Davram Bashere
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Davram Bashere is a fictional character featured in The Wheel of Time
series of fantasy
novel
s by Robert Jordan
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Bashere is a Saldaea
n nobleman, the High Seat of House Bashere, Lord of Bashere, Tyr, and Sidona, Marshal-General of Saldaea, Defender of the Blight Border. He is uncle to Saldaea's Queen Tenobia, and the current heir-presumptive to the Broken Crown of Saldaea. As Marshal-General, Davram Bashere is the head of the Saldaean army. He is noted as one of the best generals in the world, ranking among the Five Great Captains.
He is a small man, short and slender. His hair is black streaked with gray, and he has a thick, down-turned mustache. Like most Saldaeans, he has a large, hooked nose and tilted eyes.
After Mazrim Taim
falsely declares himself the Dragon Reborn, Tenobia sends Davram to capture him. Taim has his way with Davram's forces until the images of Rand al'Thor
battling Ba'alzamon in the sky appear and Taim is thrown from his horse. After Taim escapes his Aes Sedai
captors, however, Davram is sent south to capture him again.
After Rand kills Rahvin
and takes Caemlyn, Bashere meets with him and offers his services. He becomes one of Rand's most important and trusted advisors and lieutenants, particularly in military matters. When Taim tests new Black Tower
recruits, all of the men who cannot channel are sent to Bashere to be trained. He puts together an impressive fighting force, The Legion of the Dragon, which is sworn to fight for the Dragon Reborn.
Bashere's daughter Zarine, known as Faile Bashere
, falls in love with and marries Perrin Aybara
. Davram does not disapprove of his new son-in-law, even though he is a commoner. Davram once stated that if you followed every noble house's ancestry far enough, you'd find a talented commoner at the start of it.
The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time is a series of epic fantasy novels written by American author James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under the pen name Robert Jordan. Originally planned as a six-book series, the length was increased by increments; at the time of Rigney's death, he expected it to be 12, but it will actually...
series of fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s by Robert Jordan
Robert Jordan
Robert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. , under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly.-Biography:Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina...
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Bashere is a Saldaea
Saldaea
In the fictional world of Robert Jordan's fantasy series The Wheel of Time, Saldaea is the westernmost of the four Borderlands, larger than Shienar and Arafel combined. Maradon is the capital of Saldaea; her Queen is Tenobia. The Marshal-General of Saldaea is Davram Bashere, uncle to Queen Tenobia...
n nobleman, the High Seat of House Bashere, Lord of Bashere, Tyr, and Sidona, Marshal-General of Saldaea, Defender of the Blight Border. He is uncle to Saldaea's Queen Tenobia, and the current heir-presumptive to the Broken Crown of Saldaea. As Marshal-General, Davram Bashere is the head of the Saldaean army. He is noted as one of the best generals in the world, ranking among the Five Great Captains.
He is a small man, short and slender. His hair is black streaked with gray, and he has a thick, down-turned mustache. Like most Saldaeans, he has a large, hooked nose and tilted eyes.
After Mazrim Taim
Mazrim Taim
Mazrim Taim is a character in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time fantasy series.-Description:Taim is described as having black hair, above average in height with a dark face, tilted eyes, hooked nose and high cheekbones...
falsely declares himself the Dragon Reborn, Tenobia sends Davram to capture him. Taim has his way with Davram's forces until the images of Rand al'Thor
Rand al'Thor
Rand al'Thor, also known as the Dragon Reborn, is the fictional main character and protagonist of The Wheel of Time, a series of fantasy novels by Robert Jordan.Rand al'Thor has many other titles within the series:...
battling Ba'alzamon in the sky appear and Taim is thrown from his horse. After Taim escapes his Aes Sedai
Aes Sedai
The Aes Sedai are a special society in the fictional universe of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time book series. Aes Sedai means "Servant to All" in the Old Tongue. They are the wielders of the One Power...
captors, however, Davram is sent south to capture him again.
After Rand kills Rahvin
Rahvin
Rahvin is one of the primary antagonists of The Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. He is one of the Forsaken.-Origin:...
and takes Caemlyn, Bashere meets with him and offers his services. He becomes one of Rand's most important and trusted advisors and lieutenants, particularly in military matters. When Taim tests new Black Tower
Black Tower
-Constructions:* Black Tower is a 15th century guard tower in Braşov, Romania, used today as a museum* Black Tower or Černá věž is a well-known 16th century tower in České Budějovice, Czech Republic-Written works:...
recruits, all of the men who cannot channel are sent to Bashere to be trained. He puts together an impressive fighting force, The Legion of the Dragon, which is sworn to fight for the Dragon Reborn.
Bashere's daughter Zarine, known as Faile Bashere
Faile Bashere
Faile Bashere is a character in the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan.-Life as Zarine:Zarine "Faile" ni Bashere t'Aybara is the daughter of Lord Davram Bashere, the Marshal-General to Saldaea and uncle to Queen Tenobia...
, falls in love with and marries Perrin Aybara
Perrin Aybara
Perrin t'Bashere Aybara, or Goldeneyes, is one of the main characters of Robert Jordan's epic fantasy The Wheel of Time. Character is largely based on Slavic god Perun. In addition to the name similarity Perrin's choice of weapons include the axe, hammer, and bow...
. Davram does not disapprove of his new son-in-law, even though he is a commoner. Davram once stated that if you followed every noble house's ancestry far enough, you'd find a talented commoner at the start of it.