Daughter of the Nine Moons

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Daughter of the Nine Moons is a fictional title in the fantasy series The Wheel of Time by author Robert Jordan.

The actual Daughter of the Nine Moons is Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag, a young woman who is the daughter of the Empress of the Seanchan. Having done some great error, she has been wearing a veil, and until that comes off she is known only as High Lady Tuon. She is of a similar age to Mat, small in stature with a boyish figure and large brown eyes. She has dark skin, and would have black curly hair if she didn't shave her head in compliance with Seanchan noble custom.

She makes her first appearance in Winter's Heart, where we see her landing in Ebou Dar just shortly after the city is taken. During her time there she stays in the Tarasin Palace, the residence of Ebou Dar's Queen Tylin and the Seanchan High Lady Suroth. This also allows her to be in the same vicinity as Mat, whom according to the Aelfinn, she is to marry. Mat often observes her watching him, whether passing in a hallway or from a window. When Mat attempts to escape Ebou Dar with some Seanchan prisoners and is caught by Tuon, he grabs her in an attempt to silence her. It is only after this event that he is told she is the Daughter of the Nine Moons, a statement that leads him to name her three time as his wife. He is unaware that doing so seals the first half of a Seanchan wedding pact.

The "Nine Moons" is in reference to the Palace or Court in which her Mother resides.

During Knife of Dreams Mat continues to court Tuon, much to the surprise of her maid Selucia, who sees Cauthon as a rogue and a vagabond.

A series of events ensue, as Mat realizes that Tuon is the woman he will marry. During the later stages of the book, just as he is setting the Daughter of the Nine Moons free, she marries him, completing the Aelfinn prophecy.