illian.
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