OKAY OKAY SO THIS THEORY MIGHT BE A BIT FAR FETCHED.

But I think either Patrick Rothfuss got a bit lazy with the name of the four plate door OR, it's majorly plot relevant.

Firstly, the name Valaritas sounds awfully similar to truth in latin; veritas

Could it mean that 'the truth' is what the door is hiding? It could also possibly be where all the Amyr books Kvothe is desperately looking for are being hidden. (Or they were destroyed). The Amyr part probably isn't right, but it isn't too impossible. I'm assuming that the door IS hiding the truth though. the truth of what? heck if I know. But it would make sense. It'd explain puppets reaction, why he was so serious about it and all. It'd also explain Elodin too! It's probably the reason why he was so chill about it. Elodin already knows the truth, probably because he's a namer. Puppet isn't. not officially. And that's the reason he said it isn't of any concern of a student either.

HOPEFULLY THIS MAKES SENSE???

I’m new, I know, but have a question I need answered

Ok, so if I’m correct they make note that Chronicler is of a similar age to Kote (Kvoth), and this throws me off. In Chapter 75 Kote calls him the author of the Mating Habits of the Common Dracus, which was a book that was written when Kvoth read it in the Archives during his first year, so either Chronicler was a child protege or Kvoth hopped back in time, or aged like 7 years (seems like a good number since it holds importance in the story) in the land of the Fae.

Also on a side note Ari definitely knew Kvoth would be coming because iase she planned out her gifts before they ever met.

Any thoughts?

I’m new here, just read the books over the past two weeks. I’ve already got so many theories! Here’s my biggest one….

So the Amyr have a distinct problem: any stories spreading of the chandrian are hunted down and anyone involved is exterminated. The only exception seems to be the children’s song about the Chandrian. So how is this order going to pass along vital information necessary to stop the Chandrian? Through a song. Kvothe himself says that stories seem to change from mouth to mouth but songs remain more true to the original, like his experiences with Felurian. The Amyr know this and will hide information in songs to pass on to the next generation.

Thats where the Lackless song comes into play. It’s scandalous in nature, and about a prominent family, so of course it would be a household song. The first lines of both verses that we know are, “Seven things has Lady Lackless” and “Seven things stand before the entrance to the Lackless door.” The Chandrian are also known as the seven. I think this song is a clever riddle containing information about the Chandrian and how to stop them, passed down from the Amyr and revealed to those who enter the order. The song references the doors in the Archives (there’s a door without a handle) and the secret box of Meluan’s (in a box, no lid or locks). There’s obviously a hidden message within, but I don’t think we know enough yet to know what it means.

Seven things to stop the seven Chandrian? What do you think?

We know El'ir means seer, Re'lar means speaker. We aren't aware of what El'the means yet. My theory is that it means hearer (like the verb to hear). Seeing is very surface level, it doesn't give a hint on names, speaking allows you to speak names. Could the etamology of El'the be those who were much like the original Knowers where they knew the names of all things as the world spoke to them and told them their true names, much like Kvothe's encounter with Feureluin? Hearing would be the next step after speaking as Hearing is the route of naming. When a person speaks the true name of an item the brain processes it as its name, for example 'Iron', by a person being El'the this could mean they were able to hear and understand it's true name

If you have seen the Disney movie Hercules then you'll understand this reference. I think Denna is to Halifax as Meg is to Hades.

There is a whole big world out there and some how she places herself to be found by Kvothe at the right times. I think (as do most people at this point) Master Ash is Halifax and he uses Denna to work Kvothe. Plus when she is probing Wilem, Simmon and Kvothe for insight on magic, I think she is trying to describe her contract to Halifax without actually describing it. I think she traded her soul for possibly her talent with music. I think she has learned things from Halifax, like how to tie Yillish story knots or catch the attention of men.

When practicing sympathy they had to perform tasks that included some one opposing them, even multiple people against a single person, with their Alar and doing things from remote locations. Therefore it’s possible that Kvothe has people constantly fighting/opposing his Alar, and therefore unable to currently use it. Maybe hired by Ambrose or something. Any thoughts?

There is a rumor that Kvothe hears early on at the university about Ambrose and the many women he has driven away with his "charms". One in particular was a girl named Tabetha who disappeared mysteriously. I think this might be the girl that Kvothe named Auri.

I've listened to the audiobooks once through, but I am still very new to the series, so let me know if you have any evidence to present, either for or against this theory.

First of all if this was posted anywhere else I apologize.

So given all of the theories known and what seems to be a general consensus that is most likely accepted as canon.

I believe the lockless box Kvothe has in his room in the waystone inn, is the same one mentioned in the Wise Man's Fear owned by his bitchy aunt. Somehow he opens it with help from the Key given to him from Auri.

Not sure what's in it but this helps him open the Doors of Stone, Jax and the moon locked away. Onced freed the Faen realm and the mortal realm begin to merge back together. This is why the Scrael shows up from what's supposed to from another realm. Pat also said we need to get used to the idea that Kvothe doesn't win. So I believe when he opens the doors of stone he is unable to fix that and the mortal realm is in chaos. This brings about the calamity of talking to the Cthaeh.

In fae realm time doesnt work like in the world and when kvothe meats cthaeh he should be killed but he didnt and the who should kill kvothe when he talks cthaeh went to hunt down chandrians and i think because the time abnormalitie kvothe got lucky and didnt get killed in both time

We know that faen are basically immortal and don't change appearance. Bast may appear young, but can be very old. Perhaps he appeared to Kvothe's mother long ago and things happened. And she became pregnant. A traveling troupe of Edema Ruh came along and a young, handsome fellow named Arliden flirted with her a bit and she told him her secret. That she's pregnant and her family was going to kill her or put her in a convent or something. He agreed to raise the baby as his own.

Why don't Arliden and Laurian have other kids when they're obviously sexually active? Perhaps Arliden is sterile.

And dont forget that betrayal comes from your friend not your enemies and to think that kvothe dont have to much friends who would betray him

Why is Kilvin trying so hard to find this lamp? An ordinary personal obsession? Or is it something much more important? Could the ever-burning lamps have a key role in the series? Do you have any theory about this issue?

Why manet and elodin ask about same question to kvothe about spades