Bazian

Bazian appears as a doctrinal label in the extramuros religious or ideological landscape, referenced by avout when describing outsiders at a public opening.

First Appearance and Context

The term is first noted during a public opening of the gates at the Concent of Saunt Edhar at Apert. In that scene, a visiting clergyman—identified by dress and manner—was described by the observer as a priest of a “newfangled counter-Bazian ark.” No definition of Bazian itself is supplied in the account.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Usage indicates that Bazian functions as a doctrinal or ideological reference point among arks; at least one ark styles itself in opposition to it (“counter-Bazian”).
• The mention arises amid encounters with religious proselytizers near the gate; one such figure is described as “some sort of a” Deolater, though the narrative does not equate that person or group with Bazian or with the counter‑Bazian ark.

Relationships

• Arks: The only explicit relationship shown is oppositional—an ark framed as counter to Bazian. Whether other arks align with Bazian or use it differently is not stated.
• Avout and visitors: The label is observed by an avout narrator during limited, formal contact with outsiders at an opening.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• No doctrines, symbols, or practices are defined for Bazian in the observed scene. The word is used adjectivally as a marker of orientation (“counter‑Bazian”).

Current Status/Location

• Active as a term in use among outsiders at a gate opening. Its precise meaning remains unspecified in the available account.