A [Cairhienin|Cairhien (Country)] man. 

! Physical Description

He has broad shoulders and is unusually tall for a [Cairhienin|Cairhien (Country)]. He is good looking with an inch-long scar from his left eye to his ear. ([NS,Ch13])

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! Chronology (Possible Spoilers)

* Dressed as a [Tower Guard|White Tower] captain and giving his name as Ries Gorthanes, he tries to pry into [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred]'s banking affairs. [Ilain Dormaile] has him detained, but he bribes one of his captors into letting him go. ([NS,Ch13])
* As the ''[Bluewing]'' sails into [Northharbor|Tar Valon], [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] spots Gorthanes talking to the harbormistress and watching her ship. ([NS,Ch14])
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! Other References (Possible Spoilers)

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# In [New Spring]
## [NS,Ch13] - Gorthanes speaks as an educated, cultured man. He might even be a noble.
## [NS,Ch13] - [Ilain Dormaile] tells [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] about Ries Gorthanes prying into her affairs. [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] thinks someone must have gotten wind of the [White Tower]'s plans for her and the [Sun Throne|Sun Palace].
## [NS,Ch21] - As he dies, [Caniedrin|caniedrin] tells [Moiraine|Moiraine Damodred] that he was hired to assassinate her. She believes it must have been Gorthanes.
## [NS,Ch24] - Revealing herself as [Moiraine Damodred] in the [Aesdaishar Palace], she worries that Gorthanes may learn of her presence.
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