Sul'dam
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Sul'dam (Old Tongue: Leash Holder) are Seanchan women who can control damane, women who can channel the One Power and are viewed as too dangerous to roam free in society. Sul'dam control damane through the use of an a'dam, a special ter'angreal that looks like a silver leash and bracelet. Using the a'dam, the sul'dam can sense the thoughts and feelings of the damane and also inflict pain or pleasure.
In reality, sul'dam are women who could learn to channel but are not born with the spark like damane are. Only recently has this fact come to light, and threatens to tear apart the fabric of Seanchan society, as sul'dam are honored at the same time damane are reviled. An a'dam will control a sul'dam if used against her, even if she does not know how to use the One Power. Some sul'dam believe in mutilation (such as the removal of toungues,hands, or feet) to make a damane behave, but this is often viewed as sei'moseiv.
[edit] List of known Sul'dam
[edit] Der'sul'dam
A very high ranking sul'dam, usually ranking in the Low or High Blood, gains the prefix der', literally: master. They usually own more than one damane. They also train other sul'dam.[verify]
