Name of Silence

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“A true name governing silence and stillness”

Description§

The Name of Silence is a name within the deep magic of naming, granting mastery over silence and the absence of sound. In a world where sympathy and naming depend on the spoken word, command of silence can still the voice of an enemy and bind their power. It is associated with the silence of three parts that settles over the Waystone Inn, the third and deepest part of which belongs to Kvothe alone.

Relationships§

• Belongs To Kvothe — The third, deepest part of the Waystone's silence is Kvothe's own
• Part Of Naming — A name within the deep magic of naming, like the Name of the Wind
• Suppresses Sympathy — Command of silence stills the verbalization sympathy requires
• Tied To Waystone Inn — Linked to the silence of three parts at the Waystone Inn
• Linked To Silence of Three Parts — Associated with the threefold silence settling over the Waystone Inn

Established facts§

• Belongs to the naming tradition, like the Name of the Wind
• Linked to the third, deepest part of the Waystone's silence, which is Kvothe's own
• Command of silence can suppress sound, speech, and the verbalization that sympathy and naming require

Theories that reference this§

• plausible The Waystone's Silence Is Active Concealment Magic Consuming Kvothe pop 1226
• plausible Kvothe Knows the Name of Silence and Used It to Seal His Power pop 62
• plausible Kvothe Knows the Name of Silence and Used It to Seal His Power pop 62