A nephew of [Thom Merrilin]. He could [channel|True Source]. He was married. ! Physical Description %%collapsebox-closed ! Chronology (Possible Spoilers) * Owyn controls his [channeling|True Source] for three years, but the [Red Ajah] finds him, gentles him and leaves him. ([TGH,Ch26]) * After the villagers find out about Owyn they exile him. Owyn and his young wife both die within a month. ([TSR,Ch17]) %% ! Other References (Possible Spoilers) %%collapse # In [The Eye of the World] ## [TEotW,Ch26] - Owyn was [Thom|Thom Merrilin]'s brother's only son, his only living kin. ## [TEotW,Ch35] - [Basel Gill] talks about [Thom|Thom Merrilin] leaving [Morgase|Morgase Trakand] to help Owyn. # In [The Great Hunt] ## [TGH,Ch26] - [Thom|Thom Merrilin] tells [Rand|Rand alThor] about Owyn. He tried to go to him to help, but when he arrived Owyn was already dead. ## [TGH,Ch30] - [Rand|Rand alThor] hopes he can survive as long as Owyn did. # In [The Shadow Rising] ## [TSR,Ch4] - [Thom|Thom Merrilin] continues to help [Rand|Rand alThor] partially to make up for his failure to help Owyn fifteen years ago. ## [TSR,Ch17] - [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] bribes [Thom|Thom Merrilin] to go with [Elayne|Elayne Trakand] and [Nynaeve|Nynaeve alMeara] using the names of the [Red Ajah] sisters who [gentled|stilling] Owyn. %% ---- More [Category Characters|Category.Characters]