Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag

Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag

Nationality

Seanchan

Affiliation

Social Status

Royalty

Family

First Appearance

Winter's Heart, Chapter 14

Tuon is the Daughter of the Nine Moons and the heir to the throne of the Seanchan empire. Mat was given a prophecy that he will one day marry the Daughter of the Nine Moons. Tuon meets him in an unusual way in Ebou Dar.

WARNING! The next sections contain spoilers for the Wheel of Time book series.

General

Tuon is the second daughter of the Seanchan Empress (TGH, Ch. 34). She was favored by the Empress and named heir to the Crystal Throne and given the title Daughter of the Nine Moons. This title allows her to shave her head completely, though she hid this at first and remained under a veil (WH, Ch. 14). She is able to command loyalty easily. Her maid Selucia was her nursemaid and bodyguard for the first sixteen years of her life. Selucia was given great freedom to choose where to go after Tuon grew up, but she instead chose to stay with Tuon (WH, Ch. 14). Likewise, Furyk Karede was previously a member of Tuon's bodyguard and felt great affection for her (CoT, Ch. 4). Tuon was sent from Seanchan to take control of the Return, though was kidnapped by Mat before she could reveal herself (WH, Ch. 31).

The forces of the Shadow considered Tuon significant enough that Semirhage killed Neferi, Tuon's Truthspeaker, and took her place. Semirhage became Tuon's new Truthspeaker, posing as a Seanchan woman named Anath. At one point Semirhage at described Tuon as a willful charge (LoC, Ch. 6). Semirhage seems to change her mind when Tuon disappears. After Tuon's disappearance, Semirhage kills the entire Royal family and encourages Suroth to arrange for Tuon to die (KoD, Prologue).

Two of Tuon's greatest joys in life are training horses and damane and she takes pride in both of them (WH, Ch. 14), especially with a damane such as Mylen, who was half dead before Tuon found her. In Seanchan customs, Mat's gift of the razor horse signified that he accepted her greater social status (KoD, Ch. 9).

Appearance

Tuon is twenty years old and boyishly slim. She could be mistaken for a child at first glance (CoT, Ch. 3). She is short and dark with large liquid brown eyes and a heart-shaped, almost childlike face, and does not possess a full bosom (WH, Ch. 14).

Personality

She is self-possessed. When she learns that the Seanchan army is hunting her she doesn't worry much, thinking one of her sisters is probably behind it (KoD, Ch. 11). When Egeanin displeases her, she strips her of her name and rank with barely a second thought (CoT, Ch. 28).