Discipline

First Appearance and Context

The Discipline is referenced as the code shaping possessions, attire, and daily conduct for the avout during preparations for an opening at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. It is associated with a minimal personal kit (bolt, chord, and sphere) and, by local custom, tolerates practical footwear in certain circumstances.

Roles and Scope

Within the mathic world, “the Discipline” names the operative rule‑set under which avout live. In many communities this takes the form of the Cartasian Discipline, while codifications such as the Revised Book of Discipline set out definitions and procedures that guide practice.

Liaisons and Conduct

The Discipline (as summarized in the Revised Book) enumerates liaison types and prescribes how they are formed and dissolved. Liaisons are to be declared in a formal aut before witnesses and entered in the Chronicle. As part of ordinary conduct, overt couple‑like behavior is discouraged until a liaison has been publicly declared.

Prohibitions and Procedures

The Dictionary records that a numbered list known as the “Eleven” names plants forbidden within maths for their undesirable properties. Under the Discipline, any such specimen found intramuros is to be uprooted and burned without delay, and the incident recorded in the Chronicle. This burn‑on‑sight handling is treated as a routine safety measure rather than a penance.

Oversight

Within a concent, the Warden Regulant is the office charged with enforcing the Discipline and assigning penance when needed. Local practices are expected to align with the Discipline’s intent; deviations can draw scrutiny from higher authorities.

Current Status

Actively in force at Saunt Edhar. Local accommodations (such as limited footwear use) have not drawn punitive action, and liaison/record‑keeping practices follow the codifications summarized in The Dictionary and the Revised Book.