Pronunciation: seh-VAHN-nah
A {Jumai] Shaido Aiel. She was the wife of the Shaido clan chief Suladric and roofmistress of Comarda Hold.
Physical Description#
She has golden hair. She is pretty and well short of her middle years with a greedy mouth and pale green eyes. (TSR,Ch57) She has green eyes, wears lots of jewelry. (ACoS,Prologue) She emerald eyes and golden hair. (ACoS,Ch40)
Sevanna by
Richard Boyé
Points of View#
See Sevanna's chapter points of view.
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Sevanna leads a large contingency of Shaido to Alcair Dal. (TSR,Ch49)
- At Alcair Dal, Sevanna urges Couladin to speak, but it backfires when he carries things too far and gets caught in a lie. (TSR,Ch57)
- Sevanna and Couladin lead the Shaido from Alcair Dal before Rand returns. (TSR,Ch58)
- Sammael finds Sevanna in Kinslayer's Dagger and gives her a call box. (LoC,Prologue)
- Sevanna, Therava and Desaine meet with Coiren and the rest of the Aes Sedai embassy to Rand. (LoC,Prologue)
- Sevanna and the Shaido establish themselves in Kinslayer's Dagger. (LoC,Ch17)
- Sevanna, Therava and Emerys show up at the Wise Ones's tents near Cairhien. Sevanna is now acknowledged as a Wise One. (LoC,Ch32)
- Sevanna visits Cairhien again, but leaves the day after Rand arrives. (LoC,Ch50)
- Sevanna and her Wise Ones visit the Aes Sedai camp and view Rand. She plans to make him her husband. Later, she has her Wise Ones murder Desaine. (LoC,Ch53)
- Sevanna orders the Shaido Wise Ones to help in the attack on the Aes Sedai holding Rand at Dumai's Wells using the death of Desaine as incentive. (ACoS,Prologue)
- Sevanna has her Wise Ones use the call box to call Sammael and meets with him and Graendal. She asks for devices to control Aes Sedai and a method to Travel so she can gather more wealth. (ACoS,Ch20)
- Nine days after the battle at Dumai's Wells and six days after the meeting with Caddar, Therava and a large group of Shaido Wise Ones and Maidens arrive at Sevanna's camp bringing Galina. Caddar and Maisia arrive with "travel boxes." Caddar gives Sevanna a binder. They open gateways and disperse the Shaido. Sevanna brings all of the Wise Ones who can channel with her and winds up in Ghealdan. (ACoS,Ch40)
- Sevanna and six Wise Ones question and kill a Seanchan soldier. Therava and the other Wise Ones force her to accept Therava as an advisor. After they force Galina to swear obedience Therava takes the binder from Sevanna. They agree to leave the area and move east. (TPoD,Ch11)
- Sevanna still wants more gai'shain. She sends out a force that captures Faile, Alliandre, Maighdin, Arrela, Lacile, Bain and Chiad. (TPoD,Ch30)
- Sevanna rides by while Therava and Someryn inspect Faile and the other new gai'shain. She learns the identity of Alliandre and that she is sworn to Faile. (WH,Ch4)
- Despite Therava's urgings, Sevanna is determined to stay put in the rich city of Malden. She has Faile punished for stealing a knife. (CoT,Ch9)
- Sevanna and Therava argue over whether or not to stay in Malden. Sevanna leads a life of luxury attended by dozens of gai'shain. (KoD,Ch5)
- Sevanna has Faile and Alliandre beaten because her bath water was not hot enough. (KoD,Ch26)
- Tylee captures Sevanna and carries her around Malden naked and strapped across her saddle. (KoD,Ch30)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In The Shadow Rising
- TSR,Ch49 - Rhuarc tells Rand that Sevanna is bringing the Shaido to Alcair Dal and they might cause trouble. She was the wife of the clan chief Suladric.
- TSR,Ch50 - Rhuarc tells Rand that Couladin probably plans to join up with Sevanna and head to Alcair Dal.
- TSR,Ch50 - Sevanna is a troublemaker and only wed Suladric because he was clan chief.
- TSR,Ch57 - Sevanna is roofmistress of Comarda Hold.
- In Lord of Chaos
- LoC,Ch15 - The Wise Ones cannot watch Sevanna's dreams. Because of the strong emotion involved they could be trapped.
- LoC,Ch17 - Rhuarc tells Rand that Sevanna and the Shaido are building holds in Kinslayer's Dagger.
- LoC,Ch55 - Rand orders the Asha'man to slaughter the Shaido to send a message to Sevanna.
- In A Crown of Swords
- ACoS,Prologue - Sevanna married the Shaido clan chief Suladric at age sixteen.
- ACoS,Prologue - Sevanna is a Jumai Shaido.
- ACoS,Ch7 - Rhuarc has scouts looking for her and the Shaido.
- In Winters Heart
- WH,Ch4 - In addition to all her jewelry, Sevanna now rides a horse and wears wetlander clothes.
- WH,Ch4 - Therava sets Faile, Alliandre and Maighdin to spy on Sevanna.
- In Crossroads of Twilight
- CoT,Ch9 - Faile reports to Someryn on Sevanna's activities.
- In Knife of Dreams
- KoD,Prologue - Galina tells Perrin that she is on Aes Sedai business with Sevanna and Therava.
- KoD,Ch4 - Perrin tells Banner-General Tylee Khirgan that Sevanna leads the Shaido in Malden.
- KoD,Ch28 - Dairaine Saighan keeps in good graces with Sevanna by snitching on other gai'shain.
- In The Gathering Storm
- TGS,Ch21 - Faile thinks her captivity with Sevanna taught her new strength.
- In Towers of Midnight
- ToM,Ch6 - Morgase cultivated her serving skills under Sevanna.
- ToM,Ch16 - Hearing what happened to Faile in Malden, Perrin vows to find Sevanna.
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