Arks

First Appearance and Context

Arks are referenced as recognized affiliations in the Sæculum, used to characterize blocs of belief or identity outside the maths. The term first appears in a public address during the communal Tenth Night supper in Apert, where the speaker invokes “other Arks” and “no Ark,” implying multiple, named affiliations in current extramuros discourse.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Membership label in civic and political speech, indicating that individuals or groups may be identified by their Ark.
• Membership is not universal: usage explicitly allows that some people belong to no Ark.
• The term spans multiple named communities rather than a single institution; one example is the Ark of Baz (see Bazian Church).
• Local organizations connected with arks can mobilize practical support. After a large Voco, such groups sought vehicles and drivers to move Evoked avout toward a designated rendezvous and onward travel; some of those organizers were identified as Warden of Heaven people.

Relationships

• Sæcular society: Arks are discussed as part of extramuros life and invoked by outside officials addressing mixed audiences of visitors and avout.
• Warden of Heaven: Some volunteers connected with arks are affiliated with the movement commonly called the Warden of Heaven; avout note no formal link between that movement and the maths.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Capitalized usage (“Ark”/“Arks”) marks it as a proper identifier.
• Context suggests a family of parallel affiliations; the number and names of Arks are not enumerated in the present material.
• People “join different kinds of arks,” indicating a variety of available affiliations; specific criteria for membership, governance, or practice have not yet been detailed.

Current Status

Active in contemporary extramuros discourse. Beyond identity and rhetoric, arks-connected local networks have been observed coordinating ad hoc logistics (e.g., transport) to assist with urgent movements of Evoked avout.