The enigmatic White Prophet whose existence is bound to FitzChivalry Farseer's by prophecy and by a relationship that develops across six novels into one of the most celebrated in contemporary fantasy fiction. The Fool's true origins, nature, and gender are deliberately and consistently ambiguous - Hobb treats the uncertainty as essential rather than incidental. Appearing first as the King's Fool at Buckkeep, the character moves through multiple identities and presentations across the sequence while remaining recognisably and profoundly themselves. Their bond with Fitz is the emotional centre of the entire Elderlings sequence.