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Second-mother. See Aiel kinship

second-sister. See Aiel kinship

Sedar Cut. A place mentioned by Caldin, an Aiel; the attack on Rand by Whitecloaks reminded him of a time near Sedar Cut.

Sedore Dajenna. A Tairen Aes Sedai of the Yellow Ajah publicly and of the Black Ajah in truth. She had a strength level of 19(7). Born in 813 NE, she went to the White Tower in 829 NE. After spending nine years as a novice and seven years as Accepted, she was raised to the shawl in 845 NE. About 5'5" tall, and plump but elegant, she had a pretty round face, dark eyes and long dark hair. She carried a frosty arrogance about her; in fact, in Elaida’s opinion, she was one of the most arrogant of all among the sisters. She was raised Sitter for the Yellow in 961 NE and stood to depose Siuan Sanche, one of only eleven needed to give the greater consensus under the circumstances. She sat on the Supreme Council of the Black Ajah, but did not know that Alviarin was Black Ajah. The mention of forkroot unsettled her enough to make her swallow, and Elaida also made her very nervous. She served as a Sitter until she fled the Tower when members of the Black Ajah were revealed by Verin.

She was killed in Tel’aran’rhiod by Egwene.

Sedrin. A highwalker in Valan Luca’s circus. He got drunk and died in a fall.

Sedrin. An infant born near Dragonmount, the son of Lady Meri do Ahlan a’Conlin of Murandy. She intended to frame his bounty from the White Tower so that he would know that he had been honored by Aes Sedai.

Seed. An object necessary for creating an angreal.

seed singing. A technique used by a team of Ogier, Nym and Da’shain Aiel in cultivating crops during the Age of Legends to ensure perfect growth. It employed the One Power. Aiel boys could take part when their voices were deep enough, around the age of sixteen. Aiel men and Ogier surrounded a field and commenced singing, and female Aiel clapped as their menfolk sang; then a Nym would appear, surrounded by butterflies, plants such as zemai sprouting in his footsteps. He danced and wove the song into the soil and around the seeds, causing them to sprout. Seed-sung plants grew very high and were untouched by blight and insects.

Seeker. The term used for the leader of a Tuatha’an caravan; in the Old Tongue the word was “Mahdi.”

Seekers for Truth. A Seanchan police and spy organization charged with Imperial security. They hunted out Darkfriends, acted as secret police and rooted out treasonous behavior, often using torture. Most were da’covale and property of the Imperial throne; as such, most were marked on either shoulder with a raven and a tower. Their headquarters was the Tower of Ravens. Seekers were subject to few limits, even with the Blood, since they reported to the Empress. As identification, they carried an ivory plaque, worked with the Raven and the Tower. Seekers developed informants wherever they operated, which disturbed the bureaucracy controlling the Listeners, as they wanted to be the Seekers’ sole source for that sort of data. The Seekers, on the other hand, wanted actual control of the Listener bureaucracy. Anyone and everyone was required to cooperate with a Seeker who identified himself, and this cooperation was carried to complete obedience. For instance, if a Seeker told one to wait while he went for rope to bind the person, failing to do so would be a crime, and most Seanchan would indeed wait. For that matter, if the Seeker told one to go somewhere and bring the rope for one’s binding, the person would be expected to do that, too, and just as few Seanchan would disobey.

The penalty for a Seeker using his or her powers in any personal way or for any personal advantage whatsoever was death, and a very unpleasant one. Their services belonged to the Empress, not to themselves.

Sefela. An Aiel woman of Far Dareis Mai who went to the Stone of Tear. Aviendha told Egwene that Sefela could take her to Rhuidean.

segade. A spiny, fat, leafless leathery plant with large white blossoms found in the Waste. Its flower was used in Aiel bridal wreaths to signify the bride’s prickly nature and intention to stay that way.

Segan do Avharin a’Roos. A Murandian noblewoman. She had full lips and dark eyes; she was slender and had long dark hair. Segan was one of the nobles of northern Murandy who made common cause with the intruding Andorans against the rebel Aes Sedai and later came to further agreements with the Andorans.

Segani. The raken Chulein was flying over the Kin’s farm when Elayne’s gateway exploded.

Sehar. A town in Altara near the River Eldar. When Morgase, Tallanvor, Lini, Basel Gill, Lamgwin and Breane were traveling west, trying to raise an army to retake Caemlyn, a man in Sehar told them that they would be able to get a ferry in Cormaed.

Sei’cair. Old Tongue for “golden eyes.” The Aiel used it as a title for Perrin.

sei’mosiev. Old Tongue for “lowered or downcast eyes,” a phrase used by the Seanchan. It indicated a loss of face or honor. One could become sei’mosiev either by one’s own actions or inactions, or by the actions or inactions of others. What happened to one’s blood relations and/or allies could also affect one. For example, having one’s son or daughter, brother or sister, or any relation declared covale (property) resulted in a loss of face. A rather nasty trick sometimes played, although considered a cliché, was to introduce a female covale into a man’s house as his asa (concubine), asa not being covale; when one or more children were born, and had been acknowledged as was customary, the situation was revealed. The asa/covale reverted to her owner, of course, and because condition followed the female line, so did the children.

sei’taer. Old Tongue for “straight eyes,” a phrase used among the Seanchan. It meant having face or honor, referring to the ability to look anyone in the eye.

Seia Doon. Old Tongue for “Black Eyes.” The name was used for an Aiel warrior society.

Seiera. The mouse-colored mare that Min rode from Dumai’s Wells to Cairhien; Min liked her, so Rand bought the horse for her. The word was the Old Tongue name of a flower known in Baerlon as blue-eye.

Seirin. A calm man of the Shorara sept of the Tomanelle Aiel. About Rand’s age, he acted as a messenger between Han and Rand in the battle for Cairhien.

Sela. An elderly woman who worked as a chambermaid at Gareth Bryne’s manor in Kore Springs, Andor. She was getting old to be running up and down stairs at night.

Selame. Egwene’s maid in Salidar who, along with Meri and Chesa, helped dress and undress her, and attended her during the day. A refugee with dark coloring typical of Tear, she was rail-thin and carried her long nose high, as if sniffing something or recoiling from a bad smell. She was haughty and arrogant with other servants, yet full of silly chatter, with a great deal of concern for what people thought. Only her betters counted as people, in her book. She was provided by Lelaine, for whom she was spying. On the journey north from Salidar, she and Meri were murdered by Halima, who didn’t want spies watching Egwene because they might have seen or overheard something that would have endangered her own safety. Chesa survived simply because she wasn’t a spy for anyone, just a maid.

Selame Necoine. An Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah who served as Amyrlin Seat from approximately FY 1084 to approximately 5 NE. An Amyrlin of average strength, she was unable to carry out what Deane had begun: to unite the nobles behind the White Tower.