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Suana Dragand is the First Weaver of the [[Yellow Ajah]] ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 21|CoT, Ch. 21]]). She is also a Sitter, elected after the split in [[the White Tower]]. She sides with the White Tower Aes Sedai ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Prologue|CoT, Prologue]]).  
 
Suana Dragand is the First Weaver of the [[Yellow Ajah]] ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 21|CoT, Ch. 21]]). She is also a Sitter, elected after the split in [[the White Tower]]. She sides with the White Tower Aes Sedai ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Prologue|CoT, Prologue]]).  
  
Suana is described as being beefy and has a square chin ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 21|CoT, Ch. 21]]),  
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There is some confusion about her appearance.  She is described as being beefy with a square chin ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 21|CoT, Ch. 21]]), plump, and round-faced ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 12|TGS, Ch. 12]]).  Later, she is described as lanky, all skin and bones ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 43|TGS, Ch. 43]]).
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She has an unyielding demeanor ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 43|TGS, Ch. 43]]).
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==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
  
*Suana is Sitter for the Yellow Ajah for forty years. ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Prologue|CoT, Prologue]])  
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*Suana is Sitter for the Yellow Ajah for forty years before stepping down ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Prologue|CoT, Prologue]])  
  
*Suana becomes Sitter again after the Tower splits. [[Crossroads of Twilight: Prologue|CoT, Prologue]])  
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*Following the split in the Tower, Suana, Adelorna, Ferane, Jesse and Serancha, all of them heads of their respective Ajahs, agree to control the Tower between them.  They send the youngest Sitters of their Ajahs to the rebels in an attempt to control the rebels and bring about a reunification of the Tower. To temporarily replace these Sitters, they choose sisters whom they can control ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 43|TGS, Ch. 43]]).  Suana handles this by becoming a Sitter herself ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Prologue|CoT, Prologue]]).
  
 
*Suana talks secretly with [[Ferane Neheran]]. ([[Winter's Heart: Prologue|WH, Prologue]])  
 
*Suana talks secretly with [[Ferane Neheran]]. ([[Winter's Heart: Prologue|WH, Prologue]])  
  
 
*Suana and other Sitters tell [[Elaida]] that the White Tower is to enter into negotiations with the Salidar Aes Sedai. ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 21|CoT, Ch. 21]])  
 
*Suana and other Sitters tell [[Elaida]] that the White Tower is to enter into negotiations with the Salidar Aes Sedai. ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 21|CoT, Ch. 21]])  
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*Suana summons Egwene for a private lesson; she is the first Sitter to do so.  She has Egwene run through various weaves, many of which are related to Healing.  She tells Egwene outright that she would like to see Egwene in the Yellow Ajah.  Egwene asks if the sisters have been speaking about what to do regarding the tension between the Ajahs, and Suana replies that she doesn’t know what can be done.  Egwene reminds Suana that the other Ajahs aren’t her enemies, and Suana soon dismisses her; however, she does not assign Egwene a punishment ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 12|TGS, Ch. 12]]).
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*Following the Seanchan attack on the White Tower, Suana, Adelorna, Ferane, Jesse and Serancha meet to discuss what to do.  They decide to abandon their dreams of secretly controlling the Tower through the Amyrlin and to have Egwene raised as the Amyrlin Seat of the reunified Tower ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 43|TGS, Ch. 43]]).
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*The Hall raises Egwene to the Amyrlin Seat.  Suana is smiling openly when Egwene enters the Hall.  Suana is one of the three sisters, along with Yukiri and Seaine, who pledges for Egwene.  Following her raising, Egwene reprimands the Hall for letting the Tower degenerate so far ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 46|TGS, Ch. 46]]).
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==Miscellaneous Information==
 
==Miscellaneous Information==
  
Suana cannot be Black Ajah. ([[The Path of Daggers: Chapter 25|TPoD, Ch. 25]])  
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* Suana cannot be Black Ajah. ([[The Path of Daggers: Chapter 25|TPoD, Ch. 25]])  
  
The heads of Ajah of the White Tower Aes Sedai are plotting together. ([[Winter's Heart: Prologue|WH, Prologue]])  
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* In Suana's view, her opinions are the [[Ajah]]'s opinions. She believes that the White Tower should negotiate with the [[Salidar Aes Sedai]]. ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 21|CoT, Ch. 21]])  
  
Suana chose herself to become Sitter when the Tower split. ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Prologue|CoT, Prologue]])  
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* Her rooms look like a garden, with mirrors positioned to reflect light within the room. Egwene thinks that Nynaeve would be pleased to see a Yellow working with herbs ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 12|TGS, Ch. 12]]).
  
In Suana's view, her opinions are the [[Ajah]]'s opinions. She believes that the White Tower should negotiate with the [[Salidar Aes Sedai]]. ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 21|CoT, Ch. 21]])  
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==Relationships==
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Egwene is surprised at how adamant Suana is that Egwene would make a good Yellow ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 16|TGS, Ch. 16]]). Suana is one of the three sisters, along with Yukiri and Seaine, who pledges for Egwene when she is raised to the Amyrlin Seat ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 46|TGS, Ch. 46]]).
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Suana, Adelorna, Ferane, Jesse and Serancha do not fully trust each other, but Jesse thinks to herself that they come closer to doing so than any one else with any power in the Hall ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 43|TGS, Ch. 43]]).
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
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"First Weaver: The title given to the head of the Yellow Ajah. This position is currently held by Suana Dragand in the White Tower. Suana Sedai is one of only two Ajah heads to sit in the Hall of the Tower at present." (Crossroads of Twilight, Glossary)
 
"First Weaver: The title given to the head of the Yellow Ajah. This position is currently held by Suana Dragand in the White Tower. Suana Sedai is one of only two Ajah heads to sit in the Hall of the Tower at present." (Crossroads of Twilight, Glossary)
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“Being of the Yellow isn’t about skill, child,” Suana said.  “It’s about passion.  If you love to make things well, to fix that which is broken, there would be a purpose for you here.” Suana to Egwene ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 12|The Gathering Storm, Chapter 12]]).
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“And what good will it do to blame one another?” Suana replied.  “Are we so childish that we will spend this meeting squabbling about which one of us will hang, in a useless attempt to evade our responsibility?” Suana to Adelorna, Ferane, Jesse and Serancha ([[The Gathering Storm: Chapter 43|TGS, Ch. 43]]).
  
 
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Revision as of 12:01, 28 March 2010

Author: Estyrien al'Halien

General Information

Suana Dragand is the First Weaver of the Yellow Ajah (CoT, Ch. 21). She is also a Sitter, elected after the split in the White Tower. She sides with the White Tower Aes Sedai (CoT, Prologue).

There is some confusion about her appearance. She is described as being beefy with a square chin (CoT, Ch. 21), plump, and round-faced (TGS, Ch. 12). Later, she is described as lanky, all skin and bones (TGS, Ch. 43).

She has an unyielding demeanor (TGS, Ch. 43).


Timeline

  • Suana is Sitter for the Yellow Ajah for forty years before stepping down (CoT, Prologue)
  • Following the split in the Tower, Suana, Adelorna, Ferane, Jesse and Serancha, all of them heads of their respective Ajahs, agree to control the Tower between them. They send the youngest Sitters of their Ajahs to the rebels in an attempt to control the rebels and bring about a reunification of the Tower. To temporarily replace these Sitters, they choose sisters whom they can control (TGS, Ch. 43). Suana handles this by becoming a Sitter herself (CoT, Prologue).
  • Suana and other Sitters tell Elaida that the White Tower is to enter into negotiations with the Salidar Aes Sedai. (CoT, Ch. 21)
  • Suana summons Egwene for a private lesson; she is the first Sitter to do so. She has Egwene run through various weaves, many of which are related to Healing. She tells Egwene outright that she would like to see Egwene in the Yellow Ajah. Egwene asks if the sisters have been speaking about what to do regarding the tension between the Ajahs, and Suana replies that she doesn’t know what can be done. Egwene reminds Suana that the other Ajahs aren’t her enemies, and Suana soon dismisses her; however, she does not assign Egwene a punishment (TGS, Ch. 12).
  • Following the Seanchan attack on the White Tower, Suana, Adelorna, Ferane, Jesse and Serancha meet to discuss what to do. They decide to abandon their dreams of secretly controlling the Tower through the Amyrlin and to have Egwene raised as the Amyrlin Seat of the reunified Tower (TGS, Ch. 43).
  • The Hall raises Egwene to the Amyrlin Seat. Suana is smiling openly when Egwene enters the Hall. Suana is one of the three sisters, along with Yukiri and Seaine, who pledges for Egwene. Following her raising, Egwene reprimands the Hall for letting the Tower degenerate so far (TGS, Ch. 46).


Miscellaneous Information

  • Her rooms look like a garden, with mirrors positioned to reflect light within the room. Egwene thinks that Nynaeve would be pleased to see a Yellow working with herbs (TGS, Ch. 12).


Relationships

Egwene is surprised at how adamant Suana is that Egwene would make a good Yellow (TGS, Ch. 16). Suana is one of the three sisters, along with Yukiri and Seaine, who pledges for Egwene when she is raised to the Amyrlin Seat (TGS, Ch. 46).

Suana, Adelorna, Ferane, Jesse and Serancha do not fully trust each other, but Jesse thinks to herself that they come closer to doing so than any one else with any power in the Hall (TGS, Ch. 43).

Quotes

"Saerin says that Juilaine was handpicked for the Brown, too, apparently not their usual way, and Doesine says the same about Suana, though she was hesitant about saying anything... In any case, she was a Sitter for forty years the first time, and you know it isn't common to take a chair after you were a Sitter that long." (Seaine about Suana; Crossroads of Twilight, Prologue)

""There is strong feeling in favour of it in the Yellow Ajah." Which meant she had strong feelings. She was the head of the Yellow Ajah, the First Weaver, something Alviarin knew because the Black Ajah knew all the Ajah secrets, or nearly all, and in Suana's view, her opinions were the Ajah's opinions." (Suana and Alviarin about Suana and the negotiations; Crossroads of Twilight, Chapter 21)

"First Weaver: The title given to the head of the Yellow Ajah. This position is currently held by Suana Dragand in the White Tower. Suana Sedai is one of only two Ajah heads to sit in the Hall of the Tower at present." (Crossroads of Twilight, Glossary)

“Being of the Yellow isn’t about skill, child,” Suana said. “It’s about passion. If you love to make things well, to fix that which is broken, there would be a purpose for you here.” Suana to Egwene (The Gathering Storm, Chapter 12).

“And what good will it do to blame one another?” Suana replied. “Are we so childish that we will spend this meeting squabbling about which one of us will hang, in a useless attempt to evade our responsibility?” Suana to Adelorna, Ferane, Jesse and Serancha (TGS, Ch. 43).