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The Shaed

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“Kvothe's cloak woven of shadow, made for him by Felurian in the Fae”

also known as Felurian's cloak, shadow cloak, shadow-cloak, turning cloak

Appearance§

The shaed is a cloak woven entirely of shadow, reading as deep, supple darkness draped over its wearer and shifting like a second skin. Felurian works it up from starlight and wefts moonlight into the fabric, so that it is shadow given weight and substance, a paradox even Kvothe cannot explain. In a later state it becomes threadbare and tattered.

Description§

The shaed is a cloak made of shadow, woven for Kvothe by Felurian during his sojourn in the Fae. In one of the series' striking magical images, Felurian builds it up from starlight and wefts moonlight into the fabric, prompting Kvothe's bafflement that light, having 'no weight, no substance,' should be touchable at all. Elodin later calls it a 'turning cloak' and recognizes it on sight. The shaed becomes one of Kvothe's defining possessions: it turns aside Alleg's knife and saves his life during his methodical killing of the false troupe, a scene in which he carries it alongside his sword Caesura. It is presumed locked away in the thrice-locked chest at the Waystone Inn together with his rings, lute, and book.

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  • Worn By Kvothe — one of Kvothe's signature possessions, woven for him
  • Named By Elodin — Elodin calls it a 'turning cloak' and recognizes it on sight
  • Made In The Fae — woven during Kvothe's sojourn deep in the Fae
  • Used Against Edema Ruh — saves Kvothe during his killing of the false Edema Ruh troupe
  • Stored At Waystone Inn — presumed locked in the thrice-locked chest at the Waystone Inn
  • Locked In The Thrice-Locked Chest — presumed stored in the thrice-locked chest with his rings, lute, and book
  • Made By Felurian — Felurian wove it from starlight and moonlight for Kvothe
  • Wielded With Caesura — Kvothe carries it alongside Caesura when destroying the false troupe
  • Saved Against Alleg — turns aside Alleg's knife during the killing of the false troupe

Established facts§

  • The shaed is a cloak made of shadow, woven for Kvothe by Felurian during his time with her in the Fae.
  • Felurian wove it from light, working up from starlight and wefting moonlight into the fabric, which puzzles Kvothe because light 'has no weight, no substance.'
  • Elodin calls the shaed a 'turning cloak' and can recognize and identify it on sight.
  • The shaed turns aside Alleg's knife and saves Kvothe's life during his killing of the false troupe.
  • In that scene Kvothe wields the shaed alongside the sword Saicere/Caesura.
  • The shaed lets Kvothe move about unseen.
  • It is one of Kvothe's signature possessions, presumed stored in the thrice-locked chest at the Waystone Inn along with his rings, lute, and book.
  • Felurian leads Kvothe deep into the Fae to make his shaed, and his attempt to bind a light source there draws the attention of something terrible.

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