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Trapis

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“Gentle Tarbean caretaker of street children who tells the tale of Tehlu and Encanis”

also known as Trapis

Appearance§

Trapis wears one long robe, so heavily patched and mended that its original color and shape are impossible to guess; it is the only garment he owns. He walks like an old man despite not being very old. Otherwise he is a plain, gentle figure who blends into the poverty of Tarbean, notable for the kindness with which he tends the sick and disabled children around him.

Description§

Trapis is a gentle caretaker in the city of Tarbean who nurses sick and disabled children in a basement, feeds the destitute, and takes in young Kvothe during his most desperate stretch on the streets, nursing him back to health when he is injured and frostbitten (NotW Ch. 21). He owns a single long robe, patched and mended past recognizing its original color or shape, and he always knows Kvothe, whether filthy or clean, by the child beneath the dirt. He is best known for telling the story of Tehlu, the lowborn Perial, their son Menda, and the shadow-faced demon-king Encanis, a Tehlin-flavored retelling of much older events that echoes the Creation War and the breaking of the Grey Stone Road. He keeps apart from the institutional Church, having been a priest on the losing side of the church split known as the Mender heresies.

Relationships§

  • Caretaker Of Kvothe — Takes in young Kvothe and nurses him back to health when frostbitten
  • Echoes The Creation War — His story of Menda and Tehlu echoes the Creation War and the breaking of the Grey Stone Road
  • Storyteller Of Tehlu — Tells the story of Tehlu, Perial, Menda, and Encanis
  • Lives In Tarbean — A gentle caretaker in the city of Tarbean who nurses children in a basement
  • Exiled From The Tehlin Church — A priest on the losing side of the Mender heresies who keeps apart from the Church
  • Storyteller Of Encanis — His tale features Encanis, the shadow-faced king of demons
  • Storyteller Of Perial — His tale describes the lowborn Perial bearing Menda

Established facts§

  • Trapis is a gentle man in Tarbean who nurses sick and disabled children, feeds the poor, and shelters young Kvothe during his most desperate period on the streets (NotW Ch. 21, 'Basement, Bread, and Bucket').
  • He nurses the injured and frostbitten Kvothe back to health in Tarbean.
  • He wears a single long robe, heavily patched and mended so that its original color and shape cannot be guessed; it is the only clothing he owns.
  • He shelters and feeds the abandoned children of Tarbean in a basement.
  • He always recognizes Kvothe, whether the boy is filthy from the street or clean, seeing the child beneath the dirt.
  • He tells the story of Tehlu, Menda, Perial, and Encanis, the key in-text account of that myth and a Tehlin-flavored retelling of older events.
  • In his tale, Perial is lowborn, Tehlu fathers Menda upon her, and Encanis is the shadow-faced king of demons whom Tehlu pursues.
  • His story of Menda and Tehlu echoes the Creation War and the breaking of the Grey Stone Road.
  • He was a priest on the losing side of the church split over the role of Menda, the Mender heresies, making him a religious exile who keeps apart from the institutional Church.
  • He walks like an old man despite not being very old.

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