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Savil Ashkevron is a noted Herald-Mage during the reigns of Queen Elspeth and King Randale. She is the aunt of Herald-Mage Vanyel Ashkevron, as the older sister of Lord Withen Ashkevron. Like Withen and her niece, Lissa, Savil possesses the Ashkevron nose.

Early life[]

Savil once wanted to inherit her family's holding, but not being the eldest male prevented it. She ran away from home at fourteen years of age and made her way to Haven, where she was Chosen by the Companion Kellan upon arrival.

Sometime after she graduated to full Whites, she met and aided Starwind k'Treva. He sponsored her into his Clan and she became a k'Treva wingsister, the first non-Shin'a'in to earn this status.[1] Later she brought him a broken boy called Tallo, who took the name Moondance and discovered a lifebond with Starwind.[2]

At the time of Vanyel's arrival in Haven, she held a seat on the Council as the Speaker for Heralds with Trainees and was mentor to Tylendel Frelennye and the lifebonded pair Mardic and Donni.[3] Savil is a strong female and while she has not remained celibate (having had on-again off-again relationships with Healer Andrel and with Herald Jaysen), she never married nor had children of her own.

Magic[]

Savil is an Adept level Mage. She is able to use ley-lines and nodes like the Tayledras, which turned her hair white long before its time.

Savil works well with intricate spells and wards, and is an expert at using Gifts in concert/meld. Towards the end, she became a Web-Guardian.

Death[]

After the seemingly accidental deaths of Web-Guardian Herald-Mages Kilchas and Lissandra, Savil strongly believes Heralds, and in particular Herald-Mages, are being targeted and murdered. In fear for her own life, she pleads with Vanyel to strengthen her wards, which he promises to do when he has a free moment. However, exhausted himself, Vanyel forgets. Savil is attacked that very night by a construct of the dark wizard Leareth, but it turns out the creature entered before she invoked her wards. Her death sends Vanyel on a quest for vengeance, much like Tylendel's following the death of his brother Staven. Savil was around 80 years old at the time of her death.

After Death[]

It is said that most Heralds are given a choice after death: to return as another person destined to be Chosen, to return as a Companion, or to retire. Apparently, Savil decided to return as Sayvil, Companion to Herald-Captain Kerowyn. Sayvil certainly possesses her wit, candor, and mage abilities. Gwena slips and almost refers to Savil as Sayvil, further confirming this supposition: "Vanyel and Sayv--Savil had too much on their minds..."[4]

Companion[]

She was Chosen by the mare Kellan.

Gifts[]

Savil has Mindspeech, in addition to Adept-level Mage-Gift. It is also likely she possesses Fetching and FarSight. She claims no Empathy, and bemoans this fact on occasion as she finds dealing with people to be difficult.

Family[]

Main article: Ashkevron family

In the series[]

Savil appears in the following works:

References[]

  1. ↑ "Sword of Ice" by Mercedes Lackey in Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar
  2. ↑ Magic's Pawn
  3. ↑ Magic's Pawn
  4. ↑ Winds of Change, Chapter 1
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