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The jester of [[King Shrewd]], [[White Prophet]] to [[Fitz|Fitz's]] [[Catalyst]]. Named by his mother (and eventually by Fitz) as ''Beloved''.  
 
The jester of [[King Shrewd]], [[White Prophet]] to [[Fitz|Fitz's]] [[Catalyst]]. Named by his mother (and eventually by Fitz) as ''Beloved''.  

Revision as of 19:53, 7 April 2006

Sketch of the Fool by John Howe

The jester of King Shrewd, White Prophet to Fitz's Catalyst. Named by his mother (and eventually by Fitz) as Beloved.


The Fool was taken into the Royal Court at Buckkeep as an anomaly, his incredibly pale colouring and slender and flexible form marking him out as something unusual. He became devoted to King Shrewd, using his position close to the King to observe everything, often making cutting or blunt remarks that could be laughed away as a Jesters prattle.

While he kept himself away from most of the population of Buckkeep [and they, in turn were wary of him], he and Fitz formed a friendship, clumsy at first, but through the trilogies it grows into a bond above and beyond mere friends.


There is much debate about the sex of the Fool. While 'the Fool' protects his claim to masculinity throughout the first trilogy; his appearance as a woman called Amber in the Liveship books confuses the matter. There are also several good arguments for his being female made by Starling in the third Assassin book. However, when the Fool returns to Buckkeep in later books, it is in the guise of another male, Lord Golden.

Generally, 'the Fool' and 'Lord Golden' are given masculine pronouns - and 'Amber' is given feminine - as it is recognised that all three 'characters', though tecnhically the same person, are distinct facets of the character as a whole.



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