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Ambrose Jakis

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“Kvothe's wealthy, sadistic noble rival at the University”

also known as Ambrose, Ambrose Jakis

Appearance§

Ambrose is presented as a haughty, well-dressed young nobleman, the picture of an arrogant high-born University student who flaunts his wealth and connections. He carries himself as a privileged heir and dabbles publicly as a poet.

Description§

Ambrose Jakis is Kvothe's wealthy, high-born rival at the University and his most persistent personal enemy. The firstborn heir of Baron Jakis, whose barony lies in the south and rules the pirate Isles, he comes from one of the most powerful families in Vintas, standing sixteenth in the peerage in The Name of the Wind and rising to thirteenth by the start of The Wise Man's Fear after the Surthen family is lost at sea; he boasts of being twelfth in line for the throne. He works as a scriv in the Archives. Openly fond of poetry, cruel and sadistic by reputation, he consistently relies on rank, wealth, and hired hands rather than personal combat. He and Kvothe wage an escalating feud: Kvothe writes a mocking song about him, robs his rooms, and in a burst of accidental power that shatters cobblestones breaks Ambrose's arm. Ambrose buys out Kvothe's employers to get him fired, arranges a plum bob dose before admissions, and conducts a sympathetic malfeasance against Kvothe using a mommet, attacks that end after Devi sympathetically burns the mommet in his rooms. His family makes inconvenient people disappear, and he is connected to men who kill for money.

Relationships§

  • Rival Kvothe — Kvothe's principal rival and most persistent enemy at the University
  • Student At The University — Wealthy high-born student at the University
  • Works At The Archives — He works as a scriv in the Archives
  • Noble Of Vintas — From one of the most powerful families in Vintas, boasts of being twelfth in line for the throne
  • Thwarted By Devi — His malfeasance ended after Devi burned the mommet in his rooms
  • Uses Sygaldry — Wards his window shut with sygaldry
  • Connected By Sleat — Sleat connects him to men who kill for money
  • Father Baron Jakis — Firstborn heir of Baron Jakis
  • Rose After Surthen Family — Rose to thirteenth in peerage after the Surthen family lost at sea
  • Used Against Plum Bob — Arranged a plum bob dose against Kvothe before admissions

Established facts§

  • Ambrose Jakis is a wealthy, high-born student at the University and Kvothe's principal rival and enemy there.
  • He is the firstborn heir of Baron Jakis, whose southern barony rules the pirate Isles, one of the most powerful families in Vintas.
  • He works as a scriv in the Archives.
  • He stands sixteenth in the peerage in The Name of the Wind and rises to thirteenth by the start of The Wise Man's Fear after the Surthen family is lost at sea.
  • He boasts of being twelfth in line for the throne of Vintas.
  • Ambrose is openly fond of poetry, and Kvothe writes a mocking song about him.
  • Ambrose is cruel and sadistic; Devi states that he beats his whores.
  • He consistently uses rank, wealth, and hired hands rather than personal combat.
  • Kvothe loses his temper and breaks Ambrose's arm with an accidental burst of power that shatters the cobblestones.
  • Kvothe robs Ambrose's rooms, and Ambrose offers a sizable reward for the thief, naming a ring among the stolen items.
  • Ambrose buys out Kvothe's employers to get him fired and arranges a plum bob dose before admissions.
  • Ambrose conducts a sympathetic malfeasance against Kvothe using a mommet; the attacks end after Devi sympathetically burns it in his rooms.
  • Kvothe splits his mind to defend himself when Ambrose performs malfeasance against him.
  • Ambrose's family makes inconvenient people disappear, and Sleat connects him to men who kill for money during Kvothe's last term.
  • Ambrose attributes the plum bob dosing and malfeasance attempt feeds Kvothe's certainty that Ambrose is behind them.
  • Ambrose actively works to prevent Kvothe from securing a patron at the University.
  • Ambrose wards his window shut with sygaldry.
  • Baron Jakis is a wealthy, eccentric widower, and the Jakis family stands close to the line of succession to the throne of Vintas.
  • Baron Jakis paid officials to bury a scandal when his youngest daughter was found in a brothel.
  • When Kvothe's ship is reported lost with all hands, the news spreads through the Eolian and reaches Ambrose, who delights in Kvothe's misfortunes.
  • Kvothe is given the titles 'Kingkiller' and 'Poet-killer.'
  • In a feud over the lute, Ambrose hisses 'Keep it and choke.'
  • Sim's peerage list names the royal family, prince regents, Maer Alveron, Duchess Samista, and the Lacklesses ahead of Ambrose.

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