Jain Charin is more commonly known as Jain Farstrider for his travels to many places. He is a fictional equivalent to Marco Polo, and the book about his travels is very popular. Much of the information people in the wetlands know about Shara is from the tales of his travels there. Jain was able to capture the nobleman Cowin Gemallan who betrayed Malkier to an invasion of trollocs.
In A Crown of Swords Farstrider is going by the name of Noal Charin when he meets Mat Cauthon in Ebou Dar and stays with him and his men. He leaves with Mat and the rest of the group in Winter's Heart. He asked to join Mat and Thom Merrilin in their quest to free Moiraine Damodred from the Tower of Ghenjei. He is on the cover of Towers of Midnight with Mat and Thom. Charin claims to be a cousin of Farstrider, not the legend himself. However, in his parting words to Mat and Thom he identifies himself as the hero, which surprises Mat but not Thom.