Title: High Lady Suroth Sabelle Meldarath

Pronunciation: SUE-roth 
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A [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] noblewoman, High Lady of [Asinbayar] and [Barsabba|Seanchan (Country)]. 

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! Possible Spoilers
She is also a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends].
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! Physical Description

The sides of her scalp are shaved so that only a wide crest of black hair remained to fall down her back. The first two nails of each hand are lacquered blue. She has black eyes and is the same height as [Liandrin]. ([TGH,Ch40]) She is pretty but hard. ([WH,Ch17])

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Suroth by [Richard Boyé|mailto:waldo@webspan.net?subject=EWoT%20Art]

! Points of View

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

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* [Liandrin] delivers [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Min|Min Farshaw] to High Lady Suroth, but [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] escape. ([TGH,Ch40])
* Suroth consolidates the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] forces on the island of [Cantorin] in preparation of re-establishing the invasion. She questions [Pura|Ryma Galfrey] about the [White Tower] and [Rand|Rand alThor]. She must figure out what to do with the secret that %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%% can [channel|True Source]. ([TSR,Ch1])
* Suroth orders agents to capture or kill the %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan]%% that deserted at [Falme]. She then sends a [Seeker for Truth|Seanchan (People)] to monitor their progress. ([TSR,Ch38])
* [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] gives the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets] to Suroth at [Cantorin]. ([WH,Ch21])
* High Lady Suroth has an audience with [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] in the [Fortress of the Light] after conquering [Amador]. She tells [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] she can keep her throne if she will acquiesce to the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)]. She shows off [Thera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault] to demonstrate the consequences of resistance. ([ACoS,Ch26])
* High Lady Suroth moves from [Amador] to [Ebou Dar] after the city is taken. ([TPoD,Ch6])
* Suroth moves into the [Tarasin Palace] with Queen [Tylin|Tylin Quintara]. ([WH,Ch16])
* High Lady Suroth visits Captain-General [Miraj|Kennar Miraj]'s camp near [Ebou Dar]. She has [Liandrin] as %%ot [da'covale|Old Tongue]%% and another woman as both %%ot [da'covale|Old Tongue]%% and leashed as %%ot [damane|Seanchan]%%. She tells [Miraj|Kennar Miraj] that the forces against him are only a few thousand, but with about fifty [Asha'man] who can [Travel|Weaves]. She orders [Miraj|Kennar Miraj] to destroy [Rand|Rand alThor]'s army. ([TPoD,Ch24])
* High Lady Suroth allows [Valan Luca] to keep his horses because he sheltered [Cerandin|cerandin]. ([WH,Ch15])
* Suroth 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, [Anath|Semirhage] and [Selucia] spend a lot of time with Queen [Tylin|Tylin Quintara]. Suroth is shocked at the way [Anath|Semirhage] berates [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag], but [Selucia] sees it as proper. ([WH,Ch18])
* At [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]'s suggestion, Suroth takes [Tylin|Tylin Quintara] on a tour of [Altara] via %%ot [to'raken|Toraken]%%. ([WH,Ch28])
* Suroth cuts the tour short and returns to [Ebou Dar] when she learns that an army in [Murandy] disappeared. She goes straight to her military leaders in [The Wandering Woman]. ([WH,Ch31])
* Suroth is distraught since [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]'s disappearance. ([CoT,Ch4])
* Suroth gives [Masema|Masema Dagar] a letter of her personal protection. ([CoT,Ch6])
* [Davram Bashere] meets with High Lady Suroth to discuss a truce. She is willing to negotiate, but wants [Rand|Rand alThor] to meet the [Daughter of the Nine Moons|Tuon]. ([CoT,Epilogue])
* High Lady [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath] sends most of the %%ot [raken]%% force to [Tarabon] to deal with [Rodel Ituralde]. [Semirhage] confronts her and offers to make her Empress if she will kill [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. ([KoD,Prologue])
* [Davram Bashere] and [Karldin Manfor] meet with High Lady Suroth to negotiate a meeting with the [Daughter of the Nine Moons|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. They are not allowed to speak with anyone else. ([KoD,Ch20])
* Suroth feels her grip on authority weakening as Captain-General [Galgan|Lunal Galgan] ignores her orders. [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] returns with [Zaired Elbar]'s head, makes Suroth %%ot [da'covale|Old Tongue]%% and gives her to the [Deathwatch Guard|Seanchan (People)]. ([KoD,Epilogue])
* Suroth is not among the %%ot [da'covale|Old Tongue]%% attending [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag]. She will be held by the [Deathwatch Guard|Seanchan (People)] until her hair grows out suitably. ([TGS,Ch19])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch40] - High Lady Suroth is a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] working for [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael].
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch38] - High Lady Suroth told [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] directly that the [Falme] deserters needed to be captured or killed. [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] wonders why Suroth is waiting so long to continue the Return.
# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch23] - [Karede|Furyk Karede] suspects that Suroth already knows quite a bit about what is going on east of [Ebou Dar].
## [TPoD,Ch24] - After the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] army is defeated, [Yulan|Abaldar Yulan] regrets that he will now have to apologize to High Lady Suroth.
# In [Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch14] - [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] is concerned that High Lady Suroth's great success may have made her ambitious, but [Anath|Semirhage] says she is sure that Suroth is loyal.
## [WH,Ch19] - Her full name is Suroth Sabelle Meldarath.
## [WH,Ch20] - The [Seeker|Almurat Mor] believes that Suroth, [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] and [Bayle Domon] are all involved in a conspiracy that included the murder of High Lord Turak and collaboration with [Aes Sedai].
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch1] - [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] tells [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] that Suroth will not seriously hurt any %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%% who escaped and were recaptured. They belong to the [Empress] and are too valuable.
## [CoT,Ch2] - [Valan Luca] feels safe from the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] because he still has High Lady Suroth's warrant.
## [CoT,Ch4] - The [Seeker|Almurat Mor] thinks that Suroth is in league with the [Aes Sedai] and helped kidnap [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag].
## [CoT,Ch6] - Suroth is High Lady of [Asinbayar] and [Barsabba|Seanchan (Country)].
## [CoT,Ch6] - [Gendar] and [Santes] steal the letter of protection from [Masema|Masema Dagar]'s camp and bring it to [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] who presents it to [Perrin|Perrin Aybara].
## [CoT,Ch28] - Rumors in the villages say that High Lady Suroth has made an alliance with someone powerful who will give them access to many lands.
## [CoT,Ch29] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] thinks his %%ot [ta'veren|Wheel of Time]%%-ness will either keep him safe or bring him face to face with Suroth, whichever the [Pattern|Wheel of Time] wants.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch4] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] shows the order from High Lady Suroth to [Tylee|Tylee Khirgan].
## [KoD,Ch12] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] uses the letter from High Lady Suroth to obtain [forkroot|Herbs] and %%ot [a'dam|aDam]%% in [Almizar].
## [KoD,Ch20] - [Bashere|Davram Bashere] reports to [Rand|Rand alThor] that they negotiated a meeting through [Suroth|Suroth Sabelle Meldarath].
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Prologue] - After seeing ghosts and being attacked by [Trollocs], [Tylee|Tylee Khirgan] thinks that maybe [Galgan|Lunal Galgan] and Suroth are focused on the wrong war.
## [TGS,Ch6] - General [Turan] warns [Ituralde|Rodel Ituralde] that High Lady Suroth will have to come after him with even more force now.
## [TGS,Ch19] - [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] thinks it will be difficult for the %%ot [Corenne|Seanchan (People)]%% to recover from Suroth's betrayal.
## [TGS,Ch22] - [Shaidar Haran] tells [Semirhage] that she failed greatly by injuring [Rand|Rand alThor] and losing valuable pawns.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch47] - [Fortuona|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] considers raising [Lunal Galgan] to the Imperial family for openly opposing Suroth.
# In [A Memory of Light]
## [AMoL,Prologue] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] berates [ Leilwin|Egeanin Tamarath], telling her that Suroth gave the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets] to [Semirhage] who used them on the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor].
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