Bly’s Butte

First Appearance and Context

Bly’s Butte is a local landmark associated with the Concent of Saunt Edhar. It is cited by avout as a nearby high point with favorable "seeing" for sky observations. During preparations to travel beyond the walls toward the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh, a group proposed going first to Bly’s Butte to try to find Fraa Orolo, making it the initial destination for one contingent.

Description and Location

A free‑standing butte used as a vantage for observations. It is treated in accounts as being in the same general region as Saunt Edhar, though its exact coordinates are not stated. As inferred from discussion among avout, it likely rises from a plateau south of nearby mountains; this placement is conjectural and not confirmed in the text.

Structures and Features

• Historical observing site: After leaving the math, Estemard based himself at the butte, hand‑built a telescope (grinding its mirror), and conducted observations from the summit.
• Records and imagery: A historical rendering of the butte (kept among Bly’s relics) was consulted during travel planning. Whether any formal observatory operates there at present is not stated.

Relationships and Affiliations

• Named for Saunt Bly; mathic lore holds that slines killed him there after a period of contact.
• Longstanding ties to the Concent of Saunt Edhar via individual observers and relics associated with the site.

Current Status

At the time of the described preparations, a caravan formed with one contingent intending to detour to Bly’s Butte to search for Fraa Orolo. Navigation aids relying on satellites were not functioning; the group planned to combine topographic maps with a historical rendering to determine the route. The site’s precise location and any active installations remain unspecified in-text.