Bly’s Butte

First Appearance and Context

Bly’s Butte is mentioned by Fraa Orolo during discussion of observing plans as a nearby high point with better “seeing” than the Concent of Saunt Edhar.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

The butte is named for Saunt Bly and is tied to lore that slines killed him there. After renouncing his vow and leaving the maths, Estemard based himself at Bly’s Butte, where he hand‑built a telescope (grinding the mirror himself) and used it to make observations. He posted letters from Bly’s Butte roughly once a year; these were impounded until Apert before reaching recipients inside the concent. Fraa Orolo characterized the letters as containing good ideas and interesting reading, though not up to the quality of Estemard’s earlier work while avout.

Descriptions/Characteristics

Referred to as a butte and treated as a favorable vantage for sky observations relative to the concent.

Current Status/Location

Described as being in the same region as Saunt Edhar’s concent—not on another continent—though its exact distance is not specified in‑text. Whether a formal observatory currently operates there remains unstated; historical and recent mentions emphasize individual use by former avout for observations.