Periklyne

First Appearance and Context

Periklyne is cited in The Dictionary in connection with Kefedokhles, which notes that he later "turned up on the Periklyne" and that dialogs are attributed to that period. In a separate, in‑scene reference during an Apert, a fraa is described as if he had just stepped off the Periklyne after a brisk discussion of ontology with Thelenes.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

  • Serves as the named setting for a portion of Kefedokhles's later activity, to which several dialogs are attributed in the Dictionary.
  • Within mathic speech, the name can function as a cultural touchstone, invoked in a simile to suggest a certain scholarly, seafaring, or traveled air; beyond this, the text does not define its institutional ties, ownership, or geography.

Relationships

  • Associated with Kefedokhles in reference works; some accounts question whether later mentions concern the same person or a namesake.
  • Mentioned alongside Thelenes in a descriptive flourish, implying the name carries connotations familiar to avout and Saeculars alike.

Descriptions/Characteristics

  • Referred to as something one can be "on" and from which one may "step off," but the narrative has not specified whether it is a vessel, district, building, or other kind of place.

Current Status/Location

Unknown. No details have been given about its location, condition, or control.

Summary:

A named place linked to Kefedokhles, cited in an in-world Dictionary and evoked during an Apert as something a person can be "on" or "step off." Its precise nature remains unspecified in the material available so far.

Known as:
The Periklyne