Pronunciation: PAD-an FAIN 
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A peddler. He is from [Lugard].

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aka: Ordeith, Jeraal Mordeth
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Ordeith means "Wormwood" in the [Old Tongue].
Pronunciation: OHR-deeth 
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He is a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends].
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! Physical Description

He is a pale, skinny fellow with gangly arms and a massive beak of a nose. ([TEotW,Ch3]) He is a skinny little fellow with a large nose and wide ears. ([ACoS,Ch35])

! Points of View

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

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Padan Fain becomes a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] forty years ago. ([TEotW,Ch47])
* Because he covers the [Two Rivers] area, Fain is chosen to be the [Dark One|ShaiTan]'s hound to search for the [Dragon Reborn|Rand alThor]. ([TEotW,Ch47])
* Padan Fain arrives in [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. ([TEotW,Ch2])
* He enters [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] and tells everyone about the news of the world. The Village Council asks him to step inside the [Winespring Inn]. ([TEotW,Ch3])
* In the [Trolloc|Trollocs] attack, Fain's wagon is burned and he disappears. ([TEotW,Ch7])
* The [Fade] forces Fain to accompany him and the [Trollocs] after the boys. ([TEotW,Ch47])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] runs into Fain in [Baerlon] and tells him they are staying at [The Stag and Lion]. ([TEotW,Ch15])
* Fain frees himself of the [Fade] but is still forced to follow the boys.  ([TEotW,Ch47])
* Fain enters [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)] and encounters [Mordeth]. They merge, forming something more evil and powerful than either. ([TGH,Ch49])
* Fain heads to [Caemlyn] after the boys. ([TEotW,Ch47])
* Fain sees [Rand|Rand alThor] in [Caemlyn] and tries to chase him. ([TEotW,Ch39])
* Fain follows the boys through the [Ways]. He encounters %%ot [Machin Shin]%%, but the Black Wind leaves him alone. ([TEotW,Ch47])
* Fain is brought before [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Agelmar|Agelmar Jagad] after being caught trying to sneak in to [Fal Dara]. ([TEotW,Ch46])
* Fain tells most of his story to [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. He is held in the dungeon. ([TEotW,Ch47])
* Fain is still being held in the dungeon. ([TEotW,Ch53])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Egwene|Egwene alVere] visit Fain. He says he can feel [Rand|Rand alThor] and that [Mordeth] knows more than all of you. ([TGH,Ch3])
* Fain waits in the dark when [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Egwene|Egwene alVere] come to visit. [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] and a [Fade] release Fain and he takes the [Ruby Dagger] from [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. He learns of [Toman Head] from the [Fade] and decides to go there via the [Waygate|Ways] at [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)]. ([TGH,Ch5], Tor Q&A)
* Fain fights for control with the [Fade] and finally kills it, nailing it to a door. ([TGH,Ch11])
* Fain wakes to find the [Horn|Horn of Valere] and the [Ruby Dagger] gone and is furious. He cannot sense [Rand|Rand alThor]. Later, he can sense [Rand|Rand alThor] again. He still feels compelled to hunt him and hates him for it. ([TGH,Ch19])
* Fain's [Darkfriends] steal the [Horn|Horn of Valere] and the [Ruby Dagger] and set the [Defender of the Dragonwall] on fire. ([TGH,Ch30])
* Fain takes the [Horn|Horn of Valere] and his followers through the [Waygate|Ways] to [Toman Head] after leaving a message for [Rand|Rand alThor] with [Barthanes|Barthanes Damodred]. ([TGH,Ch33])
* Leaving the [Darkfriends] and [Trollocs] in a nearby camp, Fain takes the chest to High Lord [Turak|Turak Aladon] in [Falme]. [Turak|Turak Aladon] opens the chest and confiscates the [Horn|Horn of Valere] and the [Ruby Dagger]. ([TGH,Ch34])
* Fain sets himself up in style in [Falme] with fine clothes and a servant. ([TGH,Ch42])
* Fain kills [Turak|Turak Aladon]'s aide, [Huan], for striking him. ([TGH,Ch45])
* Padan Fain now calls himself Ordeith, which means Wormwood. He makes his way to [Amador] and into the good graces of [Pedron Niall] where he convinces him that the [Two Rivers] is a nest of [Darkfriends]. ([TDR,Prologue])
* Ordeith leads fifty [Whitecloaks] to the [Two Rivers] and meets [Dain Bornhald] there. He intends to scour the [Two Rivers] so [Rand|Rand alThor] will come to him. ([TSR,Ch1])
* When [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]'s parents laugh at him, Fain murders the entire family. ([TSR,Ch31])
* Fain has his own camp with his close followers. He also has a [Fade] prisoner. He knows one of the boys is to the south and that it is not [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([TSR,Ch31])
* Fain orchestrates a [Trolloc|Trollocs] attack that wipes out [Taren Ferry] but allows many to escape across the river carrying word of what is going on in the [Two Rivers]. ([TSR,Ch45])
* Fain watches the defense of [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. Angry at the result, he plans to take his motley crew to [Caemlyn], then [Tar Valon]. ([TSR,Ch56])
* Fain meets with [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] and talks about [Rand|Rand alThor]. He notices the tension between her and [Alviarin|Alviarin Freidhen] and relishes it. He wants both the [Horn of Valere] and the [Ruby Dagger]. ([TFoH,Prologue])
* Fain retrieves the [Ruby Dagger]. [Alviarin|Alviarin Freidhen] confronts him, but he convinces her that he is a high level [Darkfriend|Darkfriends]. He quickly leaves the [White Tower]. ([TFoH,Ch19])
* In [Caemlyn], Fain sends some of his [Whitecloaks] to attack [Rand|Rand alThor] as a test of his defenses. ([LoC,Ch26])
* Fain and his pet [Fade] are staying with a [Darkfriend|Darkfriends] family in [Caemlyn]. The son, [Perwyn Belman|Perwyn Belman] brings him news that [Rand|Rand alThor] was attacked by a [Gray Man]. Fain is furious because he wants [Rand|Rand alThor] for himself. ([LoC,Ch28])
* Fain is advisor to [Toram Riatin] in the [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)] rebel camp. He now calls himself Jeraal Mordeth. [Rand|Rand alThor] spots him, but he disappears into the crowd. ([ACoS,Ch35])
* Fain jumps out of the fog, slices [Rand|Rand alThor] with the [Ruby Dagger] and runs off laughing. ([ACoS,Ch36])
* Fain brings [Toram Riatin] with him to [Far Madding]. ([WH,Ch33])
* Fain arrives in [Far Madding]. He kills [Kisman|Raefar Kisman] with the [Ruby Dagger] because he wants [Rand|Rand alThor] for himself. ([WH,Ch22])
* Fain sends a note to [Rand|Rand alThor] telling him that [Gedwyn|Charl Gedwyn] and [Torval|Peral Torval] are staying in a house on Blue Carp Street. ([WH,Ch32])
* Fain kills [Gedwyn|Charl Gedwyn] and [Torval|Peral Torval] then attacks [Rand|Rand alThor]. He uses new powers to create an Illusion, but [Rand|Rand alThor] slashes him with his sword. Fain flees. ([WH,Ch33])
* Fain walks through the [Blight] collecting [Trolloc|Trollocs] followers heading for [Shayol Ghul]. ([ToM,Prologue])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch4] - [Thom|Thom Merrilin] knows Padan Fain and does not like him.
# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch6] - [Rand|Rand alThor] goes to the dungeon and finds the guards murdered, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Egwene|Egwene alVere] injured and Fain gone.
## [TGH,Ch7] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred], [Siuan|Siuan Sanche] and [Verin|Verin Mathwin] wonder why Fain was so important that he was rescued.
## [TGH,Ch14] - The wolves tell [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] that Fain is still to the south.
## [TGH,Ch19] - Fain cannot sense [Rand|Rand alThor] when he is holding the [One Power].
## [TGH,Ch28] - The wolves tell [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] that someone they call [Shadowkiller|Rand alThor] killed some [Trollocs]. Fain and the others are now chasing [Shadowkiller|Rand alThor].
## [TGH,Ch41] - [Hurin] searches for Fain's trail on [Toman Head]. They all wonder why he would bring the [Horn|Horn of Valere] to [Falme].
## [TGH,Ch42] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] sees Fain in the streets of [Falme] and wonders what he could be doing here.
## [TGH,Ch44] - [Hurin] locates Fain's trail and follows it to [Falme].
## [TGH,Ch45] - [Turak|Turak Aladon] was suspicious of Fain because of his obvious desire for the [Ruby Dagger] and because [Huan|Huan] died mysteriously.
## [TGH,Ch49] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] figured out that Padan Fain and [Mordeth] merged forming something for dangerous and evil than either.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch13] - When [Rand|Rand alThor] hears that [Whitecloaks] are searching the [Two Rivers] for [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and him, he realizes it is Fain's work.
## [TSR,Ch29] - [Marin|Marin alVere] and [Bran|Brandelwyn alVere] tell [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] that Fain is with the [Whitecloaks]. He tells them Fain is a [Darkfriend].
## [TSR,Ch32] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] tells [Jac al'Seen] and the others that Fain is a [Darkfriend].
## [TSR,Ch42] - [Slayer] tells [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] that he brought the [Trollocs] to keep the [Whitecloaks] off balance and to see that the renegade died. 
## [TSR,Ch45] - Lord [Luc|Luc Mantear] learns that there was a [Trolloc|Trollocs] attack on [Taren Ferry] that let many people escape across the river. Clearly angry, he asks if Ordeith was seen around and hopes he was killed.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch10] - The [Two Rivers] girls tell [Rand|Rand alThor] about [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Faile|Zarine Bashere], Padan Fain, the [Whitecloaks] and the [Trollocs].
## [LoC,Ch28] - Fain can feel [Alanna|Alanna Mosvani]'s bond to [Rand|Rand alThor].
## [LoC,Ch28] - Fain can now sense even casual [Darkfriends].
## [LoC,Ch50] - [Rand|Rand alThor] worries that Fain or one of the [Forsaken] might come after [Min|Min Farshaw] if they knew how important she is to him.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch35] - Fain has influenced [Toram Riatin] so that he hates [Rand|Rand alThor] with a passion.
## [ACoS,Ch41] - [Rand|Rand alThor] has nightmares about Fain attacking him.
# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch27] - [Dobraine|Dobraine Taborwin] reports to [Rand|Rand alThor] that Fain has left [Toram Riatin]'s service and vanished.
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch13] - [Isam|Isam Mandragoran] is still under orders to find and kill Fain.
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch20] - The [True Source] is now clean but, with his wounds from [Ishamael] and Fain, [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders if he is.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch5] - [Rand|Rand alThor] trusts [Corele|Corele Hovian] more than most since she, [Samitsu|Samitsu Tamagowa] and [Flinn|Damer Flinn] saved him after Fain cut him with the [Ruby Dagger].
## [TGS,Ch35] - His return to [Falme] brings [Rand|Rand alThor] memories of following Fain, the [Ruby Dagger] and the [Horn of Valere].
## [TGS,Ch44] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] feels sorry for the way [Rand|Rand alThor] treats [Hurin]. [Hurin] idolizes [Rand|Rand alThor] after the months they spent chasing Fain and the [Horn of Valere].
## [TGS,Ch47] - After meeting with [Hurin], [Rand|Rand alThor] feels melancholy thinking of simpler days when he [Hurin] and [Loial] chased after Fain and the [Ruby Dagger].
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