Day Gate

First Appearance and Context

The Day Gate is one of the named portals associated with the Mynster at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. Just inside the threshold lies the narthex of the north nave beneath the Great Orrery. Outside the gate, a plaza fronts a man‑made pond with twin fountains; a straight causeway crosses the pond to link the burgers’ town with the gate.

Description and Location

• Clock‑coupled portal that follows the great clock’s day–night rhythm; under hierarchs’ orders it can be opened outside the usual schedule.
• Inside, the narthex beneath the orrery provides space to marshal arrivals and departures.
• Outside, the causeway and plaza define a direct approach from the town.

Structures and Features

• High pond with twin fountains directly before the gate, spanned by a straight causeway.
• Narthex within the north nave immediately behind the threshold, dominated by the Great Orrery.
• Adjoining plaza outside the walls serving as a mustering and dispersal area.

Relationships and Affiliations

• Member of the timed portal family alongside the Year Gate and Decade Gate; accounts of Apert describe water routed from the pond outside the Day Gate to drive the interval gates’ mechanisms.
• Usage patterns: supervised ingress during announced openings; ceremonial or disciplinary exits; egress during Voco, including large Evocations where those named assemble beneath the orrery to receive instructions and depart in small groups through this gate.
• Boundary role: primary interface between the math and extramuros; serves as the starting point for organized departures under orders.

Current Status

Active and in regular use as the concent’s principal day‑facing portal. In the most recent events, it was opened outside its usual schedule to enable Evoked avout to leave in staggered groups; otherwise it follows the clock’s rhythm for routine admission and routing.