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Query: Does the protagonist of The Kingkiller Chronicle have any powers?
Kvothe: Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as quothe with the "kv" sounding as in the Yiddish kvetch and the e being silent,[1] is the protagonist of The Kingkiller Chronicle. At the young age of twelve he is orphaned and forced to survive alone in the streets of Tarbean as a beggar. His most prominent physical features are his red hair and green eyes. Kvothe is a prodigy in the arts and arcane magics with an extraordinary memory - his prodigious feats earning him an admission at the University and helping him become an infamous student during his stay. Later on, he receives informal training from an Adem mercenary and teacher, developing his martial arts education and skill. He is a very talented lute player, becoming a well known performer at the pubs in Imre which becomes his main source of income. At the later part of the story, he becomes an arcanist, a renowned musician, a quasi-noble, and a novice adventurer. His extraordinary adventuring feats leads him to becomes a mythical figure throughout the people of Temerant - the stories of his adventures being exaggerated although very few people seem to know him and the truths behind the stories.
Pike: An orphan boy who lives in Tarbean. He was Kvothe's enemy in The Name of the Wind.
The present day activities occur at the Waystone Inn, situated in Newarre, which is owned by Kvothe. Here Kvothe retells his life story to the Chronicler and Bast.
The writing occasionally slips into a poetic flow when describing the little things in Auri's day-to-day life. As Patrick Rothfuss himself says, the book does not do what a "proper book should do", so that it actually doesn't have a very proper plot. The story cannot clearly be divided into a beginning, middle and end, and does not have a proper climax. While "The Kingkiller Chronicle" books develop a plot and multiple characters, this novella explores one character, describing the day-to-day life of the protagonist, showing her view of the world and the way her mind works.
The Kingkiller Chronicle is a fantasy series by Patrick Rothfuss, which recounts the story of Kvothe, an adventurer and musician.[1] The story is narrated from the third person, but mostly consists of Kvothe narrating his life to a scribe in the first person. The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011, respectively and a third novel titled the Doors of Stone is still to be released.[2] Collectively, the book series has sold over 10 million copies.[3]
Devan Lochees: Also known as Chronicler, Devan convinces Kvothe to dictate his memoirs to him. Devan is a well-known author, including one of the first books Kvothe ever read while studying at the University, and is considered to be the foremost biographer of his time.
Meluan Lackless: Heiress of the Lackless family, an ancient family of Vintas and at one point was one of the most powerful families in Vintas. The 'Lackless' surname (originally 'Loeclos') being a bastardization of the word 'Lockless' due to the rumor of a secret door in their ancestral estate without any handle nor hinges. She possesses the Lackless family's heirloom - the Loeclos Box, a box without handle, lid, hinges and has subtle secret engravings around it while being at least being a millennium old, with the content of the box being speculated as a stone or glass of importance due to the weight of the object when the object tumbles inside it. She loathes the Edema Ruh (Kvothe's ethnic people) as her sister, Natalia Lackless, was wooed by an Edema Ruh man and later eloped with him.
Wilem: Often called Wil. Cealdish, another close friend of Kvothe, and a librarian in the University Archives. He and Simmon are the first to befriend Kvothe at the University.
Skarpi: A relatively minor character in The Name of the Wind, though he has (in the present day) befriended Chronicler, and was instrumental in discovering Kvothe's whereabouts. He enters Kvothe's narrative in Tarbean as an eccentric old man who will tell any story asked of him. Although it seems at first glance that he's just a mere rumor monger, in the later parts of the story it is hinted that he has actual knowledge of his stories and that his stories at least contains fragments of truths.
Master Brandeur: Master Arithmetician. Brandeur does not feature prominently in the first two parts of the trilogy and is primarily known as a henchman for Master Hemme, thus often voting against Kvothe in any matter before the masters.
The series also contains many metafictional stories-within-stories from varying perspectives, most of which are recounted by Kvothe, having been heard from other characters in his past.
Manet: A middle-aged student who has remained at the University for thirty years. He teaches Kvothe artificery in The Name of the Wind.
Three other works are set in the Kingkiller Chronicle world:
Among the Fae, it is held that before Lanre betrayed the empire he had spoken to the evil Cthaeh.
"The Plain Princess" by Phyllis McGinley published in 1945, it is a modern take on the conventional fairy tale. McGinley accomplishes this through the reversals of gender roles, cultural perceptions of Suburbia, and fairy tale expectations of beauty. while it contains many elements of a classic fairy tale, there are also elements of a feminist fairy tale. There is a complete non-reliance on men to resolve the complications that arise. Unlike in many other traditional fairy tales with a female protagonist, the Prince or the Father do not have any impact on the outcome of the protagonist's fate. One character that does have a strong effect on Esmeralda's fate is Dame Goodwit. However, her role is reversed in this story as she uses her intelligence and wisdom in order to help Esmeralda achieve her goals. In traditional fairy tales, a strong and powerful woman character like Dame Goodwit would either have been evil or have possessed magical powers. Instead, McGinley offers the reader a portrayal of a completely independent human woman.
The series is framed as the transcription of the three-day-long oral autobiography of Kvothe, a renowned musician, scholar, and adventurer now living anonymously as a rural innkeeper, with each day depicted in a separate book. The autobiography is book-ended and interspersed with interludes describing the interaction between Kvothe and Chronicler, the scribe recording the account in the present day of the fictional world of the series.
The Name of the Wind, also called The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One, is a fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy "The Kingkiller Chronicle," followed by "The Wise Man's Fear". It was published on March 27, 2007 by DAW Books.
"The Slow Regard of Silent Things" was published in October 2014 as a companion tale for "The Kingkiller Chronicle", featuring character Auri.
Bredon: A Vintish noble who lives at the Maer's court. He befriends Kvothe, teaches him the game of tak, and teaches him court customs.
Bast: Kvothe's assistant and pupil; a Fae disguised as a young man. Bast's hope is that by recounting his life and adventures, Kvothe will return to his former heroism.
The concept of sympathetic magic features prominently in the Kingkiller Chronicle novel series by Patrick Rothfuss.
The band's name is based on a female character from Patrick Rothfuss' "The Kingkiller Chronicle":
The Wise Man's Fear, also called The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two, is a fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss and the second volume in "The Kingkiller Chronicle". It was released March 1, 2011 by DAW Books. It is the sequel to 2007's "The Name of the Wind".
In July 2013, 20th Century Fox announced that The Kingkiller Chronicle was optioned for a TV series. The production team included Arnon Milchan, Andrew Plotkin, Brad Weston, and Robert Lawrence.[7] The option expired by October 2015, and the rights to the books reverted to Rothfuss.[8][9]
Auri: A young woman and likely former student who lives in hiding in The Underthing. Auri is frightened by strangers, loud noises, and direct questions, but is befriended by Kvothe. Her name is bestowed by Kvothe himself, in a language he does not remember, meaning "sunny". Kvothe calls her his "little moon fae" and plays his lute for her in the middle of the night.