This sparks a memory Kvothe had buried: The Chandrian he’d found in the forest said his parents’ acting troupe was murdered because of a song his father was writing. They are coming to arrest Skarpi for the stories he’s told about them. When Kvothe recognizes the men who mentioned Skarpi as possibly Chandrian, he follows them. When Kvothe recovers, he hears from passersby that Skarpi the storyteller is in a local tavern. This is with whom he seeks refuge when he contracts a fever so high he can’t care for himself. When Kvothe has nowhere else to go, he knows he can count on Trapis. The kindest person he runs into is Trapis, a middle-aged-looking man who cares for those in the city who no one else will. He also experiences small kindnesses from strangers here and there. He stays in Tarbean, continues to nearly starve, and has run-ins with local children. When the lute’s strings begin to break, Kvothe travels to a city called Tarbean to hunt for replacements. He’s obsessed with playing his father’s lute, one of the only personal possessions he left with. Kvothe wanders in the forest with barely enough to eat for months. He comes across the killers, men from the almost mythical country of Chandria, when he leaves his dead parents and friends behind. Not long after, all the actors in the troupe, including Kvothe’s parents, are robbed and murdered while Kvothe is spending an afternoon in the woods. It’s something Kvothe has never dreamed of and suddenly longs for.īen eventually falls in love and leaves the group. He mentions the boy should eventually go to the University. One day, Kvothe overhears Ben asking his parents about his talents and genius and how they exceed those of anyone he’s ever met, especially for Kvothe’s age.

A man named Abenthy (Ben) joins their traveling party for a while and teaches Kvothe many things, including the beginnings of magic. They were very much in love and were doting parents on their only child.

Kvothe’s parents were part of a talented traveling acting troupe called the Edema Ruh. Kvothe reluctantly agrees and begins to tell the men about his life, beginning in his youth. Kvothe’s apprentice Bast, who’s Fae, also hopes to hear the life story, at least some of which he seems to already know. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in The Name of the Wind?Ī man who calls himself Chronicler recognizes Kvothe is not just a simple innkeeper and asks to record his story. If you are wondering what happened in The Name of the Wind, then you are in the right place! Read a full summary of The Name of the Wind, book #1 of Patrick Rothfuss’s The Kingkiller Chronicle series, right here! This page is full of spoilers, so beware.

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