Title: The Empress Radhanan

The Empress of the [Seanchan] empire. Her name is not used outside the royal family. The Raven-and-Roses is the sign of [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] royalty. Her daughters include [Aurana], [Chimal], [Ravashi] and [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag].

! Physical Description

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* The Empress allows [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] to test for %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%% when she reaches adulthood. ([WH,Ch14])
* After [Neferi]'s death, the Empress surprisingly picks [Anath|Semirhage] as [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]'s new %%ot [Soe'feia|Seanchan (People)]%%. ([WH,Ch14])
* [Semirhage] slaughters Empress Radhanan and the rest of the royal family causing civil war in [Seanchan|Seanchan (Country)]. ([KoD,Prologue])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch34] - [Fain|Padan Fain] suggests that High Lord [Turak|Turak Aladon] should blow the [Horn of Valere], but he says he will take it to the Empress.
## [TGH,Ch34] - The Empress' favorite is her second daughter, [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag].
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch1] - High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] desperately wants to avoid having to apologize to the Empress.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch24] - [Cerandin] handled %%ot [s'redit|elephants]%% for the Empress in the [Court of the Nine Moons|Seandar].
# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch24] - As the highest ranking surviving officer, [Abaldar Yulan] will have to apologize to High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] and the Empress for the devastating defeat.
# In [Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch14] - The Raven-and-Roses is the sign of [Seanchan|Seanchan (Country)] royalty.
## [WH,Ch18] - [Seanchan|Seanchan (Country)] coins have the image of the Empress on one side and the [Crystal Throne] on the other.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch1] - When [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] worries about recaptured [Windfinders|Sea Folk], [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] reassures him that the %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%% are the property of the Empress and are too valuable to harm.
## [CoT,Ch4] - [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] say devotions to the Empress every morning.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Prologue] - [Semirhage] tells [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] that Empress Radhanan is dead and that [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] is to become Empress if she can kill [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag].
## [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|Tuon] or even apologize to the Empress.
## [KoD,Ch9] - The Empress of [Seanchan|Seanchan (Country)] always has many children who are taught intrigue and fighting to insure an heir who is fit to rule.
## [KoD,Ch26] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] learns that [Eamon Valda] swore fealty to the Empress.
## [KoD,Ch34] - The [Deathwatch Guard|Seanchan (People)]s are %%ot [da'covale|Old Tongue]%% to the Empress herself.
## [KoD,Ch36] - Thinking of her marriage to [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] recalls that the Empress supposedly loved her father.
## [KoD,Epilogue] - A ship arrives at [Ebou Dar] with news of the deaths of the entire Emperial family.
## [KoD,Ch27] - [Rand|Rand alThor] only recently learned from [Alivia] that the [Daughter of the Nine Moons|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] is, in fact, the heir to the Empress.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch19] - [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] still wears ashes to mourn the Empress.
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