Sympathy

Magic that links one object to another.

Sympathy is one of the magic systems of The Kingkiller Chronicle: a discipline that links one physical object to another so that the second can be manipulated through the first.

Lore & Background

The arcanist Abenthy teaches Kvothe science and sympathy while travelling with his troupe. The series also has alchemy, sygaldry and naming among its magics. In The Wise Man's Fear Kvothe uses his knowledge of sympathy to rout a band of robbers in the Eld.

More in History & Mythos

True Naming Chandrian Kingkiller

Elsewhere in The Kingkiller Chronicle

Chandrian (Lanre) · Characters The Slow Regard of Silent Things · Characters The Fae · Factions & Groups Journey with Abenthy · Story & Timeline Chandrian Hunt · Story & Timeline The Archives · World & Setting

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