A high ranking [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)], she is %%ot [so'jhin|Seanchan (People)]%% to [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. ! Physical Description She is beautiful with golden hair, creamy skin, cool blue eyes and full breasts. She is average height. The left side of her head is shaved. She is in her mid-forties. ([WH,Ch14]) [{Image src='tu sela.jpg' link='http://www.darkfriends.net/~waldo/encyc/seanchan/tu&sel.jpg'}] Tuon and Selucia by [Richard Boyé|mailto:waldo@webspan.net?subject=EWoT%20Art] %%collapsebox-closed ! Chronology (Possible Spoilers) * Selucia is born circa 966 NE. She spends the first twenty-five years of her life training to be nursemaid and bodyguard to royalty. ([WH,Ch14]) * Selucia's mother gives her to [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] as a cradle gift. ([WH,Ch14]) * On her sixteenth birthday, [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] gives Selucia her choice of service. She is delighted when Selucia chooses to stay as her chief maid. ([WH,Ch14]) * Selucia accompanies [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] on the ''[Victory of Kidron]'' from [Tanchico] to [Ebou Dar]. ([WH,Ch14]) * [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] and [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] visit Queen [Tylin|Tylin Quintara] accompanied by [Anath|semirhage] and Selucia. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] barges in on them and [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] inspects him thoroughly before they leave. ([WH,Ch17]) * [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag], [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath], [Anath|semirhage] and Selucia spend a lot of time with Queen [Tylin|Tylin Quintara]. [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] is shocked at the way [Anath|semirhage] berates [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag], but Selucia sees it as proper. ([WH,Ch18]) * In the [Tarasin Palace], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] often runs into [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. Sometimes she is with [Anath|semirhage] or Selucia. Sometimes she is alone. ([WH,Ch28]) * Selucia arrives at the [Tarasin Palace] stables and sees [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] holding [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] prisoner. She says she will obey [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] if he does not hurt [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. Otherwise, she will kill him. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] takes Selucia and [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] with him. ([WH,Ch31]) * [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] and [Bayle Domon] smuggle [Selucia] and [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] out of [Ebou Dar] and hide out in [Valan Luca]'s circus. ([CoT,Ch1]) * Selucia watches protectively when [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] visits [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] in their wagon. ([CoT,Ch3]) * Selucia helps [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] humiliate [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] when [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] brings her to visit. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] keeps [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] off guard by bringing flowers to Selucia. ([CoT,Ch28]) * Selucia accompanies [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] when [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] takes her to [Jurador] to shop for fabric. She waits with [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] in [Luca|Valan Luca]'s wagon while [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] chases down [Renna|Renna Emain]. ([CoT,Ch29]) * [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] stops by the wagon to visit with [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag], Selucia, [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] until [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] reports [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] nearby. ([KoD,Ch6]) * [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] leaves [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] and Selucia in their wagon to go see about the [Aes Sedai]. ([KoD,Ch7]) * [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] gives the razor to [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. She is delighted. They go for a ride accompanied by Selucia. She names the horse [Akein]. ([KoD,Ch8]) * [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] is eating with [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag], Selucia and [Noal|Noal Charin] when [Joline|Joline Maza], [Edesina|Edesina Azzedin] and [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] barge in. They badger [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] about the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] invasion. Selucia slips %%ot [a'dam|aDam]%% on [Joline|Joline Maza] and [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] and [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] then shields [Edesina|Edesina Azzedin]. She demonstrates the %%ot [a'dam|aDam]%%. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] removes them after extracting promises that the [Aes Sedai] will not bother [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] any more. [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] is shocked that the weaves do not touch [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. ([KoD,Ch9]) * [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] and Selucia ride with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. After the disappearance of the [Shiotan|Shiota] ghost village, they insist on an evening of prayer. ([KoD,Ch10]) * [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] take [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] and Selucia to a hell in [Maderin]. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] learns that some [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] intend to kill [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. Outside the tavern, [Darkfriends] attack them but [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and the others kill them all. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] realizes they must now leave the circus. ([KoD,Ch11]) * [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] leads the party off the road and through the forest. [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] asks him for a kiss and Selucia looks furious. [Vanin|Chel Vanin] brings [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and they ride to rejoin the [Band of the Red Hand]. ([KoD,Ch25]) * Mat rides with [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] and Selucia to rejoin the [Band of the Red Hand]. He begins planning how to get them out of [Altara]. ([KoD,Ch26]) * [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] creates havoc among the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] forces in northeast [Altara]. [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] and Selucia have mixed feelings about his success. ([KoD,Ch27]) * When [Furyk Karede] arrives, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] agrees to let [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] go with him. This completes the last part of [Lidya]'s [Foretelling|Weaves] so [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] completes the marriage ceremony stunning everyone. [Karede|Furyk Karede], [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] and Selucia leave for [Ebou Dar]. ([KoD,Ch36]) * Selucia and [Yuril] stand at [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]'s back as she holds audience. Selucia is now her Voice and [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] announces that she is also now her Truthspeaker. ([TGS,Ch19]) * Selucia stands guard when [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] meets with the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor]. ([TGS,Ch35]) * [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] and Selucia discuss the wisdom of the strike on the [White Tower]. ([TGS,Ch36]) * Selucia serves as both Voice and Truthspeaker for [Fortuona|tuon] in the [Tarasin Palace]. ([ToM,Ch47]) %% ! Other References (Possible Spoilers) %%collapse # In [Knife of Dreams] ## [KoD,Ch37] - When the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] army arrives, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] hopes that [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] and Selucia got away safely. %% ---- More [Category Characters|Category.Characters]