Scrael
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The scrael (singular: scraeling[1]) are spider-like creatures with hard, smooth surfaces, similar to pottery, and razor-like legs.
Trivia
Patrick Rothfuss has implied that the word scraeling comes from "Skræling," the name given by Norse Greenlanders to the people they came across in North America and Greenland.[2]
Notes
- ↑ The Name of the Wind, Chapter 01: "A Place for Demons": “There’s no such thing as one scraeling,” Bast said flatly. “You know that.” “I know,” Kote said. “The fact remains there was only one.” “And he killed it?” Bast said. “It couldn’t have been a scraeling. Maybe—”
- ↑ Reddit AMA (2013): In response to a question on scraeling/skraeling, Pat said, "Wow. What a crazy random happenstance."
