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“Ancient namers opposed to the Shapers”
Description§
The Knowers were one of the two ancient factions whose conflict drove the Creation War, set against the Shapers. Where the Shapers sought to remake and change the world, the Knowers held to understanding and naming things as they truly are. Their craft is the forerunner of what is now called Naming, and they are counted among the ancient Ruach.
Relationships§
- Forerunners Of Naming — their craft is the forerunner of what is now called Naming
- Fought In The Creation War — one of the two sides whose conflict drove the Creation War
- Opposed To Shaping — set against the Shapers, who sought to remake the world
- Counted Among The Ruach — numbered among the ancient Ruach
Established facts§
- One of the two sides of the Creation War, opposed to the Shapers
- Associated with Naming and seeing things for what they truly are
- Numbered among the ancient race of the Ruach
- Their understanding contrasts with the Shapers' desire to remake and change the world
Theories that reference this§
- plausible Kvothe's Name Encodes a Deeper Meaning Than 'To Know' pop 410
- fringe The Cthaeh Is Selitos, Bound by His Own Blood-Oath to the Tree pop 328
- plausible Newarre Is a Triple Pun: 'Nowhere,' 'Anywhere,' and 'Place of Knowers' pop 228
- plausible Kvothe Is Being Gifted Taborlin's Seven Magical Items, by Women pop 157
- plausible Kvothe Enters the Sword Tree a Knower and Leaves a Shaper pop 138
- plausible The Play Daeonica Is an Allegory for the Story of Lanre and Haliax pop 117
- fringe Lyra Is the Moon, and Temerant's Myths Are Distorted Retellings of Her Story pop 112
- plausible A Unified Creation War Timeline Stitched From In-World Stories pop 96
- plausible A Unified Creation War Timeline Stitched From In-World Stories pop 96
- fringe The Chandrian Are the Rhinta — the Surviving Knowers of the Old World pop 87
- fringe El'The Means 'Namer' and Humans Are the Defeated Namers of the Old War pop 82
- plausible The Singers the Chandrian Fear Are Namers Who Use Song to Name Powerful Beings pop 51