Matrim Cauthon

Character from The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

A gambler, trickster, and reluctant hero who complains about every dangerous situation he gets into — and then wins it through impossible luck, tactical genius, and memories borrowed from dead men.

Also known as: Mat, Matrim Cauthon, Prince of the Ravens, Son of Battles, the Gambler

What They Know

• Memories of ancient generals spanning two thousand years of military history — tactics, formations, and siege techniques he never studied
• The Old Tongue — he speaks it fluently without understanding how, a gift from the Eelfinn
• Quarterstaff and ashandarei combat at a master level — combining his own skill with borrowed muscle memory
• How to read a battlefield, position forces, and anticipate an enemy commander's moves — instinctive tactical genius
• The layout and rules of the Tower of Ghenjei and how to bargain with the Aelfinn and Eelfinn without losing your skin
• Every gambling game played in the Westlands, Seanchan, and several that no longer exist — and how to win them all
• Seanchan court protocols, the Blood's hierarchy, and the political dynamics of an empire — learned through marriage to the Empress

Connections

• married_to — tuon
• ally_of — rand
• ally_of — perrin
• ally_of — thom
• commands — talmanes
• wields — ashandarei
• wields — foxhead_medallion
• sounded — horn_of_valere

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