Fraa Spelikon

Fraa Spelikon is a hierarch at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. He is described as being in his seventh decade and is noted for presiding over a formal examination tied to The Book.

First Appearance and Context

Spelikon is first observed in the Regulant court of the Mynster, acting as head of a three‑person panel examining an avout on assigned chapters of the Book. The setting and procedure emphasize a formal, hierarch‑led review within the concent’s disciplinary framework.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Headed an examination panel that reviewed a mid‑range Book assignment and determined the avout had completed the required work.
• Read the formal release that ended the penance and wrote out a pass permitting the avout to remain in the Regulant court until the dinner hour.
• Conducted a recorded inquiry with Fraa Erasmas in Saunt Zenla’s chalk hall, accompanied by a younger hierarch recorder, Rotha. He produced and referenced seized documents—Erasmas’s personal journal and a transcript of an interview with Artisan Quin—and framed the session as clarification and confirmation. Topics included the capabilities and restrictions of a Speelycaptor and details of a prior dialog involving Fraa Orolo.
• Demonstrated formal procedure: announced date and time, had Rotha capture the interview in shorthand, occasionally paused the recording, and verified details against the Chronicle (including who shared Erasmas’s cell on the ninth night of Apert). He coordinated subsequent interviews with Fraa Branch and Fraa Ostabon.
• Known among avout for having been passed over for the office of Warden Regulant in favor of Suur Trestanas.
• Observed dining in the Refectory before the inquiry; he declined offers of beer and wine.

Relationships

• Suur Trestanas: Spelikon was passed over for the Warden Regulant office in favor of Trestanas; his examination work occurred during her tenure as holder of that office.
• Fraa Erasmas: Chaired the panel that examined Erasmas’s Book penance, later questioned him during a formal inquiry regarding documents and outside devices. See Fraa Erasmas.
• Fraa Orolo: Referenced as a focus of questions during the inquiry.
• Rotha: A younger hierarch who served as his recorder during the Saunt Zenla session.
• Additional context: Following the actions taken against Fraa Orolo, Fraa Erasmas privately regards Spelikon as an antagonist; during this period of anger he briefly imagines retaliatory violence but instead channels his effort into producing results intended to discredit Spelikon (together with Suur Trestanas and Fraa Statho) in a public forum.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Age and bearing: a hierarch in his seventh decade, using spectacles during official proceedings.
• Demeanor in office: procedurally strict, thorough, and controlled; comfortable managing recorded interviews and steering what is on or off the record.

Current Status/Location

Active as a hierarch within the concent. Recently seen conducting formal examinations and leading a Regulant‑staff inquiry inside the Mynster complex.