Thom Merrilin
Chapter 4 - The Gleeman
Thom Merrilin / Thom — aliases: gleeman (吟游诗人), Master Gleeman (大师吟游诗人), Master Bard (大师巴德), Courtbard (库尔巴德)
索姆·梅里林抵达艾摩德村，自称是尊贵的吟游诗人大师和前宫廷吟游诗人。他向村民们表演彩球杂耍，并背诵一系列史诗故事，同时对陌生人莫伊拉·艾伊尔保持着警惕的尊重。
Chapter 7 - Out of the Woods
Thom / Thom Merrilin — aliases: gleeman (吟游诗人)
托姆·梅里林坐在旅馆的地基上修补斗篷，随后帮兰德将塔姆抬进屋内。他透露帕丹·法因已经失踪，并且宁爱起初拒绝帮忙。他警告兰德要警惕艾伊萨德，并陪他一起去寻找莫伊拉。
Chapter 8 - A Place of Safety
Thom / Thom Merrilin — aliases: the gleeman (吟游诗人)
Thom enters the room briefly, complaining about being unable to smoke, and then leaves the room. He is not mentioned further in the remainder of the chapter.
Chapter 10 - Leavetaking
Thom / Thom Merrilin — aliases: gleeman (吟游诗人)
索姆从干草仓中出现，宣布他要离开村庄，并坚持要随队伍前往塔瓦隆表演。尽管兰对他充满怀疑，他还是给马备上鞍具，加入了队伍。
Chapter 11 - The Road to Taren Ferry
Thom — aliases: the gleeman (吟游诗人)
索姆与队伍同行，表达了他想要唱歌和进食的愿望。在德拉格克尔袭击后，他迅速上马，在雾中骑行。
Chapter 12 - Across the Taren
Thom / Thom Merrilin — aliases: the gleeman (吟游诗人), Master Merrilin (梅里林大师)
汤姆用匕首挥舞的动作分散了船夫的注意力，随后又抱怨雾持续的时间太长。他关切地注视着渡船下沉，并在差点打断莫伊拉的课程时被兰德制止，表现出对局势的同情理解。
Chapter 13 - Choices
Thom / Thom Merrilin — aliases: gleeman (吟游诗人)
Thom entertains the group with stories and juggling lessons. He explains the Karaethon Cycle and the prophecies concerning the Stone of Tear to Rand. He is recognized by the gatekeeper Avin and enters Baerlon with the group.
Chapter 14 - The Stag and Lion
Thom — aliases: the gleeman (吟游诗人)
汤姆与兰德和兰共用一张狭窄的床，练习吹笛子和摆出夸张的姿势，后来在公共房间表演，从楼下传来一声闷闷的赞许声。在兰德做噩梦时，他一直在睡觉，整夜打呼噜。
Chapter 15 - Strangers and Friends
Thom / Thom Merrilin — aliases: the gleeman (吟游诗人)
Thom performs in the common room, then intercepts Rand and Mat to forbid them from speaking of Ba'alzamon, urging them to keep their dreams secret before rushing back to the inn with them.
Chapter 17 - Watchers and Hunters
Thom — aliases: gleeman (吟游诗人)
索姆在公共休息室表演故事和音乐，随后加入队伍逃离贝尔伦。他与兰争论是否与他们同行，并指出旅馆的火灾是蓄意为之。
Chapter 18 - The Caemlyn Road
Thom — aliases: gleeman (吟游诗人)
索姆与队伍一同骑行，逐渐意识到图灵正在试图恐吓他们。他观察了战斗，随后评论了马特喊出的奇怪战吼，表示可能会在故事中使用它，并催促队伍继续前进。
Chapter 19 - Shadow’s Waiting
Thom — aliases: the gleeman (吟游诗人)
托姆守护着众人，嘲笑男孩们的愚蠢，带着忧虑的眉头聆听他们关于莫德斯的传说，并在兰报告兽人军团逼近时，为即将到来的逃亡做准备。
Chapter 20 - Dust on the Wind
Thom / Thom Merrilin
托姆策马前行，向众人通报河边有食人魔出没。他用匕首击退袭击者，救下了兰德和马特，并通过编造自己是一名发现死灵王宝藏的吟游诗人、愿用两个男孩的硬币作为过路费的故事，成功说服斯雷提供渡河服务。
Chapter 24 - Flight Down the Arinelle
Thom — aliases: the gleeman (吟游诗人)
Thom monitors the crew's mutinous grumblings and diverts their attention by teaching Rand and Mat gleeman skills like tumbling and juggling. He later catches Rand as he slides down the forestay, warning him about the danger of falling from the mast.
Chapter 26 - Whitebridge
Thom / Thom Merrilin — aliases: the gleeman (吟游诗人)
Thom arrives in Whitebridge and uses the innkeeper Bartim to discover that they are being hunted by a Myrddraal. He disguises himself to escape the inn, encounters the Fade in the square, and engages it in combat, screaming for Rand and Mat to run to Caemlyn before being consumed by a burst of blue light, leaving the boys to believe he is dead.
Chapter 33 - The Dark Waits
Thom
Thom appears in Rand's fever dream as a charred rags-clad figure, warning Rand against trusting Aes Sedai.
Chapter 34 - The Last Village
Thom
Thom appears only in Rand's nightmare, sitting on the makeshift litter in the Westwood. He juggling brightly colored balls while reciting cryptic warnings about the Dragon and the land, unaware of the Fade approaching behind them.
Chapter 41 - Old Friends and New Threats
Thom — aliases: gleeman (吟游诗人)
Mentioned by Master Gill as the reason for his help to Rand, and by Rand when he learns of his death.