Harbingers

First Appearance and Context

The phrase "the Harbingers" appears in a dictionary entry discussing the Ita, which remarks that unclear or poorly preserved information "enshrouds" the time of the Harbingers and the Terrible Events. Within that context, the term functions as a historical label invoked to explain gaps or disputes in late Praxic accounts.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

In sources presented to date, Harbingers are presented as a numbered series of upheavals used as temporal markers in mathic history. Named examples include the Second Harbinger and the Third Harbinger, which bound a brief window of stability late in the Praxic Age. The specific nature, causes, or scope of the Harbingers have not been described.

Relationships

• Frequently paired in references with the Terrible Events, implying a shared historical frame or sequence without specifying direct causation. See: Terrible Events.
• The broader historical arc in which Harbingers are invoked leads into the Reconstitution, which reorganizes mathic practice thereafter.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Treated as discrete, numbered crises or turning points (e.g., "Second," "Third").
• Used primarily as chronological waypoints rather than as described institutions or persons.
• Sources emphasize uncertainty: records from that time are fragmentary or contested.

Current Status/Location

A historical label only. The Harbingers are not depicted as a currently active group; they are referenced as past markers whose details remain unclear in available sources.