Pronunciation: MAT-trim CAW-thon
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A young man from the [Two Rivers]. He has two sisters. Best friends with [Rand|Rand (TV)] and [Perrin|Perrin (TV)].
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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)
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! Two Rivers
* Mat, with a claim of him about to win, tosses the dice and loses the throw. Mat, [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] and [Rand|Rand (TV)] chat. ([Episode 101])
* Mat goes outside to look for his mother and father. ([Episode 101])
* Mat walks over to [Padan|Padan Fain (TV)], who apparently knows him already, and sells [Padan|Padan Fain (TV)] a bracelet that belonged to [Danya|Danya (TV)]. ([Episode 101])
* Back at village, [Rand|Rand (TV)], Mat and [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] talk. Mat figures out that there's a problem between [Rand|Rand (TV)] and [Egwene|Egwene (TV)]. ([Episode 101])
* Mat gets inside his house but then he discovers that his parents don't know where his sisters are, so he goes back out after them. ([Episode 101])
* Mat finds his sisters hiding away and takes them to a safe spot. ([Episode 101])
* Mat enters the village with his two sisters. ([Episode 101])
* Mat and the others mount up and ride out of the village. ([Episode 101])
! Journey to Tar Valon
* Master [Hightower|Hightower (TV)] ferries [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)], [Lan|Lan (TV)], [Rand|Rand (TV)], [Perrin|Perrin (TV)], Mat and [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] across the [Taren River]. ([Episode 102])
* [Rand|Rand (TV)] dreams that something is caught in his throat, and then he pulls a dead bat out of his mouth. Not far away, a shadowy figure of a man appears, with embers for eyes. Mat and [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] has similar dreams. ([Episode 102])
* Mat, [Rand|Rand (TV)], [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] and [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] sing the song "Weep for Manetheren" and [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] explains the fall of [Manetheren] to them. ([Episode 102])
* [Lan|Lan (TV)], [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)], [Rand|Rand (TV)], Mat, [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] and [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] enter [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)]. ([Episode 102])
* Mat sits down next to [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] in the building. Mat gives [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] a dagger that [Laila|Laila (TV)] made for him. He says that [Laila|Laila (TV)] only made tools, not weapons. [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] reassures Mat hat his sisters will be fine. ([Episode 102])
* Mat wakes up and goes outside. He sees a shadow move inside a building and follows it. He enters a room with light shining into it and onto an ornate box covered with some debris. He opens the box and finds an ornate dagger with a ruby embedded in it. He's examining the dagger when he hears the horses neighing loudly. ([Episode 102])
* Mat and [Rand|Rand (TV)] run away together and eventually find a way out of the city through a grate. They push a fallen tree into the river and cling onto it as it heads downstream. ([Episode 102])
* Mat and [Rand|Rand (TV)] are climbing up a rocky mountain on the other side of the river from [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)] and are continuing east to the [White Tower]. ([Episode 103])
* [Rand|Rand (TV)] and Mat crest a peak and see a stone canyon below them. There's a town, [Breen's Spring|Breens Spring], at the bottom. They wander through the town until they find [The Four Kings] and go inside. They watch [Thom|Thom (TV)] sing a song for the crowd while playing his guitar. Mat gets pick-pocketed. ([Episode 103])
* [Rand|Rand (TV)] and Mat talk to [Dana|Dana (TV)] about a room for the night. [Rand|Rand (TV)] ends up chopping wood and Mat serves drinks. ([Episode 103])
* Mat walks up to the dead man in the cage, looking at the bright stone. [Thom|Thom (TV)] is walking up as well. [Thom|Thom (TV)] explains that the dead man is an [Aiel].
* [Rand|Rand (TV)] is running away from [Dana|Dana (TV)]. He sees Mat and they start running, with [Dana|Dana (TV)] in pursuit, holding [Rand|Rand (TV)]'s sword. She corners them and explains that the [Dark One|Shaitan] wants them to join him in the breaking of the [Wheel|Wheel of Time]. [Thom|Thom (TV)] throws a dagger from behind her and she falls dead. He tells [Rand|Rand (TV)] and Mat that he's headed east and they decide to join him. ([Episode 103])
* Mat and [Rand|Rand (TV)] stop for a moment. Mat is having trouble with his horse. Mat and [Rand|Rand (TV)] talk about [Thom|Thom (TV)]'s trustworthiness. Mat reminds [Rand|Rand (TV)] that [Dana|Dana (TV)] mentioned that there were five of them that could be the Dragon Reborn. Mat wonders who the fifth person would be. ([Episode 104])
* [Thom|Thom (TV)], Mat and [Rand|Rand (TV)] have dismounted and are scouting a farm. [Thom|Thom (TV)] says that they'll wait until dark to sneak into the barn, sleep the night, and then be away before they're discovered. Mat's horse is still acting spooked. ([Episode 104])
* Mat and [Rand|Rand (TV)] are mucking out the stalls while [Thom|Thom (TV)] is sipping tea. Mat seemed tired and says he needs a break. ([Episode 104])
* Mat is leaning on a trough and vomiting. The blackness from [Shadar Logoth|Aridhol (City)] is on the ground and around his mouth. [Helga Grinwell|Helga Grinwell (TV)] comes in, surprising Mat. Mat recovers. She says that her mother sent her to give them a load of bread for their work. Mat thanks her for the bread. He then talks about his sisters, who are home with their parents. [Helga|Helga Grinwell (TV)] then give him a doll to give to his sisters, that she named [Birgitte|Birgitte (TV)], who protects her when everyone else is asleep. ([Episode 104])
* Mat and [Rand|Rand (TV)] are sleeping in the barn. [Rand|Rand (TV)] sits up and reminds Mat that he's here for Mat no matter what happens. ([Episode 104])
* [Rand|Rand (TV)] and [Thom|Thom (TV)] rush into the Grinwell's house. They see Mat standing with his back to them. [Thom|Thom (TV)] is set to grab Mat, but then Mat raises his hand, which is holding the [ruby dagger|Ruby Dagger], and points into the dark upstairs area. He says "I see you" and a [Fade]'s face appears out of the shadows. [Thom|Thom (TV)] fights the [Fade] as [Rand|Rand (TV)] and Mat run outside. They see [Helga|Helga Grinwell (TV)]'s body out there, but [Rand|Rand (TV)] urges Mat to continue on. ([Episode 104])
* [Rand|Rand (TV)] and Mat are walking with other people on a path to [Tar Valon]. A boy runs too close to Mat and he yells at the boy, who runs away. ([Episode 105])
* Mat is looking down on the street. Mat sees [Logain|Logain (TV)] looking up at him and laughing maniacally. [Rand|Rand (TV)] tries to get Mat's attention. Mat looks over at [Rand|Rand (TV)] and then back down at [Logain|Logain (TV)], who is slumped in his cage. ([Episode 105])
* Mat and [Rand|Rand (TV)] make a deal with each other that if either of them start to [channel|One Power] then the other one won't let him end up like [Logain|Logain (TV)]. ([Episode 105])
* [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (TV)] tries to help Mat, but he yells at her not to touch him. ([Episode 105])
! Tar Valon
* [Rand|Rand (TV)] and Mat head for an inn that [Thom|Thom (TV)] told [Rand|Rand (TV)] about, [The Light's Blessing|The Lights Blessing], and get a room.[4] Mat goes directly to a bed and lies down. [Rand|Rand (TV)] reassures Mat that he didn't kill any of the Grinwells and that it was the [Fade] that did it. ([Episode 105])
* [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] [channels|One Power] the blackness from [Mat|Mat (TV)] and back into the dagger. ([Episode 106])
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! References (Possible Spoilers)
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# In [Season 1]
## [Episode 101] - Mat leaves the table and [Rand|Rand (TV)] and [Perrin|Perrin (TV)] talk about how much money he lost.
## [Episode 104] - [Thom|Thom (TV)] tells [Rand|Rand (TV)] the story of his nephew [Owyn|Oywn (TV)]. [Thom|Thom (TV)] says that Mat has the same symptoms.
## [Episode 105] - [Rand|Rand (TV)] tells [Nynaeve|Nynaeve (TV)] that he thinks Mat can channel.
## [Episode 106] - [Rand|Rand (TV)] and [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] talk about whether Mat is the Dragon. She says that Mat is very strong, otherwise the [ruby dagger|Ruby Dagger] would have consumed him weeks ago. She also says that the dagger was feeding off of Mat as much as Mat was off of it.
## [Episode 106] - [Egwene|Egwene (TV)] asks [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] if [Rand|Rand (TV)] and Mat have arrived, and she says that she has people watching for their arrival but knows that they are alive.
## [Episode 106] - [Moiraine|Moiraine (TV)] and [Lan|Lan (TV)] are walking through the [Tower|White Tower], talking about [Rand|Rand (TV)] and Mat, when [Liandrin|Liandrin (TV)] intercepts them.
## [Episode 106] - Everyone enters the [Waygate|Ways] except for Mat.
## [Episode 108] - Mat is entering [Tar Valon].
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Book Character: [Mat|Matrim Cauthon]\\
IMDB: [Barney Harris|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6905444], [Dónal Finn|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10183690]
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