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| Character | Role |
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Mat Cauthon One of the three central male protagonists, Mat begins the series as a mischievous, dice-rolling farmer from Emond's Field and ends it as one of the greatest military commanders in the history of the world - a fact he resents deeply and tries to avoid at every turn. Mat is a ta'veren, one of three people around whom the Pattern of the Wheel weaves especially tightly, and he is infused with the memories and skills of thousands of soldiers and generals from past ages, giving him an instinctive tactical genius he neither asked for nor wanted. He carries a spear called Ashandarei and wears a medallion that blocks the One Power. His relationship with Tuon, the Seanchan |
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Talmanes A Cairhienin nobleman and second-in-command of Mat's Band of the Red Hand. | Member |
Nalesean Aldiaya Tairen High Lord and cavalry captain of the Band of the Red Hand under Mat Cauthon. | Member |
Daerid Ondin Cairhienin foot officer of the Band of the Red Hand; one of Mat Cauthon's three lieutenants alongside Talmanes and Nalesean. | Member |
Vanin Fat former horse-thief and Band of the Red Hand scout; rides with Mat Cauthon through occupied Ebou Dar. | Member |
Olver An orphan boy taken in by Mat's Band who plays a crucial role blowing the Horn of Valere at the Last Battle. | Member |