Shuf

Shuf is known through places and institutions bearing his name rather than through direct description. Near the Concent of Saunt Edhar, an ivy-snarled ruin called “Shuf’s Dowment” stands close to a coppice of page trees on the rise between the Decade and Century gates.

First Appearance and Context

Shuf enters the narrative by way of the visible ruin of Shuf’s Dowment near the eastern edge of the coppice outside the concent. Around this time, Fraa Arsibalt is said to spend most of his days there and urges a peer to visit, drawing attention to the site.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

No direct actions by Shuf are recorded. A wall bounding the coppice is described as having been put up by “Shuf’s Lineage,” perhaps to discourage casual passage. Over time, those living beyond it “broke the lineage,” and the wall was left to decay under ivy. More recently, the Reformed Old Faanians have taken to using the dowment’s grounds as a quiet retreat and have gradually made themselves more comfortable there when no one objected.

Relationships

• Namesake institutions: Shuf’s Lineage (credited with a boundary wall) and Shuf’s Dowment (now a ruin near the coppice).
• Local figures: The site is frequented by Fraa Arsibalt during this period.

Descriptions/Characteristics

No personal description of Shuf has been provided. The dowment associated with his name is an ivy-snarled ruin visible from the coppice of page trees between the Decade Gate and the Century Gate.

Current Status/Location

Shuf’s personal status is not stated. The dowment that bears his name is a ruin near the concent’s coppice, and the lineage named for him is referred to in the past tense, with its wall largely reclaimed by plants.