Encyclopaedia WoT: Lunal Galgan

Title: Captain-General Lunal Galgan

A Seanchan general in Ebou Dar and one of the Blood.

Physical Description#

He is tall. His face is creased and he has blue eyes. His crest of hair is snow white with its tail plaited to his shoulders. His fingernails are lacquered red. (KoD,Prologue)

Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#

Captain-General Galgan summons High Lady Suroth when he receives reports of attacks in Tarabon. He agrees to let her send most of the raken to Tarabon to find Ituralde as long as she leaves the to'raken for his campaigns in Altara and Illian. (KoD,Prologue)
Captain-General Galgan usurps authority from High Lady Suroth. He orders the raken returned to Amadicia and Altara and orders the promotion of Tylee Khirgan to Lieutenant-General. (KoD,Epilogue)
Galgan stands in audience with Tuon. He sends out patrols when Tylee reports her encounter with Trollocs. Tuon orders him to set up a meeting with the Dragon Reborn. (TGS,Ch19)
Tuon passes General Galgan the order to execute the strike on the White Tower. (TGS,Ch35)
Galgan believes this attack will weaken the Dragon Reborn but Tuon thinks he may be wrong. (TGS,Ch36)
Fortuona orders Galgan to bring every damane to Ebou Dar to train them in Traveling. (ToM,Ch47)
Galgan begins making the expected assassination attempts on Fortuona. (AMoL,Ch11)

Other References (Possible Spoilers)#

In The Gathering Storm
1. TGS,Prologue - After seeing ghosts and being attacked by Trollocs, Tylee thinks that maybe Galgan and Suroth are focused on the wrong war.
In Towers of Midnight
1. ToM,Ch47 - Fortuona considers raising Galgan to the Imperial family for openly opposing Suroth.
In A Memory of Light
1. AMoL,Ch11 - When Mat returns to Ebou Dar, he hears about Galgan's assassination attempts and goes to save Tuon.

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