“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” My name is [[character:mr_8OmKTJPkMkK4CxDPDD|Kvothe]]. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me. So begins the tale of a hero told from his own point of view - a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man's Fear, an escalating rivalry with a powerful member of the nobility forces [[character:mr_8OmKTJPkMkK4CxDPDD|Kvothe]] to leave the [[group:18wathhmhROusHShXYRPs|University]] and seek his fortune abroad. Adrift, penniless, and alone, he travels to Vintas, where he quickly becomes entangled in the politics of courtly society. While attempting to curry favor with a powerful noble, [[character:mr_8OmKTJPkMkK4CxDPDD|Kvothe]] uncovers an assassination attempt, comes into conflict with a rival arcanist, and leads a group of mercenaries into the wild, in an attempt to solve the mystery of who (or what) is waylaying travelers on the King's Road. All the while, [[character:mr_8OmKTJPkMkK4CxDPDD|Kvothe]] searches for answers, attempting to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the [[group:lZoVGdUN-tTEBmiC9u5Wa|Chandrian]], and the death of his parents. Along the way, [[character:mr_8OmKTJPkMkK4CxDPDD|Kvothe]] is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, is forced to reclaim the honor of the E[[group:QDdOTpc-s9QiPSmx0ZyUe|dema Ruh]], and travels into the Fae realm. There he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist, and who no man has ever survived ... until [[character:mr_8OmKTJPkMkK4CxDPDD|Kvothe]]. In The Wise Man's Fear, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.