Character from The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss
The wealthiest nobleman in Vintas — shrewd, proud, and powerful enough to make or break a man's fortune with a word, he is the political center around which much of the world turns.
The Maer speaks with the careful precision of a man who has spent a lifetime navigating political waters where a careless word can mean war. He is proud without being vain, shrewd without being cynical, and generous to those he considers useful — a category that shifts with his needs. He employed Kvothe to help him court Meluan Lackless and to investigate the bandits in the Eld, and he rewarded good service while punishing perceived disloyalty with equal measure. His power is not the dramatic kind — it is the quiet, inexorable power of wealth, land, and centuries of accumulated political capital. He is closer to the throne than almost anyone, and he knows exactly what that means.
Distinguished and aging gracefully, with the refined features of old nobility. His bearing is immaculate even when ill — he carries authority in his posture the way other men carry it in their voices. Well-dressed without ostentation, favoring quality over display in a way that only the truly wealthy can afford.
Also known as: Maer Alveron, the Maer, Lerand Alveron