Title(s): Horn Blower, General of The Band of the Red Hand, Toy, Thom Grinwall.
Favorite Saying: Blood and bloody ashes.
A wiry body and brown eyes that have the glint of mischief in them and very quick hands.
When young he was mischivous, always up to pranks. He was greedy for money and adventure; he was to get both! Born within a few weeks of Rand and Perrin he is born of the blood of Arad's line.
Extremely lucky, especially when the game is one of chance, Mat loves to gamble which has gotten him into trouble many times - winning approx 70 to 80% of the time. He has moments of unbelievable luck, where no matter what he does, and what the chances are, he will win. His other pastime is chasing women, at which he is most often successful. Although he may have met his match in Tylin.
On Winternight, Trollocs attacked his house. He was led away by Moiraine Damodred with Rand and Perrin with the belief he may be the Dragon Reborn.
While in Shadar Logoth, he stole a dagger from Mordeth with greed in his heart. The dagger, as tainted as Shadar Logoth, embeded itself on Mat making him suspicious and hating, until he was dangerous to be around and saw friends as enemies. Before it became rooted to his bone, Moiraine helped him to hold the taint away until he could be properly Healed.
The dagger was stolen from Mat by Padan Fain in Fal Dara. Mat, Perrin, Rand, Ingtar and Shienaran soldiers followed Padan Fain to Falme. Here Mat reaquired the dagger and blew the Horn of Valere to fight the Seanchan.
Mat was taken back to the White Tower and was Healed of the Dagger. This Healing almost killed him. During the Healing, Mat unconciously spoke the Old Tongue, ordering men in battle. Afterwards Mat discovered the dagger had taken away many of his memories, leaving holes.
He travelled from Tar Valon to Tear to save three stuck up girls, getting no thanks for his troubles. Without any direction, he entered the redstone doorway and visited the Aelfinn (snakes) where he was given a prophecy:
- To die and live once more a part of what once was: Being hanged; other men's memories.
- To marry the Daughter of the Nine Moons: Tuon.
- To give up half the light of the world to save the world.
- To have the holes in his memory, holes in his life, filled: Other mens memories.
- To have a way to be free from Aes Sedai and the Power: The fox head medallion.
- To be away from the foxes and back to Rhuidean: Self explanatory.
Because these other mens memories (most of which are from Manatheren, and some from before the doorway) he can now: ride a horse very well, speak, read and understand the old tongue fluently, understand battles and war better than anyone else.
Never a good one for duty (or so he believes), he will do what he must, no matter the cost to himself and is always ready to help when he can. It is this and the memories that got him an army around him, with the name of Shen an Calhar - The Band of the Red Hand. Nalesean, Talmanes and Daerid were his generals, however Nalesean died in Ebou Dar.
After killing Melindhra in self defence, Mat went to Caemlyn where he was promptly killed by Rahvin's lightning. Because of the size of balefire Rand used to kill Rahvin, his death was undone (so is that twice he has died, or not at all?).
He promised Rand to take Elayne to Caemlyn, which landed him in Ebou Dar trying to protect her. Whilst there, Nynaeve and Elayne apologised to him for their previous behaviour and offered themselves for his protection. He became mates with Birgitte, sharing a secret. He moved into the Tarasian Palace, where Tylin promptly started chasing him, without mercy. Apparently he is good in bed and has become her Pretty, or as the Seanchan call him: Toy. She dressed him in lace and bright clothing.
When Elayne and Nynaeve and company left Ebou Dar he was looking for Olver and then a building fell on him during the Seanchan invasion, sustaining a broken leg and broken ribs and injuring his hip. He was last seen trying to escape Ebou Dar and the Seanchan, with Tuon, Selucia, Egeanin, Bayle, Renna, Seta, Bethamin, Edesina, Teslyn, Joline, Olver, Juilin, Thom, Noal, Thera, Vanin and the remaining Redarms. Quite a strange group.
When he hears the dice rolling in his head, "it is almost like a warning that a fight was just over the next hill, now." His father is Abell, and his mother, Natti. He has two sisters, Bodewhin and Eldrin. He as also become a foster father to Olver.
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