Statho
First Appearance and Context
Statho is first cited as Primate during a rite in the Mynster where he presides and names Suur Trestanas as the new Warden Regulant after a retirement.
Roles/Actions and Affiliations
- As Primate, he presides at formal rites and public announcements held within the Mynster.
- During Apert, he leads proceedings and coordinates with the Inquisition and the Warden Fendant and Warden Regulant.
- He intones candidates’ names and oversees vows during Eliger.
- He officiates Voco, reading the formal summoning and naming the Evoked avout; in one witnessed instance he stood in the chancel with visiting Inquisitors Varax and Onali while calling Fraa Paphlagon.
- He has intoned the Convocation and officiated an Anathem, reading the disciplinary formula and pronouncing the avout to be Thrown Back (Orolo), proceeding with measured pauses.
- In a later Voco held in the Mynster, he officiated without accompanying Inquisitors and opened a sealed page listing six Evoked names, prefacing that one was no longer among the avout present before proceeding with the rite.
Relationships
- Professional association with the Warden Regulant, whom he named to office in a witnessed rite.
- Counterpart interactions with the Warden Fendant during public observances.
- Seen conferring with visiting Inquisitors during ceremonies; during a Voco he shared the chancel with Varax and Onali.
- In ongoing tensions surrounding Orolo’s discipline, he is mentioned alongside Fraa Spelikon and Suur Trestanas by an Edharian narrator as a senior figure whose decisions invite public scrutiny; that narrator contemplates presenting findings in the Refectory to embarrass them.
Descriptions/Characteristics
- Seen in purple robes while presiding; no personal physical description is provided.
- His Fluccish is limited; during a public announcement he phrased an instruction awkwardly, eliciting laughter from the audience.
- During Anathem he spoke at length, with deliberate pauses.
- During the multi-name Voco, he appeared visibly surprised upon opening the sealed list before continuing the ceremony.
Current Status/Location
Active as Primate and observed conducting duties in the Mynster, including presiding over Tenth Night during Apert, frequent Eliger auts, a Voco, and an aut of Anathem.
Summary:
Statho is the Primate who presides over rites in the Mynster, coordinating with the Inquisition and wardens. He has officiated Eliger, Voco, and an aut of Anathem; in a later Voco he read a sealed list containing six Evoked names and officiated without Inquisitors.
First seen:
Part 1: Provener - Chapter 8: Incanter
Part 1: Provener - Chapter 8: Incanter
Most recently seen:
Part 5: Voco - Chapter 24: Eleven
Part 5: Voco - Chapter 24: Eleven
Known as:
Statho
Statho