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aka: Mat, Thom Grinwell

A %%ot [ta'veren|Wheel of Time]%%. He was born and raised in [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. His father and mother are [Abell Cauthon] and [Natti Cauthon]. He has two sisters, [Bodewhin Cauthon] and [Eldrin Cauthon]. See below for more information about [Mat's dice|#section-Matrim+Cauthon-TheDiceInMatSHeadPossibleSpoilers].

! Physical Description

He has a wiry body and brown eyes. ([TEotW,Ch1]) He is long-limbed as a stork. ([TGH,Ch3]) He is about 5'11" or 6' and about 180 pounds.

! Points of View

See Mat's [chapter points of view|Mat POV].

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

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! Childhood

* Mat is born near the end of the year 978 NE.
* At age ten, [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat get in big trouble when [Cenn Buie] catches them in his apple trees. ([TEotW,Ch3])
* At the age of ten, Mat tries to cut open a firework and gets several lickings for it. ([TDR,Ch40])
* At the annual sheep shearing, [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] goof off with [Bandry Crawe], [Dav Ayellin], [Elam Dowtry] and [Lem Thane] until the mayor summons them for a story. ([TEotW,Earlier])
* When they are thirteen, [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat steal a jug of apple brandy and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] switches them for it. ([TSR,Ch7])
* He flours two of [Haral Luhhan]'s dogs. ([TEotW,Ch2])

! Beginning of Series

* He meets with [Rand|Rand alThor] and they discuss seeing the [Fade]. ([TEotW,Ch1])
* He meets [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and sees [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] gives him a coin. ([TEotW,Ch2])
* He listens to [Fain|Padan Fain] with [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]. The boys later discuss him. ([TEotW,Ch3])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] meet [Thom|Thom Merrilin] who offers to tell stories. Mat expresses an interest in battles. ([TEotW,Ch4])
* Mat is not injured even though his house was burned by the [Trollocs]. ([TEotW,Ch7])
* After she [Heals|Weaves] [Tam|Tam alThor], Moiraine goes to get Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]. ([TEotW,Ch8])
* Mat is with [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] when he comes for [Rand|Rand alThor]. After the crowd in front of the inn disperses, they go to the stable. ([TEotW,Ch9])
* [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran], Mat and [Rand|Rand alThor] meet [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] in the stable. They are joined by [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and ride north. ([TEotW,Ch10])

! Journey to Caemlyn

* Mat and the rest of the party ride to [Taren Ferry]. ([TEotW,Ch11])
* Mat and the rest of the party cross the [Taren River], camp for an hour, then head north for [Baerlon]. ([TEotW,Ch12])
* Mat and the rest of the party arrive at [The Stag and Lion] in [Baerlon] where they are welcomed by Master [Fitch]. ([TEotW,Ch13])
* Mat and the rest have hot baths and a good meal. That night [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] visits his dreams. ([TEotW,Ch14])
* Mat runs into [Rand|Rand alThor] while touring the town. He plays a prank on some [Whitecloaks], but is shocked when [Rand|Rand alThor] actually confronts them. They meet [Thom|Thom Merrilin], tell him about the dreams, and return to the inn. ([TEotW,Ch15])
* Mat and the rest of the group meet with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] then has a private talk with [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. ([TEotW,Ch16])
* Mat and the rest of the group enjoy [Thom|Thom Merrilin]'s stories in the common room. After a [Fade] confronts [Rand|Rand alThor], the group flees. At the town gate they are confronted by [Whitecloaks] before they can escape. ([TEotW,Ch17])
* Mat and the rest of the party ride east for three days. They are attacked by [Trollocs] and take refuge in [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)]. Mat shouts a [Manetheren] battle cry in the [Old Tongue] during the attack. ([TEotW,Ch18])
* After they make camp, Mat convinces Rand and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] to go exploring. They meet [Mordeth] who offers them treasure, then attacks them. Mat takes the [Ruby Dagger]. They barely reach camp before dark. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] returns from scouting with news there are [Trollocs] nearby so they prepare to flee. ([TEotW,Ch19])
* As they ride, [Mashadar] separates [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] from Mat and the rest. [Trollocs] attack and everyone scatters. Mat meets up with [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and winds up on the ''[Spray]''. ([TEotW,Ch20])
* He, [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] are on the [Arinelle River] aboard the ''[Spray]''. [Rand|Rand alThor] sees his [Ruby Dagger]. ([TEotW,Ch24])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat stay at [Else Grinwell]'s place on the way to [Caemlyn]. ([TEotW,Ch31])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat play at [The Dancing Cartman]. They then escape from [Darkfriends]. Mat is blinded by lightning. ([TEotW,Ch32])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat meet [Paitr|Paitr Conel] and later are almost killed by [Mili Skane]. ([TEotW,Ch33])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat are almost to [Caemlyn]. ([TEotW,Ch34])

! Caemlyn

* [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat arrive in [Caemlyn] and go to [The Queen's Blessing|The Queens Blessing]. ([TEotW,Ch35])
* Mat goes up to his room with [Rand|Rand alThor] and stays there. ([TEotW,Ch36])
* Mat stays in his room and misses [Logain|Logain Ablar] being paraded through [Caemlyn]. ([TEotW,Ch39])
* Mat tries to slash [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] with the [Ruby Dagger] when she touches him. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] holds his wrist. ([TEotW,Ch41])
* [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] partially [Heals|Weaves] Mat, but he still keeps the [Ruby Dagger]. Mat, [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] finally tell [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] about their dreams. ([TEotW,Ch42])
* Mat participates in planning the trip through the [Ways]. He dreams again of [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] and identifies himself by picking up the figure with the dagger. ([TEotW,Ch43])
* [Loial] leads Mat and the others to the [Waygate|Ways]. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] opens it and they begin their journey to [Fal Dara]. ([TEotW,Ch44])

! The Ways, Fal Dara and the Eye

* [Loial] leads Mat and the others through the [Ways]. They reach the [Fal Dara] [Waygate|Ways] just in time to escape %%ot [Machin Shin]%%. ([TEotW,Ch45])
* Mat and the others ride to [Fal Dara]. [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] takes them to Lord [Agelmar|Agelmar Jagad]. [Padan Fain] is brought in. ([TEotW,Ch46])
* Lord [Agelmar|Agelmar Jagad] tells [Loial] and the [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] folks the story of [Malkier]. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] return and tell them about [Fain|Padan Fain]. ([TEotW,Ch47])
* Mat and the others ride through the [Blight]. ([TEotW,Ch48])
* Mat and the others fight their way through the [Blight] and reach the [Green Man|Someshta]'s garden. ([TEotW,Ch49])
* The [Green Man|Someshta] takes them to the [Eye of the World]. [Aginor] and [Balthamel] arrive. [Aginor] points to Mat and says he guided them. ([TEotW,Ch50])
* [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Loial] find a [seal|Seals], the [Dragon Banner] and the [Horn of Valere] where the [Eye of the World] lay. ([TEotW,Ch52])
* Mat and the others return to [Fal Dara]. ([TEotW,Ch53])
* Mat first discovers his luck dicing with the [Shienaran|Shienar] guards. [Rand|Rand alThor] insults Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Loial] hoping they will stay away from him. ([TGH,Ch3])
* Mat goes with [Egwene|Egwene alVere] to visit [Fain|Padan Fain]. They are knocked unconscious and the [Ruby Dagger] is stolen. ([TGH,Ch6])
* [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], [Siuan|Siuan Sanche], [Leane|Leane Sharif] and [Verin|Verin Mathwin] try to [Heal|Weaves] Mat, but with the [Ruby Dagger] missing they can only do a partial job. ([TGH,Ch7])
* The [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] asks Mat to go after the [Horn|Horn of Valere] and the [Ruby Dagger]. He agrees. ([TGH,Ch8])

! Journey to Toman Head

* Mat leaves with [Rand|Rand alThor] and the others to fetch the [Horn|Horn of Valere] and the [Ruby Dagger]. ([TGH,Ch9])
* [Hurin] leads [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Loial] and the [Shienarans|Shienar] south. ([TGH,Ch10])
* Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] see the [Dragon Banner] and learn [Rand|Rand alThor] is the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor]. They bed down with the [Shienarans|Shienar], as far from him as possible. ([TGH,Ch11])
* Mat and the others, without [Rand], [Loial] and [Hurin], continue after the [Horn|Horn of Valere] with [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] now leading the way. ([TGH,Ch14])
* Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Verin|Verin Mathwin], [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] and rest of the [Shienarans|Shienar] encounter [Urien|Urien] who is looking for He Who Comes With the Dawn. Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] wonder if it might be [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([TGH,Ch28])
* [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa], Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] join [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Loial] just after the [Horn|Horn of Valere] is stolen. ([TGH,Ch30])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Verin|Verin Mathwin], [Loial] and [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] go to [The Great Tree]. [Hurin] reports that the [Horn|Horn of Valere] is in Lord [Barthanes|Barthanes Damodred]' manor. ([TGH,Ch31])
* Mat accompanies [Rand|Rand alThor] to [Barthanes Damodred]'s party. ([TGH,Ch32]) 
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Loial] and [Hurin] collect Mat, [Verin|Verin Mathwin], [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] and [Uno|Uno Nomesta], report on the [Waygate|Ways] and return to the inn where they decide to try [Stedding Tsofu]. ([TGH,Ch33])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Loial], [Verin|Verin Mathwin], [Hurin] [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] and the [Shienarans|Shienar] travel to [Stedding Tsofu]. They are met by [Erith] and encounter three [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear]. ([TGH,Ch35])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Verin|Verin Mathwin], [Hurin] and [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] meet with the council of Elders. They rejoin the others and go to the [Waygate|Ways], but it is also blocked by %%ot [Machin Shin]%%. ([TGH,Ch36])
* The party goes to the [Portal Stone]. [Rand|Rand alThor] [channels|True Source], bringing them to [Toman Head], but four months are lost. ([TGH,Ch37])

! Falme

* Mat and the rest of the party ride across [Toman Head] searching for [Fain|Padan Fain]'s trail. They stop at a village for the night. ([TGH,Ch41])
* [Hurin], Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] find [Fain|Padan Fain]'s trail and follow it to [Falme]. Back in the camp, it is decided that [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] will lead [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Hurin] into [Falme]. ([TGH,Ch44])
* [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa], [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Hurin] recover the [Horn of Valere] and the [Ruby Dagger]. ([TGH,Ch45])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] joins Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Hurin] while [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] stays behind to give them time to escape. ([TGH,Ch46])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Hurin] are trapped between the [Seanchan (People)] and the [Whitecloaks]. Mat blows the [Horn of Valere]. ([TGH,Ch47])
* [Hurin], [Verin|Verin Mathwin], [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] leave to take Mat, the [Horn|Horn of Valere] and the [Ruby Dagger] to [Tar Valon]. ([TGH,Ch49])

! Tar Valon

* [Verin|Verin Mathwin], [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Hurin] and Mat are confronted by [Whitecloaks] as they near [Tar Valon]. ([TDR,Ch10])
* Mat is taken into the [White Tower] on a stretcher. ([TDR,Ch11])
* Ten [Aes Sedai] [Heal|Weaves] Mat's link to the [Ruby Dagger] using the [white fluted wand] %%ot [sa'angreal|Angreal]%%. During the process he shouts in the [Old Tongue] about a battle between [Manetheren] troops and [Trollocs]. ([TDR,Ch18])
* Mat awakens with vivid memories of leading the charge against [Trollocs] to save [Manetheren]. He slowly recalls where he is and what has happened. ([TDR,Ch19])
* [Selene|Lanfear] walks in on him and tempts him to join her. [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] and [Leane|Leane Sharif] then visit. They tell him he is linked to the [Horn of Valere] and must stay at the [White Tower] for some time. ([TDR,Ch20])
* Mat takes a walk. He visits the [Warder|Warder] practice field and beats [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand] and [Galad|Galad Damodred] together with a quarterstaff. ([TDR,Ch24])
* [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] visit Mat with the intent of having him carry [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]'s letter to [Morgase|Morgase] in [Caemlyn]. He agrees if they can get him out of [Tar Valon]. After some discussion, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] gives him one of [Siuan|Siuan Sanche]'s executive orders. ([TDR,Ch28])
* Mat leaves the [White Tower] and gets caught up in gambling. Some [Darkfriends] and a [Gray Man] try to kill him. He stops at [The Woman of Tanchico] to rest a bit. ([TDR,Ch30])
* Mat recognizes [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and convinces him to go to [Caemlyn]. ([TDR,Ch31])

! Journey to Caemlyn

* Using [Siuan|Siuan Sanche]'s executive order, Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] get by the guard at the dock and board the ''[Gray Gull]''. More [Darkfriends] try to kill Mat that night. ([TDR,Ch32])
* Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] arrive at [Aringill] and stay in the stable of [The Good Queen]. They are interrupted by [Aludra|aludra] and save her from an execution squad. She gives Mat a bundle of fireworks. ([TDR,Ch40])
* Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] make camp as they near [Caemlyn]. Mat experiments with [Aludra]'s fireworks. They are attacked by a woman and three men, but kill their attackers and ride on. ([TDR,Ch44])

! Caemlyn

* Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] arrive in [Caemlyn]. Mat goes directly to the [Royal Palace] but is refused admittance. He goes back to [The Queen's Blessing|The Queens Blessing], tells [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Basel Gill]  what happened, then goes back to try again. ([TDR,Ch45])
* Mat climbs a wall of the [Royal Palace]. He overhears a deep voice order the death of [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. When he delivers [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]'s letter to [Morgase], he discovers the owner of the voice is Lord [Gaebril|Rahvin]. [Tallanvor|Martyn Tallanvor] escorts him out of the palace. ([TDR,Ch46])
* Mat returns to [The Queen's Blessing|The Queens Blessing] and reports the danger to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] agrees to accompany Mat to [Tear|Tear (City)]. ([TDR,Ch47])

! Tear

* Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] book passage on the ''[Swift]'' from [Aringill] to [Tear|Tear (City)]. They take a room in [The White Crescent] and begin hunting for the girls. Mat finds and kills [Comar|comar], but they continue to search. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] develops a cough. ([TDR,Ch49])
* [Thom|Thom Merrilin]'s cough gets so bad that Mat asks the innkeeper for a Wise Woman. He directs them to Mother [Guenna|Ailhuin Guenna] who tells them about the girls. Mat leaves [Thom|Thom Merrilin] in her care. ([TDR,Ch52])
* Mat goes to the [Stone of Tear] and encounters [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and the [Aiel]. He blows a hole in the wall with [Aludra]'s fireworks. [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] agrees to accompany him and they begin searching for the girls. Mat also encounters High Lord [Darlin|Darlin Sisnera]. ([TDR,Ch54])
* Mat and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] free [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] from their cell but they show little gratitude. ([TDR,Ch55])
* Mat meets [Aviendha], [Bain] and [Chiad] and learns that flirting with [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear] is dangerous. He listens to [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] talk about what lies ahead. He plans to leave as soon as possible. ([TDR,Ch56])
* Mat tells [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] about [Morgase] and Lord [Gaebril|Rahvin], but [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] does not believe him. ([TSR,Ch6])
* Mat plays cards with [Tairen|Tear (Country)] lords [Carlomin], [Edorion Selorna|Edorion Selorna], [Estean|Estean Andiama] and [Reimon]. When the bubble of evil strikes, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s cards come to life and try to kill him. ([TSR,Ch2])
* Mat confides in [Thom|Thom Merrilin] about the attack. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] convinces him to stay in the [Stone of Tear]. ([TSR,Ch4])
* Mat asks [Egwene|Egwene alVere] for advice on what he should do. She tells him about the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway]. ([TSR,Ch8])
* Since his bad incident, everyone in the [Stone of Tear] avoids [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] so he spends his time in taverns. ([TSR,Ch9])
* In a tavern, Mat hears a rumor that [Whitecloaks] invaded the [Two Rivers]. He talks this over with [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]. He wants to leave but cannot. As he leaves, he runs into [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] who ignores him. ([TSR,Ch13])
* Mat goes through the [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway]. The [Aelfinn|Finn] tell him he must go to [Rhuidean] or he will die. They also tell him he is fated to marry the [Daughter of the Nine Moons|Tuon], to die and live again and to give up half the light of the world to save the world. ([TSR,Ch15])
* In the [Heart of the Stone|Stone of Tear], Mat watches as [Rand|Rand alThor] issues orders to the High Lords, then plunges %%ot [Callandor]%% into the floor. ([TSR,Ch21])

! The Waste

* [Rand|Rand alThor] leads [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran], Mat, [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Rhuarc|rhuarc], [Aviendha] and the rest of the [Aiel] to a [Portal Stone] and [channels|True Source] them to the [Aiel Waste]. ([TSR,Ch22])
* On [Chaendaer], [Rand|Rand alThor] and his party are greeted by [Wise Ones|Aiel] [Amys], [Bair|bair], [Melaine|melaine] and [Seana|seana]. After [Rand|Rand alThor] asks permission to enter [Rhuidean], Mat speaks up and asks, too. They both go. ([TSR,Ch23])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat go to the center of [Rhuidean] and find ''[Avendesora]'', the [glass columns], and the [control statues|Control Statue]. Mat finds the other [twisted red doorway|Twisted Red Doorway] and visits the [Eelfinn|Finn] where he inadvertently asks for memories, freedom from the [One Power], and to be back in [Rhuidean]. He chokes and blacks out. ([TSR,Ch24])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] resuscitates Mat after he is hung. Mat now has the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion], the %%ot [ashandarei]%%, and fluency in the [Old Tongue]. They leave [Rhuidean]. ([TSR,Ch26])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat return from [Rhuidean] at dawn. The [Wise Ones|Aiel] apply ointments to soothe their injuries. ([TSR,Ch34])
* Mat rides with [Rand|Rand alThor] on the journey from [Chaendaer] to [Imre Stand]. When they meet the peddlers, [Rand|Rand alThor] tells Mat that [Kadere|Hadnan Kadere] is dangerous. Mat buys [Kadere|Hadnan Kadere]'s wide brim hat. ([TSR,Ch36])
* When they camp at [Imre Stand], [Jasin Natael|Asmodean] questions Mat. When the [Trollocs] attack, Mat feels his [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] pulse cold. ([TSR,Ch37])
* On the trip to [Cold Rocks] Hold, Mat tries to make time with [Isendre|isendre]. [Keille|Lanfear] offers to sell her to him, then comments that few have ever refused an offer from her. ([TSR,Ch48])
* Mat accompanies [Rand|Rand alThor] when they arrive at [Cold Rocks] Hold. ([TSR,Ch49])
* After the battle with the [Trollocs] and [Draghkar], Mat tries to talk to [Isendre|isendre] but she slams the door in his face. ([TSR,Ch50])
* Mat accompanies [Rand|Rand alThor] and the [Aiel] to [Alcair Dal] and to the speaking ledge. ([TSR,Ch57])
* Mat is waiting near the speaking ledge when [Rand|Rand alThor] returns from [Rhuidean]. ([TSR,Ch58])
* Mat parties in the streets of [Rhuidean] and attracts [Melindhra]'s attention. They go off together. ([TFoH,Ch3])
* Mat and [Melindhra] are in bed when the [Darkhounds] attack. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] [Heals|Weaves] him after he takes off the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion]. ([TFoH,Ch6])
* Mat prepares to leave for [Jangai Pass]. He is delighted that [Rand|Rand alThor] finally has the upper hand on [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. ([TFoH,Ch7])
* Mat figures out that his [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] stopped [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s [channeling|True Source] the first time she tried to [Heal|Weaves] him. ([TFoH,Ch22])
* Mat rides into [Jangai Pass] with [Rand|Rand alThor] and the [Aiel]. ([TFoH,Ch20])

! Other

* Mat studies the devastated town of [Taien] with a critical military eye. ([TFoH,Ch21])
* Mat is getting a massage from [Melindhra|melindhra] when [Rand|Rand alThor]'s alarm sounds. They both run out to join the fight and Mat kills three [Trollocs] and a [Fade]. ([TFoH,Ch22])
* Mat rides into [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] with [Rand|Rand alThor] and the [Aiel]. ([TFoH,Ch23])
* Mat decides that he really is going to leave. He goes to [Rand|Rand alThor]'s tent to tell him and winds up analyzing the next day's battle plan with [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran]. He feels the dice rattling for the first time. ([TFoH,Ch42])
* Mat leaves before dawn, but bands of [Aiel] divert him back toward the [Alguenya River]. He joins up with the [Tairen|Tear (Country)] and [Cairhienin|Cairhien (Country)] forces when he sees them heading into a [Shaido] trap. ([TFoH,Ch43])
* Mat successfully leads his men through several encounters with the [Shaido]. ([TFoH,Ch44])
* In the heat of the battle [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] is knocked from his horse. [Couladin] attacks him and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] kills [Couladin]. ([TFoH,Ch45])
* The next morning [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and [Nalesean|Nalesean Aldiaya] swear fealty to [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and declare that he should have his own banner. ([TFoH,Ch45])
* Mat and his army return to [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)]. He brings news to [Rand|Rand alThor] that [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] is dead. Later, he mentions [Caemlyn] in front of [Melindhra] and she tries to kill him. ([TFoH,Ch51])
* The next morning [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] leads [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Asmodean], [Aviendha], [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] to the docks of [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)]. When [Lanfear] attacks, [Asmodean|asmodean] and Mat are left outside the main battle. ([TFoH,Ch52])
* After [Lanfear]'s attack Mat tries to help [Egwene|Egwene alVere] who is seriously injured. ([TFoH,Ch53])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Asmodean], [Aviendha] and numerous [Aiel] warriors [Skim|weaves] to [Caemlyn] outside the [Royal Palace]. They are immediately attacked by [Trollocs], [Fades|Fade] and lightning. Mat, [Asmodean|asmodean] and [Aviendha] are killed. ([TFoH,Ch54])
* Mat, [Asmodean] and [Aviendha] are alive again after [Rand|Rand alThor] [balefires|Weaves] [Rahvin] back beyond the point where he killed them with lightning. ([TFoH,Ch55])
* That afternoon Mat and [Aviendha] talk by a fountain while [Asmodean] plays his harp. ([TFoH,Ch56])
* Mat has the [Band of the Red Hand] stationed at [Maerone]. During an inspection, he rescues [Olver|olver] from an attack. He notes a [Sea Folk] ship docking at [Aringill]. He readies the Band to leave for [Tear|Tear (Country)]. ([LoC,Ch5])
* Mat leads the [Band of the Red Hand] south along the River [Erinin River] toward [Tear|Tear (Country)]. A dozen [Aiel] enter the camp by gateway and try to assassinate Mat. Mat learns that [Olver|olver] is in the camp and "hires" him as his personal messenger. ([LoC,Ch22])
* Mat plays [Snakes and Foxes|Finn] with [Olver] and something about the game tickles his memory. [Rand|Rand alThor] arrives and sends [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and the [Band of the Red Hand] to [Salidar] to fetch [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. ([LoC,Ch33])
* Mat, [Aviendha], [Vanin|Chel Vanin] and two bannermen ride into [Salidar]. Mat confronts [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and is astounded to learn that [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai]. ([LoC,Ch38])
* [Egwene|Egwene alVere] puts Mat in his place. Frustrated, he goes to find [Thom|Thom Merrilin]. ([LoC,Ch39])
* Mat gives [Thom|Thom Merrilin] the letter. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] tells him they are going to [Ebou Dar] and suggests the [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] come, too. ([LoC,Ch40])
* Mat waits three days in [Salidar]. At a party one evening he dances with [Halima|Halima Saranov]. [Egwene|Egwene alVere] tells him that he will accompany [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] to [Ebou Dar]. They all leave the next day. ([LoC,Ch44])

! Ebou Dar

* Mat and several of his [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] accompany [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] to [Ebou Dar]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] asks him to let her study the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion], but he refuses. He is angry when the [Aes Sedai] experiment on him from afar. At [Ebou Dar], Mat randomly chooses [The Wandering Woman] as a place to stay. ([LoC,Ch47])
* Mat and his men are at [The Wandering Woman]. They search the [Rahad] trying to keep up with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. ([LoC,Ch52])
* Mat watches [Olver] win a horse race. He spots [Mili Skane] and [Noal Charin] at the track. He follows [Mili Skane] to the [Chelsaine Palace]. [Noal Charin] is there, too, and tells him that [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin] is staying there. Along the way, Mat buys a ring. ([ACoS,Ch14])
* Mat goes to the [Tarasin Palace] to leave a note for [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] warning them about [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin]. He runs into [Joline|Joline Maza], [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon], [Adeleas|Adeleas Namelle], Merilille and [Sareitha|Sareitha Tomares]. He answers a summons to Queen [Tylin|Tylin Quintara] who comes on to him. He meets her son, [Beslan], and agrees to go to all the festivals with him. ([ACoS,Ch16])
* Mat goes back to [The Wandering Woman] where two men try to kidnap him. He kills them. He orders [Vanin|Chel Vanin] to watch [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin]. He finds a note in his pocket warning him that [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] are taking too many risks. ([ACoS,Ch17])
* Mat is attacked by three "beggars" trying to kidnap him. He sees fireworks and thinks about finding an [Illuminator|Guild of Illuminators]. He meets [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] back in his room and finally recognizes her. They agree to keep each other's secrets. They go down to the common room to party. ([ACoS,Ch21])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] apologize to Mat and tell him about the [Bowl of the Winds]. He agrees to move into the [Tarasin Palace]. His dice stop rolling. ([ACoS,Ch22])
* Mat and the [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] move into the [Tarasin Palace]. [Tylin|Tylin Quintara] accosts him and he is barely saved by [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] start him watching the [Kin] house. He has [Olver|olver] moved to his rooms to avoid [Tylin|tylin]. ([ACoS,Ch28])
* [Tylin|Tylin Quintara] finally traps Mat and takes him to bed. He goes to watch the [Kin] house with [Nalesean|Nalesean Aldiaya], [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] and [Beslan]. They are attacked by "beggars" on the way. On impulse, Mat follows a woman who leaves the [Kin] house. ([ACoS,Ch29])
* Having found the [six story building|Ebou Dar], Mat returns to the [Kin] house only to meet [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and the [Aes Sedai] there and learn that they got the information, too. ([ACoS,Ch31])
* The next morning, Mat organizes the expedition to get the [Bowl|Bowl of the Winds]. He is quite surprised to see [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. ([ACoS,Ch37])
* Mat and his companions reach the [six story building|Ebou Dar]. He stays downstairs. They are attacked by [Falion|Falion Bhoda] and [Ispan|Ispan Shefar] but defeat them. He runs upstairs and is confronted by the %%ot [gholam]%%. He cannot hurt the %%ot [gholam]%% but discovers that the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] burns it. He saves [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and the others. ([ACoS,Ch38])
* [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and Mat meet with the five [Salidar Aes Sedai], the [Kin], and the [Sea Folk] [Windfinders|Sea Folk] to discuss the use of the [Bowl of the Winds]. They prepare to leave immediately. Mat learns that [Olver] is out and goes to look for him. He is caught in the [Seanchan (People)] invasion and a brick wall falls on him. ([ACoS,Ch39])
* Mat spends weeks recuperating from his broken leg and ribs in the [Tarasin Palace]. ([WH,Ch15])
* Mat talks with [Aludra] about fireworks and learns that she is interested in a bellfounder. ([WH,Ch15])
* Mat, [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Beslan] and [Olver] return to the city. [Beslan] is plotting rebellion. On his way back to the palace, the %%ot [gholam]%% attacks [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] again. [Noal Charin] helps him out. ([WH,Ch16])
* Mat brings [Noal Charin] back to the palace with him. He goes to [Tylin|Tylin Quintara]'s quarters and meets [Tuon|tuon]. The dice crash to a stop. ([WH,Ch17])
* Mat talks with a bellfounder, but learns nothing that helps him with [Aludra|aludra]. Mat has his clothes and gold taken to [The Wandering Woman] as he prepares to leave town. ([WH,Ch18])
* [Setalle Anan] brings [Joline|joline] to [The Wandering Woman] while Mat is there. He agrees to help her escape. He goes to the %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%% quarters and offers to help [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] escape. He also gets saddled with [Edesina|Edesina Azzedin]. ([WH,Ch19])
* Mat sees off [Tylin] and [Suroth] when they leave for a tour of [Altara]. Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] develop a plan to get [Joline|Joline Maza], [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] and [Edesina|Edesina Azzedin] out of [Ebou Dar]. ([WH,Ch28])
* Mat's first plan fails when [Setalle|Setalle Anan] cannot use the %%ot [a'dam|aDam]%% on [Joline]. [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] and [Domon|Bayle Domon] offer to hire Mat, [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar]. [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] tells Mat that she can supply three %%ot [sul'dam|Seanchan (People)]%%. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] tell Mat about [Tanchico], the [Black Ajah] and the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets]. ([WH,Ch29])
* Mat reviews his revised plan. He meets [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] and [Domon|Bayle Domon] at the [Tarasin Palace] stableyard and finds that they brought everyone from [The Wandering Woman]. ([WH,Ch30])
* Mat prepares to leave and finds that [Tylin] returned early. He bids her farewell and leaves her tied up. He goes to the %%ot [damane|Seanchan (People)]%% kennels and frees one of the [Windfinders|Sea Folk]. At the stableyard, [Tuon] confronts him and he grabs her. [Egeanin] and the others arrive and she names [Tuon] the [Daughter of the Nine Moons|Tuon]. Mat names her his wife - three times. ([WH,Ch31])

! Circus

* Mat, [Egeanin] and [Bayle Domon] smuggle [Selucia] and [Tuon] out of [Ebou Dar] and hide out in [Valan Luca]'s circus. ([CoT,Ch1])
* Mat and [Egeanin] argue over who is calling the shots while they hide in the circus. ([CoT,Ch2])
* [Tuon] toys with Mat when he visits her wagon. The dice in his head stop when he shakes her hand in a bargain. The colors swirl in his head when the [Aes Sedai] sense the powerful [channeling|True Source] to the north. ([CoT,Ch3])
* Mat tries to keep things under control as the circus heads to [Lugard]. He visits [Tuon] and tries his hand at courting. He learns from [Egeanin] that he already completed his half of a [Seanchan (People)] wedding. ([CoT,Ch28])
* Mat takes [Tuon|Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag] and [Selucia] into the town of [Jurador] to shop for fabric. When they return, he learns that [Renna|Renna Emain] stabbed [Egeanin] and fled. He and the [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] hunt down [Renna] and kill her. Mat returns to find [Tuon] in control of the circus. She puts the circus under her personal protection, but specifically excludes Mat from that protection. ([CoT,Ch29])
* Mat buys a stave and a razor in [Jurador]. He stops by the wagon to visit with [Tuon], [Selucia], [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] until [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] reports [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] nearby. ([KoD,Ch6])
* Mat leaves [Tuon] and [Selucia] in their wagon to go see about the [Aes Sedai]. He is furious when he feels intense channeling from their wagon. He paddles [Joline|Joline Maza] for slapping [Bethamin Zeami|Bethamin Zeami] then leaves when they all start arguing. ([KoD,Ch7])
* Mat talks with [Aludra] about making cannon. He gives the razor to [Tuon] and they go for a ride. ([KoD,Ch8])
* [Setalle|Setalle Anan] asks Mat about the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] and admits she was once [Aes Sedai]. Later, Mat is eating with [Tuon], [Selucia] and [Noal|Noal Charin] when [Joline|Joline Maza], [Edesina|Edesina Azzedin] and [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] barge in. They badger [Tuon] about the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] invasion. [Selucia] slips %%ot [a'dam|aDam]%% on [Joline|Joline Maza] and [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] and [Tuon] then shields [Edesina|Edesina Azzedin]. She demonstrates the %%ot [a'dam|aDam]%%. Mat removes them after extracting promises that the [Aes Sedai] will not bother [Tuon] any more. [Tuon] is shocked that the weaves do not touch Mat. ([KoD,Ch9])
* Mat finally asks [Thom|Thom Merrilin] about the letter from [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and he reads it. He tells [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] about the [Aelfinn|Finn] and [Eelfinn|Finn] and agrees to go with [Thom|Thom Merrilin] to rescue [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. ([KoD,Ch10])
* Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] take [Tuon] and [Selucia] to a hell in [Maderin]. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] learns that some [Seanchan (People)] intend to kill [Tuon|tuon]. Outside the tavern, [Darkfriends] attack them but Mat and the others kill them all. Mat realizes they must now leave the circus. ([KoD,Ch11])

! More

* Mat leads the party off the road and through the forest. [Tuon] asks him for a kiss and [Selucia] looks furious. [Vanin|Chel Vanin] brings [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and they ride to rejoin the [Band of the Red Hand]. ([KoD,Ch25])
* Mat rides with [Tuon] and [Selucia] to rejoin the [Band of the Red Hand]. He begins planning how to get them out of [Altara]. ([KoD,Ch26])
* Mat creates havoc among the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] forces in northeast [Altara]. [Tuon] and [Selucia] have mixed feelings about his success. ([KoD,Ch27])
* When [Furyk Karede] arrives, Mat agrees to let [Tuon] go with him. This completes the last part of [Lidya]'s [Foretelling|Weaves] so [Tuon] completes the marriage ceremony stunning everyone. [Karede|Furyk Karede], [Tuon] and [Selucia] leave for [Ebou Dar]. ([KoD,Ch36])
* With superior strategy and advanced weapons, Mat and the [Band of the Red Hand] wipe out the traitorous [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] army. Captain [Musenge] tells Mat that he is now Prince of the Ravens. ([KoD,Ch37])
* Mat, [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and the [Band|Band of the Red Hand] ride through [Murandy]. They are heading to [Andor] to rejoin [Estean|Estean Andiama], [Daerid|Daerid Ondin] and the rest of the [Band|Band of the Red Hand]. ([TGS,Ch20])

! Hinderstap

* Mat, [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde], [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and others ride into [Hinderstap] to get supplies. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] goes to one inn to get information while Mat and [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] go to [The Tipsy Gelding] to gamble. Mat wins a wagonload of supplies and the townsfolk turn murderous. ([TGS,Ch27])
* Mat, [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde], [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and the others barely escape with their lives. Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] return the next morning and Mayor [Barlden] tells them of the evil that holds [Hinderstap]. ([TGS,Ch28])

! More

* Mat talks with [Aludra] about her Dragons and Dragon Eggs. She will need enormous amounts of supplies. He plans to start working on them in [Caemlyn]. He makes elaborate plans for approaching [Trustair], but then [Verin|Verin Mathwin] arrives.
* [Verin|Verin Mathwin] negotiates with Mat. She first offers secret instructions, then time limits. She will open a gateway so he and the [Band|Band of the Red Hand] can [Travel|Weaves] straight to [Caemlyn]. In return, he agrees to remain there thirty days before leaving. ([TGS,Ch36])

! Caemlyn

* Mat and the [Band of the Red Hand] arrive near [Caemlyn] and rejoin with [Estean|Estean Andiama] and the rest of the [Band|Band of the Red Hand]. They set up camp about a league from [Caemlyn] ([ToM,Ch8])
* Mat writes a letter to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] requesting a meeting. ([ToM,Ch8])
* Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] visit taverns looking for information and rumors. When they return to camp Mat finds the %%ot [gholam]%% waiting in his tent. ([ToM,Ch8])
* Mat begins planning with [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Noal|Noal Charin] on how to deal with the %%ot [gholam]%%. He writes another letter to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. ([ToM,Ch9])
* Most of Mat's companions leave with the [Aes Sedai] for [Tar Valon]. [Setalle|Setalle Anan] stays to look after [Olver]. ([ToM,Ch17])
* Mat, [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and fifty [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] ride into [Caemlyn] to meet [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] have a fine reunion with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] are ecstatic over the dragons. Mat loans [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion] for three days. ([ToM,Ch19])
* After scouting for equipment in the city, [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] head back to camp while Mat walks some more. While walking through [Caemlyn] Mat is attacked by an assassin. He goes to the [Royal Palace] and raises a ruckus to get to [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] so he can ask her about the [Tower of Ghenjei]. ([ToM,Ch22])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tries a ruse to get [Chesmal|Chesmal Emry] to talk but it backfires when [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] [Jaq Lounalt] breaks the prisoners free. [Mellar|Daved Hanlon] stabs her but has [Chesmal|Chesmal Emry] [Heal|Weaves] her. Mat and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] find her and take her to [Melfane|Melfane Dawlish]. ([ToM,Ch23])
* [Melfane|Melfane Dawlish] orders a full week bed rest for [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. She returns Mat's [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion]. ([ToM,Ch24])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] and Mat witness the first trial of the dragons from the [Caemlyn] walls. ([ToM,Ch29])
* Mat and [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] set a clever trap and defeat the %%ot [gholam]%%. They collect [Setalle|Setalle Anan] and [Olver] from their inn and return to camp. ([ToM,Ch31])
* When [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] sends a party to [Caemlyn], Mat returns through the gateway for a happy reunion. He warns [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] of the assassins and tells him to meet him at [The Happy Throng]. ([ToM,Ch44])
* Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] exchange stories at [The Happy Throng]. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] agrees to provide a gateway for them to the [Tower of Ghenjei]. ([ToM,Ch47])
* Mat has a heart to heart talk with [Setalle|Setalle Anan]. He, [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Noal|Noal Charin] leave for the [Tower of Ghenjei] tomorrow. ([ToM,Ch52])

! The Tower

* [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] bids farewell to Mat, [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Noal|Noal Charin] as they leave through the gateway. They open a door in the Tower with a bronze knife and make their way through the realm choosing passages by Mat's lucky rolls of the dice. They reach the chamber with fluted black columns. ([ToM,Ch53])
* They reach the Chamber of Bonds and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] frees [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. Mat trades his eye for safe passage from the [Eelfinn|Finn], but he forgets the [Aelfinn|Finn]. ([ToM,Ch54])
* [Noal|Noal Charin] stays behind to help them escape. Mat figures out that his %%ot [ashandarei]%% is the way out. He cuts a new doorway and he, [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] escape. ([ToM,Ch55])

! After the Tower

* [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] express their love for each other and agree to marry. Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] update her on events and she asks to go to [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([ToM,Ch57])
* Mat rides [Pips] into [Ebou Dar] to get information. He learns that [Galgan|Lunal Galgan] is sending assassins, albeit poor ones, after [Tuon]. ([AMoL,Ch11])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In the [Guide]
## [Tor Website Q&A|Guide] - The foxhead medallion protects Mat's dreams from intrustion.
# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch8] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] tells [Rand|Rand alThor] that he must leave [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] and that [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and Mat must go with him.
## [TEotW,Ch15] - [Min|Min Farshaw] has a [viewing|viewings] of Mat - A red eagle, an eye on a balance scale, a dagger with a ruby, a horn, and a laughing face.
## [TEotW,Ch28] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] tells [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] that she can find the boy who still has her token ([Perrin|Perrin Aybara]) anywhere and she can find the other two ([Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat) when she gets close enough.
## [TEotW,Ch31] - Despite his paranoia Mat is partial to children and relaxed around them.
# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Prologue] - [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] shows images of [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] at the [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] social.
## [TGH,Ch2] - [Elansu|elansu], the %%ot [shatayan|Shienar]%%, and seven other women are collecting [Rand|Rand alThor]'s, Mat's and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]'s clothing.
## [TGH,Ch5] - [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] and [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] plan to have [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] take the [Horn of Valere] to [Illian|Illian (Country)]. They plan to [Heal|Weaves] Mat of the [Ruby Dagger].
## [TGH,Ch19] - [Rand|Rand alThor] refuses to leave the [Ruby Dagger] insisting on taking it to Mat and angering [Selene|lanfear]. [Loial] did not know what was wrong with Mat.
## [TGH,Ch24] - [Else Grinwell] runs away from home after meeting [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon].
## [TGH,Ch25] - When [Thom|Thom Merrilin] learns that [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] is not with [Rand|Rand alThor], he assumes that either Mat or [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] was her real target.
## [TGH,Ch42] - [Min|Min Farshaw] [views|viewings] things that link [Egwene|Egwene alVere] to [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Galad|Galad Damodred].
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Prologue] - [Ordeith|Padan Fain] reports to [Pedron Niall] that [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], Mat and [Rand|Rand alThor] are [Darkfriends] of the worst sort.
## [TDR,Ch2] - [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders if Mat is okay. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] assures him that he is probably safe in [Tar Valon].
## [TDR,Ch12] - [Verin|Verin Mathwin] tells [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] that Mat blew the [Horn of Valere].
## [TDR,Ch16] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] worries that [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] plans to let Mat die. She intends to try to [Heal|Weaves] him herself.
## [TDR,Ch17] - [Sheriam|Sheriam Bayanar] comes to [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]'s room to bring the girls to [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s [Healing|Weaves].
## [TDR,Ch24] - Mat has two sisters. (This is a correction to be made in future printings.)
## [TDR,Ch25] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] dreams of Mat placing his own left eye on a balance scale, of Mat hanging by his neck from a tree limb, of Mat and the [Seanchan (People)] and of Mat speaking the [Old Tongue].
## [TDR,Ch30] - Mat's luck was always average at best. After [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)] his luck became very good. After his is [Healed|Weaves], it becomes phenomenal.
## [TDR,Ch32] - In his dreams, [Rand|Rand alThor] is visited by Shadowspawn in the guise of his loved ones including Mat.
## [TDR,Ch33] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] hopes [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and Mat are safe with [Verin|Verin Mathwin] in [Tar Valon].
## [TDR,Ch37] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] has several dreams of Mat. Mat with dice spinning 'round him. Mat being followed by a man who was not there. Mat riding desperately toward something unseen in the distance that he had to reach. Mat with a woman who seemed to be tossing fireworks about. An [Illuminator|Guild of Illuminators] she assumed.
## [TDR,Ch48] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] has more dreams of Mat. Mat dicing with the [Dark One|ShaiTan]. Mat shouting at her, "I am coming."
## [TDR,Ch43] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] dreams of Mat dicing with [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael].
## [TDR,Ch52] - Mat feels the dice tumbling in his head as he prepares to take on the [Stone of Tear]. The first time for this feeling.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch3] - [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] wonder if Mat was also attacked and if he is okay.
## [TSR,Ch11] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] dreams of Mat wrestling with a [Seanchan (People)] woman who ties an invisible leash to him.
## [TSR,Ch28] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] dreams of Mat, standing where a road forked ahead of him. He flipped a coin, started down one branch, and suddenly was wearing a wide-brimmed hat and walking with a staff bearing a short sword blade.
## [TSR,Ch29] - [Marin|Marin alVere] and [Bran|Brandelwyn alVere] update [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Rand|Rand alThor]'s and Mat's families.
## [TSR,Ch31] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] tells [Abell|Abell Cauthon], [Tam|Tam alThor], [Verin|Verin Mathwin] and [Alanna|Alanna Mosvani] that [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat are in [Tear|Tear (City)].
## [TSR,Ch32] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] tells [Jac al'Seen] and the others that he has no idea why the [Whitecloaks] are after [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat.
## [TSR,Ch35] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is irritated because of all the rules she must follow when [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat do not seem to have any.
## [TSR,Ch38] - [Liandrin|liandrin] reminds [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin] of their meeting with [Ba'alzamon|Ishamael] where he showed them images of [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara].
## [TSR,Ch53] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] dreams that Mat stood naked and bound, snarling; an odd spear with a black shaft had been thrust across his back behind his elbows, and a silver medallion, a foxhead, hung on his chest.
## [TSR,Ch56] - [Verin|Verin Mathwin] tells [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] that she wishes she could split in three so she could study him, Mat and [Rand|Rand alThor] at the same time.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch15] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] dreams of Mat throwing dice with blood streaming down his face, the wide brim of his hat pulled low so she could not see his wound, while [Thom Merrilin] put his hand into a fire to draw out the small blue stone that now dangled on [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s forehead.
## [TFoH,Ch21] - [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders about Mat's new knowledge and language. Mat will not say anything about what happened to him in [Rhuidean].
## [TFoH,Ch49] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] can hardly believe that Mat killed [Couladin|couladin].
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch1] - [Bashere|Davram Bashere] mentions the plan Mat and [Rand|Rand alThor] have for taking [Illian|Illian (Country)] and wonders if Mat studied under [Agelmar|Agelmar Jagad] in [Shienar].
## [LoC,Ch4] - [Rand|Rand alThor] tells [Weiramon|Weiramon Saniago] and the others to stay put until Mat arrives to take over.
## [LoC,Ch8] - [Lelaine|Lelaine Akashi] quizzes [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] about [Rand|Rand alThor], [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], Mat and [Egwene|Egwene alVere].
## [LoC,Ch10] - The [Two Rivers] girls ask [Rand|Rand alThor] lots of questions about Mat, [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara].
## [LoC,Ch10] - [Alanna|Alanna Mosvani] asks [Rand|Rand alThor] too casually about Mat.
## [LoC,Ch11] - [Verin|Verin Mathwin] really wants to know where Mat is.
## [LoC,Ch11] - [Alanna|Alanna Mosvani] thinks [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] should all be bonded.
## [LoC,Ch15] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] [dreams|TelAranRhiod] - Mat spoke strange words she almost understood - the [Old Tongue], she thought - and two ravens alighted on his shoulders, claws sinking through his coat into the flesh beneath. He seemed no more aware of them than [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] had been of the hawk and falcon, yet defiance passed across his face, and then grim acceptance. In another a woman, face shrouded in shadow, beckoned him toward great danger; [Egwene|Egwene alVere] did not know what, only that it was monstrous.
## [LoC,Ch17] - When [Rand|Rand alThor] arrives at the [Sun Palace] [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] asks about Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara].
## [LoC,Ch19] - When [Rand|Rand alThor] prepares to leave [Berelain|Berelain sur Paendrag] asks him to convey warmest wishes to Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara].
## [LoC,Ch48] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] consider Mat just a nuisance in their search for the [Bowl|Bowl of the Winds].
## [LoC,Epilogue] - A [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] rider recalls Mat's comment in [The Wandering Woman] about the [Daughter of the Nine Moons|Tuon].
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch7] - [Rand|Rand alThor] thinks he will trust Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Min|Min Farshaw].
## [ACoS,Ch10] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] has a dream where Mat watches [Illuminator|Guild of Illuminators]'s fireworks. He grabs one out of the air and arrows of fire shoot from his fist. Men will die because of this. 
## [ACoS,Ch12] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is startled when [Bryne|Gareth Bryne] tells her Mat's army is now up to ten thousand. She thought it was half that at [Salidar].
## [ACoS,Ch13] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Aviendha] and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] plan to ask Mat to help them look for the [Bowl of the Winds] because he is %%ot [ta'veren|Wheel of Time]%%. 
## [ACoS,Ch13] - Mat promised [Rand|Rand alThor] to bring [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] to [Caemlyn] with [Egwene|Egwene alVere] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], then promised [Egwene|Egwene alVere] to keep [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] safe in [Ebou Dar]. 
## [ACoS,Ch15] - [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin] sees Mat outside his window and [Ishamael|ishamael]'s orders from the [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] social play. He tells [Sammael|sammael] that Mat is in [Ebou Dar]. 
## [ACoS,Ch17] - [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] wants to take [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], Mat, and [Aviendha] to [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan].
## [ACoS,Ch30] - When Mat leaves the [Kin] house, [Nalesean|Nalesean Aldiaya] misunderstands his shouting and reports to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] that he found the [Bowl|Bowl of the Winds].
## [ACoS,Ch41] - [Rand|Rand alThor] has nightmares about begging Mat to find [Elayne|Elayne Trakand].
# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch1] - [Aviendha] is worried about [Olver] but thinks that Mat will surely find him.
## [TPoD,Ch2] - The %%ot [gholam]%% was ordered to kill [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and Mat, but chooses to go after the women as they are an easier target.
## [TPoD,Ch5] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] truly regrets leaving Mat, [Thom|Thom Merrilin], [Olver] and [Vanin|Chel Vanin] in the hands of the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)].
## [TPoD,Ch15] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] [dreams|TelAranRhiod] of Mat weighing two [Aes Sedai] on a huge set of balance scales, and on his decision depended...She could not say what; something vast; the world, perhaps.
## [TPoD,Ch18] - [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and others of the [Band of the Red Hand] feel that Mat needs them in the south so they will stay in [Murandy].
## [TPoD,Ch21] - [Rand|Rand alThor] thinks [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and Mat are with the [Salidar Aes Sedai] in [Murandy].
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch11] - When [Rand|Rand alThor] thinks of Mat, there is a flash of color in his head that resembles Mat's face.
## [WH,Ch12] - When [Rand|Rand alThor] finds out that Mat is not in the [Royal Palace], he assumes that Mat is with [Egwene|Egwene alVere]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Aviendha] do not correct him.
## [WH,Ch21] - [Bayle Domon] tells [Egeanin|egeanin] that he will recruit Mat and [Thom|Thom Merrilin] to help them escape [Ebou Dar].
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch20] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] dreams of Mat destroying thousands of people. An [Illuminator|Guild of Illuminators] is involved.
## [CoT,Ch24] - [Rand|Rand alThor] sees swirling colors when he thinks of [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and Mat.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch3] - [Moridin|moridin] issues orders that [Rand|Rand alThor] is his but Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] must die.
## [KoD,Ch4] - When [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] thinks of Mat he sees a swirl of colors then an image of Mat talking to a small, dark woman.
## [KoD,Ch13] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] wonders how [Thom|Thom Merrilin], Mat and [Olver|olver] are doing.
## [KoD,Ch18] -  When [Rand|Rand alThor] thinks of Mat he sees swirling colors then an image of Mat talking with a small, dark woman and leading a line of folks through forest.
## [KoD,Ch24] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] has some fine dreams about [Rand|Rand alThor], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and [Gawyn|Gawyn Trakand].
## [KoD,Ch33] - [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] says they will need Mat Cauthon's luck to defend [Caemlyn] against [Arymilla|Arymilla Marne].
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Prologue] - [Moghedien|moghedien] and [Cyndane|cyndane] spend their time rallying [Darkfriends] to kill Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara].
## [TGS,Ch5] - [Rand|Rand alThor] sees a vision of Mat tossing dice before some men on a road outside a city.
## [TGS,Ch7] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] thinks [Rand|Rand alThor] still gets in trouble like he and Mat did in [Emond's Field|Emonds Field].
## [TGS,Ch9] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] thinks [Faile|Zarine Bashere] is good with people, like [Rand|Rand alThor] and Mat.
## [TGS,Ch15] - [Rand|Rand alThor] recognizes [Moridin|moridin] from the images similar to those of Mat and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara].
## [TGS,Ch19] - Even though she is now among her faithful guards, [Tuon|tuon] curiously feels no safer than she did with Mat.
## [TGS,Ch31] - [Rand|Rand alThor] sees an image of Mat riding through [Caemlyn] with [Thom|Thom Merrilin].
## [TGS,Ch35] - [Tuon|tuon] tries to distract [Rand|Rand alThor] by bringing up Mat. When she says he is a bit of a rogue, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] angrily defends him.
## [TGS,Ch39] - After learning that [Sheriam|Sheriam Bayanar] is [Black Ajah], [Egwene|Egwene alVere] is concerned that she was part of the circle that [Healed|Weaves] Mat.
## [TGS,Ch44] - [Rand|Rand alThor] tells [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] that he knows about [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] because he, [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and Mat are connected.
## [TGS,Ch47] - [Rand|Rand alThor] sees a vision of Mat with [Thom|Thom Merrilin] in [Caemlyn].
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch3] - [Rand|Rand alThor] seems earnest to [Egwene|Egwene alVere], not solemn like [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] or wild like Mat.
## [ToM,Ch4] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] has a vision of [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] fighting against himself, a dozen different men wearing his face, all dressed in different types of fine clothing, never seeing the shadowy figure behind him with a bloody knife.
## [ToM,Ch11] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Dyelin|Dyelin Taravin] and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] discuss reports when they receive Mat's letter.
## [ToM,Ch21] - [Balwer|Sebban Balwer] returns from scouting [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] with pictures of [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and Mat. Someone badly wants them both dead.
## [ToM,Ch28] - In the [wolf dream|TelAranRhiod], when [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] arrives at the [Tower of Ghenjei], [Hopper] tells him the mind of someone connected to him is focused on it.
## [ToM,Ch47] - [Fortuona|tuon] wonders if Matrim will be loyal to her.
## [ToM,Ch52] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] wants more of the [foxhead medallion|Foxhead Medallion]s but she has had limited success making them after giving the original back to Mat.
## [ToM,Ch53] - [Faile|Zarine Bashere] thinks Mat is a bad influence. [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] then sees an image of him walking along a river.
## [ToM,Epilogue] - [Olver] opens Mat's letter from [Verin|Verin Mathwin] and discovers a warning about a [Shadowspawn] invasion of [Caemlyn] through the [Waygate|Ways].
# In [A Memory of Light]
## [AMoL,Prologue] - [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] feels more empathy for commoners since knowing Mat. He wishes he could be as inspirational as Mat.
## [AMoL,Ch6] - [Perrin] grins and realizes that Mat actually did rescue %%blue [Moiraine]%% and when he does so, sees an image of Mat riding on a dusty road tinkering with something in his hands.
## [AMoL,Ch7] - [Elayne] tells [Perrin] and [Faile] that the [Horn] must also safely get to Mat and they were planning to do by using the supply runs to hide it.%%
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! The Dice in Mat's Head (Possible Spoilers)

Mat often feels dice tumbling in his head. It is not exactly clear what triggers them to start, but they usually stop at a crucial event or decision. Here is a list of references.

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# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch52] - Mat feels the dice as he plans to enter the [Stone of Tear].
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch42] - Mat feels the dice as he plans to leave [Rand|Rand alThor]'s camp near [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] before the battle with the [Shaido].
## [TFoH,Ch44] - Mat feels the dice as he leads his small group through the battle.
## [TFoH,Ch51] - Mat feels the dice as he leads the [Band|Band of the Red Hand] against [Andorans|Andor] in [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)]. It is almost like a warning that there is a fight over the next hill.
## [TFoH,Ch51] - Mat feels the dice after he kills [Melindhra|melindhra].
## [TFoH,Ch54] - Mat feels the dice as [Rand|Rand alThor] prepares to [Skim|Weaves] to [Caemlyn].
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch47] - Mat feels the dice in [Mol Hara Square] outside the [Tarasin Palace]. He knew that sensation well. "Sometimes he felt it when his luck was running strong in the gambling. It was always there when a battle was in the offing. And it seemed to come when there was a vital decision to make, the sort where the wrong choice might well get his throat cut." They stop when he enters [The Wandering Woman].
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch14] - Mat feels the dice after he follows [Shiaine|Mili Skane] to the [Chelsaine Palace] and learns that [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin] is staying there.
## [ACoS,Ch16] - "The last time he had felt the dice rolling so hard in his head was just before he found himself with three hundred of the Band, a thousand of [Gaebril|rahvin]'s [White Lions|Caemlyn] on a ridge to his front and another thousand coming hard up the road behind him, when all he had been trying to do was ride away from the entire mess. That time he had avoided the chop by the grace of other men's memories and more luck than he had a right to. The dice almost always meant danger, and something else he had not figured out yet. The prospect of having his skull cracked was not enough, and once or twice there had been no possibility of such, yet the upcoming likelihood of Mat Cauthon dead in some spectacular fashion seemed the most usual cause." The dice do not stop when he meets Teslyn and [Joline|joline]. The dice do not stop when he meets [Tylin|tylin].
## [ACoS,Ch17] - The dice do not stop when he returns to [The Wandering Woman]. The dice do not stop when he is attacked.
## [ACoS,Ch21] - The dice thunder when he returns to [The Wandering Woman]. They do not stop when he meets [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion].
## [ACoS,Ch22] - The dice finally stop when he agrees to move into the [Tarasin Palace].
## [ACoS,Ch28] - The dice start again the third morning in the [Tarasin Palace]. 
## [ACoS,Ch29] - The dice continue to tumble when he follows [Solain|solain]. 
## [ACoS,Ch37] - The dice thunder as he goes to the [six story building|Ebou Dar].
## [ACoS,Ch39] - Back in the [Tarasin Palace] the dice still tumble. The dice stop as the wall collapses on him.
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch15] - The dice start up again when Mat thinks about leaving with [Valan Luca].
## [WH,Ch17] - The dice crash to a stop when Mat meets [Tuon|tuon].
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch1] - The dice start up as Mat leaves [Ebou Dar]. They stop when [Beslan] and the [Windfinders|Sea Folk] begin their attack.
## [CoT,Ch2] - The dice start up again when Mat decides to talk to [Tuon|tuon].
## [CoT,Ch3] - The dice stop when [Tuon|tuon] and Mat agree to terms that she will not try to escape.
## [CoT,Ch28] - The dice start up when [Tuon|tuon] rides past [Seanchan (People)] in her wagon. They stop when Mat agrees to take her into town the next morning.
## [CoT,Ch29] - The dice start up again the next morning. They stop when Mat orders [Harnan|harnan] to kill [Renna|renna].
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch6] - The dice start up, three sets this time though he does not realize it yet. "The dice had never before signaled a fight--battles, yes, but never a dust-up in the street--yet he walked very carefully indeed. The dice said something was going to happen, something fateful to Mat bloody Cauthon, but what? There had been times when the dice stopped and he still had no idea what happened."
## [KoD,Ch8] - The dice stop when [Aludra] agrees to accompany Mat and make Dragons' Eggs for him. Another set stop when Mat gives [Tuon|tuon] the razor. 
## [KoD,Ch10] - The final set of dice stops when Mat agrees to help Thom rescue [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred].
## [KoD,Ch25] - The dice start up again after they leave the road outside of [Maderin].
## [KoD,Ch36] - The dice stop when [Tuon|tuon] completes the marriage ceremony.
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