Doxan Iconography

The Doxan Iconography is one of the recognized Iconographies by which people in the Saeculum simplify and stereotype the Avout. It takes its name from Dox, a brilliant but unemotional second‑in‑command from a Praxic Age moving‑picture serial.

First known context

The iconography is reviewed in a chalk‑hall lesson shortly before Apert, when a senior teacher prepares fids for time extramuros by surveying common iconographies and their risks. In that discussion, the Doxan is contrasted with other patterns circulating outside the walls.

Origin

As summarized in the lesson, the Doxan Iconography originates in the Praxic Age from an adventure serial about a military starship stranded after an ambush. Its captain is passionate and impulsive, while his second‑in‑command, Dox, is a theorician: brilliant, methodical, and outwardly cold. The iconography borrows Dox’s archetype as a stand‑in for avout.

Portrayal and attitudes

According to this iconography, avout are useful to the Saecular Power and their skills deserve celebration. At the same time, adherents believe avout are blinded—or crippled—by the very traits that make them effective. Typical behaviors of those under its influence include: - Curiosity about avout knowledge coupled with patronizing assumptions - Expectation that avout should be subordinated to intuitive, “common‑sense” leaders

Risk and use in training

Within the survey of iconographies used to brief fids before going extramuros, the Doxan is treated as comparatively low‑risk relative to more hostile or inflaming patterns. Its value in training lies in helping avout recognize a friendly but condescending stance and plan responses accordingly.

Related iconographies

• The Temnestrian Iconography portrays avout first as comic fools and then as corrupting influences; it is considered more dangerous in practice. See Temnestrian Iconography.
• Other named iconographies discussed alongside the Doxan include the Yorran, Klevan, Pendarthan, Muncostran, Baudan, Penthabrian, and Moshianic (unlinked here unless pages exist).