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Semirhage

aka: Nemene Damendar Boann, Anath

One of the Forsaken. Her real name was Nemene Damendar Boann. For a discussion on her activities and identity see the FAQ, Section 1.1.9, local FAQ, Section 1.1.9.

Physical Description She is taller than most men, with a smooth dark face and dark eyes. She has long, slender fingers. (LoC,Prologue) She is slender and very tall. Her charcoal black face is beautiful and she has large black eyes and full lips. (WH,Ch14) She has short, wavy hair. (WH,Ch17)

Semirhage by Richard Boyé

Chronology

• During the Age of Legends she is a famous Aes Sedai doctor. When she is discovered torturing her patients she is given the choice between severing and binding. Instead, she is one of the first to choose the Shadow. (LoC,Ch6)
• During the War of Power, Semirhage tortures an entire city just to prove she can do it and for the pleasure. (LoC,Ch2)
• Semirhage tortures a man every waking hour for five years. (LoC,Ch12)
• The thirteen Forsaken meet with the Great Lord in the Pit of Doom. Lews Therin and his companions seal the Bore, trapping the Forsaken for over three thousand years.
• After Neferi's accident, the Empress surprisingly appoints Anath as Tuon's new Soe'feia. (WH,Ch14)
• Demandred, Graendal, Lanfear, Rahvin, Sammael and Semirhage all stalk each other in Tel'aran'rhiod. (TFoH,Ch14)
• On the Great Lord's orders, Semirhage sends Fades and Trollocs to the Stone of Tear to battle Sammael's force. (LoC,Ch6)
• Demandred meets with Mesaana, Semirhage and Graendal and passes on the orders of the Great Lord to "Let the Lord of Chaos rule." (LoC,Prologue)
• Demandred has another meeting with Mesaana and Graendal, but Semirhage does not show. (LoC,Ch6)
• The Great Lord summons Semirhage and tells her than when Shaidar Haran speaks she should hear his voice. She resents being pulled away from her charge, a "willful and obdurate girl under difficult circumstances." (LoC,Ch6)
• At the command of Shaidar Haran, Semirhage drains every bit of knowledge from Cabriana Mecandes. (LoC,Ch6)
• Mesaana and Semirhage do not attend the meeting of the Forsaken. (WH,Ch13)
• Anath accompanies Tuon on the Victory of Kidron to Ebou Dar. (WH,Ch14)
• Suroth and Tuon visit Queen Tylin accompanied by Anath and Selucia. Mat barges in on them and Tuon inspects him thoroughly before they leave. (WH,Ch17)
• Tuon, Suroth, Anath and Selucia spend a lot of time with Queen Tylin. Suroth is shocked at the way Anath berates Tuon, but Selucia sees it as proper. (WH,Ch18)
• In the Tarasin Palace, Mat often runs into Tuon. Sometimes she is with Anath or Selucia. Sometimes she is alone. (WH,Ch28)
• Rumor has Anath in seclusion since Tuon's kidnapping. (CoT,Ch4)

Other References

• TSR,Glossary - Semirhage is listed as one of the Forsaken. First mention.
• TFoH,Ch3 - Asmodean tells Rand that he would give himself to Semirhage before he would face the Dark One for betrayal.
• TFoH,Ch6 - Rand questions Lanfear's assertion that Rahvin sent the Darkhounds. Why not Demandred or Sammael or Semirhage or Moghedien?
• TFoH,Ch30 - From Lews Therin's memories, Rand knows that Asmodean and Semirhage were both poor at controlling weather.
• TFoH,Ch32 - Asmodean is astounded when Rand blocks Aviendha's gateway open. Only Demandred, Semirhage and Lews Therin had that ability.
• TFoH,Ch34 - Moghedien is angry because Nynaeve makes her feel and act like Semirhage.
• TFoH,Ch51 - When Rand decides to go after Rahvin, Moiraine warns him that Rahvin might be with Semirhage or Graendal or Lanfear.
• LoC,Prologue - Semirhage wears black in contrast to Lanfear's white.
• LoC,Ch2 - Rand recites the crimes of the Forsaken to Taim.
• LoC,Ch6 - Graendal does not know where Demandred and Semirhage are.
• LoC,Ch23 - Sammael asks Graendal where Demandred, Mesaana and Semirhage are. Graendal says Mesaana is in the White Tower, but she does not know where the other two are. Sammael tells her to find out.
• ACoS,Prologue - Mesaana warns Alviarin to serve only her, not Semirhage, Demandred or Graendal.
• ACoS,Ch20 - Sammael tells Graendal he did not kidnap Rand. Mesaana had a hand in it, maybe Demandred and Semirhage as well despite how it ended.
• TPoD,Ch12 - Graendal does not believe Cyndane and Moghedien when they tell her Moridin is Nae'blis. She tells them to try peddling their story to Demandred or Semirhage.
• TPoD,Ch22 - There is a saying in the Two Rivers that when rain falls in sunshine the Dark One is beating Semirhage. Lews Therin tells Rand that Semirhage never sheds tears, she only causes them.
• WH,Ch13 - Demandred, Mesaana and Semirhage have an agreement that they will not turn on each other until all the others have been eliminated.

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