Tulia

Tulia is a young avout active in study and communal work. Peers and teachers consistently note her deft, attentive manner and readiness to help.

First Appearance and Context

Tulia is first seen outside the Refectory kitchen, sitting with Suur Ala cutting old tires into sandals in the shaded work area by the herb garden, while Fraa Erasmas passes nearby during preparations leading up to Apert at the Concent of Saunt Edhar.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Takes on practical chores and routine duties among the Tenners; in instruction she has been addressed as “Fid Tulia” and gives quick, precise answers during reviews.
• During the opening she quietly checked on Fraa Arsibalt and asked a peer to go and see him.
• As Eliger proceeds, Tulia confirms her decision to join the Order of the New Circle and, in the same frame, urges a peer to accept a place with the Edharians.
• Assists peers with a careful concealment task: in the Old Library she selects a heavy, rarely consulted compendium and helps hollow it to hide a photomnemonic tablet so it can be carried and stowed discreetly.
• Supports inquiry by reviewing the writings of Suur Aculoä to trace connections that might explain Fraa Paphlagon’s Evocation; she treats this as practical research rather than a public stance.
• Discusses emerging rumors among some Edharians concerning events around Fraa Orolo, and cautions against conspiratorial thinking while remaining mindful of New Circle norms when topics like the Hylaean Theoric World arise.

Relationships

• Fraa Erasmas: A close peer; she speaks with him frankly about community sentiment and choices, including her New Circle decision, and keeps conversations level-headed when speculation runs hot.
• Fraa Orolo: She relays what Orolo wants a peer to do and later frames continuing work as a matter of steadiness and duty rather than intrigue.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Origin: A foundling discovered at the Day Gate; when sickly, she was kept in the adjacent Unarian math before advancing through the labyrinth to her present cohort.
• Demeanor: Direct, pragmatic, and quietly attentive to others. In private she challenges friends to set aside self‑consciousness about reputation and to act.
• Personal milestone: Approaching coming‑of‑age within the Discipline, a change that subtly affects how she and close peers conduct their interactions.

Current Status/Location

Active within the Tenner cohort at Saunt Edhar. She has chosen the New Circle and continues everyday duties while assisting discreet work around Shuf’s Dowment and contributing targeted research for peers.