Quin

Quin is an extramuros craftsman admitted to the New Library shortly before Apert to perform repair work and to answer questions from Fraa Orolo, with Fraa Erasmas acting as amanuensis. Quin is candid and quick to laugh, comfortable speaking on behalf of his crew and engaging with avout about how life outside the concent has been changing.

First Appearance and Context

Quin is first seen inside the New Library during preparations on the eve of a Decenarian Apert. While present to mend a window, he participates in Orolo's questionnaire about conditions extramuros, providing practical, firsthand answers.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Shares observations about extramuros technology, media, literacy, and justice as part of Orolo's long-running questionnaire.
• Notes the paradox of conditions outside the walls as "starving to death and dying from being too fat at the same time," a remark Erasmas later reflects on while walking extramuros.
• Professional colleague of Artisan Flec, the extramuros worker previously admitted for urgent repair work.
• Accompanies Fraa Orolo to confer with the Warden Fendant when concerns about outside developments are reviewed ahead of the opening.
• During the opening of the gates at Apert, he arrives with his son, greets Erasmas, and proceeds across the bridge among the visitors; his son remarks on the bridge's catenary arch and the universal joints hidden in the plinths along the driveshaft supports.

Relationships

• Father of Barb, who accompanies him during the opening and displays a keen eye for mechanical details.
• Works alongside Artisan Flec; both have been admitted under supervision to address repairs.
• Engages with Fraa Orolo in structured interviews, with Fraa Erasmas recording; he observes the Discipline when reminded.

Descriptions/Characteristics

Tall and bearded, Quin presents as a long-limbed, work-hardened artisan. He is talkative, quick-witted, and willing to joke, yet deferential to mathic rules when boundaries are made explicit.

Current Status/Location

Seen entering during the opening of the gates at Apert with his son; otherwise active extramuros with his crew after participating in repairs and interviews connected to the New Library.