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An '''arcanist''' is a person who has reached the rank of [[El'the]] and acquired a [[gilthe]] (or ''guilder'') at the [[University]], specifically in [[the Arcanum]]. Arcanists are trained in [[sympathy]], and traditionally in [[naming]].  
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An '''arcanist''' is a person who has reached the rank of [[El'the]] and acquired a [[gilthe]] (or ''guilder'') at the [[University]], specifically in [[the Arcanum]]. Arcanists are trained in [[sympathy]], and traditionally in [[naming]]. It is customary for an arcanist’s full education to take six years {{Ref|TNOTW|44}}.
 
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 31 December 2018

An arcanist is a person who has reached the rank of El'the and acquired a gilthe (or guilder) at the University, specifically in the Arcanum. Arcanists are trained in sympathy, and traditionally in naming. It is customary for an arcanist’s full education to take six years [1].

Ranks

Name Meaning
E'lir See-er
Re'lar Speaker
El'the Shaper[2]
  1. The Name of the Wind, Chapter 44, "The Burning Glass"
  2. This meaning is speculative but will be confirmed in book 3, according to Patrick Rothfuss.