Sheveän Drazharan

Sheveän Drazharan was the Princess of the Untheileneise Court, wife of Nemolis Drazhar, mother of Idra Drazhar, Mireän Drazhin, and Ino Drazhin, and daughter of Zharo Rohetharan and Idra Rohethar.

Appearance
At Nemolis' funeral, Sheveän wore a veil.

She had blue eyes. When she confronted Maia Drazhar at the wake for Nemolis, her voice was "low, controlled, and as frigid as the wind in winter."

At her audience with Maia in the Alcethmeret, she wore full mourning.

Personality
Maia believed that Sheveän preferred meek and obliging companions, like Stano Bazhevin. Idra commented that she always got angry at people who didn't play the roles she put them in.

Csethiro Ceredin believed that Sheveän was an idiot. Idra said that Sheveän was fierce, and Nemolis said that Sheveän should have been a soldier, and eventually a general. Idra noted that if she'd had more to her life than her children, she would not have turned out the way she did.

She believed it was her right to be the mother of the emperor, and was discontented during Maia's reign, as he interfered with that belief.

Sheveän seemed a bit racist towards goblins. She took pleasure in emphasizing that she'd made one of Maia's nohecharei betray him.

Life
Sheveän was born into the Rohethada. She married Nemolis, and they had three children. Given Nemolis' status as Varenechibel IV's heir and title as Prince of the Untheileneise Court, Sheveän became Princess of the Untheileneise Court.

Sheveän attended the funeral of Empress Chenelo Drazharan as Nemolis' wife.

Nemolis traveled to Amalo for the wedding of Orchenis Clunethar and Uleviän Clunetharan. On the return trip to the Untheileneise Court, a bomb placed by Curneisei co-conspirators in the Tethimadeise Conspiracy destroyed the Wisdom of Choharo, killing all its passengers, including Nemolis.

Sheveän attended Maia's coronation, where she demonstrated her disdain for him.

Maia accompanied Thara Celehar while Thara visited the coffins of Varenechibel IV, Nemolis, Nazhira Drazhar, and Ciris Drazhar, as part of Thara's investigation into their murders, slightly delaying the funeral for them. Sheveän learned of this, and attended the funeral as well, furious at Maia. She confronted Maia at the wake, with Stano meekly in her shadow, accusing Maia of allowing the desecration of Nemolis' body, and when Maia's comments didn't calm her, Maia cut her off, and promised to have an audience with her the next day. When Sheveän persisted in her tirade, Deret Beshelar intervened, which helped cut her off at last, and she finally left.

Sheveän did not sleep, and arrived at the Alcethmeret in the morning to meet with Maia. When Maia explained why he'd obtained the services of a Witness for the Dead, Sheveän did not accept the information, noting that Lord Chancellor Uleris Chavar was already on the case. She was hostile to Thara, given he was Csoru Drazharan's kinsman.

Since Ciris' death left Stano in an awkward position - being neither married nor technically widowed - Sheveän offered Stano a place in her household, which Stano gladly accepted once Maia allowed her to go.

Sheveän and Uleris Chavar talked one of Maia's Second Nohecharei, Dazhis Athmaza, into their employ, promising him that he would become Adremaza after the death of Sehalis Athmaza, and that he would be Idra's First Nohecharis, and used him to knock out Maia's other Second Nohecharei, Lieutenant Telimezh, and thus allow Sheveän's armsmen to kidnap Maia, in an attempt to get Maia to abdicate. The plan was to then send Maia to a monastery dedicated to Cstheio. Maia asked to meet with Idra, who disagreed with Sheveän's plans. Idra called on his armsman to turn against Sheveän, in time for the Untheileneise Guard to break down to the door to Sheveän's apartments and rescue Maia. Sheveän was imprisoned in the Esthoramire. She was later joined by Stano, whom Sheveän had bullied into silence about the plot.

Sheveän stood trial, and Maia granted her and Uleris clemency. Maia eventually relegated Sheveän to Bakhoree (with Stano), while her children remained in the Alcethmeret. Maia saw Sheveän and Stano off on the Honor of Csedo.

Arbelan Drazharan
Sheveän seemed suspicious of Arbelan, particularly after Maia seemed to show her favor.

Csoru Drazharan
Sheveän did not seem to like Csoru, and demonstrated this by continuing the curtsy, and viewing anything connected to Csoru, including Thara, with disdain. After Sheveän was imprisoned, Csoru sent a letter to Maia condemning him for his treatment of her.

Idra Drazhar
Idra cared for his mother, but stood against her when she rose against Maia. He said of her that he attempted to have compassion for her.

Ino Drazhin
Sheveän assigned Suler Zhavanin to look after her daughters, and they cared more for her than their mother.

Maia Drazhar
Sheveän despised Maia because he got in her way of being the mother of the emperor. She seemed to view him as superstitious. Maia believed that she planned to have him murdered after he abdicated.

Mireän Drazhin
Sheveän assigned Suler to look after her daughters, and they cared more for her than their mother.

Nemolis Drazhar
Nemolis thought Sheveän was fierce, and should have been a soldier, which annoyed her, but his thought that she should be a general pleased her. He loved her.

Stano Bazhevin
Stano seemed to like Sheveän, but Sheveän also bullied her into silence, particularly over the coup.

Uleris Chavar
Sheveän and Uleris seemed to be opportunistic allies.

Quotations

 * “Respect! Have you wept at all? Do you mourn your family, Edrehasivar, or are you too busy gloating?”
 * “You are not fit,” Sheveän said furiously. “Consorting with goblins, dishonoring the dead.”