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Simmon

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“Kvothe's warm-hearted, alchemy-studying best friend at the University”

also known as Sim

Appearance§

Simmon is fair, sandy- and light-haired, and boyish, with what Kvothe calls a cherubic face. In the passage describing the three young friends he is the 'light' one, set against 'dark' Wilem and 'fiery' Kvothe. His youthful, open features match his temperament: he is the friend most quickly moved to emotion, his face easy to read. His noble lineage implies well-made clothing.

Description§

Simmon, called Sim, is one of Kvothe's two closest friends at the University, paired throughout with the Cealdish Wilem; the three are inseparable companions. He studies alchemy and Eld Vintic poetry, and has a noted interest in faeries and 'piksies.' Sim comes from Vintish nobility, heir to a noble house in the Small Kingdoms, and knows the peerage well enough to correct Kvothe matter-of-factly about Ambrose's rank, reeling off the royal family, prince regents, Maer Alveron, Duchess Samista, and the Lacklesses. He is gentle, good-natured, warm, and easily moved to emotion, remembered as a near-perfect friend; the worst he ever does is bet against Kvothe in friendly arguments over who disbanded the Amyr and the age of the standing stones. Denna calls him 'a boy splashing in a brook,' set against Wilem as 'a stone in deep water.' He weeps after hearing Kvothe perform the Lay of Sir Savien Traliard at the Eolian, the night Kvothe wins his talent pipes. As an alchemist he devises a 'second skin' heat shield that burns away before the wearer's skin is harmed. After Kvothe is whipped and lacks his gram, Sim and Wilem take turns watching over him at night, holding sympathetic protection while he sleeps. By the events of The Wise Man's Fear he has gained a girlfriend, Fela, and grown more confident, though as an Aturan from a more reserved culture he reacts with dismay to learning Fela is Modegan.

Relationships§

  • Best Friend Kvothe — one of Kvothe's two closest, near-perfect friends at the University
  • Characterized By Denna — Denna calls him 'a boy splashing in a brook'
  • Studies At The University — studies alchemy and Eld Vintic poetry at the University
  • Hears Naming Elodin — hears and reacts when Elodin speaks the name of the wind
  • Corrects On Ambrose Jakis — corrects Kvothe that Ambrose is sixteenth, not first, in the peerage
  • Best Friend Wilem — inseparable trio with Kvothe; 'a boy splashing in a brook' to Wilem's stone
  • Summoned By Master Lorren — named and introduced when Lorren beckons him over
  • Girlfriend Fela — by The Wise Man's Fear he has gained a girlfriend, Fela
  • Studies Alchemy — a skilled alchemist who devises a 'second skin' heat shield
  • Poet Of Eld Vintic — introduced Kvothe to Eld Vintic poetry and writes it himself

Established facts§

  • One of Kvothe's two closest friends at the University, alongside Wilem; the three are inseparable companions.
  • Studies alchemy and is a skilled alchemist, devising a 'second skin' heat shield that burns away before the wearer's real skin is harmed and that turns acidic with alcohol or flammable with large amounts of water.
  • Comes from Vintish nobility, heir to a noble house in the Small Kingdoms, with a father fond of hunting.
  • Knows the Vintish peerage well, correcting Kvothe that Ambrose is sixteenth, not first, and listing the royal family, prince regents, Maer Alveron, Duchess Samista, and Aculeus and Meluan Lackless.
  • Gentle, good-natured, and easily moved to emotion; remembered as a near-perfect, loyal friend.
  • Introduced Kvothe to Eld Vintic poetry, writes it himself, and explains the word 'caesura' to him.
  • Denna characterizes him as 'a boy splashing in a brook,' versus Wilem as 'a stone in deep water.'
  • Weeps after hearing Kvothe perform the Lay of Sir Savien Traliard at the Eolian, the night Kvothe wins his talent pipes.
  • Along with Wilem, takes turns watching over Kvothe at night after Kvothe is whipped and lacks his gram, holding sympathetic protection with their Alar while he sleeps.
  • Was present when Denna met Kvothe's friends at the Eolian and quizzed them about how sympathy works.
  • Featured in the famous 'three boys, one dark, one light, and one fiery' passage describing Kvothe, Wilem, and Simmon young, drunk, and certain they will never grow old.
  • By The Wise Man's Fear he has a girlfriend, Fela, and has grown more confident.
  • As an Aturan from a comparatively reserved culture, reacts with dismay to learning that Fela is Modegan.
  • Has the worst he ever does be betting against Kvothe over who disbanded the Amyr and the age of the standing stones.
  • Washes, stitches, and bandages Kvothe's elbow with careful, confident hands, surprising Kvothe by being far less squeamish than expected.
  • Has a cherubic, boyish, fair and sandy-haired appearance.
  • Jokes that a Crucible accident, when his salts were mixed wrong, once left him nearly blind for a day.
  • Hears and reacts to the name of the wind when Elodin speaks it, asking 'What? Wind?'.
  • Is named and introduced in scene when Lorren beckons him over.

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