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Nighteyes

2006-10-21T07:29:46Z

Stormraven:

[[Image:Nighteyes.jpg|thumb|Nighteyes by [[John Howe]]]]

The Wit-companion of [[Fitz]].

== Appearance ==

Nighteyes is larger than a very big dog, which is what Fitz tries to pass him off as on numerous occasions, never successfully.

In temperment, Nighteyes proves to be a humorous, if somewhat caustic companion, with a pragmatic streak. Those closest to him he deems "pack", and he's frequently impatient with Fitz's habit of living either in the past or borrowing trouble from the future. Nighteyes' own approach is to live for and in the moment.

== As a puppy ==

Nighteyes was found by a trapper with his dead mother and littermates. He spent then next little while being caged and neglected by an animal merchant, until Fitz rescued him.

After initially fighting with Fitz, Fitz brought him back to Buckkeep where he stayed in an abandoned drover's (?) cottage on the edge of the grounds. Fitz spent as little time with Nighteyes as possible intending to ween him to health then send him away, but despite his best efforts, Fitz found himself wit-bonded with Nighteyes.

== Early Years ==

For most of the first summer of the Red Ship Wars, Nighteyes was little involved until the battle at Bearns, where he, Fitz, and Burrich fought side by side to protect Queen-in-waiting Kettricken. It was after this battle that rumors first started circulating naming Fitz "the Witted Bastard".

Nighteyes was instrumental in the rescue of Fitz from Regal's dungeon, taking Fitz into himself so that the body could be buried. When it came time to put Fitz back in his body, they both fought the command, but Burrich forced his will.

After Fitz's death, Nighteyes stayed with him and Burrich at a cottage for Fitz's recovery. After Burrich left, Fitz decided to be as much a wolf as he was able and he and Nighteyes spent the better part of the summer living as wild animals. In late summer, Fitz decided he wished to have revenge on Regal.

Nighteyes and Fitz followed the Buck River through Farrow and Tilth hunting Prince [[Regal]]. Nighteyes found an opportunity to join a pack of wolves, which he did for a time, but eventually decided that he would rather be with Fitz. He returned and no sooner had they found Regal than Fitz was Skill-commanded to find King [[Verity]]. During their search, they were ambushed in the mountains by another Witted, but successfully escaped.

After a time, Nighteyes found the Fool and brought him to Fitz, who was now severely wounded. The Fool brought them both back to his cottage in the [[Mountain Kingdom]]. During Fitz's recuperation, the Fool and Nighteyes became close and this bond strengthened throughout the rest of Nighteyes' life.

== Time with Badgerlock ==

After the Red Ship Wars, Nighteyes and Fitz spent several years wandering the Duchies, getting as far as Bingtown before settling in a cottage not far from [[Forge]]. Then followed several years of quiet, interrupted only by occasional visits from [[Starling]].

== Late Life and Death ==

With the return of the Fool, Fitz began thinking about going back to Buckkeep. Nighteyes tries to withdraw as much from their bond as he can as he is frequently in great pain. One day while choking on a fish, Nighteyes' heart stops, and Fitz uses both the Wit and the Skill to repair him, although it takes the Fool to complete it. Infuriated, Nighteyes withdraws all contact from Fitz.

By the time they have returned to Buckkeep, Nighteyes has forgiven Fitz as much as he is able, and they head out in pursuit of Prince [[Dutiful]] and the Piebalds. It is during these adventures that Nighteyes truly shows his age, falling farther and farther behind Fitz and the Fool, catching up only frequently enough to provide what help he can before being left behind again.

After Dutiful is recovered, Nighteyes dies at Fitz's side of old age. Fitz burns the corpse, as is proper for Duchies deceased, and shaves his own head in traditional mourning.

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Chade's tower room

2006-10-21T06:36:15Z

Stormraven:

Chade's tower room is situated near [[Fitz's room]] and [[King Shrewd's chambers]] on the west side of the keep. The room has no visible door, but there are at least three entrances. The room has a wine rack to hide one of its entrances and a scroll rack to hide another. There is a third that leads to Fitz's rooms, and this is apparently across the room from the hearth.

Also situated in the room is a work table, a wall of shelves for holding poisons, powders, and tea herbs, and a bed that Chade used before and during the Red Ship Wars and that Fitz later took over. The two most prominent decorations to the room are a small knife the Fitz stabbed into the mantle over the fire, and Chivalry's sword hanging above this.

Chade's tower room

2006-10-21T06:33:27Z

Stormraven:

Chade's tower room is situated near [[Fitz's room]] and [[King Shrewd's chambers]] on the west side of the keep. The room has no visible door, but there are at least three entrances. The room has a wine rack to hide one of its entrances and a scroll rack to hide another. There is a third that leads to Fitz's rooms, and this is apparently across the room from the hearth. Also situated in the room is a work table, a wall of shelves for holding poisons, powders, and tea herbs, and a bed that Chade used before and during the Red Ship Wars and that Fitz later took over. The two most prominent decorations to the room are a small knife the Fitz stabbed into the mantle over the fire, and Chivalry's sword hanging above this.

Chade's tower room

2006-10-21T06:33:11Z

Stormraven:

Chade's tower room is situated near [[Fitz's room]] and the [[King Shrewd's chambers]] on the west side of the keep. The room has no visible door, but there are at least three entrances. The room has a wine rack to hide one of its entrances and a scroll rack to hide another. There is a third that leads to Fitz's rooms, and this is apparently across the room from the hearth. Also situated in the room is a work table, a wall of shelves for holding poisons, powders, and tea herbs, and a bed that Chade used before and during the Red Ship Wars and that Fitz later took over. The two most prominent decorations to the room are a small knife the Fitz stabbed into the mantle over the fire, and Chivalry's sword hanging above this.

Chade's tower room

2006-10-21T06:31:03Z

Stormraven:

Chade's tower room is situated near [[Fitz's rooms]] and the King's chambers on the west side of the keep. The room has no visible door, but there are at least three entrances. The room has a wine rack to hide one of its entrances and a scroll rack to hide another. There is a third that leads to Fitz's rooms, and this is apparently across the room from the hearth. Also situated in the room is a work table, a wall of shelves for holding poisons, powders, and tea herbs, and a bed that Chade used before and during the Red Ship Wars and that Fitz later took over. The two most prominent decorations to the room are a small knife the Fitz stabbed into the mantle over the fire, and Chivalry's sword hanging above this.

Labyrinth

2006-10-21T06:21:51Z

Stormraven: /* Known areas of the labyrinth */

The walls of the [[Buckkeep]]¬†castle contain a secret labyrinth. It is a large maze and apparently only [[Chade]] knows all of its parts. It was build partly on purpose and partly in accident: the castle has been rebuilt and extended over and over again since the original wooden keep was captured by [[Taker]] and destroyed in fire. Some parts of the labyrinth are old and abandoned servant's stairs and other parts have been constructed with the possibility of spying in mind. The labyrinth seems to reach every possible part of the keep except for the [[Queen's Garden]].

==Known areas of the labyrinth==

* A secret door opens to long stairs from [[Fitz's room]] to [[Chade's tower room]]. Those two rooms are also connected through the fireplaces in them.
* A secret door opens from the adjacent servant's chamber of [[Lord Golden's chambers]] to stairs within the keep's walls
* [[Verity's tower room]] has an opening to the labyrinth
* [[Kettricken's chambers]] are connected to it
* [[Chade's tower room]] has at least three different entries (through the scroll rack to [[Lord Golden's chambers]], through the wine rack which presumably goes to the servant's quarters as this was usually Thick's entrance, and the stairway to [[Fitz's room]])
* There are six entry points in the servants' areas
**One of them is near the cook's larder

[[Category:Buckkeep]]

Labyrinth

2006-10-21T06:20:36Z

Stormraven: /* Known areas of the labyrinth */

The walls of the [[Buckkeep]]¬†castle contain a secret labyrinth. It is a large maze and apparently only [[Chade]] knows all of its parts. It was build partly on purpose and partly in accident: the castle has been rebuilt and extended over and over again since the original wooden keep was captured by [[Taker]] and destroyed in fire. Some parts of the labyrinth are old and abandoned servant's stairs and other parts have been constructed with the possibility of spying in mind. The labyrinth seems to reach every possible part of the keep except for the [[Queen's Garden]].

==Known areas of the labyrinth==

* A secret door opens to long stairs from [[Fitz's room]] to [[Chade's tower room]]. Those two rooms are also connected through the fireplaces in them.
* A secret door opens from the adjacent servant's chamber of [[Lord Golden's chambers]] to stairs within the keep's walls
* [[Verity's tower room]] has an opening to the labyrinth
* [[Kettricken's chambers]] are connected to it
* Chade's tower room has at least three different entries (through the scroll rack to Lord Golden's rooms, through the wine rack which presumably goes to the servant's quarters as this was usually Thick's entrance, and the stairway to Fitz's room)
* There are six entry points in the servants' areas
**One of them is near the cook's larder

[[Category:Buckkeep]]