Saunt Cartas
First Appearance and Context
Saunt Cartas is invoked by Fraa Orolo in a kitchen conversation, who urges study of her Saeculum (Treatise) in Old Orth, noting that excerpted translations can soften key passages.
Roles/Actions and Affiliations
- Author of a foundational framing of the Mathic World as a counterbalance to the Saecular Power, as presented in her Saeculum.
- In the Discipline, Cartas is cited as enumerating four types of liaison and forbidding all of them, reflecting an early strict stance on relationships within maths. Later codifications differ on how many types are sanctioned.
Relationships
- Referenced and explicated by Fraa Orolo, who recommends consulting her work in Old Orth.
Descriptions/Characteristics
No physical description is recorded in the present material; Cartas is known through her writings and how teachers and reference works cite them.
Current Status/Location
A historical figure known via texts. Her Saeculum continues to circulate in the community, and her positions on liaisons are quoted in in‑world references to the Discipline.
Summary:
A revered saunt of the mathic tradition, credited with the treatise Saeculum and cited in the Discipline for forbidding all forms of liaison in early codifications.
First seen:
Part 1: Provener - Chapter 6: Kefedokhles
Part 1: Provener - Chapter 6: Kefedokhles
Most recently seen:
Part 2: Apert - Chapter 13: Liaison
Part 2: Apert - Chapter 13: Liaison
Known as:
Ma CartasSaunt Cartas
Ma CartasSaunt Cartas