Vale-Lore

Vale‑Lore—commonly shortened to "vlor"—is referenced by avout as a longstanding body of old books and practical lore. It serves as a shared source of terms, examples, and rules‑of‑thumb that avout apply when talking about strategy, observation, and day‑to‑day problems.

First Appearance and Context

• Vale‑Lore is invoked as “old books of vlor—Vale‑lore—” when avout reach for classical vocabulary (e.g., for describing tactics or patterns seen in nature).
• During an extramuros assault on two avout peers, Fraa Lio laments that all the vlor he had studied did not help against street brawlers; he illustrates how attackers yanked a hood down to blind a victim, showing the limits of book‑lore in a sudden fight.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Functions as a communal shorthand among Avout for “what the old lore says” about a situation—ranging from strategy metaphors to practical heuristics.
• Includes topic‑specific offshoots, such as Fire Vlor, a colloquial subset concerning the behavior and control of fire (e.g., counterfires).
• Cited informally in conversation rather than as a single codified treatise; usage implies a broad, traditional corpus rather than one text.

Relationships

• Closely associated with everyday speech among avout, who draw on vlor to frame observations and propose actions.
• Related concepts include Fire Vlor (a practical subset) and individual avout who reference it in practice, such as Fraa Lio during emergencies or confrontations.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• A diffuse textual tradition: “old books” and inherited lore rather than a single work.
• Often used to supply precise terminology (e.g., tactical terms) or rules‑of‑thumb in practical contexts.
• Shortened form “vlor” is common in speech.

Current Status/Location

• Actively invoked in the current era as part of avout vocabulary. No canonical list of titles is identified; usage suggests a well‑known, widely shared body of reading and sayings within mathic communities.