Hespe

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“Mercenary in Kvothe's bandit-hunting party”

Description§

Hespe is a mercenary who serves as one of the guards in the company Kvothe leads to hunt bandits in the Eld during his service to the Maer Alveron. She is best known for telling the story of Jax, who stole the moon from the sky, a tale she learned word-for-word as mothers pass it down to their daughters. Her account of Jax and the tinker is regarded as one of the better-preserved versions of the origins of Iax and the Creation War.

Relationships§

• Serves Kvothe — A guard in the company Kvothe leads to hunt bandits in the Eld
• Recounts Origins The Creation War — Her tale gives the origins of Iax and the Creation War
• Tale Of The Moon — Her tale recounts the moon's return to a house in the Fae when it leaves the mortal sky
• Recounts Origins Iax — Her Jax story is a preserved version of the origins of Iax
• Serves Maer Lerand Alveron — Part of the bandit-hunt during Kvothe's service to the Maer Alveron
• Companion Tempi — Travels alongside Tempi in the Eld
• Tells The Boy Who Stole the Moon — Best known for telling the story of Jax who stole the moon
• Hunts In The Eld — Travels with the bandit-hunting party in the Eld
• Companion Dedan — Travels alongside Dedan in the Eld
• Companion Marten — Travels alongside Marten in the Eld

Established facts§

• Travels with Kvothe's bandit-hunting party in the Eld alongside Dedan, Marten, and Tempi.
• Tells the story of Jax stealing the moon, including the tinker who brings Jax eight items.
• States that the moon returns to a house in the Fae when it leaves the mortal sky.
• Her version of the Jax story is preserved in rhythm and meter, passed from mothers to daughters.

Theories that reference this§

• plausible The Lackless Box Holds Jax's Flute That Trapped the Moon pop 502
• plausible The Lackless Box Holds the Moon's Stolen Name, Kept Dreaming pop 297
• plausible Jax's Eight Tinker Gifts Each Map to One of Temerant's Eight Magics pop 257
• fringe Shaping Is Just Re-Naming, and Folly Is a Reshaped Caesura pop 107
• plausible A Unified Creation War Timeline Stitched From In-World Stories pop 96
• fringe The Lackless Box Is the Unfoldable House From the Story of Jax pop 82
• plausible Denna's Feelings for Kvothe Are Possessive, Not Casual pop 69
• well-supported Jax's Unfolding House in the Moon Story Is the Creation of the Fae Realm pop 69
• plausible Denna's Feelings for Kvothe Are Possessive, Not Casual pop 69
• plausible Denna May Be a Listener Who Can Hear the Names of Things pop 65
• plausible Hespe's Tale of Jax and the Moon Is Really About Kvothe and Auri pop 62
• fringe Kvothe Descends From Both Iax and Lanre Through the Lackless Line pop 62
• fringe The 'Weight' of Desire Is Gravity Manipulation Across Dimensions pop 52