Davram Bashere

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Davram Bashere, Lord of Bashere, Tyr and Sidone, Guardian of the Blightborder, Defender of the Heartland, is Marshal-General to Queen Tenobia of Saldaea, and is counted as one of the Five Great Captains. He is married to lady Deira ni'Ghaline t'Bashere. He has the best claim to the throne of Saldaea, if the present Queen Tenobia abdicated or died.

In 999 NE, he swore fealty to the Dragon Reborn, after having travelled south to hunt Mazrim Taim.

[edit] History and service to the Dragon Reborn

He is counted as one of the Five Great Captains, and has defended the Blightborder since before Tenobia became Queen. In fact, he was one of her chief advisors during her reign, often displeasing her enough for brief periods of exile to the countryside.

His skill as a Great Captain may come in part to his earlier service under the command of the mad Muad Cheade, who was never defeated. His strategy and skill in battle is great, and he has only been known to have been defeated in battle against Mazrim Taim, and his powerful channeling. He also hates Mazrim Taim for burning Saldaea, as many Saldaeans do.

In 999 NE, he was dispatched by Queen Tenobia to capture (or more likely kill) Mazrim Taim, after it was discovered that he had escaped from the White Tower. Inexplicably, once he came south, he came to Caemlyn and swore fealty to the Dragon Reborn, possibly due to some ta'veren twist of the Pattern, or simply by his choice. In truth, he follows the Dragon Reborn because of who he is and what he has to do, as he once followed a madman who was the best general at the time. So utterly loyal is he to his oath and his liege-lord, that he even tolerates the continued life of Mazrim Taim, a man he was tasked to capture or slay.

Since swearing fealty, Lord Bashere has been one of Rand al'Thor's most trusted advisors. His skill as a general is often put to the test in his service; He was one of three to know of Rand's original plan to take Illian, and indeed had a hand in its making. He also came up with the strategy that hounded the larger Seanchan forces as they maneuvered to take Illian. Representative of the trust Rand holds in him, he was part of the embassy that was eventually sent to negotiate peace with the Seanchan, and also the keeper of one of the Great Seals.

[edit] Family

Davram Bashere is the uncle of Queen Tenobia. He is also the father of Zarine ni'Bashere t'Aybara, also known as Faile; Maedin Bashere; and possibly others of which no sign has been seen. He is also father-in-law to the Wolfbrother Perrin Aybara.