The Kingkiller Chronicle
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15 major events from The Kingkiller Chronicle
Book 1: The Name of the Wind
Massacre of Kvothe's Troupe
The Name of the Wind · Chapter 17
Chandrian led by Haliax slaughter Kvothe's Edema Ruh family at camp for singing their names, leaving blue flames and rusted iron; Kvothe hides, witnesses Cinder disciplined by Haliax.
Kvothe, Haliax, Cinder
Skarpi's Arrest
The Name of the Wind · Chapter 29
Tehlin priests arrest storyteller Skarpi for heresy after he reveals Amyr origins and Chandrian lore; Skarpi warns Kvothe to flee before being beaten.
Skarpi, Kvothe
University Admission
The Name of the Wind · Chapter 37
Kvothe dazzles nine masters in admissions by demonstrating knowledge across disciplines and requesting tuition waiver plus payment, securing entry with negative tuition.
Kvothe, Hemme
Hemme Sympathy Humiliation
The Name of the Wind · Chapter 40
Kvothe publicly lectures on sympathy laws using a wax doll with Hemme's hair to burn the master's foot, turning the tables on his bully.
Kvothe, Hemme
Eolian Talent Pipes
The Name of the Wind · Chapter 55
Kvothe performs 'Lay of Sir Savien Traliard' at Eolian despite sabotaged string, joined by unseen Aloine voice, earning silver talent pipes.
Kvothe, Denna
Trebon Wedding Massacre
The Name of the Wind · Chapter 72
Chandrian kill over 30 at Mauthen wedding with blue flames; sole survivor Denna; Kvothe investigates farm ruins confirming signs.
Denna, Kvothe
Draccus Rampage and Slaying
The Name of the Wind · Chapter 81
Resin-addicted draccus rampages through Trebon; Kvothe lures it with sympathy, drops church iron wheel using lodestone to kill it.
Kvothe, Denna
Naming the Wind on Ambrose
The Name of the Wind · Chapter 85
Ambrose destroys Kvothe's lute; Kvothe instinctively names wind, blasting onlookers; Elodin calms him.
Kvothe, Ambrose, Elodin
Skin Dancer Attack at Inn
The Name of the Wind · Chapter 89
Possessed mercenary (skin dancer) attacks Waystone Inn, kills Shep; Aaron slays it with iron after it resists wounds.
Kvothe, Bast, Aaron
Book 2: The Wise Man's Fear
Bandit Camp Lightning Strike
The Wise Man's Fear · Chapter 91
Kvothe's team attacks bandit camp; Kvothe uses galvanic sympathy on arrow in oak to summon lightning, destroying camp and killing most bandits.
Kvothe, Tempi, Marten
Encounter with Felurian
The Wise Man's Fear · Chapter 95
Felurian seduces Kvothe into Fae; he resists using sleeping mind, names wind to break her power, negotiates freedom and shaed cloak.
Kvothe, Felurian
Cthaeh Revelations
The Wise Man's Fear · Chapter 104
Cthaeh reveals Cinder killed Kvothe's family, Denna's abuse by Master Ash, and hints at Kvothe's doomed future.
Kvothe, Cthaeh
Adem Sword Trial
The Wise Man's Fear · Chapter 123
Kvothe retrieves nothing from spinning sword tree (Latantha) using wind name, offers bloodied hand in submission.
Kvothe, Shehyn, Vashet
Slaughter of False Troupers
The Wise Man's Fear · Chapter 131
Kvothe poisons and kills nine false Edema Ruh bandits who abducted girls Krin and Ellie, branding them with broken circles.
Kvothe, Krin, Ellie
Expulsion from Maer's Court
The Wise Man's Fear · Chapter 140
Meluan Lackless enraged by Kvothe's Edema Ruh heritage, demands his dismissal; Maer sends wooden shame ring but rewards with pardon and tuition.
Kvothe, Maer Alveron, Meluan Lackless
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