An old man in Ebou Dar.
Physical Description#
He is scrawny and white-haired with missing teeth, stooped shoulders, a sad, weathered face and a hooked nose, but he wears a fine gray jacket. (ACoS,Ch14) He is a stoop-shouldered, white-haired old man with a large hooked nose planted in the middle of a sad face. His gnarled hands are all knobs. (WH,Ch16)
Chronology (Possible Spoilers)#
- Disillusioned after the death of his beloved wife and his misuse at the hands of Ishamael, Jain Charin ends his life of adventure and uses the name Noal Charin.
- Mat sees an old man at the Silver Circuit. Later, Mat sees him outside the Chelsaine Palace where Jaichim Carridin is staying. (ACoS,Ch14)
- The old man is watching the house where Falion and Ispan are staying. He is trying to remember something important. (ACoS,Ch17)
- The old man watches the Chelsaine Palace. (ACoS,Ch28)
- The old man draws attention to the gholam, driving it off as it attacks Mat. He introduces himself as Noal Charin and Mat invites him to the Tarasin Palace. (WH,Ch16)
- Mat brings Noal Charin to the Tarasin Palace and introduces him to Vanin, Harnan, Fergin, Gorderan and Metwyn. He tells the men about the gholam and suggests that they leave, but they all refuse. (WH,Ch17)
- Noal tells the Redarms tales of his travels including one to Shibouya beyond the Aiel Waste. (WH,Ch28)
- While Mat is fighting with Tuon, Noal grabs her from behind and helps Mat subdue her. (WH,Ch31)
- Thom, Juilin, Amathera and Noal accompany Mat when he leaves Ebou Dar. Noal fishes in the Eldar River. (CoT,Ch1)
- Nerim, Lopin, Thom and Noal share a tent in Valan Luca's circus. (CoT,Ch2)
- The circus heads northeast toward Lugard. (CoT,Ch3)
- Visiting in Tuon's wagon, Noal tells stories of Shara and quotes from the Prophecies of the Dragon. (CoT,Ch28)
- In Tuon's tent, Olver argues with Noal about whether or not Jain Farstrider was a great man. Noal starts to say. "He let himself be made into a tool by—" then his face goes blank. (KoD,Ch6)
- When the Seanchan (People) arrive at Jurador, Mat sends Noal to warn Egeanin and Olver to warn the Aes Sedai. (KoD,Ch7)
- Noal spends his time telling stories and Olver spends his playing Snakes and Foxes or stones. (KoD,Ch8)
- Noal eats dinner with Mat, Tuon, Selucia and Olver. Later, he tells stories about the Borderlands. He tenses, preparing to draw his knives, when Tuon and Selucia collar Teslyn and Joline. (KoD,Ch9)
- After the Shiotan ghost village sinks into the ground, Thom, Juilin, Amathera, Noal and Olver wait with Mat while the circus folk decide whether or not to continue. That evening, after Mat reads Thom's letter from Moiraine, Noal and Olver listen to Mat recount his adventures with the Aelfinn and Eelfinn. (KoD,Ch10)
- Thom, Aludra, Setalle Anan, Egeanin, Bayle Domon, Amathera, Juilin, Noal Charin and Olver accompany Mat and Tuon after they leave the circus and head cross country. (KoD,Ch25)
- Thom, Aludra, Setalle Anan, Egeanin, Bayle Domon, Amathera, Juilin, Noal Charin and Olver accompany Mat as he rejoins Talmanes and the Band of the Red Hand. (KoD,Ch26)
- Aludra, Noal and Olver are with Thom when Furyk Karede arrives at Mat's camp. (KoD,Ch36)
- As Mat prepares for the Seanchan (People) attack, Noal, Olver, Juilin, Amathera, Thom and Setalle stay with the pack animals. (KoD,Ch37)
- Noal and Olver ride near Mat. Olver has been working out how to enter the Tower of Ghenjei. (TGS,Ch20)
- When Mat and his party ride into Hinderstap, Aludra, Egeanin, Amathera, Noal and Olver stay behind. (TGS,Ch27)
- Mat reviews his plan to enter Trustair with Talmanes, Thom, Juilin, Mandevwin and Noal. (TGS,Ch34)
- Olver is safe with Noal when the gholam attacks. Mat begins planning with Thom and Noal on how to deal with the gholam. He writes another letter to Elayne. (ToM,Ch9)
- Olver talks to Noal, Thom, Talmanes and others about rescuing Moiraine. (ToM,Ch19)
- After scouting for equipment in the city, Noal and Thom head back to camp while Mat walks some more. (ToM,Ch22)
- Mat, Thom and Noal leave for the Tower of Ghenjei tomorrow. (ToM,Ch52)
- Perrin bids farewell to Mat, Thom and Noal as they leave through the gateway. They open a door in the Tower with a bronze knife and make their way through the realm choosing passages by Mat's lucky rolls of the dice. They reach the chamber with fluted black columns. (ToM,Ch53)
- They reach the Chamber of Bonds and Thom frees Moiraine. Mat trades his eye for safe passage from the Eelfinn, but he forgets the Aelfinn. (ToM,Ch54)
- Noal stays behind to help them escape. He shouts at them to tell the Malkier that Jain Farstrider died clean. (ToM,Ch55)
Other References (Possible Spoilers)#
- In A Crown of Swords
- ACoS,Ch15 - Carridin sees him out the window but does not recognize him.
- ACoS,Ch17 - He is too old to be a good swordsman any more, but he is still very good with the long knives he has had for thirty years.
- ACoS,Ch28 - Vanin spots the old man watching Carridin's place but cannot get a good look at him.
- In Towers of Midnight
- ToM,Ch57 - Mat was surprised to learn that Noal was actually Jain Farstrider but Thom already knew.
- ToM,Epilogue - Olver thinks Talmanes is not as much fun as Noal or Thom.
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