aka: Thera

A noblewoman of [Tarabon]. She is raised to [Panarch|Tarabon] of [Tarabon].

! Physical Description

She is well short of her middle years. She is lovely with a pouty mouth and dark hair. ([TSR,Ch52]) She has dark hair, large dark eyes, and a petulant rosebud mouth. ([ACoS,Ch26]) 

[{Image src='panarch2a.jpg' link='http://www.darkfriends.net/~waldo/encyc/nobles/panarch2.jpg'}]
Amathera by [Richard Boyé|mailto:waldo@webspan.net?ssubject=EWoT%20Art] 

[{Image src='thera1a.jpg' link='http://www.darkfriends.net/~waldo/encyc/nobles/thera1.jpg'}]
Thera by [Richard Boyé|mailto:waldo@webspan.net?ssubject=EWoT%20Art]

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Lady Amathera becomes the lover of King [Andric|andric]. ([TSR,Ch38])
* The [Whitecloaks|Children of the Light] surround the [Panarch's Palace|Panarchs Palace] in [Tanchico]. The next day Amathera is invested as [Panarch|Tarabon] even though the Assembly of Lords rejected her. ([TSR,Ch46])
* [Bayle Domon] has a man deliver ice peppers to Amathera at the [Panarch's Palace|Panarchs Palace] as a gift. She is known to be fond of them. ([TSR,Ch51])
* In %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% using [Need|TelAranRhiod], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] finds herself in Amathera's quarters in the [Panarch's Palace|Panarchs Palace] and sees [Temaile|Temaile Kinderode] tormenting her. ([TSR,Ch52])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] make their way to Amathera's quarters in the [Panarch's Palace|Panarchs Palace]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] knocks out [Temaile|Temaile Kinderode] who is still tormenting Amathera and they leave her there unconscious. With some coercion, [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] forces Amathera to cooperate. ([TSR,Ch54])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] bring Amathera back to the [Three Plum Court] where she is put to work in the kitchen until it is safe for her to come out of hiding. ([TSR,Ch55])
* When Amathera refuses to submit, High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] keeps her as %%ot [da'covale|Old Tongue]%%, calls her 'Thera' and has her trained as a [shea dancer|Seanchan (People)]. [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] has her perform for [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] in [Amador] to demonstrate the futility of fighting. ([ACoS,Ch26])
* High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] brings Thera with her to [Ebou Dar]. ([WH,Ch28])
* Thera agrees to try to escape from the [Tarasin Palace] and High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] with [Juilin|Juilin Sandar]. ([WH,Ch28])
* [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] goes to free Thera from [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath]'s quarters in the [Tarasin Palace]. ([WH,Ch30])
* [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and Thera join [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and the others in the stableyard. ([WH,Ch31])
* [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], Amathera and [Noal|Noal Charin] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] when he leaves [Ebou Dar]. ([CoT,Ch1])
* [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], Thera and [Olver] share a tent in [Valan Luca]'s circus. ([CoT,Ch2])
* The circus heads northeast toward [Lugard]. ([CoT,Ch3])
* [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and Thera are happy as long as they are together. ([CoT,Ch28])
* [Olver] shares a tent with [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and Amathera. ([KoD,Ch6])
* Amathera is still terrified of any [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)]. ([KoD,Ch8])
* After the [Shiotan|shiota] ghost village sinks into the ground, [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], Amathera, [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] wait with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] while the circus folk decide whether or not to continue. After dinner, [Domon|Bayle Domon] and [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] invite [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and Amathera to their tent for a drink. ([KoD,Ch10])
* [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Aludra], [Setalle Anan], [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath], [Bayle Domon], Amathera, [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] after they leave the circus and head cross country. ([KoD,Ch25])
* [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Aludra|aludra], [Setalle Anan], [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath], [Bayle Domon], Amathera, [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] as he rejoins [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and the [Band of the Red Hand]. ([KoD,Ch26])
* Amathera, [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and [Bayle Domon] are with [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] when [Furyk Karede] arrives at [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s camp. ([KoD,Ch36])
* As [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] prepares for the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] attack, [Noal|Noal Charin], [Olver], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], Amathera, [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Setalle|Setalle Anan] stay with the pack animals. ([KoD,Ch37])
* When [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and his party ride into [Hinderstap], [Aludra|aludra], [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath], Amathera, [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] stay behind. ([TGS,Ch27])
* [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and Thera leave for [Tar Valon] with the [Aes Sedai]. He would prefer [Tear|Tear (Country)] but the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] are too close. ([ToM,Ch17])
* [Joline|Joline Maza] sends a letter to [Setalle Anan] that the [Aes Sedai] party arrived safely at the [White Tower]. ([ToM,Ch52])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch38] - King [Andric|andric] enlists the aid of [Jaichim Carridin] and the [Whitecloaks|Children of the Light] in having Amathera invested as [Panarch|tarabon].
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Prologue] - [Evanellein|evanellein] reports to [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] and her Council that Amathera has disappeared and that rumor has [Aes Sedai] involved.
## [TFoH,Ch8] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tell a band of [Whitecloaks|Children of the Light] that [Andric|andric] was still King and Amathera still Panarch when they left [Tanchico].
## [TFoH,Ch9] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] have a great deal of valuable jewelry given to them by Amathera.
## [TFoH,Ch9] - When [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] hears Amathera's name, he comments that things must be tough in [Tanchico] for some who does not know how to take care of themselves.
## [TFoH,Ch48] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] packs the jewels Amathera gave them as she and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] prepare to leave.
## [TFoH,Ch50] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tell the [Salidar Aes Sedai] leaders that their treasures were gifts from Amathera.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch29] - [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] again comments how bad [Tarabon] must be for someone who does not know how to take care of herself.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch14] - [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] sees some [Tarabon] and says, "[Tarabon] must be terrible now for a woman not used to taking care of herself."
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch2] - Her full name is Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault.
## [CoT,Ch28] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] thinks Thera is unreliable so he sets [Noal|Noal Charin] to watch her.
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