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''Author: Nairah Tarak''

== General ==
 
He claims to be nine years old, but he looks younger. He is from [[Cairhien]] and his father was killed by [[Shaido]], and his mother died of illness ([[Lord of Chaos: Chapter 5|LoC, Ch. 5]]). Olver has a game of [[Snakes and Foxes]] that his father made for him ([[Lord of Chaos: Chapter 22|LoC, Ch. 22]]). 

He is gaunt and sullen-looking, with a squashed nose, a mouth too wide for his face, and ears too big that stick out besides ([[Lord of Chaos: Chapter 5|LoC, Ch. 5]]). He is short, as tall as [[Mat]]'s waist, and skinny. He is very proud and independent, and he takes after Mat and often tell women that "You have beautiful eyes". 

Olver was given to a woman in [[Maerone]] to be looked after, but she didn't care about him, just about the money that went with it. 

== Timeline ==
 
* Mat finds Olver in Maerone and sends him off with [[Edorion]] to get a meal and a warm bath ([[Lord of Chaos: Chapter 5|LoC, Ch. 5]]). Then Olver follows the Band of the Red Hand when they head south, without Mat knowing. He helps [[Burdin]] with the horses ([[Lord of Chaos: Chapter 22|LoC, Ch. 22]]) 

* Mat discovers Olver's presence and hires him as his personal messenger ([[Lord of Chaos: Chapter 22|LoC, Ch. 22]]) 

* On their second night in [[Altara]], Olver tries to kill [[Aviendha]] because she is [[Aiel]] ([[Lord of Chaos: Chapter 38|LoC, Ch. 38]]). 

* Olver follows [[Vanin]] to [[Salidar]]. He accompany Mat, [[Elayne]] and [[Nynaeve]] to [[Ebou Dar]] ([[Lord of Chaos: Chapter 44|LoC, Ch. 44]], [[Lord of Chaos: Chapter 27|Ch. 27]]). 

* Nalesean gets Olver to start racing Wind ([[Lord of Chaos: Chapter 52|LoC, Ch. 52]]). At the Silver Circuit Olver wins ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 14|ACoS, Ch. 14]]). 

* Olver moves into the Tarasin Palace, Mat bribed [[Madic]] to move Olver into his rooms to keep [[Tylin]] away from there ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 38|ACoS, Ch. 38]]). 

* [[Riselle]] starts to take care of Olver, at Tylin's order. 

* While Mat visits with [[Aludra]], Olver makes time with some pretty women in [[Valan Luca]]'s circus ({{wh|15}}). 

* Olver enjoys his lessons with Riselle and playing Snakes and Foxes with Mat ({{wh|18}}). 

* Olver is taken to the Wandering Woman by [[Nerim]] and [[Lopin]] ([[Winter's Heart: Chapter 30|WH, Ch. 30]]). Olver, Mat and the other [[Redarms]] leave Ebou Dar ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 1|CoT, Ch. 1]]). 

* [[Juilin]], [[Amathera|Thera]] and Olver share a tent at Valan Luca's menagerie ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 2|CoT, Ch. 2]]). [[Thom]] and [[Tuon]] play Snakes and Foxes with Olver ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 28|CoT, Ch. 28]]). 

* Olver, Nerim and Lopin helps search for [[Renna]] when she flees ([[Crossroads of Twilight: Chapter 29|CoT, Ch. 29]]) 

== Relationships ==
 
During the horse races in Ebou Dar, the boys often use their switches on each other. Mat is worried about Olver getting hurt, and if he gets even the smallest bruise Mat would never hear the end of it. Not from [[Setalle Anan|Mistress Anan]], Nynaeve or Elayne, Aviendha or [[Birgitte]] ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 14|ACoS, Ch. 14]]). They are all very protective of Olver. 

[[Caira]] tells Mat that Olver is tucked in his bed, where he should be ([[A Crown of Swords: Chapter 21|ACoS, Ch. 21]]). 

Mat is like a surrogate father to Olver. Olver are picking up everything Mat does, especially telling women that they are beautiful. Maybe Mat isn't the best father figure, according to Elayne and the others, because he let Olver do such dangerous things, as horse racing. 

== Quotes ==
 
"Can we return to the Palace now?" Olver said, more a demand than a question. "I have a reading lesson with the Lady Riselle. She lets me rest my head on her bosom while she reads to me." 

"Oh, I just cannot decide" came a boy's piping voice from the center of the women. "When I look at you, [[Merici]], your eyes are the prettiest I have ever seen. But when I look at you [[Neilyn]], yours are. Your lips are ripe cherries, [[Gillin]], and yours make me want to kiss them, Adria. And your neck, [[Jameine]], graceful as a swan's..." - Olver at Valan Luca's Menagerie ([[Winter's Heart: Chapter 15|Winter's Heart, Chapter 15]]). 

"You have beautiful eyes"

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