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Jaichim Carridin was a Whitecloak Questioner who was also a Darkfriend. He was summoned to a gathering of Darkfriends in Tel'aran'rhiod, where he called himself Bors and along with the others, shown images of Rand, Mat and Perrin by Ba'alzamon. Carridin was ordered to continue his work rooting out Darkfriends in Tarabon and to watch for the three. He was also give other instructions, imprinted deeply on his mind so that he would not even know what they were (TGH, Prologue).

After the gathering, he returned to Tarabon, and then moved to Almoth Plain, with orders to seize it,so that pressure could be applied to Tarabon from either side (TDR, Prologue. There, he was in charge of a contingent of questioners, who were responsible for “pacifying” the village of Alcruna (TGH, Ch. 5). When Bornhald moved towards Toman Head and the Seanchan, Carridin took away their banners and made them take off their cloaks then commanded him and his men to stay on Almoth Plain and root out Darkfriends, a command which was ignored (TGH, Ch. 29). After the Seanchan had been routed, he returned to Amador where he encountered a Myrddraal that was an early version of Shaidar Haran (Robert Jordan, Question of the Week, Week 23). He was ordered to find Rand and kill him, conflicting with his orders from Niall to return to Tarabon.

Tarabon was in anarchy when he arrived, and the fact that he brought a few hundred soldiers with him meant he was able to exert influence and power (TDR, Ch. 31). He meets with Andric, where he agrees to secure the Panarch's palace forAmathera (TSR, Ch. 39). After the meeting, he encounters Liandrin, who instructs him to send the Panarch's soldiers away once he holds the Palace. After the failure there, when Amathera escaped, he returned to Amador once more (LoC, Prologue) and receives orders to head to Altara, and organise false Dragonsworn to plague the country (LoC, Prologue). Once Niall learns that Elayne is in the Tarasin palace, Carridin is ordered to snatch her (ACoS, Ch. 15). When he recognises Mat and tells Sammael, Sammael responds by sending the gholam to Ebou Dar. As punishment for his failure there, in letting Elayne and Nynaeve escape with the Bowl of the Winds and other ter'angreal, he is given over to Mili Skane, who takes him to Caemlyn, where she murders him (TPoD, Ch. 28).

Carridin was intelligent and cautious and was able to identify the origin and rank of the majority of the other people at the gathering (TGH, Prologue). He was also noted for his patience (TDR, Prologue) and ambition, it was believed he wanted to head the Questioners, or even the children themselves one day (LoC, Prologue). Despite searing to the Shadow, however, he holds to many of the prejudices he had before, such as an aversion to the Tuatha'an and an even stronger dislike of Aes Sedai (TGH, Prologue). He was told that if he did not kill Rand, his relatives would be taken by the Shadow (TDR, Prologue). He had three sisters, the youngest , Dealda, was taken at her wedding feast and another (TSR, Ch. 39), Vanora, was also given to a Myrddraal as punishment for his failures before being cooked over a spit (ACoS, Ch. 16). He was tall, well into his middle years, with a touch of gray in his hair, yet fit and hard and with dark, deep-set eyes (TDR, Prologue).

Quotes

"I am glad you don't like Whitecloaks, but in that case, why must you listen to a word Carridin says? The man's a butcher." (Nynaeve to Tylin, Lord of Chaos, Chapter 48).