Pronunciation: BOHD-wihn CAW-thon 
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[Mat Cauthon]'s sister. Father [Abell Cauthon]. Mother [Natti Cauthon]. Sister [Eldrin Cauthon]. ([The Shadow Rising],Glossary) She is seventeen in early summer, 999 NE.

! Physical Description

She is a little younger than [Egwene|Egwene alVere]. ([TEotW,Earlier]) She is plumply pretty. ([TSR,Ch45]) She is big-eyed. She has just begun braiding her hair. ([LoC,Ch10])


!! Chronology


* [Natti Cauthon] comes to the annual sheep shearing with Bodewhin and [Eldrin|Eldrin Cauthon]. ([TEotW,Earlier])
* [Alsbet Luhhan], [Haral Luhhan], [Natti Cauthon], [Eldrin Cauthon] and Bodewhin Cauthon are taken prisoner by the [Whitecloaks]. ([TSR,Ch29])
* [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Faile|Zarine Bashere] and the [Aiel] rescue them and [Tam|Tam alThor] and [Abell|Abell Cauthon] hide them in an abandoned farmhouse. ([TSR,Ch33])
* [Eldrin|Eldrin Cauthon] and Bodewhin are with [Aram] in the [Winespring Inn] when he chooses the sword. ([TSR,Ch45])
* [Eldrin|Eldrin Cauthon] and Bodewhin participate in the defense of [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. ([TSR,Ch56])
* [Alanna|alanna] and [Verin|Verin Mathwin] accompany several [Two Rivers] girls, Bodewhin Cauthon, [Hilde Barran], [Jerilin al'Caar], [Marisa Ahan], [Emry Lewin], [Elise Marwin], [Darea Candwin], [Larine Ayellin], [Jancy Torfinn], [Susa al'Seen] and [Marce Eldin], in [Caemlyn]. They all have the ability to [channel|True Source]. They are terrorized by [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([LoC,Ch10])
* After [Rand|Rand alThor] leaves, [Alanna|alanna] and [Verin|Verin Mathwin] send Bodewhin and the other girls up to bed so they can calm down. ([LoC,Ch11])
* Led by two sisters, Bodewhin and the others join [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and the [Salidar Aes Sedai] in [Murandy]. ([TPoD,Ch30])
* Bode tells [Egwene|Egwene alVere] about all the changes in [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. ([WH,Ch26])
* Bodewhin and [Nicola|nicola] practice making %%ot [cuendillar|Cuendillar]%% while [Areina|areina_nermasiv] watches. [Sharina|sharina] dismisses them to their class and [Areina|areina_nermasiv] leaves with them. ([CoT,Ch17])
* After [Kairen|kairen_stang]'s death, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is forced to replace her with Bodewhin. At the last minute, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] decides to take Bode's place herself. ([CoT,Ch30])
* Bodewhin straightens the tent occupied by [Romanda|Romanda Cassin], [Magla|magla_daronos] and [Salita|salita_toranes]. ([KoD,Ch23])


!! Other References


## [TSR,Ch13] - When [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] hears that there are [Whitecloaks] in the [Two Rivers] he is worried about his sisters, Bodewhin and [Eldrin|eldrin_cauthon].
## [TSR,Ch13] - In early summer, 999 NE, Bodewhin is seventeen.
## [TSR,Ch29] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] learns that the Luhhans and Cauthons are being held by the [Whitecloaks]. He plans to free them.
## [LoC,Ch11] - Bode has the spark to [channel|True Source] inborn.
## [LoC,Ch33] - [Rand|Rand alThor] tells [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] that [Alanna|alanna] and [Verin|Verin Mathwin] are in [Caemlyn] with Bodewhin and the other [Two Rivers] girls.
## [LoC,Ch45] - [Rand|Rand alThor] tells [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] that [Alanna|alanna] and [Verin|Verin Mathwin] are in [Caemlyn] with Bode, [Jancy Torfinn|../characters/j/jancy_torfinn] and the other [Two Rivers] girls.
## [CoT,Ch17] - Bodewhin is the fourth best at making ''[cuendillar|../items/cuendillar]'' after [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Leane|leane] and [Kairen|kairen_stang].
## [KoD,Ch23] - [Romanda|Romanda Cassin] thinks Bodewhin is intelligent. She will choose [Green|../organizations/aes_sedai/green] or [Blue|../organizations/aes_sedai/blue] because she wants a life of adventure.