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* Smart people are capable of making mistakes y'know. A high IQ does not translate immediately into similar social skills or even a sense of self-preservation. The Wright brothers piloted their aircraft well aware of what might happen if they screwed up.
* As D&D players would say, "High INT, low WIS."
** Spotty on the INT too. He knows much, but he's slow to make connections. Examples: {{spoiler|The dragon and the charcoal (kind of obvious)}}, {{spoiler|the way the Ambrose situation would inevitably explode, and ''why didn't you ask a master for help in figuring out what to do about him --''}}if you've read [[Harry Potter and
** In DND terms, wisdom isn't just good for will saves: its also about making the connections between the information, or knowing to check something in the first place. Kvothe knows a lot and, once he focuses on something, is good at it. But he isn't good at knowing what to focus on. Also, he doesn't have many ranks in Diplomacy.
== Kvothe will kill Cinder in an epic [[Sword Fight]] ==
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== Denna's secretive benefactor Ash is Cinder ==
* Well, come on.
** Or Ash is Haliax.
*** Dude. Cinder. Ash.
* Point of evidence: the Cthaeh tells Kvothe that Denna's benefactor had started beating Denna with his walking stick, and that that was "new". Cinder, meanwhile, had recently been shot in the leg, and so was likely to be using a new walking stick.
*** Plus, he got the name Ash when [[The Nicknamer|Kvothe]] said that he would have to make up a name and 'the wind' blew him an ash leaf.
== Ambrose is either the king Kvothe kills or is the Penitent King, by way of killing those above him. ==
* Before {{spoiler|Caudicus tries to kill the Maer}} he mentions that he's a friend of the Jakis family, and we know that 'accidents' can happen in the Pirate Barony, which is part of the Jakis lands. We even have the happiness about the Surthur family dying in there!
== Denna's secretive benefactor "Ash" is Bredon ==
* Deoch describes Denna's benefactor as an elderly gentlemen with white hair. We know he beats Denna with a cane. Bredon has white hair, and uses a cane.
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* Denna's song in the second book might end up being right in a way. If the Chandrian are the Amyr, the villains are, in a sense, also the heroes.
* Perhaps the Chandrian ''used to be'' Amyr?
* Seems unlikely. When Haliax is punishing Cinder, in the scene right after the Chandrian kill Kvothe's parents, he says, "Who keeps you safe from the Amyr? The singers? The Sithe? From all that would harm you in the world?" This indicates that the Chandrian and the Amyr are two opposing groups, even if they were once part of the same.
== Haliax has some relation to the "Iax" mentioned by Bast ==
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Bast tells us that he would rather face Iax, the shaper who stole the moon. In addition, Felurian says that the shaper who stole the moon was locked behind the doors of stone.
* I thought it was referring to a book or information in the archives, it would be cool if it was Jax behind that four panel door.
== Caudicus was a Chandrian ==
The Cthaeh said that the Maer had already had a brush with one of the Chandrian. When Caudicus was making the potion, Kvothe mentioned that he used blue flame, and although he believed it was merely showmanship, the mere fact that it was noted probably means it was important.
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== The Lacklesses are Fae, at least partially; who are the Amyr; making Kvothe half-Amyr (and part-fae) ==
These three are all entwined, each taking evidence from facts about the other two, but I shall attempt to go in order. First that the Lacklesses are Fae, assuming that the Netalia Lackless is Kvothe's mother from earlier WMG, this dovetails into explaining why Kvothe has some Fae-like traits. It is stated that the Fae can take on human forms and enter our world, thus it is not beyond the realm of possibility that they went on to create a family line as nobility. This is important for the second part, the fae bloodline would explain the magic of the Amyr. This also links into the fact that the Lacklesses have been around from time immemorial, and so have the Amyr. With so many high (or at least well placed) Lacklesses, it is also not inconceivable that they could have subtly changed written history to account for the inconsistencies when dealing with the Amyr. If the first two are true, it explains Kvothe's fae nature, as expanded on in earlier WMG.
== The True Name of Iron is actually "Iron" == When Chronicler attacked Bast, he slapped his guilder on the table and said, simply, "Iron". After Kvothe breaks up the fight, he introduces Chronicler as one of a few people who know the Name of Iron, suggesting that Chronicler called iron and didn't just use a sympathetic binding. Normally when people call something they mumble out an incomprehensible name, but Chronicler called out "Iron" clear as day, suggesting that "Iron" is, in fact, the name of Iron.
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== Auri's first gift to Kvothe opens the Stone Doors in the Archives. ==
Auri's first gift to Kvothe was a key that Kvothe said has a pleasant weight in his hand, meaning that it was heavy for a key. It is never mentioned again, as far as I can tell. But Kvothe probably still has it, and it will either open the stone doors, or be one of four keys needed to open the doors (since there seemed to be four keyholes).
== Kvothe eventually either destroys the Cthaeh or the tree that it dwells in, releasing it, or does something to destroy the Ademre ==
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== The Chandrian and the Amyr exist only as a motivation for Kvothe. He may discover some of their secrets, but will never 'defeat' them ==
* Rothfuss has said he wasn't trying to tell a fantasy story in the vein of 'hero defeats bad guys,' and this is evident in the book's more biographical nature.
* There's simply not enough space left in the story for that sort of encounter. It will end with whatever events led to the war and Kvothe's faked death.
* When Kvothe speaks the names of the Chandrian, he says he is not worried about bringing them to him because they won't be able to pinpoint his location from a single mention, and also says that enough people must be telling stories about them at the moment that they should already be hearing their names constantly. The fact that they are still out there, capable of hearing their names spoken, is apparently not in dispute.
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== Kvothe is telling his life as he wishes it was, and the story is an act of magic in itself. ==
* We know both the Amyr and the Chandrian are obsessed with what is written about them, and from what Denna has asked about "a magic where you write things down and they come true", which she has probably heard about from her patron who is probably a Chandrian, it's clear that some stories in this world have special power. So... it seems a bit unlikely Kvothe is just telling a story because he's worried what people will think about him.
* So Kvothe telling his story is him playing the same game the Amyr and Chandrian are. He's being very controlling of Chronicler writing down exactly what he says, and he's only telling what he wants to tell. And he's probably lying, considering how awesome he apparently was.
* Also consider his boast about the Ruhr being the greatest storytellers the world has ever known at the beginning of telling his story - if it's a game of stories, he thinks he can win.
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** Aleph offers a choice to his followers to follow him and take the power he gives them to use in the name of Justice. Aleph says Selitos must put aside his personal grievance against Lanre to do so. Selitos rejects the offer and starts the Amyr, to oppose Lanre and "for the greater good".
** Tehlu is the first to volunteer to Aleph, and becomes his first and greatest angel in the name of Justice.
*** This could also be seen as a semi-parallel to the Tehlu story told to Kvothe by the old man in Tarbean. Tehlu(Aleph, Tehlu's creator) offered a choice to Encanis(Selitos) to repent and join him, Encanis(Selitos) rejected the offer. Some followed Encanis(Selitos).
* Gibea (the in-universe equivalent of Dr. Mengelev) had ties with the Amyr and performed his slaughter "for the greater good"
* The Amyr attempt to control all information regarding themselves and the Chandrian, possibly to subvert people's understanding of who's good or bad.
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