The fool - man or woman?

[greylin]

I can't make my mind up. Can you?

[Talysia]

I voted for can't decide. Besides, I'm not sure I want to find out. That's an integral part of the Fool's mystery!

[nixie]

Can't decide, its part of the Appeal.If I'd only read Farseer I'd have said male but after Liveship I'm not sure

[Scriven]

I can't decide - thanks to Farseer I think I'll always imagine him as being as man, but I doubt we'll ever know. It's probably best kept that way.

[Serin]

I really can't decide on this. As Talysia said, it is part of the mystery.

[Kitera]

There have been a lot of debates on this matter. To me, the Fool had always been a man. I think reading the Faseer then the Tawny man and concluding it with the Liveship had influenced me in this matter.

Anyhow, the Fool is always the Fool and he (or she) will always be one of the most mysterious and best characters that was ever created.

[ScottSF]

Acts like a female expecting Fitz to read her mind and understand her feelings without her saying or explaining anything. Shows the Tatoo on her back and covers her chest while doing it. Amber is a female. Beloved is a female. Lord Golden acts very feminine. The fool is the only character that seems a bit male but she could be going through a tomboy stage.

[Kitera]

Damn it Scott, you got a point there, but maybe the Fool is just shy and wanted to cover his chest.

[ScottSF]

Actually I'm thinkin' this one is best unexplained. A lot of people would be sad to find out Fool was a female whatever it is. I would be sickened at the thought of a Male Amber. Hobb really was messing w/ us though. In Tawney man Beloved was always showing up outside the room fully clothed so I really thought a female fool was where the story was going.

[Kitera]

Originally Posted by ScottSF

Actually I'm thinkin' this one is best unexplained. A lot of people would be sad to find out Fool was a female whatever it is. I would be sickened at the thought of a Male Amber. Hobb really was messing w/ us though. In Tawney man Beloved was always showing up outside the room fully clothed so I really thought a female fool was where the story was going.

Why would Amber being male sicken you Scott? I think, from my memories; Amber was described as rather manly.

[ScottSF]

Originally Posted by Kitera

Why would Amber being male sicken you Scott? I think, from my memories; Amber was described as rather manly.

all descriptions point to androgony. Dunno, I've always found men in drag disturbing with the exception of Kids in the Hall and Monty Python for comic effect. But a dude putting on a dress full time to fool people I find icky. That's not to say I wouldn't defend someones right to do that. I live in San Francisco and see it every once in a while but seeing disturbing things once in a while is a small price to pay for living here. Women trying to pass as young men is slightly less disturbing. Anyway, a woman all along or a more alien sexuality was where I thought the story was going.

[Talysia]

I must admit, as I read the Liveship Traders first, before the Farseer/Tawny Man trilogies, I thought Amber was a woman. I know differently, now, however!

[Teir]

Voted Male cos thats how I will always see him, but as already said...it's part of his mystery

[SpaceShip]

I think there has already been a thread on this one somewhere, as I know I've commented on it before! Anyway - as in previous thread - hope you come to some conclusion or other.

[KiwiBird]

Voted Male, for most cause the Pale Woman was everything he was supposedly not