The Kingkiller Chronicle · Character
Kaerva
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 71
His ingratiating smile gleams like polished coin, sharp features hinting at a mind always tallying odds. Short and wiry, he moves with the quick precision of one who's bartered his way through countless deals.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- middle-aged
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 71
- Books
- 1
Kaerva appears briefly as a well-dressed Cealdish merchant, thin and balding with sharp features, offering an ingratiating smile that turns serious in Kvothe's dealings. In a single chapter, he embodies the shrewd traders of Tarbean, interacting amid Kvothe's scrappy enterprises. His role underscores the cutthroat world of commerce, vanishing as quickly as he emerges.
Description
Short and thin, this middle-aged Cealdish man bears sharp merchant features—high cheekbones and a narrow face framed by a balding pate. His ingratiating smile reveals calculated warmth, quick to harden into seriousness. Well-dressed in fine, tailored clothes suited to trade, he exudes a wiry, precise presence. Dark hair clings thinly to his scalp, emphasizing his keen, appraising eyes.
Story so far
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