Lord Talmanes of House Delovinde

A Cairhienin nobleman who is one of the leaders of Mat'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 and a head shorter. (LoC,Ch5) He is short and wiry. The front of his scalp is shaved and powdered in Cairhienin fashion. (KoD,Ch25)

Chronology

As Mat tries to escape the battle at Cairhien, he encounters the Tairen force led by Melanril and Estean. Talmanes leads the Cairhienin and Daerid leads the pikemen. (TFoH,Ch43)
Mat coordinates with Estean, Nalesean, Talmanes and Daerid as they fight the Shaido. (TFoH,Ch44)
After Mat leads them to victory, 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 in The Golden Stag in Maerone. Mat tells them to get the troops ready to leave on short notice to march to Tear. (LoC,Ch5)
Mat leads Talmanes, Daerid, Nalesean and the Band of the Red Hand south along the River Erinin. Talmanes is wounded when a dozen Aiel try to assassinate Mat. (LoC,Ch22)
After Mat meets with Rand, 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 tells Daerid, Talmanes and Nalesean to make camp and set up defenses while he rides into town. (LoC,Ch38)
Mat sends Vanin back to Talmanes with orders to wait. (LoC,Ch40)
Mat 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 show up at the meeting between the Salidar Aes Sedai and the Andorans and Murandians. (TPoD,Ch17)
Talmanes tells Egwene that he feels Mat needs him in the south. The Band of the Red Hand will stay in Murandy and help King Roedran consolidate the country. (TPoD,Ch18)
After the Band completes its commission with King Roedran, Talmanes brings half the Band to Altara to find Mat. He brings Edorion, Carlomin and Reimon with him. (KoD,Ch26)
While scouting, Vanin finds Talmanes and brings him to Mat. (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. (KoD,Ch36)
When the Seanchan army attacks Mat's position, Talmanes leads the cavalry to attack them from behind. (KoD,Ch37)

Other References

TFoH,Ch43 - Talmanes is of House Delovinde. 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.
TFoH,Ch51 - Mat's Band of the Red Hand is growing so fast that Daerid, Nalesean and Talmanes are having to turn away recruits.
ACoS,Ch12 - Bryne mentions that he has contacted Talmanes and that he is worried about Egwene. She orders him not to contact him any more for fear that people will get suspicious about their association.
WH,Ch17 - Mat tells Vanin and the Redarms to leave Ebou Dar and go to Talmanes, but the Redarms refuse to leave.
WH,Ch30 - Mat 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.
KoD,Ch8 – Lopin and Nerim still miss Nalesean and Talmanes.

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