Who is Padan Fain?

Padan Fain is a peddler who has come to Emond's Field every spring for many years. He arrives just in time for Bel Tine, bringing news of war and the rise of another Dragon. During the Trolloc attack on the village, Padan Fain's wagon is destroyed and he goes missing. Rand runs into him on the streets of Baerlon, disheveled and paranoid. Rand tells Padan Fain about the Trolloc attack and their flight from Two Rivers as well as the inn they are staying at. The peddler flees him then, and later that night, Rand runs into a Myrddraal inside their inn. What Rand does not know is that Padan Fain is a Darkfriend and that he is responsible for the Trolloc attack.