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Severen

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“The Maer's split-level city in Vintas, divided into Severen-High and Severen-Low”

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Severen is a vertically divided city, its upper district, Severen-High, perched markedly above the lower, Severen-Low, the two separated by a tall white cliff called the Sheer and linked by a great lift. The high district, built of pale stone, is the wealthy courtly heart around the Maer's estate, while the low district holds the city's grubbier commerce. The broader setting is low-lying, with valleys, nearby lakes, and a scattering of hills to the west toward the Stormwall, and a western gate Kvothe exits at least once.

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Severen is a city in Vintas, marked on Temerant's map, that serves as the seat of the Maer Alveron. It is divided into an upper district, Severen-High, and a lower one, Severen-Low, separated by a tall white cliff called the Sheer and joined by a great lift. Severen-High, built of pale stone, sits well above the surrounding low country of valleys, lakes, and scattered hills west of the Stormwall, and holds the wealthy, courtly heart of the city around the Maer's estate; Severen-Low holds the city's grubbier commerce, where one goes for love potions and similar disreputable goods. Kvothe travels to Severen to enter the Maer's service and spends a major stretch of The Wise Man's Fear there, his passage arranged by Threpe, who controls the timing of his departure. Denna is present in the city during the same period. It is outside Severen that Denna plays Kvothe her song, leading to their bitter argument over its portrayal of Lanre, and during this stretch Kvothe leaves Denna's ring with Devi and lacks it, to her displeasure when he later returns it. Bredon's homeland lies in northern Vintas, where rumor holds he performs pagan rituals in the woods.

Relationships§

  • Drew Kvothe — Kvothe travels here to enter the Maer's service for a major arc of WMF
  • Hosted Denna — Denna is present in the city at the same time as Kvothe
  • Setting In The Wise Man's Fear — Kvothe spends a major stretch of The Wise Man's Fear here
  • Seat Of Maer Lerand Alveron — serves as the seat of the Maer Alveron
  • City In Vintas — a city in Vintas marked on Temerant's map
  • Linked Plot Devi — while in Severen Kvothe leaves Denna's ring with Devi
  • Near Homeland Bredon — Bredon's homeland lies in northern Vintas where he allegedly performs pagan rituals
  • West Of The Stormwal — surrounding low country lies west of the Stormwall
  • Passage By Count Threpe — Threpe arranges Kvothe's passage to Severen and controls his departure timing

Established facts§

  • Severen is a city in Vintas and the seat of the Maer Alveron, marked on Temerant's map.
  • The city is split into Severen-High and Severen-Low, separated by a tall white cliff called the Sheer and connected by a lift.
  • Severen-High is built of pale stone and sits noticeably above the rest of the city.
  • The surrounding geography is largely low, with valleys, lakes, and a few hills west of the Stormwall.
  • Severen-Low is where one goes for love potions and similar disreputable goods.
  • Kvothe travels to Severen to enter the Maer's service and spends a major arc of The Wise Man's Fear there.
  • Threpe arranges Kvothe's passage to Severen and controls the timing of his departure.
  • Denna is present in Severen at the same time as Kvothe.
  • Denna takes Kvothe outside Severen to play her song, leading to their major argument over its portrayal of Lanre.
  • While in Severen, Kvothe leaves Denna's ring with Devi and lacks it, to her displeasure when he later returns it.
  • Kvothe loses his will to play music in Severen when he cannot find Denna.
  • Bredon's homeland lies in northern Vintas, where rumor holds he performs pagan rituals in the woods.

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