Klevan Iconography

Klevan Iconography is one of the recurring Iconographies used in the Saeculum to simplify and stereotype the Avout and their world. It casts a theor as an awesomely wise elder statesman who can step in and settle worldly disputes or “fix” society’s problems.

First appearance and context

The concept is named during a teaching on iconographies led by a senior avout, as part of preparing fids to go extramuros during Apert. It is presented alongside other named patterns that Sæcular people may carry in their heads when dealing with avout.

Characteristics

• Portrays the theor as an elder statesman and near‑universal problem‑solver for the Saeculum.
• Encourages Sæcular expectations that avout possess practical, decisive authority outside the maths, beyond their true role.
• Studied by avout so they can anticipate and manage outsider assumptions during contact.

Relationships and comparisons

• Identified as one of the two “parents” of the Moshianic iconography (a hybrid that combines Klevan with the Penthabrian), which heightens public expectations that avout will emerge to enlighten the world; this hybrid is noted as especially dangerous when such expectations surge around major gate openings. (No separate page yet.)
• Contrasts with other named patterns such as the Temnestrian Iconography, which begins as mockery and turns sinister; together these illustrate the range of Sæcular caricatures tracked under the iconographies.

Current understanding

Within the maths, the Klevan model is treated as a recognizable outsider narrative rather than a description of actual authority. Avout study it—along with other iconographies—to gauge likely attitudes and reactions they may encounter in the Saeculum, especially when gates open during Apert.