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Honor is extremely important to the Seanchan. All of them. Men, women, slave or nobles. It is so important to them that they will choose suicide over the loss of honor, believing that the act of taking their own life staves off the dishonor. As you can read in the 'class & rank' section, advancing through the ranks is extremely difficult though not uncommon. These advancements, or in reverse demotions, are all linked very much to the achievement of honor. And in many cases this is carried through over future generations. A soldier raised to the Blood will see that honor transferred to their children and their children's children as the noble status becomes a hereditary one for that soldier's family. Similarly, shame or the loss of honor can also transfer to one's bloodline. Which is one of the reason Seanchan nobility will seek to commit suicide in order to avoid that. However, it is within the Empress' discretion to grant or deny the request to take one's own life. She may decide not to grant it, which is considered by all to be the ultimate punishment. To live with the dishonor known to all. A word of honor, once given, is considered absolute by all Seanchan. For the Seanchan, honor and status are directly linked with the ability to look someone in the eyes. To say that someone "has sei'taer" or "is sei'taer" means that they have "face' or "honor". "Face" can be lowered or earned and it can also be lost. "To be sei'mosiev" or "to become sei'mosiev" means "to lose face" (or honor). This is also referred to as "lowered eyes". To say that something would "lower my eyes for months" means that something would put me to shame for months. To gain honor Honor can be gained through a vast variety of things, ranging
from doing an exceptionally good job to saving the life or livelihood
of one of the Blood. To what extent gained honor will be translated
into rewards is up to the (High) Blood or Empress, though it should
be mentioned that for most Seanchan having their actions noted in
a positive way by the Blood or those they serve is considered a
high honor onto itself. To lose honor Similarly, honor can be lost through a variety of things. From
doing a poor job that is noticed by the higher ups to betrayal.
Again, the extent of punishment received for this will vary depending
on the perpetrator, what they did to lose honor and who it affects.
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