Hypothetical Important Fid of Suur Aculoa

An in‑community nickname for a conjectured, high‑influence fid connected with Suur Aculoä. The label is used flexibly: “HIFOSA” when the figure is purely hypothetical, and “IFOSA” or “Important Fid” when a specific candidate is being discussed.

First Appearance and Context

• The label surfaces during discussion among avout at Saunt Edhar while they puzzle over outside interest in the metatheoretical writings of Fraa Paphlagon. It is introduced as a hypothesis without direct evidence.

Candidate Identity and Associations

• Within the same circle of discussion, a candidate is proposed: Ignetha Foral, a Sæcular figure from a long‑established family with ties to the maths. She studied for several years in the Unarian math at Baritoe and authored a treatise titled “Plurality of Worlds: a Comparative Study of Polycosmic Ideation among the Halikaarnians,” comparing Paphlagon’s work to earlier writers.
• Foral is also described as having held a high government post, having opposed the Warden of Heaven, and then being dismissed. It is speculated—within the dialogue—that she may still have the standing to help bring Paphlagon to outside attention.
• In these conversations, polycosmic lines of thought are repeatedly cited as relevant to the interest around Paphlagon and Aculoä’s circle; see Polycosm for the family of ideas.

Nature of the Idea

• If real, the figure would be a fid under Aculoä with unusual access or influence, and with interests overlapping Aculoä’s and Paphlagon’s metatheorics.
• The term functions as a convenient handle while participants seek documentary support, and its scope remains deliberately narrow: it names a single influential former student or close associate of Aculoä who could have drawn attention to Paphlagon.

Terminology and Usage

• HIFOSA = Hypothetical Important Fid of Suur Aculoä (used when the figure’s existence or identity is uncertain).
• IFOSA / Important Fid = used in the same conversations once a specific candidate is being discussed.

Current Status

• Existence unconfirmed. The proposed identification of Ignetha Foral is presented as an informed inference in dialogue; corroborating sources have been requested but not yet reviewed within the concent.