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 and, at this site, sits within the Decenarian math. In formal proceedings a member is identified as being “of the Edharian chapter of the Decenarian math.”
• 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.
• Following the Anathem of Fraa Orolo, some Edharians informally blamed another member for cooperating with the Warden Regulant during a hierarch inquiry. These were personal reactions from individuals, not a formal position of the chapter.
• 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.
• Not to be confused with the Centenarian Chapter, which comprises the Hundreders.
• 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.
• Senior Edharian theoricians sometimes work in very small chalk halls traditionally reserved for advanced collaboration and teaching.

Current Status/Location

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