Full Name: Thomdril Merrilin
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Pronunciation: TOM MER-rih-lihn 
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A gleeman. He was once a court bard in [Caemlyn] and was Queen [Morgase|Morgase Trakand]'s lover for a time. He had a nephew named [Owyn].

! Physical Description

He is tall but stooped with white hair and long, white mustaches. He has blue eyes. ([TEotW,Ch4])

| [{Image src='Thom Merrilin/gleeman2a.jpg' link='http://www.darkfriends.net/~waldo/encyc/trakands/gleeman2.jpg' }]\\Thom Merrilin by [Richard Boyé|mailto:waldo@webspan.net?subject=EWoT%20Art] | [{Image src='Thom Merrilin/thom2a.jpg' link='http://www.darkfriends.net/~waldo/encyc/trakands/thom2.jpg' }]\\Thom Merrilin by [Richard Boyé|mailto:waldo@webspan.net?subject=EWoT%20Art]

! Points of View

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

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

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! Before the Series

* Thom Merrilin is House bard for House Trakand before [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] becomes Queen. He is her strongest supporter during the Succession. ([TFoH,Ch19])
* Thom becomes Court bard in the [Royal Palace]. He discovers [Taringail|Taringail Damodred]'s plot against [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] and assassinates him. ([TSR,Ch17])
* After [Taringail|Taringail Damodred]'s death, Thom and [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] have a love affair. ([TFoH,Ch19])
* Thom enjoys playing with baby [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. ([TSR,Ch17])
* Thom entertains the Royal Court with feats of juggling to the delight of baby [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. ([TGS,Ch10])
* Thom leaves the [Royal Palace] to help his nephew [Owyn], but he is too late. When he returns, he shouts at [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] and she exiles him. ([TEotW,Ch35], [TFoH,Ch19])
* Thom passes through [Baerlon] on his way to [Emond's Field|Emonds Field]. ([TEotW,Ch13])

! Beginning of Series

* Thom arrives in [Emond's Field|Emonds Field] from [Baerlon] in the middle of the night. ([TEotW,Ch1])
* Thom leaves the [Winespring Inn]. ([TEotW,Ch3])
* Thom speaks briefly with the boys and with [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. He knows [Padan Fain] and does not like him. ([TEotW,Ch4])
* Thom and [Bran|Brandelwyn alVere] help [Rand|Rand alThor] bring [Tam|Tam alThor] upstairs. Thom subtly shifts the conversation so they think to ask [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] for help. ([TEotW,Ch7])
* Thom leaves as soon as [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] arrive. ([TEotW,Ch8])
* Thom is hiding in the hayloft when the party gathers in the stable. He decides to accompany them. ([TEotW,Ch10])

! Journey to Tar Valon

* Thom and the rest of the party ride to [Taren Ferry]. ([TEotW,Ch11])
* Thom and the rest of the party cross the [Taren River], camp for an hour, then head north for [Baerlon]. ([TEotW,Ch12])
* Thom and the rest of the party arrive at [The Stag and Lion] in [Baerlon] where they are welcomed by Master [Fitch]. ([TEotW,Ch13])
* Thom and the rest have hot baths and a good meal. ([TEotW,Ch14])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] meet Thom and tell him about their dreams. They return to the inn. ([TEotW,Ch15])
* Thom 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])
* Thom tells 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])
* Thom and the rest of the party ride east for three days. They are attacked by [Trollocs] and take refuge in [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)]. ([TEotW,Ch18])

! Shadar Logoth

* Thom stays in the camp. [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] returns from scouting with news there are [Trollocs] nearby so they prepare to flee. ([TEotW,Ch19])

! More

* As they ride, [Mashadar] separates [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and [Lan|al'Lan Mandragoran] from Thom and the rest. [Trollocs] attack and everyone scatters. Thom meets up with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Rand|Rand alThor] and winds up on the ''[Spray]''. ([TEotW,Ch20])
* He, [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] are on the [Arinelle River] aboard the ''[Spray]''. He tries to teach [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] some tricks. ([TEotW,Ch24])
* He goes with [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] on the ''[Spray]'' down to [Whitebridge]. He leads them to [The Wayfarer's Rest|The Wayfarers Rest]. They leave the inn in a hurry and prepare to leave town. They step out into the town square and a [Fade] is coming toward them. He pushes his cloak that contains his instruments to [Rand|Rand alThor] and then charges the [Fade]. [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] assume he dies. ([TEotW,Ch26])
* Thom heads east. He passes through [Caemlyn] and sees [Basel Gill], then he goes to [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)]. ([TGH,Ch26])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] runs into Thom who is performing in [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)]. Thom tells [Rand|Rand alThor] to meet him at [The Bunch of Grapes]. ([TGH,Ch25])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] meets Thom at [The Bunch of Grapes] and tells him about the [Horn|Horn of Valere]. ([TGH,Ch26])
* Thom plays at [Barthanes Damodred]'s party. He and [Rand|Rand alThor] talk for a moment. ([TGH,Ch32])
* Thom returns to [The Bunch of Grapes] to find [Dena] dead and two thugs waiting whom he kills. [Zera|zera] tells him they worked for [Galldrian|Galldrian su Riatin Rie] and he vows revenge. ([TGH,Ch34])
* Thom kills King [Galldrian|Galldrian su Riatin Rie] to avenge [Dena]. ([TWoTRPG|Guide])
* Thom makes his way to [Tar Valon] where he spends his time drinking in [The Woman of Tanchico]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] meets him there and Thom agrees to accompany him to [Caemlyn]. ([TDR,Ch31])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom jump aboard the ''[Gray Gull]'' and book passage to [Aringill]. ([TDR,Ch32])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom arrive at [Aringill] and stay in the stable of [The Good Queen]. They are interrupted by [Aludra] and save her from an execution squad. She gives [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] a bundle of fireworks. ([TDR,Ch40])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom make camp as they near [Caemlyn]. They are attacked by a woman and three men, but kill their attackers and ride on. ([TDR,Ch44])

! Caemlyn

* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom arrive in [Caemlyn]. Thom goes to [The Queen's Blessing|The Queens Blessing] and plays stones with [Basel Gill] . ([TDR,Ch45])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] returns and reports the danger to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. Thom agrees to accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] to [Tear|Tear (City)]. ([TDR,Ch47])

! Tear

* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom 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. Thom develops a cough. ([TDR,Ch49])
* Thom's cough gets so bad that [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] asks the innkeeper for a Wise Woman. He directs them to Mother [Guenna|Ailhuin Guenna] who tells them about the girls. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] leaves Thom in her care. ([TDR,Ch52])
* Thom forges a note from High Lord [Carleon] to Lady [Alteima]. He is deeply immersed in the Game of Houses to help [Rand|Rand alThor]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] confides in him and he convinces [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] to stay for another day. ([TSR,Ch4])
* Thom leaves a note for [Rand|Rand alThor] with information about High Lords [Carleon] and [Tedosian]. ([TSR,Ch8])
* Thom continues to provide information to [Rand|Rand alThor] that helps him in his dealings with the High Lords. ([TSR,Ch9])
* With information on the [Red Ajah] sisters who [gentled|stilling] [Owyn], [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] bribes Thom into accompanying [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] to [Tanchico]. ([TSR,Ch17])

! Tanchico

* Thom boards the ''[Wavedancer]'' with [Juilin|Juilin Sandar]. ([TSR,Ch20])
* [Bayle Domon] recognizes [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] at the docks and takes them, [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and Thom to the [Three Plum Court]. Thom performs in the common room and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] finally remembers who he is. ([TSR,Ch39])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] continue their search and slowly gather information. ([TSR,Ch46])
* [Bayle|domon], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and Thom independently locate the [Black Ajah] sisters in the [Panarch's Palace|Panarchs Palace]. ([TSR,Ch51])
* A man assaults Thom, but [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and [Bayle|Bayle Domon] knock him unconscious. [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath] identifies him as the [Seeker|Almurat Mor]. ([TSR,Ch52])
* [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and Thom spread rumors to start a riot to help cover the assault on the [Panarch's Palace|Panarchs Palace]. ([TSR,Ch54])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath], [Bayle|Bayle Domon], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and Thom take [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault], the [seal|Seals] and the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets] back to the [Three Plum Court]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and Thom will take the [seal|Seals] back to [Tar Valon] while [Bayle|Bayle Domon] will drop the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets] in the deepest ocean. ([TSR,Ch55])

! Amadicia

* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] travel across [Tarabon] to [Amadicia]. They camp near [Mardecin]. ([TFoH,Ch8])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] stay at the camp while [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] go for a walk into the village. ([TFoH,Ch9])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] rescue [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. Now suspicious of the [White Tower], they adopt disguises and continue across [Amadicia]. ([TFoH,Ch10])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] travel across [Amadicia] and stop at [The Light of Truth] in [Sienda] after passing [Valan Luca]'s circus. ([TFoH,Ch13])
* [Galad|Galad Damodred] confronts [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] in the common room of the inn. They refuse to accompany him to [Caemlyn]. They find Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and plan to leave immediately to find [Valan Luca]'s circus. ([TFoH,Ch16])

! Circus

* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] sneak out of the inn and find [Valan Luca]'s circus. He charges them heavily and makes them perform if they are to accompany him to [Ghealdan]. Thom juggles and throws knives. ([TFoH,Ch17])
* They travel north with the circus to the [Eldar River]. [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] becomes the target for Thom's knives. ([TFoH,Ch33])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] prepares the evening meal for herself, [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar]. ([TFoH,Ch34])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] find [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] lying outside. They carry her into the wagon, then [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] chase them back out. ([TFoH,Ch35])
* [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tells Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] about [Moghedien]. She does not tell them about [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion], but the [silver arrow|Silver arrow] they found gives them all the information they need. ([TFoH,Ch36])
* Thom does his juggling act in [Luca|Valan Luca]'s circus. ([TFoH,Ch37])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] go into [Samara] to hunt for [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], but she returns to the circus before they do. ([TFoH,Ch40])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] return to the circus from [Samara] with news that there are riots and burning. ([TFoH,Ch47])
* [Galad|Galad Damodred], [Uno|Uno Nomesta] and the rest of the [Shienarans|Shienar] accompany [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion], Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] into [Samara]. They have to fight their way through a mob. They board the ''[Riverserpent]''. ([TFoH,Ch48])

! Salidar

* [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion], Thom, [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] and the [Shienarans|Shienar] travel from [Samara] to [Boannda] and on to [Salidar] on the ''[Riverserpent]''. ([TFoH,Ch49])
* [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], Thom, [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion], [Areina|Areina Nermasiv], [Nicola|Nicola Treehill], [Marigan], [Uno|Uno Nomesta], [Ragan] and the rest of the [Shienarans|Shienar] arrive at [Salidar]. ([TFoH,Ch50])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] volunteer to scout [Amadicia] and are gone for over a month. ([LoC,Ch8])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] return to [Salidar] from their scouting mission in [Amadicia]. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] is delighted to see Thom again. ([LoC,Ch29])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] gives [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s letter to Thom. Thom tells him that he and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] will be going to [Ebou Dar] with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara]. ([LoC,Ch40])

! Ebou Dar

* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and the others from [Salidar] to [Ebou Dar]. ([LoC,Ch44])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and the others to [Ebou Dar] and stay at the [Tarasin Palace]. ([LoC,Ch47])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] get rooms in the servants' quarters. ([LoC,Ch48])
* Thom reports to [Vanin|Chel Vanin] that he has no idea how the girls are leaving the [Tarasin Palace] unnoticed. ([LoC,Ch52])
* Thom has a man follow [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Aviendha] and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] from the [Tarasin Palace] when they catch a boat to the [Sea Folk] ship. ([ACoS,Ch14])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] are with [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand], [Aviendha] and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] in the [Tarasin Palace]. They only told Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] about the search for the [Bowl|Bowl of the Winds] this night. [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] uses disguises in front of Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], exposing this ability which they had kept a very close secret. ([ACoS,Ch21])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] go with [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] to watch the [Kin] house. The next day he sends them to watch [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin]'s place. ([ACoS,Ch28])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] continue to watch [Carridin|Jaichim Carridin]. ([ACoS,Ch37])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] finds Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] packing his belongings in [Tylin]'s rooms. He sends them to round up the [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] then they all go out to look for [Olver]. ([ACoS,Ch39])
* While [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] visits with [Aludra], Thom and [Beslan] negotiate with [Valan Luca] for transport away from [Ebou Dar]. ([WH,Ch15])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Thom, [Beslan] and [Olver] return to the city. [Beslan] is plotting rebellion. ([WH,Ch16])
* Thom and [Beslan] are often out of the [Tarasin Palace] on suspicious business. Thom also spends a lot of time with [Riselle]. ([WH,Ch18])
* After agreeing to help [Joline|Joline Maza] and [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] escape, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] seeks out Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] to help him plan. ([WH,Ch19])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom develop a plan to get [Joline|Joline Maza], [Teslyn|Teslyn Baradon] and [Edesina|Edesina Azzedin] out of [Ebou Dar]. ([WH,Ch28])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] tell [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] about [Tanchico], the [Black Ajah] and the [sad bracelets|Sad Bracelets]. ([WH,Ch29])
* Thom goes to [The Wandering Woman] to keep [Joline|Joline Maza] company until it is time for the escape. ([WH,Ch30])
* Thom, [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault] and [Noal|Noal Charin] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] when he leaves [Ebou Dar]. ([CoT,Ch1])

! Circus

* [Nerim], [Lopin], Thom and [Noal|Noal Charin] share a tent in [Valan Luca]'s circus. Thom goes back to [Ebou Dar] to scout. ([CoT,Ch2])
* Thom returns to the circus with news that [Tylin|Tylin Quintara] is dead. The circus heads northeast toward [Lugard]. ([CoT,Ch3])
* At every village, Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] scout for news. ([CoT,Ch28])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] sends Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] into [Jurador] to scout for [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] before he takes [Tuon] there. Thom becomes more and more morose over the letter he carries. ([CoT,Ch29])
* Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] scout for news as the circus travels across [Altara]. ([KoD,Ch8])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] finally asks Thom about the letter from [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] and he reads it. He tells Thom, [Noal|Noal Charin] and [Olver] about the [Aelfinn|Finn] and [Eelfinn|Finn] and agrees to go with Thom to rescue [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. ([KoD,Ch10])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom take [Tuon] and [Selucia] to a hell in [Maderin]. Thom learns that some [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] intend to kill [Tuon]. Outside the tavern, [Darkfriends] attack them but [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and the others kill them all. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] realizes they must now leave the circus. ([KoD,Ch11])
* Thom, [Aludra], [Setalle Anan], [Egeanin], [Bayle Domon], [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], [Noal Charin] and [Olver] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Tuon] after they leave the circus and head cross country. ([KoD,Ch25])

! More

* Thom, [Aludra], [Setalle Anan], [Egeanin|Egeanin Tamarath], [Bayle Domon], [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], [Noal Charin] and [Olver] accompany [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] as he rejoins [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and the [Band of the Red Hand]. ([KoD,Ch26])
* Through their scouting, Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] learn that the next major target for the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] is [Illian|Illian (Country)]. ([KoD,Ch27])
* [Furyk Karede] arrives at [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s camp and mistakenly asks to speak with Thom Merrilin. Thom directs him to [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]. ([KoD,Ch36])
* As [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] prepares for the [Seanchan|Seanchan (People)] attack, [Noal|Noal Charin], [Olver], [Juilin|Juilin Sandar], [Amathera|Amathera Aelfdene Casmir Lounault], Thom and [Setalle|Setalle Anan] stay with the pack animals. ([KoD,Ch37])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde], Thom and others ride into [Hinderstap] to get supplies. [Thom|Thom Merrilin] goes to one inn to get information while [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] go to [The Tipsy Gelding] to gamble. Thom learns that someone is looking for [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara]. ([TGS,Ch27])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde], Thom and the others barely escape with their lives. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom return the next morning and Mayor [Barlden|barlden] tells them of the evil that holds [Hinderstap]. ([TGS,Ch28])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] plans an elaborate scheme for entering [Trustair]. Thom will take [Mandevwin], [Harnan] and [Fergin] with him. ([TGS,Ch34])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom visit taverns looking for information and rumors. When they return to camp [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] finds the %%ot [gholam]%% waiting in his tent. ([ToM,Ch8])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] begins planning with Thom and [Noal|Noal Charin] on how to deal with the %%ot [gholam]%%. He writes another letter to [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. ([ToM,Ch9])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] confides to Thom that he put sprinklewort in the sweetbuns that he gave to [Joline]. ([ToM,Ch17])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Thom, [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] and fifty [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] ride into [Caemlyn] to meet [Elayne|Elayne Trakand]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom 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|Matrim Cauthon] 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 head back to camp while [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] walks some more. ([ToM,Ch22])
* [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom meet in [The Happy Throng] to tell their stories. ([ToM,Ch47])
* [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Thom and [Noal|Noal Charin] leave for the [Tower of Ghenjei] tomorrow. ([ToM,Ch52])

! The Tower

* [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] bids farewell to [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Thom 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|Matrim Cauthon]'s lucky rolls of the dice. They reach the chamber with fluted black columns. ([ToM,Ch53])
* They reach the Chamber of Bonds and Thom frees [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] 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|Matrim Cauthon] figures out that his %%ot [ashandarei]%% is the way out. He cuts a new doorway and he, Thom and [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] escape. ([ToM,Ch55])
* Thom and [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] express their love for each other and agree to marry. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom update her on events and she asks to go to [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([ToM,Ch57])

! Field of Merrilor

* Thom steps into the tent at the [Field of Merrilor]. ([AMoL,Ch6])

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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Eye of the World]
## [TEotW,Ch10] - Thom has never performed in [Tar Valon].
## [TEotW,Ch15] - [Min|Min Farshaw] has a [viewing] of Thom - A man - not him - juggling fire, and the [White Tower].
## [TEotW,Ch26] - [Owyn|owyn] was Thom's brother's only son, his only living kin.
## [TEotW,Ch28] - A woman tells [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] there was a gleeman on board the ''[Spray]'' when it left the day before and they wonder if it was Thom.
## [TEotW,Ch31] - [Rand|Rand alThor] keeps hoping to see Thom catch up to him and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon].
## [TEotW,Ch33] - [Rand|Rand alThor] has a nightmare where Thom asks him if the [Red Ajah] or [Black Ajah] will find him first.
## [TEotW,Ch35] - [Rand|Rand alThor], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Basel Gill]  talk about him.
## [TEotW,Ch36] - Master [Gill|Basel Gill] advises [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] against going to [Elaida|Elaida do Avriny aRoihan] for help because of their connection to Thom.
## [TEotW,Ch41] - [Rand|Rand alThor] tells [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] that Thom is dead.
## [TEotW,Ch45] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] does not believe Thom is dead because he is part of the Pattern.
## [TEotW,Ch52] - [Rand|Rand alThor] tells [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] that Thom told him that men who are [gentled|stilling] stop wanting to live and soon die.
# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch2] - [Rand|Rand alThor] continues to take care of Thom's flute and harp.
## [TGH,Ch3] - [Rand|Rand alThor] recalls Thom telling him that [gentled|stilling] men die soon.
## [TGH,Ch8] - [Rand|Rand alThor] tells the [Amyrlin|Aes Sedai] that Thom told him about the [White Tower] using [false Dragon|False Dragons]s.
## [TGH,Ch15] - [Rand|Rand alThor] plays Thom's flute to comfort himself.
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch35] - [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] thinks [Faile|Zarine Bashere] handles knives as ably as Thom.
## [TDR,Ch56] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] intends to leave [Tear|Tear (Country)] as soon as Thom is well enough to travel.
# In [The Shadow Rising]
## [TSR,Ch2] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] is unhappy that Thom seems to have settled in at the [Stone of Tear].
## [TSR,Ch11] - When [Egwene|Egwene alVere] sees [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] in %%ot [Tel'aran'rhiod|TelAranRhiod]%% she thinks it must be her imagination from listening to Thom's stories.
## [TSR,Ch21] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] thinks Thom will keep [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] out of trouble in [Tanchico]. She had to get rid of him because he had too much influence on [Rand|Rand alThor].
## [TSR,Ch35] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] tells [Egwene|Egwene alVere] that Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] are with her and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara].
## [TSR,Ch37] - [Jasin Natael|Asmodean] reminds [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] of Thom.
# In [The Fires of Heaven]
## [TFoH,Ch15] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] admits to [Egwene|Egwene alVere] that [Ronde Macura] drugged her and Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] had to rescue them.
## [TFoH,Ch15] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] dreams of [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] 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,Ch19] - [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] thinks of the men in her life including Thom.
## [TFoH,Ch24] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] has a hard time with the image of Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] performing in a circus.
## [TFoH,Ch46] - [Rand|Rand alThor] thinks that Thom would be proud of him the way he manipulates the [Tairen|Tear (Country)] High Lords.
## [TFoH,Ch52] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] gives [Rand|Rand alThor] a letter for Thom.
## [TFoH,Ch53] - In her letter, [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] again asks [Rand|Rand alThor] to deliver her letter to Thom.
# In [Lord of Chaos]
## [LoC,Ch8] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] wishes that Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] were back to help her leave [Salidar].
## [LoC,Ch12] - [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] really wants to leave [Salidar] and hopes Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] return in time to accompany her.
## [LoC,Ch22] - As he juggles, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] wonders how Thom is doing and thinks that [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] probably got him killed.
## [LoC,Ch28] - [Rand|Rand alThor] wonders if Thom knows anything about the [Warder|Warder] bond.
## [LoC,Ch33] - [Rand|Rand alThor] gives [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s letter to [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] to deliver to Thom in [Salidar].
## [LoC,Ch39] - [Egwene|Egwene alVere] agrees that [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion], Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] will accompany [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] to [Ebou Dar].
## [LoC,Ch50] - [Rand|Rand alThor] finds Thom's flute in his wardrobe and plays it to relax.
# In [A Crown of Swords]
## [ACoS,Ch9] - [Nicola|Nicola Treehill] and [Areina|Areina Nermasiv] try to blackmail [Egwene|Egwene alVere] by telling her that they heard Thom and [Juilin|Juilin Sandar] say that [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] were pretending to be full [Aes Sedai] while they were still [Accepted].
## [ACoS,Ch17] - At [The Wandering Woman] [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]'s men report that they have not seen Thom or [Juilin|Juilin Sandar].
# In [The Path of Daggers]
## [TPoD,Ch5] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] truly regrets leaving [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], Thom, [Olver] and [Vanin|Chel Vanin] in the hands of the [Seanchan (People)].
# In [Winter's Heart|Winters Heart]
## [WH,Ch12] - [Min|Min Farshaw] juggles knives the way Thom taught her.
## [WH,Ch17] - After the %%ot [gholam]%% attack, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] tells his [Redarms|Band of the Red Hand] to leave [Ebou Dar] and take Thom and the others with them, but they refuse to go.
## [WH,Ch21] - [Bayle Domon] tells [Egeanin|egeanin] that he will recruit [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Thom to help them escape [Ebou Dar].
## [WH,Ch25] - [Rand|Rand alThor] plays Thom's flute to pass the time.
## [WH,Ch26] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] recalls good advice from Thom and [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] regarding spies. Keep them happy and feed them bad information.
# In [Crossroads of Twilight]
## [CoT,Ch4] - The [Seeker|Almurat Mor] knows of Thom and thinks he was involved in the events the night [Tuon|tuon] disappeared.
## [CoT,Ch24] - [Rand|Rand alThor] sees swirling colors when he thinks of Thom and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon].
# In [Knife of Dreams]
## [KoD,Ch13] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] wonders how Thom, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Olver] are doing.
## [KoD,Ch34] - [Furyk Karede] thinks Thom is in charge of the army that kidnapped [Tuon|tuon] and that he is a great captain and a spy for the [White Tower].
## [KoD,Ch35] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] wonders how Thom is doing.
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch15] - [Min|Min Farshaw] thinks about the help she got from Thom on using her knives.
## [TGS,Ch26] - When [Min|Min Farshaw] flourishes her knives, [Aviendha] thinks it is a silly trick like Thom Merrilin used to do.
## [TGS,Ch31] - [Rand|Rand alThor] sees an image of [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] riding through [Caemlyn] with Thom.
## [TGS,Ch36] - [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] does not think Thom will complain about having to spend thirty days in [Caemlyn] before heading to the [Tower of Ghenjei].
# In [Towers of Midnight]
## [ToM,Ch11] - [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Birgitte|Birgitte Trahelion] learn from [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]-s letter that Thom is safe but they wonder about [Olver].
## [ToM,Ch21] - [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] thinks that Thom and [Gareth Bryne] loved her, but not like [Tallanvor|Martyn Tallanvor].
## [ToM,Ch44] - [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] learned from [Taringail|Taringail Damodred] that marriage is dangerous so she never made Thom or [Bryne|Gareth Bryne] her official consort. [Gaebril|Rahvin] reinforced the danger.
## [ToM,Epilogue] - [Olver] thinks [Talmanes|Talmanes Delovinde] is not as much fun as [Noal|Noal Charin] or Thom.
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