Map: A map of Malden and the surrounding area is available in [Knife of Dreams] hc pp. 604-605.

Malden is a city in northern [Altara]. The city is about four hundred paces wide and is surrounded by a stone wall. There is a huge cistern built into the northern wall fed by an aqueduct from a lake five miles east. Lady [Cairen]'s fortress sits in the northeast corner. A road leads north and south. Its main commerce is wool and wine. The slate-roofed houses are built of timber or stone.

! Stores, Inns, Manor Houses

Lady [Cairen]'s fortress

! Residents

Lady [Cairen]

! References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch8] - [Perrin]'s scouts find the [Shaido] camped in the city of Malden.
## [CoT,Ch9] - The [Shaido] plan to stay in Malden indefinitely.
## [CoT,Ch25] - [Perrin] has a map of Malden obtained from residents who fled the [Shaido].
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Prologue] - [Gaul] and [Neald|Fager Neald] kidnap [Galina|Galina Casban] while she is riding outside Malden. [Perrin] has her verify the accuracy of his maps of Malden.
## [KoD,Prologue] - The fortress at the northeast corner of Malden belonged to Lady [Cairen].
## [KoD,Ch5] - The [Shaido] live in camps around Malden and usually only enter the city for water or other supplies.
## [KoD,Ch26] - [Perrin] and his [Seanchan (People)] allies dump tons of [forkroot|herbs] into the aqueduct that supplies water to Malden. A small force makes its way through the aqueduct, out the cistern and into the fortress.
## [KoD,Ch26] - [Faile] agrees to meet [Galina|Galina Casban] in a building in the south part of Malden that is mostly burned out.
## [KoD,Ch28] - [Galina|Galina Casban] traps [Faile] and her party in the burned out building
## [KoD,Ch29] - [Perrin] sets up his forces around Malden and begins his attack.
## [KoD,Ch30] - With the [Wise Ones|Aiel] disabled, the [Two Rivers] archers and %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%% overwhelm the [Shaido] around Malden and quickly defeat them.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Prologue] - [Perrin] gathers his troops and the refugees to march north, away from Malden.
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