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An unexpected visitor ({{wh|14}}). | An unexpected visitor ({{wh|14}}). | ||
;A bird circling three times above someone's head | ;A bird circling three times above someone's head | ||
| − | Tuon sees this and interprets it as omen to stay | + | Tuon sees this and interprets it as omen to stay close to Mat ({{kod|26}}). |
;A black dove | ;A black dove | ||
Bad news/death. Tuon sees a black dove when she hears of [[Turan]]'s situation in [[Arad Doman]] and believes it means he will not return alive ({{Tgs|19}}). | Bad news/death. Tuon sees a black dove when she hears of [[Turan]]'s situation in [[Arad Doman]] and believes it means he will not return alive ({{Tgs|19}}). | ||
Revision as of 01:24, 26 March 2010
General
The Seanchan believe that their lives are governed by omens, which tell them of the weave of the Pattern
Meanings
- An owl calling at dawn
A death (WH, Ch. 14).
- Rain without clouds
An unexpected visitor (WH, Ch. 14).
- A bird circling three times above someone's head
Tuon sees this and interprets it as omen to stay close to Mat (KoD, Ch. 26).
- A black dove
Bad news/death. Tuon sees a black dove when she hears of Turan's situation in Arad Doman and believes it means he will not return alive (TGS, Ch. 19).
- A hawk and three Towers
A difficult decision. Tuon sees a pattern like three towers in the sky and a hawk passing between them and takes it as an omen (TGS, Ch. 19.
Quotes
"How did these people live, not knowing the omens? Had they no desire to understand the visions of fate the Pattern was giving them? (Tuon, The Gathering Storm, Chapter 19).
