Scyphus Puns

Matt:Dude why are you so mad.

Scyphus:"You tell all of you friends that I'm crazy and drive you mad that I'm such a stocker a watcher and a sociopath,".

Nelson scyphus could have split personality disorder because there is the smart and careful scyphus but there is also the careless scyphus and the one that acts in the moment and doesn’t care. That is why I think he has a split personality disorder.

OK so this just popped in my mind and I thought I was kind of weird because when Matthias was younger he grew up in Florida and he said he had three stockers growing up. And as we seen in the car there is a bloodstain shaped like Florida. Then later on in the video as he’s going to the stuff in the car he finds that someone has been stocking him And keeping track of when he comes and goes at blue bass. So I’m now questioning is this someone that had been stocking him when he was younger?

I think Pat generally goes for natural, earthy story lines and not far fetched, fantastical ones.

In contrast to many theories about Kvothe locking away his name etc, I think it is more natural to assume that Kvothe didn't make the chest and that he doesn't know how to open it. I also think it is more natural to assume that he really does want to open it, rather than that there is some part of him not wanting to open it for some reason.

I propose that the chest definitely contains his lute and maybe other trademark possessions (cloak, perhaps rings), and that for some reason someone locked these up after capturing or imprisoning him (after he kills the king?). Then, in true Kvothe style, he stole the chest while escaping/faking his death.

Pat gives us reasons to doubt this line of thinking. The chest is heavy, so we assume it wasnt something he could travel far or fast with. He also has the keys for the chest, so it seems silly that he can't open it. But if he stole the keys and can't yet figure out the third unseen lock part, it all makes sense.

The weakness of this theory is that even though it explains why there is no lute in Kvothes life, it doesn't explain the magical aspect of the silence of the inn.

After listening to the prologue like everyone else, the part that stood out to me was the acid being mentioned.

Obviously everyone has talked about this. But I also remember the mounting board for the sword Folly. The smith came in to give it to Kote. A mounting board made of the same wood as the chest. Doesnt burn but he managed to do it with really hot iron.

Seems like Kote might be getting desperate to use acid on the chest?

This has probably already been talked about but I'm getting excited t even hear something new!

> Everything below is in the books. I can make an annotated version if it's in demand. Notes below

The stories told about Taborlin are odd and wonderful. He had a gentle voice. His smile was full of secrets, more than slightly smug. It is said Taborlin never broke his word. His staff held much of his power. His sword was deadly. His key, coin, and candle were valuable tools.

The cloak of no particular color was at the heart of Taborlin. It was a disguise when he needed it, helped him hide when he was in trouble. It protected him. From rain. From arrows. From fire. He could hide things in it, and it had many pockets full of wonderful things. A knife. A toy for a child. A flower for a lady. Whatever Taborlin needed was somewhere in his cloak of no particular color.

Some stories say Taborlin the Great went to the University. He found the mad hermit in the woods, proved himself worthy, and learned the names of all things. Then with these powerful magics at his beck and call, what did he do?

* * * * *

They found him.

They stabbed him.

They had the chance to kill him.

They had taken his sword and stripped him of his tools: key, coin, and candle were all gone. Worst of all, Scyphus had taken Taborlin’s staff and sword, and without them his power was all dim and guttery. He’d even taken Taborlin’s cloak of no particular color.

The sorcerer-king planned to leave Taborlin trapped until hunger and thirst weakened his will. Scyphus knew if Taborlin swore to help him, the wizard would abide by his promise, because Taborlin never broke his word.

[The castle lay atop a high shear, and though the cell was deep underground, it was at the same time a hundred feet above the lowlands below.] When he awoke, Taborlin the Great found himself here – a high prison, deep underground, the lamps on the wall burning blue.

Now, Taborlin needed to escape, but when he looked around his cave, he saw his cell had no door. No windows. All around him was nothing but smooth, hard stone. It was a cell no man had ever escaped.

But Taborlin the Great knew the names of all things, and so all things were his to command. He said to the stone: ‘Break!’ and the stone broke. The wall tore like a piece of paper, and through that hole Taborlin could see the sky and breathe the sweet spring air.

Taborlin made his way out. He stepped to the edge, looked down, and without a second thought he stepped out into the open air…

So Taborlin

Do your worst!

Spoilers

I think I may be confused or missing something. I’m listening the to audiobook right now I can’t flip through the book but it seems like it’s a generally accepted theory that the Chandrian named in the Adem story contain the true names and signs of the Seven which is why it can only be told one in one hundred days or something similar. In that story, IIRC, it says “Cyphus bears the blue flame.” However, in the Eld, Dedan tells a story where Taborlin is captured by Cyphus the sorcerer king. In the story he says “Cyphus” multiple times. If this is a “true name” (like Ferule) how can he tell this story without consequence?

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

They’re on standbi

Buenosdillas

Pilot on me!!

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

When I got home, they were still there.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

You take away their little brooms

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

There hasn't been a post all year!

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What on earth was the point of this dude. I feel like he was not remotely necessary to their being a dracchus encounter, he didn't give a ton of exposition on Borrow Hills or Mauthen Farm that they couldn't have figured out otherwise.

But like... no way did Kvothe just perfectly know how to speak this variety of Deep-valley, this guy HAD to know that Kvothe was faking... furthermore, what the hell is this name? it looks nothing like anyones name we've seen in the commonwealth or vintas, doesn't really resemble any other languages we've been exposed to.

Schimmelpfennig is an old dutch/german surname that means someone who is so cheap their money rots. Schimmel is mould, pfennig is penny. so skoivan moldypenny, and we can in-world take it that schiem means something like mold when KVOTHE NAMED HIM THAT.

So... definitely something weird going on here, kvothe is probably being taken advantage of at least for brandy and money. but skoivan. we just read him say "my" "Moi" so maybe skyvan... I can't shake a feeling this is scyphus, a barrow king, who seems to know a lot about the goings on in the area and what ought not to be disturbed.

I'm not really pitching a theory here, I'm wondering if anyone else has a better idea of who this dude is and what he is doing for the story other than a little exhibition and weirdness, since while kvothe meanders through life these books really do not waste time on anything that isn't somehow more relevant than just a nice scene or a little colour...