Oldest of the regulars at the Waystone Inn in Newarre. Storyteller of the Felling-night gatherings; spins embellished accounts of Kvothe the Bloodless.

Woodcarver and regular at the Waystone Inn. Crafts Kote's Folly board and the polished mounting for the great sword behind the bar.

Newarre farmer and one of the Waystone Inn regulars whose Felling-night dialogue threads through the frame.

Farmer and Waystone Inn regular. Killed by the skin-dancer in the second-night attack on the common room.

Newarre carrier whose horse Nelly is killed by the scrael on the road. Brings the dead spider-thing into the Waystone and starts the frame's slide into the wider world.

Young apprentice to Caleb the smith of Newarre. Kills the skin-dancer with an iron rod on the second night, finally named only after his moment of courage.