Sleat is a dark-haired and dark-eyed character who was a student of the University. He has a knack for arranging things. You pay him, you get anything you want if the price is right. He is considered an unsavory character, but seems to operate just barely on the right side of the iron law for the most part. Sleat could perhaps be considered a fence. Sleat is similar to Kvothe in that he is interested in and worried about cultivating his own reputation.