Pronunciation: HEW-rhin 
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A [Shienaran|Shienar] man who is a sniffer. He can "smell" past violence. He works for the King's justice in [Fal Dara].

! Physical Description

He is lean with a lined face and graying hair cut long. ([TGH,Ch9]) He is short and wiry with shoulder-length gray hair. His round face is lined and he has small eyes. ([TGS,Ch44])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Four years ago, Hurin notices that he can smell violence and goes to work for Lord [Agelmar|Agelmar Jagad] as a sniffer. ([TGH,Ch9])
* A [Brown Ajah] sister keeps Hurin in [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)] for a month trying to figure out how his talent works. ([TGH,Ch9])
* Hurin joins [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa]'s party in the hunt for the [Horn|Horn of Valere] tracking the [Darkfriends] and [Trollocs] by smell. ([TGH,Ch9])
* Hurin leads [Rand|Rand alThor], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Loial] and the [Shienarans|Shienar] south. ([TGH,Ch10])
* Hurin, [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Loial] bed down by the [Portal Stone]. ([TGH,Ch11])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Loial] and Hurin wake up in a different world. Hurin can still smell the trail faintly so they continue to follow it. ([TGH,Ch13])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Loial] and Hurin continue south. Hurin notes many trails of violence. ([TGH,Ch15])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Loial] and Hurin reach the monument, but find a monument to a Shadow victory. They meet [Selene|lanfear]. ([TGH,Ch16])
* Threatened by more %%ot [grolm]%%, [Selene|lanfear] leads them to another [Portal Stone] and [Rand|Rand alThor] [channels|True Source] them back to the real world. ([TGH,Ch17])
* When the [Darkfriends] arrive, [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Loial] steal back the [Horn|Horn of Valere] and the [ruby dagger|Ruby Dagger]. They head south with Hurin and [Selene|lanfear]. ([TGH,Ch19])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Loial], Hurin and [Selene|lanfear] ride south to [Tremonsien]. They pass the [giant statue|Choedan Kal] where [Rand|Rand alThor] nearly succumbs to %%ot [saidin|Said]%%. ([TGH,Ch20])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Loial], Hurin and [Selene|lanfear] stay at [The Nine Rings] inn where they are questioned by a suspicious Captain [Caldevwin|Aldrin Caldevwin]. The next morning [Selene|lanfear] vanishes and the others head to [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)]. ([TGH,Ch21])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Loial] and Hurin arrive at [Cairhien|Cairhien (City)]. ([TGH,Ch25])
* Hurin stays at the [Defender of the Dragonwall] while [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Loial] go to meet [Thom|Thom Merrilin]. ([TGH,Ch26])
* After their adventure with [Trollocs] and [Illuminators|Guild of Illuminators], [Loial] and [Rand|Rand alThor] rejoin Hurin at the inn. ([TGH,Ch27])
* Hurin stays at the inn while [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Loial] go out. He is attacked and knocked out by the [Darkfriends] who steal the [Horn|Horn of Valere]. He is rescued by [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Loial]. ([TGH,Ch30])
* [Verin|Verin Mathwin] [Heals|Weaves] Hurin. After he recovers, he traces the [Horn|Horn of Valere] to Lord [Barthanes|Barthanes Damodred]' manor and reports back. ([TGH,Ch31])
* He accompanies [Rand|Rand alThor] to [Barthanes|Barthanes Damodred]'s party and traces the [Darkfriends] to the garden. ([TGH,Ch32])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Loial] and Hurin find the [Waygate|Ways] that [Fain|Padan Fain] and the [Darkfriends] used, but it is blocked by %%ot [Machin Shin]%%. They collect [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Verin|Verin Mathwin], [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] and [Uno|Uno Nomesta] and return to the inn where they decide to try [Stedding Tsofu]. ([TGH,Ch33])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Loial], [Verin|Verin Mathwin], Hurin, [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] and the [Shienarans|Shienar] travel to [Stedding Tsofu]. They are met by [Erith] and encounter three [Maidens|Maidens of the Spear]. ([TGH,Ch35])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Perrin|Perrin Aybara], [Verin|Verin Mathwin], Hurin and [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] meet with the council of Elders. They rejoin the others and go to the [Waygate|Ways], but it is also blocked by %%ot [Machin Shin]%%. ([TGH,Ch36])
* The party goes to the [Portal Stone]. [Rand|Rand alThor] [channels|True Source], bringing them to [Toman Head], but four months are lost. ([TGH,Ch37])
* Hurin leads as party ride across [Toman Head] searching for [Fain|Padan Fain]'s trail. They stop at a village for the night. ([TGH,Ch41])
* Hurin, [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] find [Fain|Padan Fain]'s trail and follow it to [Falme]. Back in the camp, it is decided that [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] will lead [Rand|Rand alThor], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and Hurin into [Falme]. ([TGH,Ch44])
* [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa], [Rand|Rand alThor], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and Hurin recover the [Horn of Valere] and the [ruby dagger|Ruby Dagger]. ([TGH,Ch45])
* [Rand|Rand alThor] joins [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and Hurin while [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] stays behind to give them time to escape. ([TGH,Ch46])
* [Rand|Rand alThor], [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], [Perrin|Perrin Aybara] and Hurin are trapped between the [Seanchan (People)] and the [Whitecloaks|Children of the Light]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] blows the [Horn of Valere]. Hurin stays with them to fight. ([TGH,Ch47])
* Hurin goes with [Verin|Verin Mathwin], [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] and [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] to take [Mat|Matrim Cauthon], the [Horn|Horn of Valere] and the [ruby dagger|Ruby Dagger] to [Tar Valon]. ([TGH,Ch49])
* Hurin and [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] spend much of the trip gambling. ([TDR,Ch28])
* Hurin rides to [Tar Valon] with [Verin|Verin Mathwin] and the others. ([TDR,Ch10])
* Hurin bids farewell and heads back to [Shienar] saying he must report what really happened at [Falme] to Lord [Agelmar|Agelmar Jagad] and King [Easar|Easar Togita]. ([TDR,Ch11])
* Hurin rides south with King [Easar|Easar Togita] and the [Shienaran|Shienar] army when the [Borderlands] forces go to seek out [Rand|Rand alThor]. ([TGS,Ch44])
* The [Borderlands] army sends Hurin to meet with [Rand|Rand alThor] and convey the message that they want to meet him in [Far Madding]. ([TGS,Ch44])
* After his meeting with the [Borderlands], [Rand|Rand alThor] requests that they send for Hurin so he can apologize. ([ToM,Ch51])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [The Great Hunt]
## [TGH,Ch14] - [Ingtar|Ingtar Shinowa] is furious that Hurin, [Rand|Rand alThor] and [Loial] are gone because he can no longer track the [Horn|Horn of Valere].
# In [The Dragon Reborn]
## [TDR,Ch48] - When [Egwene|Egwene alVere], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] arrive in [Tear|Tear (City)], [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] suggests they hire a thief-taker like Hurin to help hunt the [Black Ajah].
# In [The Gathering Storm]
## [TGS,Ch35] - [Rand|Rand alThor] claims he is not a blademaster as no one saw him kill [Turak|Turak Aladon]. [Mat|Matrim Cauthon] and Hurin were fighting elsewhere.
## [TGS,Ch47] - After meeting with Hurin, [Rand|Rand alThor] feels melancholy thinking of simpler days when he Hurin and [Loial] chased after [Fain|Padan Fain] and the [ruby dagger|Ruby Dagger].
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