Edharian Chapter

First Appearance and Context

The Edharian Chapter is first mentioned during Apert at the Concent of Saunt Edhar, when a theorical geologist, Fraa Haligastreme, is identified as the FAE of the Edharian chapter amid the opening of the gates and the managed flow of visitors. During the closing festivities of Apert, a contingent of Edharians is presented to the assembled visitors and hierarchs; they contribute formal entertainment, including music and a staged demonstration of theorics.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Functions as a chapter within the mathic community of the Concent of Saunt Edhar.
• Leadership noted in-text includes an officer titled FAE (held by Fraa Haligastreme at the time of mention), seen coordinating and deferring to nearby hierarchs during public interactions.
• Inducts new members during Eliger; in one observed induction the singing is described as vigorous but rough, and recognizable as the Edharians’ chorus.
• Recruitment balance is a live topic among avout: while no quota is stated, some remark that taking much more than a dozen new members at the expense of other chapters can provoke friction; a notably large intake in the past is still remembered.
• In contemporaneous talk, some describe the Edharians as often "on the outs" politically; others respond by joining non‑Edharian orders—such as the Order of the New Circle—with the stated aim of "screening" or protecting the Edharians so they can focus on theorics.
• The chapter is named for Saunt Edhar, aligning it with the concent’s Edharian heritage and the broader Edharian Order.

Relationships (as relevant)

• Host community: Concent of Saunt Edhar.
• Namesake: Saunt Edhar.
• Distinct from, but related by name to, the Edharian Order, which is referenced separately as a formal order one may join; “Edharians” can refer either to this chapter’s members or, in other contexts, to members of the wider order.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• A performance mode is described that blends motet singing with a staged "tensor dance," where participants personify indices in a calculation (upper and lower indices crossing, exchanging places, and raising or lowering indices).
• During induction, the chapter’s chorus may be heard leading the service.
• Some avout remark that, unlike other orders rumored to keep special hideaways, the chapter is described as the "odd ones out" regarding any such retreat; none is known to those speakers.

Current Status/Location

Active within the Concent of Saunt Edhar; encountered during Apert when the gates are open and limited interactions with visitors occur, and during Eliger when vows and inductions are made.