Title: Lord Talmanes of House Delovinde

A [Cairhienin|Cairhien (Country)] nobleman who is one of the leaders of [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s [Band of the Red Hand]. He commands half the band's cavalry. His ''con'' is three yellow stars on blue. His banner is a black fox.

! Physical Description

He is a few years older than [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and a head shorter. ([LoC,Ch5]) He is short and wiry. The front of his scalp is shaved and powdered in [Cairhienin|Cairhien (Country)] fashion. ([KoD,Ch25])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* As [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] tries to escape the battle at [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)], he encounters the [Tairen|Tear (Country)] force led by [Melanril|Melanril Asegora] and [Estean|Estean Andiama]. Talmanes leads the [Cairhienin|Cairhien (Country)] and [Daerid] leads the pikemen. ([TFoH,Ch43])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] coordinates with [Estean|Estean Andiama], [Nalesean], Talmanes and [Daerid] as they fight the [Shaido]. ([TFoH,Ch44])
* After [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] leads them to victory, [Nalesean|nalesean] and Talmanes declare that he is their general and swear featly to him. They decide he should have a banner of his own. ([TFoH,Ch45])
* After the explosion and fire, [Daerid], [Nalesean] and Talmanes come out to the docks to see what is going on. ([TFoH,Ch53])
* Talmanes, [Daerid] and [Nalesean] talk with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] in [The Golden Stag] in [Maerone]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] tells them to get the troops ready to leave on short notice to march to [Tear|Tear (Country)]. ([LoC,Ch5])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] leads Talmanes, [Daerid], [Nalesean] and the [Band of the Red Hand] south along the River [Erinin River]. Talmanes is wounded when a dozen [Aiel] try to assassinate [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. ([LoC,Ch22])
* After [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] meets with [Rand|Rand alThor], he issues orders to [Daerid], [Nalesean] and Talmanes to prepare the [Band of the Red Hand] to leave immediately for [Salidar]. ([LoC,Ch33])
* In [Altara] near [Salidar], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] tells [Daerid], Talmanes and [Nalesean] to make camp and set up defenses while he rides into town. ([LoC,Ch38])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] sends [Vanin|Chel Vanin] back to Talmanes with orders to wait. ([LoC,Ch40])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] leaves Talmanes in charge of the [Band of the Red Hand] with orders to follow the [Salidar Aes Sedai]. ([LoC,Ch44])
* Talmanes keeps the [Band of the Red Hand] about ten miles from the [Salidar Aes Sedai] as they travel north through [Altara]. ([LoC,Ch52])
* Talmanes and a hundred of his [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] show up at the meeting between the [Salidar Aes Sedai] and the [Andorans|Andor] and [Murandians|Murandy]. ([TPoD,Ch17])
* Talmanes tells [Egwene|Egwene alVere] that he feels [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] needs him in the south. The [Band of the Red Hand] will stay in [Murandy] and help King [Roedran|Roedran Analoy] consolidate the country. ([TPoD,Ch18])
* After the [Band|Band of the Red Hand] completes its commission with King [Roedran|Roedran Analoy], Talmanes brings half the [Band|Band of the Red Hand] to [Altara] to find [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. He brings [Edorion|Edorion Selorna], [Carlomin] and [Reimon] with him. ([KoD,Ch26])
* While scouting, [Vanin|Chel Vanin] finds Talmanes and brings him to [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. ([KoD,Ch25])
* Talmanes convinces the nobles of the [Band of the Red Hand] to wear dull colors for camouflage. ([KoD,Ch27])
* Talmanes escorts Banner-General [Furyk Karede] to meet [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. ([KoD,Ch36])
* When the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] army attacks [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s position, Talmanes leads the cavalry to attack them from behind. ([KoD,Ch37])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Talmanes and the [Band|Band of the Red Hand] ride through [Murandy]. They are heading to [Andor] to rejoin [Estean|Estean Andiama], [Daerid] and the rest of the [Band|Band of the Red Hand]. ([TGS,Ch20])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Talmanes, [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and others ride into [Hinderstap] to get supplies. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] goes to one inn to get information while [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Talmanes go to [The Tipsy Gelding] to gamble. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] wins a wagonload of supplies and the townsfolk turn murderous. ([TGS,Ch27])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Talmanes, [Thom|Thom Merrilin] and the others barely escape with their lives. ([TGS,Ch28])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] reviews his plan to enter [Trustair] with [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde], [Thom|Thom Merrilin], Juilin, [Mandevwin] and [Noal|Noal Charin]. ([TGS,Ch34])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Talmanes and [Mandevwin] listen to [Verin|Verin Mathwin]-s story on how she came to be in [Trustair]. ([TGS,Ch36])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Thom|Thom Merrilin], Talmanes and fifty [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] ride into [Caemlyn] to meet [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. ([ToM,Ch19])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Talmanes set a clever trap and defeat the %%ot [gholam|Gholam]%%. They collect [Setalle|Setalle Anan] and [Olver] from their inn and return to camp. ([ToM,Ch31])
* At [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]'s request, Talmanes agrees to move several companies of the [Band of the Red Hand] to [Cairhien|Cairhien (Country)]. ([ToM,Ch45])
* Talmanes buys a design for a new crossbow to supply the [Band|Band of the Red Hand]. ([ToM,Ch52])
* Talmanes reads while [Olver] plays Snakes and Foxes. He finally wins a game, amazing Talmanes. [Olver] opens [Verin|Verin Mathwin]'s letter; it is a warning of a major invasion of [Caemlyn]. They rush outside the tent and see the glow of fire in the city. ([ToM,Epilogue])
* Talmanes leads the [Band] to [Caemlyn] to help save people and to rescue the dragons. He is wounded by a [Fade] and the wound goes black. With [Guybon] and the [Queen's Guard], they find the dragons and blow a hole in the city wall to escape. Talmanes is unconscious and near death from the wound. ([AMoL,Prologue])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch43] - Talmanes is of House [Delovinde|Cairhien]. His ''con'' is three yellow stars on blue. His banner is a black fox.
## [TFoH,Ch45] - [Nalesean] and Talmanes do not like each other, but they both admire and respect [Mat|Matrim Cauthon].
## [TFoH,Ch51] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s [Band of the Red Hand] is growing so fast that [Daerid|daerid], [Nalesean] and Talmanes are having to turn away recruits.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch12] - [Bryne|Gareth Bryne] mentions that he has contacted Talmanes and that he is worried about [Egwene|Egwene alVere]. She orders him not to contact him any more for fear that people will get suspicious about their association.
# In [Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch17] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] tells [Vanin|Chel Vanin] and the [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] to leave [Ebou Dar] and go to Talmanes, but the [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] refuse to leave.
## [WH,Ch30] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] tells [Nerim] and [Lopin] to leave at dawn the next morning with or without him and find Talmanes and the [Band of the Red Hand].
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch8] - [Lopin] and [Nerim] still miss [Nalesean] and Talmanes.
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch22] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] thinks a particularly pretty serving girl might be a good match for Talmanes.
## [ToM,Ch52] - Talmanes has forty pairs of boots, way too many in [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s opinion.
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