KKC Theory WikiRamston Steel
“Fine steel that holds an edge but is brittle”
Description§
Ramston steel is a prized variety of steel that takes and holds an exceptionally keen edge, fine enough to shave with and suited even to everyday use. Its great flaw is brittleness: it is prone to break under hard use. Kvothe repeatedly likens his Alar to a blade of Ramston steel, a comparison that captures both its strength and its capacity to shatter under pressure.
Relationships§
- Likened To Kvothe — Kvothe describes his Alar as a blade of Ramston steel
- Metaphor For Alar — Kvothe's Alar is compared to a Ramston steel blade, strong yet prone to shatter
Established facts§
- Keeps a keen edge well enough to shave with, and lasts under everyday use
- Brittle and prone to break when put to hard use
- Kvothe describes his Alar as being like a blade of Ramston steel
- A tinker offers Kvothe a Ramston steel knife
Theories that reference this§
- well-supported Kvothe's Alar Is Like Ramston Steel — And It Eventually Shatters pop 353
- plausible Why Kote Genuinely Fails at Sympathy: Trauma, Hidden Bindings, or a Curse-Device pop 337
- plausible Kvothe Split His Mind With His Alar to Become Kote the Innkeeper pop 197
- plausible Kvothe Hurriedly Forges a Protective Gram in the Doors of Stone Prologue pop 187
- plausible Kvothe Can Still Do Sympathy, But His Alar Has Convinced Him He Can't pop 67