- "He was witty with a surprisingly irreverent sense of humor. The first time he told me a dirty joke, you could have knocked me over with a feather."
- ―Kvothe[1]
Arthur Herma is the Master Linguist and Chancellor of the University during the majority of Kvothe's time there. He maintains a fair degree of impartiality in formal proceedings and gatherings of the Masters where Kvothe is involved, although there are hints that indicate that he personally has a fondness for the young prodigy. He displays no bias against him, and can be said to have always cast his official weight in a fair manner where Kvothe is concerned.
He does not tolerate disorder during official proceedings, and will rebuke other Masters without hesitation if they conduct themselves in a manner that is out of order.
He is one of few people alive who knows how to read and braid Yllish story knots, and teaches Kvothe during Wise Man's Fear.
At the end of Wise Man's Fear, and is taken to the Medica and Master Hemme is elected Chancellor.
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- ↑ The Wise Man's Fear, Chapter 144: "Sword and Shaed"