Fraa Lio

First Appearance and Context

Fraa Lio is introduced among the Tenners at the Concent of Saunt Edhar as a peer of Fraa Erasmas, seen in communal settings around rites leading up to and following the opening.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Chooses the Order of the New Circle at Eliger and begins an internship in the Warden Fendant’s court.
• Serves on the winding team during Provener and pitches in on practical chores; when oversights occur, he accepts penances without complaint.
• During the opening’s public evenings, demonstrates non‑lethal skill by swiftly disabling several uniformed visitors in a Tenth Night incident; wardens caution him that brawling during the opening can merit severe sanction.
• Proposes and organizes a long‑running meadow “weed war,” a living re‑enactment using invasive plants advancing into clover; he recruits Erasmas to document changes and gathers aggressive specimens while keeping tools sharp.
• Quietly prepares contingencies and assists Erasmas with discreet logistics (e.g., moving and concealing sensitive materials, arranging a concealed locker, and timing handoffs in crowded spaces).
• After a pinhole projection in the Mynster reveals brief blue "sparks" near the sun’s disk, Lio locates a Praxic‑Age reference on exoatmospheric weapons systems for the group to study and compare against observations.
• At Shuf’s Dowment, he explains a nuclear‑pulse propulsion design from that reference (pusher plate, shock absorbers, and ablation layer) and illustrates the heat‑buffering idea by briefly lifting a hot coal with moistened fingertips before discarding it.
• As the group refines the pinhole measurements and geometry, he argues that an object first used a polar orbit for reconnaissance and then shifted to an inclined orbit covering most populated latitudes—framing this as a move from reconnaissance into a second phase of activity.
• Evoked during a late‑night Voco alongside close peers; issued plain clothes and instructed to travel incognito, with Saunt Tredegarh named as the destination.

Relationships

• Works closely with Erasmas on discreet sky studies, meadow logistics, and praxic follow‑ups from Shuf’s Dowment.
• Regular collaborator in discussions with Tulia, Arsibalt, and Tavener; his questions and practical demonstrations often move the group from speculation toward testable frames.

Descriptions/Characteristics

Lio is solid, agile, and inventive. He readily applies Vale‑Lore ("vlor") yet is pragmatic about its limits. He tinkers with gear, practices countermeasures, and favors an evidence‑first habit of mind—when he believes he recognizes a phenomenon, he insists on finding and showing a written source. His explanations tend to break complex mechanisms into graspable parts and sequences.

Current Status/Location

Evoked and traveling extramuros under instruction to proceed to the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh without wearing the bolt and chord in public; he and peers plan to rendezvous under cover before setting out.