aka: Daughter of the Nine Moons

Second and favorite daughter of the [Empress] of the [Seanchan (Country)] empire. Her personal banner is two golden lions harnessed to an ancient war-cart. She is nineteen.

! Physical Description

She is dark and petite with a heart-shaped face and large brown eyes. ([WH,Ch14]) She has full lips. ([CoT,Ch3])

| [{Image src='tuon1a.jpg' link='http://www.darkfriends.net/~waldo/encyc/seanchan/tuon1.jpg'}]\\Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag\\by [Richard Boyé|mailto:waldo@webspan.net?subject=EWoT%20Art] | [{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]

! Points of View

See Tuon's [chapter points of view|Tuon POV].

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Tuon is born in the summer of 980 NE. ([WH,Ch14], [CoT,Ch3])
* At age sixteen Tuon reaches her naming day and her head is shaved. [Selucia|selucia] chooses to be her dresser and bodyguard. ([WH,Ch14])
* Tuon successfully tests for %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%%. ([WH,Ch14])
* Tuon purchases [Mylen|sheraine_caminelle] at the docks of [Shon Kifar] then trains her. ([WH,Ch14])
* Tuon sails from [Tanchico] to [Ebou Dar] on the ''[Victory of Kidron]''. ([WH,Ch14])
* [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] and Tuon visit Queen [Tylin|Tylin Quintara] accompanied by [Anath|Semirhage] and [Selucia]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] barges in on them and Tuon inspects him thoroughly before they leave. ([WH,Ch17])
* Tuon, [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, but [Selucia] sees it as proper. ([WH,Ch18])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] runs into Tuon while leaving the ''[damane|Seanchan]'' quarters. ([WH,Ch19])
* In the [Tarasin Palace], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] often runs into Tuon. Sometimes she is with [Anath|Semirhage] or [Selucia]. Sometimes she is alone. ([WH,Ch28])
* Tuon catches [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] as he is about to leave. They struggle, but [Noal|Noal Charin] holds her. [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] arrives and names her the Daughter of the Nine Moons. When [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] says she is his wife, Tuon smiles. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] takes [Selucia] and Tuon with him. ([WH,Ch31])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] and [Bayle Domon] smuggle [Selucia] and Tuon out of [Ebou Dar] and hide out in [Valan Luca]'s circus. ([CoT,Ch1])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] visits Tuon in her wagon. She is angry at being characterized as a disloyal servant. She calls him "Toy" and asks if he remembers [Hawkwing|Artur Hawkwing]'s face. ([CoT,Ch3])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] tries his hand at courting Tuon, giving her flowers and taking her for walks. ([CoT,Ch28])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] takes Tuon and [Selucia|selucia] into the town of [Jurador] to shop for fabric. When they return, they learn that [Renna] stabbed [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] and fled. Tuon hears from [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] that %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%% really can [channel|True Source]. While [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] is hunting down [Renna], Tuon takes control of the circus. She puts the circus under her personal protection, but specifically excludes [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] from that protection. ([CoT,Ch29])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] stops by the wagon to visit with Tuon, [Selucia], [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] until [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] reports [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] nearby. ([KoD,Ch6])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] leaves Tuon and [Selucia] in their wagon to go see about the [Aes Sedai]. ([KoD,Ch7])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] gives the razor to Tuon. 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, [Selucia] and [Noal|Noal Charin] when [Joline|Joline Maza], [Edesina|Edesina Azzedin] and [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] barge in. They badger Tuon about the [Seanchan] invasion. [Selucia|selucia] slips %%ot [a'dam|aDam]%% on [Joline|Joline Maza] and [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] and Tuon 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 any more. Tuon is shocked that the weaves do not touch [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. ([KoD,Ch9])
* Tuon and [Selucia] ride with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. After the disappearance of the [Shiotan] ghost village, they insist on an evening of prayer. ([KoD,Ch10])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] take Tuon and [Selucia] to a hell in [Maderin]. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] learns that some [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] intend to kill Tuon. 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 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|Matrim Cauthon] rides with Tuon and [Selucia|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 and [Selucia] have mixed feelings about his success. ([KoD,Ch27])
* When [Furyk Karede] arrives, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] agrees to let Tuon go with him. This completes the last part of [Lidya]'s [Foretelling|Weaves] so Tuon completes the marriage ceremony stunning everyone. [Karede|Furyk Karede], Tuon and [Selucia] leave for [Ebou Dar]. ([KoD,Ch36])
* Tuon and [Karede|Furyk Karede] return to the [Tarasin Palace] with [Elbar]'s head. Tuon makes [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] %%ot [da'covale|Old Tongue]%% and gives her to the [Deathwatch Guard|Seanchan (People)]. ([KoD,Epilogue])
* Tuon holds her first audience back in the [Tarasin Palace] in [Ebou Dar]. She gets a true oath of loyalty from [Beslan]. She announces that they will stay in this new land and agrees to a meeting with the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor]. ([TGS,Ch19])
* Tuon meets with the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor] to discuss an alliance. She puts him off guard by bringing up [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. His %%ot [ta'veren|Wheel of Time]%% pull almost makes her accede, but his darkness is so terrifying that she refuses a truce. After he leaves, she orders the strike on the [White Tower]. She announces that she is now the Empress. ([TGS,Ch35])
* Empress Fortuona gives her blessing to the strike force heading for [Tar Valon]. ([TGS,Ch36])
* At the [Tarasin Palace] in [Ebou Dar], Fortuona sees a demonstration of [Traveling|Weaves] and orders all %%ot [damane|Seanchan]%% to be trained for an all-out attack to destroy the [White Tower]. ([ToM,Ch47])
* From her new residence near [Ebou Dar], [Graendal] begins influencing Tuon. ([ToM,Epilogue])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch34] - High Lord [Turak|Turak Aladon] mentions that Tuon is the [Empress]'s second daughter and her favorite.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch15] - The [Aelfinn|Finn] tell [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] that he is fated to marry the Daughter of the Nine Moons.
## [TSR,Ch24] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] asks the [Eelfinn|Finn] why he must marry the Daughter of the Nine Moons but they ignore his question.
## [TSR,Ch37] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] worries about his destiny including marrying the Daughter of the Nine Moons.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch3] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] asks [Melindhra] if she ever heard of the Daughter of the Nine Moons. She has not.
## [TFoH,Ch22] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] again asks [Melindhra] if she ever heard of the Daughter of the Nine Moons. She has not.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch5] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] asks [Betse Silvin] if she ever heard of the Daughter of the Nine Moons. She has not.
## [LoC,Ch6] - While questioning [Cabriana Mecandes], [Semirhage] is annoyed at having been pulled away from her charge even though she is a willful and obdurate girl.
## [LoC,Ch52] - In [The Wandering Woman] common room, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] mentions the Daughter of the Nine Moons and a man with a slurred accent chokes on his drink.
## [LoC,Epilogue] - A [Seanchan] spy thinks, "Perhaps the [Return|Seanchan (People)] would come soon, and the Daughter of the Nine Moons with it. Surely that would be the greatest omen of victory." 
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch37] - [Tylin|Tylin Quintara] sends [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] a love note that asks who is this Daughter of the Nine Moons that he mentioned.
# In [Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch14] - Even after three years, Tuon is sensitive about having her head shaved.
## [WH,Ch14] - Tuon enjoys training %%ot [damane|Seanchan]%% as much as she enjoys training horses.
## [WH,Ch14] - Tuon's personal banner is two golden lions harnessed to an ancient war-cart.
## [WH,Ch20] - [Bethamin Zeami] is excited at the prospect of Tuon removing her veil and the city acknowledging her as the Daughter of the Nine Moons.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch3] - Tuon is nineteen years, seven months old.
## [CoT,Ch4] - The [Seeker|seeker] believes that [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] and the [Aes Sedai] had something to do with Tuon's disappearance. He enlists [Furyk Karede] to conduct a secret search for her.
## [CoT,Ch4] - There are rumors in [Ebou Dar] of a girl, the image of Tuon, extorting jewelry from merchants while accompanied by the [Deathwatch Guard|Seanchan (People)].
## [CoT,Epilogue] - [Bashere|Davram Bashere] reports to [Rand|Rand alThor] that the [Seanchan] are willing to talk, but High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] wants him to meet the Daughter of the Nine Moons.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Prologue] - High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] hopes Tuon is still alive. [Semirhage] offers to make [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] Empress if she kills Tuon.
## [KoD,Ch4] - On learning that the [Shaido] have hundreds of channeling [Wise Ones|Aiel], [Tylee|Tylee Khirgan] is afraid that she may have to disturb the Daughter of the Nine Moons or even apologize to the [Empress].
## [KoD,Ch18] -  When [Rand|Rand alThor] thinks of [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] he sees swirling colors then an image of [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] talking with a small, dark woman and leading a line of folks through forest.
## [Davram Bashere] and [Karldin Manfor] meet with High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] to negotiate a meeting with the "Daughter of the Nine Moons". They are not allowed to speak with anyone else. ([KoD,Ch20])
## [KoD,Ch34] - [Furyk Karede] has been searching for Tuon for nearly four weeks.
## [KoD,Ch37] - When the [Seanchan] army arrives, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] hopes that Tuon and [Selucia] got away safely.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Prologue] - [Rand|Rand alThor] sends the %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%% and %%ot [damane|Seanchan]%% back to [Ebou Dar] with the message that he still wants a meeting with the Daughter of the Nine Moons.
## [TGS,Ch5] - [Rand|Rand alThor] sees a vision of [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. The small, dark-skinned woman is no longer with him.
## [TGS,Ch7] - [Rand|Rand alThor] intends to bring peace and stop the fighting with the [Seanchan] to show good faith for his meeting with the Daughter of the Nine Moons.
## [TGS,Ch20] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] is unsure of himself not that he is married. He wonders if the [Seanchan] will chase him since he and Tuon are now on different sides.
## [TGS,Ch22] - [Shaidar Haran] tells [Semirhage] that she failed greatly, losing valuable pawns.
## [TGS,Ch27] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] tries not to think about Tuon.
## [TGS,Ch29] - [Rand|Rand alThor] will bring [Darlin] and his army to [Arad Doman] after he meets with the Daughter of the Nine Moons.
## [TGS,Ch31] - [Naeff|naeff] and [Bashere|Davram Bashere] have been negotiating a meeting with the Daughter of the Nine Moons. The [Seanchan] reject [Katar] so [Rand|Rand alThor] proposes [Falme].
## [TGS,Ch34] - Tuon is still on [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s mind a lot.
## [TGS,Ch44] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] wonders why she embarrassed herself in front of the Daughter of the Nine Moons defending [Mat|Matrim Cauthon].
## [TGS,Ch49] - [Rand|Rand alThor] prepares to [balefire|Weaves] the [Tarasin Palace] where the Daughter of the Nine Moons resides, but he cannot bring himself to do it.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch8] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] thinks [Melli Craeb] is pretty, but not as pretty as Tuon.
## [ToM,Ch9] - The %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%% taunts [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] telling him it will kill [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Noal|Noal Charin] and Tuon as well.
## [ToM,Ch17] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] reminds [Bethamin Zeami] and [Seta] that Tuon is also a %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%%.
## [ToM,Ch19] - [Thom|Thom Merrilin] tells [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] the whole story of [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Tuon.
## [ToM,Ch22] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] has to figure out what to do with Tuon when they are together again.
## [ToM,Ch31] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] intends to give his extra [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion]s to [Olver] and Tuon.
## [ToM,Ch47] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] is stunned to learn that [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] is married to the [Seanchan] Daughter of the Nine Moons.
## [ToM,Ch52] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] gets a news report that Tuon is now Empress.
# In [A Memory of Light]
## [AMoL,Ch11] - [Mat] returns to [Ebou Dar] and learns that [Galgan] is sending assassins, albeit amateurs, after Tuon.
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