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Like her orius Send a noteboard - 19/07/2010 07:00:01 AM
Didn't like her too much at first, but the character grew on me. She's a good match for Mat. She's cunning and devious, and doesn't hesitate to be ruthless to her enemies, but she also can show compassion and mercy to people as well.

I would place her in the company of all the major sympathetic Seanchan characters RJ has produced: Egeanin, Furyk Karede, Tylee, and even Selucia. Up until mostly PoD, the Seanchan were seemed to be a cruel, nasty enemy, largely because we were mostly seeing that DF bitch Suroth as well as other unpleasant people like Alwhin and Renna. In PoD, though he started showing the Seanchan from their own side which humanized them more.

I know a lot of people hate the Seanchan for their views on marath'damane, but I think it's understandable given their history. Women calling themselves AS ruled over Seanchan for over two thousand years and by all accounts they were creul, petty and selfish, and their reign was one of terror. The current rulers are all descended from Artur Hawkwing, who had some serious disagreements with the WT AS of the Westlands. I don't think it's at all surprising that the Seanchan see the WT as a significant threat. And it is to some degree, because if it wasn't for the whole DR thing going on, the WT would likely have organized the other nations after Tarabon, Amadicia, and Ebou Dar had fallen. It likely wouldn't have done much good, but they still would have done it.
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Character discussion 10 : Tuon - 18/07/2010 06:08:30 PM 1983 Views
Most annoying, unlikeable, incomprehensible, irredeemable character in the books. - 18/07/2010 06:44:14 PM 1165 Views
I disprove your argument with one word. Coincidentally, it is a character. - 18/07/2010 07:50:17 PM 981 Views
Bah. - 18/07/2010 11:51:48 PM 981 Views
Actually, I like both of them. - 19/07/2010 06:41:12 AM 888 Views
Re: Actually, I like both of them. - 21/07/2010 01:22:21 PM 833 Views
I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 07:45:11 PM 1071 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 07:56:22 PM 1020 Views
I guess I should have said she and Egwene share positive personality traits - 18/07/2010 09:01:50 PM 1000 Views
Agreed. - 18/07/2010 09:11:19 PM 903 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 18/07/2010 11:53:37 PM 961 Views
well said *NM* - 19/07/2010 01:39:46 AM 437 Views
Re: I really like Tuon. - 19/07/2010 03:34:42 AM 914 Views
I disagree. *NM* - 19/07/2010 08:04:45 AM 412 Views
Brandon said it was her mental toughness... - 20/07/2010 06:34:18 AM 847 Views
Cool character but has major flaws - 19/07/2010 06:22:15 AM 942 Views
The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike. - 20/07/2010 01:01:49 AM 1016 Views
Re: The a'dam and the 3 Oaths are a lot alike. - 21/07/2010 02:22:26 PM 749 Views
Also... - 22/07/2010 08:39:48 PM 899 Views
Re: Also... - 22/07/2010 09:19:37 PM 764 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 19/07/2010 06:58:46 PM 907 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 20/07/2010 12:39:15 AM 896 Views
Yeah, What he said ^^ and... - 20/07/2010 01:05:49 AM 864 Views
Need better examples... - 20/07/2010 05:20:48 AM 811 Views
Re: "She is a better ruler than most". Really? Can you provide the examples? - 20/07/2010 03:59:30 PM 853 Views
You meant to say Graendal used Arad Doman as her base & destroyed it, right? - 20/07/2010 04:14:41 PM 965 Views
Yes. - 20/07/2010 05:17:32 PM 870 Views
There are plenty of examples - 20/07/2010 08:59:19 PM 1028 Views
Re: There are plenty of examples - 21/07/2010 02:21:01 PM 757 Views
Tuon carries out enlightened absolutism, then - 22/07/2010 11:24:22 AM 942 Views
Re: Tuon carries out enlightened absolutism, then - 22/07/2010 03:32:54 PM 735 Views
The Seanchen as a whole are better rulers - 21/07/2010 04:21:09 AM 821 Views
Does Tuon know sul'dam can channel or not? - 18/07/2010 10:56:40 PM 910 Views
Answered my own question = Yes. - 18/07/2010 11:00:09 PM 885 Views
one of my favorite characters - 19/07/2010 01:38:53 AM 850 Views
Like her - 19/07/2010 07:00:01 AM 909 Views
A horrible woman - 19/07/2010 07:02:45 AM 986 Views
Re: A horrible woman - 19/07/2010 08:39:05 AM 909 Views
on this we agree - 19/07/2010 07:56:31 PM 923 Views
Re: on this we agree - 20/07/2010 01:04:07 AM 867 Views
Re: A horrible woman indeed! - 20/07/2010 01:17:18 AM 772 Views
Re: A horrible woman - 21/07/2010 04:19:24 PM 806 Views
I think she has the most potential for evil - 19/07/2010 03:24:28 PM 851 Views
Re: I think she has the most potential for evil - 21/07/2010 04:27:45 PM 777 Views
Re: I think she has the most potential for evil - 22/07/2010 07:54:24 PM 703 Views
Don't like her at all - 19/07/2010 06:38:05 PM 779 Views
I like her! As a character - 20/07/2010 01:46:09 AM 839 Views
One of Jordan's better done characters... - 20/07/2010 04:56:36 AM 854 Views
Tuon and omens plus other thoughts. - 20/07/2010 05:20:26 AM 805 Views
On that note, I think she is a bit uncanny because she sometimes seems a bit insane - 20/07/2010 03:52:58 PM 814 Views
One thing among many that really bothered me about Tuon - 21/07/2010 08:07:57 AM 835 Views
She would have been killed - 21/07/2010 08:43:44 AM 873 Views
Yup, she had no choice there. - 21/07/2010 04:31:13 PM 791 Views
Fortuona - 22/07/2010 03:36:51 AM 1208 Views

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