First Sack

First Appearance and Context

The First Sack is invoked as a past calamity when explaining why the present Concent of Saunt Edhar was built after it, and in discussions that contrast present practice with earlier ages. It is also referenced in explanations that use it—along with the Second Sack—as a landmark for reforms that shape current Discipline and tolerated practices.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• The First Sack is the earliest of The Three Sacks associated with the Concent of Saunt Edhar.
• Historical divider: current descriptions say the present concent was built after this event.
• Policy impact (as summarized in present explanations): convokes held following the First and Second Sacks formalized restrictions on syntactic devices and the segregated remit of the Ita, while grandfathering certain praxes still in use (for example, new‑matter in bolts and spheres, and photomnemonic tablets).
• Context in intellectual history: these reforms are framed as reactions to practices from the Praxic Age, when concents had coupled syntactic processors to other tools (e.g., for making new‑matter or manipulating sequences).

Relationships (as relevant)

• Related events: Second Sack; Third Sack; collectively termed The Three Sacks.
• Primary location and institution affected: Concent of Saunt Edhar.
• Institutional structures influenced: segregation and remit of the Ita; formal limits on syntactic devices with a narrow set of grandfathered exceptions.

Descriptions/Characteristics (as relevant)

• Causes, participants, and a detailed narrative have not been presented so far. In current usage it functions mainly as a chronological and policy marker.

Current Status/Location

A historical event in the community’s memory. It predates the construction of the present concent and anchors explanations of later reforms; specific timelines and fuller accounts remain unspecified in the material available so far.