Eshevis Tethimar

Eshevis Tethimar was the son and heir of the Duke Tethimel, and a central planner for the Tethimadeise Conspiracy. He was killed when he attempted to assassinate Maia Drazhar.

Appearance
When Maia first saw Eshevis at the wake for Maia's family, Eshevis was thirty years old, and “a tall, broad-shouldered man, in perfect court mourning down to the row of onyx beads hanging along the curve of each ear. . . He was extremely good-looking, and something in his bearing suggested he knew it. . . . Tethimar’s eyes were a very dark blue, almost black against the whiteness of his face”. His voice was "a beautifully modulated baritone."

He might also also have a scar from where Csevet Aisava bit him.

Personality
Eshevis was ambitious, devious, manipulative, cruel, and sadistic. He was also vengeful. He could be subtle at times, but tended to be unsubtle.

Life
A previous Duke Tethimel "was a great favorite of Edrevechelar the Sixteenth”, and later emperors favored his rivals, "the Rohethada and the Ormevada in particular. The Tethimada. . . never resigned themselves to that loss of power."

Tethimel was “one of the wealthiest landowners in southern Thu-Athamar.” The Tethimada led the faction of eastern lords most opposed to expansion of industry in the west, and used that power to leverage for more power in the Untheileneise Court, serving as a thorn in Varenechibel IV's side.

Ten years prior to the events of The Goblin Emperor, when Eshevis was twenty years old and Csevet was fifteen, Csevet traveled to Eshoravee with a message for Tethimel. When Csevet became lost, he ran into Eshevis, who propositioned Csevet. When Csevet refused, Eshevis attacked him, and Csevet fought back. Eshevis then sicced the dogs and hunters on Csevet, and Csevet fled.

Also around age twenty, Eshevis “had distinguished himself in the border wars with the northern barbarians”, and "was known as an avid sportsman and something of a political malcontent."

Tethimel and Eshevis were negotiating with Varenechibel IV for Eshevis' marriage to Vedero Drazhin while planning to assassinate Varenechibel IV and most of his sons, supposedly securing the regency of Idra Drazhar for Eshevis, as part of the Tethimadeise Conspiracy. Maia was largely forgotten and considered a non-entity, so they didn't account for his presence in their plans.

Eshevis' eldest sister, Uleviän Clunetharan, was married to Orchenis Clunethar. It was on the journey back to Cetho from the wedding that the Wisdom of Choharo exploded, leading to the events of The Goblin Emperor: Aina Shulivar and his co-conspirators intentionally put the bomb on the wrong airship, killing Varenechibel IV and most of his sons before Eshevis and Vedero were married. Maia inherited the throne of the Ethuveraz and ended negotiations - for the time at least - for Vedero's hand, further disrupting Eshevis' plans.

Eshevis attempted to marry his sister, Paru Tethimin, to Maia, but was ultimately rejected by the Corazhas in favor of Csethiro Ceredin.

After Uleris Chavar and Sheveän Drazharan's attempted coup, Eshevis invited Maia to shelter “at Eshoravee until the Untheileneise Court was purged and could again be considered safe. Tethimar also offered to oversee the purging."

Furious and feeling boxed in by the presumed near discovery of his complicity, and blaming Maia for everything that had gone wrong, Eshevis attempted to assassinate Maia on Winternight, knowing he'd likely die in the attempt. He spoke to various enemies and a few co-conspirators prior to the attempt. Deret Beshelar blocked the knife, and Cala Athmaza killed Eshevis with a revethmaz.

Skills
Eshevis was seemingly skilled at writing overly complex and overwhelming letters that were difficult to decipher. He was also crafty, and could use public appearances easily to suit his whims.

Ciret Veschar
Ciret was a friend of Eshevis. He claimed innocence of the Tethimadeise Conspiracy.

Csevet Aisava
Csevet was afraid of Eshevis, due to Csevet's traumatizing visit to Eshoravee in his youth, and his encounter with Eshevis there.

Idra Dazhar
Eshevis made a point of being nice to Idra, but Idra never liked him.

Maia Drazhar
Eshevis seemed to forget Maia's existence in pursuit of his goal for the throne of the Ethuveraz, and as more of the Tethimadeise Conspiracy unraveled, Eshevis came to despise Maia entirely, to the point of attempted murder. Maia greatly disliked Eshevis, particularly for his presumption and bullying, his sliminess, and how awful Eshevis had been to Csevet.

Odris Ubezhar
Odris was a friend of Eshevis, and ended up revealing much of the details of the Tethimadeise Conspiracy.

Paru Tethimin
Eshevis was a mix of harsh and supportive to Paru when she appeared with him in court. Paru seemed scared of either him, the audience, or both.

Pazhis Nethenel
Pazhis was related by either marriage or a distant relation to Tethimar. He refused to support Eshevis, and Eshevis threatened him before attempting to murder Maia.

Count Solichel
Solichel was related by either marriage or a distant relation to Tethimar. Eshevis spoke to Solichel before attempting to murder Maia, but it's unclear what Eshevis said to him, or how Solichel figured into the Tethimadeise Conspiracy, if at all. Solichel claimed illness after the event, and could not be disturbed.

Trivia

 * Eshevis arranged it so that he was the second person to be granted a public audience with Maia.