Olver

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EWoT: Olver

Olver Biographical information Nationality Cairhienin Current Status Living Physical description Gender Male Build Guant Chronological and political information First appeared LOC 5 Affiliation Band of the Red Hand
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Olver is a young boy orphaned after his father was killed by the Shaido and his mother died of illness.

Contents 1 Appearance 2 Adopted into the Band 3 Fleeing Ebou Dar 4 Travelling with the Band 5 Destiny? 6 References

[edit] Appearance

He is referred to being very ugly with a massive, squashed nose, big ears that stick out and a mouth which is too wide. He is gaunt.

[edit] Adopted into the Band

He was unofficially adopted by Mat Cauthon after the Aiel assassination attempt on Mat's life and it's clear that he idolizes Mat, copying his mannerisms & habits, most especially where women are concerned. Amusingly enough, Mat doesn't realize that Olver has learned how to deal with women from watching Mat himself, and is always on the lookout for the man or men of the Band of the Red Hand that he considers the likely source of corruption.

Olver has an intense dislike for Aviendha and constantly watches her with hatred. He slips into Salidar with Chel Vanin and travels with Mat when he leaves for Ebou Dar. He now rides in horse-races in Ebou Dar and seems to be doing very well. He goes missing in Ebou Dar and Mat is forced to go find him, leading to Mat's injury and leaving him, Olver and all the Redarms stranded when the Seanchan attack.

[edit] Fleeing Ebou Dar

Olver is taken out of Ebou Dar with Nerim and Lopin before Mat goes through his plan of freeing some captive Aes Sedai from the Damane kennels and then escaping the city.

He meets up with Mat again outside Ebou Dar and joins Valan Luca's Traveling Circus with the rest of Mat's group. He spends a lot of his time playing snakes and foxes in Tuon Athaem Kore Paendrag's carriage.

When Mat reads Thomdril Merrilin's letter, he reveals that Moiraine Damodred is trapped in the land of the Aelfinn and Eelfinn. Olver has a vast knowledge of the snakes and foxes and tells them that they need to enter the Tower of Ghenjei as told to him by Birgitte Silverbow.

[edit] Travelling with the Band

After a skirmish with Darkfriends in Maderin Mat and the rest of his group decide to leave Luca's show. While riding through Altara they meet up with the Band of the Red Hand and begin to travel with them.

[edit] Destiny?

Although speculated that he is maybe the new reincarnation of Gaidal Cain, Robert Jordan asserted that this was not the case.^[1]

Jordan has confirmed that Olver has a purpose other than being a red herring however.

[edit] References

1. ↑ Jordan at a book signing. http://www.darkfriends.net/wheel/2_nondark/2.2_rest-chars/2.2.5_gaidal.html