If you ’re a fan of Patrick Rothfuss ’ wonderfulThe Name of the WindandThe Wise Man ’s veneration , the first two books of The Kingkiller Chronicles , you know two things : 1 ) it ’s a wonderfully grounded tale dress in an detailed populace of high phantasy , and 2 ) it seems like it ’s run to be completely impossible for Rothfuss to finish Kvothe ’s account in just one more book .
Kvothe is a new magician and minstrel who ’s already a fable in his world , but has since mysteriously retired to become a baseborn innkeeper with the name of Kote . He is reluctantly telling his life history to a Chronicler over the course of three years ( one day per book ) , but at the end of The Wise Man ’s Fear , Kvothe seems to have scarcely begun his story . But unlike other authors ( * coughGRRMcough * ) Rothfuss is sting firm to his three - volume structure — meaning Kvothe has so much he require to do in the eventual final loudness The Doors of Stone , a.k.a . “ day 3 . ”
Here are the 10 things we hope Kvothe crosses off his “ To Do ” leaning whenever The Kingkiller Chronicles finally conclude . spoiler ahead …
1 ) He ’s have to drink down a king .
The Holy Writ are called The Kingkiller Chronicles after all , and now that Kvothe has told two - thirds of this story — although he ’s only up to his late teens — he has n’t meet a exclusive king yet , let alone kill one . The popular rumor on the internet is that Kvothe ’s archnemesis at the University , the noble brat Ambrose , will finish up being Billie Jean King , although as it stand Ambrose is so far the elbow room down the line of reasoning of succession Kvothe can push him moderately significantly and not get himself decollate ( not that Ambrose would n’t care to ) .
2 ) He has to figure out the enigma of the Amyr and the Chandrian .
In a level about a floor about stories , there are rafts of tales that stay half - told , but the one that has to accomplish some sort of conclusion is what is go on with the Chandrian , the occult , seemingly cursed , possibly immortal group of seven who attend to as the Chronicles ’ chief antagonists — as well as the Amyr , the order of Christian church knights that had fought them until they also seem to have inexplicably disappeared . While most people regard the Chandrian as legends , Kvothe has first - paw knowledge of them — so it stands to rationality the Amyr exist , too . But what happened , and where did they go ?
3 ) He has to confront Cinder .
Kvothe ’s search for the trueness behind the Chandrian is n’t just out of curiosity . He and his parent were Edema Ruh , a gypsy - esque , wandering people who often travel from town to town as roving minstrels and entertainer . Kvothe ’s father start composing a song about the capitulation of the ancient hero Lanre , who miss his love , went mad and became the first of the seven Chandrian . But since the Chandrian are set to rub out ( violently , if need be ) almost all citation of themselves , Kvothe ’s entire troupe was murdered by them , and his parents killed specifically by than Chandrian name Cinder . Kvothe has been hunt him down ever since – only to randomly get the better of a group of bandits who he later learned was led by Cinder . But for what possible intention ?
4 ) He has to speak to Gods ( believably ) .
In Kvothe ’s illustrious quote to the Chronicler at the beginning of his storey , he say :
“ I have steal princesses back from sleeping barrow male monarch . I burned down the town of Trebon . I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my animation . I was release from the University at a younger eld than most citizenry are set aside in . I trample path by moonshine that others fear to speak of during day . I have talked to idol , loved cleaning lady , and written songs to make the minstrels weep . You may have heard of me . ”
So far he ’s burn down the township of Trebon ( more or less ; he actually stuffed a flying lizard full of heroin accidentally , and the dragon burned down the town ) , he ’s been expelled from the University ( the citadel of education and illusion on Kvothe ’s world , although the ejection was almost instantly repealed ) and slept with the faerie queen Felurian ( not a metaphor , he operate to the Faerie realm and did a lot of sex ) . But let the cat out of the bag to Gods ? We ’re not certain that ’s happened yet . Unless Kvothe is bear on to the prison term he talked to Ctaegh , the hateful faerie tree that destroys the aliveness of everyone it speak to ( you really need to read these books ) .
5 ) He has to confront Denna ’s patron .
The beautiful Denna is n’t quite the sexual love of Kvothe ’s life — they have n’t slept together or anything , but they ’re twine in pretty much every other means . Denna seems to have some connection to the Chandrian through her occult patron she bring up to as “ Master Ash , ” who Kvothe has sworn not to cover down , even though the Ctaegh cruelly severalize him that Ash beats Denna . More bewilderingly , Master Ash had Denna compose a strain about the fall of Lanre — again , the first Chandrian , who also destroyed seven entire city — where Lanre is alone portrayed as a hero . What gives ? ( observe : If you ’ve realized the possible connection between the Chandrian cite Cinder and “ Master Ash , ” go ahead and clap yourself on the back , but I foretell there ’s no fashion Rothfuss is being that on - the - nozzle ) .
6 ) He has to figure out what the mountain with the door are .
Kvothe has encountered some very inscrutable door in his journeying — the doorway covered with four plate of copper in the University library , the “ lockless ” door at the Lackless estate , the room access of stone that the man who stole the moon was put behind ( thus charge the normal and Faerie worlds apart — seriously , read these books ) and more . We have no thought what their sight is . However , since the third book in The Kingkiller Chronicles is title The door of Stone , I think it ’s dependable to wear we ’ll be generate some sort of response .
7 ) He has to steal a princess from a “ sleeping barrow - magnate . ”
If there ’s one part of Kvothe ’s quote that we can be certain he has n’t done , it ’s “ steal a princess from a kip barrowful - B. B. King . ” We have met no kings , no princesses , and even less barrow . Now , there is a lady friend named Auri – seemingly a former University student who let in a magic stroke , went a flake unrestrained , who now dwell on the roof of the University buildings and in the labyrinths below — but whether she ’ll be the princess in question is anybody ’s guessing .
- He has to transform into a humble , conceal Innkeeper .
When the Chronicler first comes to the Waystone Inn , he get together Kvothe is in camouflage as Kote , an exceedingly average innkeeper . Given the importance of words in this serial , the variety is more than in just his name — Kote seems to have fall behind his ability to do magic , fight , and a great deal more from his younger days.as Kvothe . There ’s a hatful of thing that ask to happen to get from Kvothe at the remainder of The Wise Man ’s veneration to the subdued Kote of the present tense , almost all of it bad — with the potential exception of Bast , Kvothe ’s scholar and prentice . But Bast is also a Faerie , and how he came to come across Kvothe is unnamed … as are his current aim , as he clearly has his own agenda in develop Kvothe to separate his tale and remember who he is .
9 ) He has to cheat up the entire Earth .
The earth of The Kingkiller Chronicles is in bad shape when The Name of the Wind begins- – there are war , conscripts , not enough food , general rigorousness , and , oh , giant , razor - sharp spider - monsters vagabond towards civilization from the Stormwal quite a little . As Kvothe / Kote categorically states in NotW , “ All of this is my defect . The scrael , the war . All my fault . ” What the hell did Kvothe do ?
10 ) He has to endeavor to determine the present .
It would n’t be much of a taradiddle if The Doors of Stone finish with Kvothe finishing his story then going back to lick behind the bar of the inn while war and elephantine razor spiders tear the country apart . Chances are he ’s at least break down to attempt to put things right , although whether perhaps Kvothe ’s future escapade might be well suited to another book set in the same world ( just not part of The Kingkiller Chrionicles ) . Which would be ok , because these 10 things are n’t even close to settling all the questions and mysteries presented in Rothfuss ’ fantastic series . I doubt we ’ll ever get all the answers , but it would be a ignominy for Kvothe ’s story to truly stop at The Doors of Stone .
[ Top art byKim Kincaid ]
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