Fire Vlor

First Appearance and Context

The term is invoked when a small burn in a meadow spreads to surrounding grass and an avout proposes to “fight fire with fire,” citing fire vlor as a guide for using counterfires. The effort to set counterfires exacerbates the blaze, prompting bucket lines to protect nearby tangles, and the incident is later recorded as an accident by the on‑duty Warden Regulant.

Description and Role

Fire vlor refers to the practical portion of Vale-lore dealing with fire—how it starts, spreads, and might be controlled. In usage, it encompasses rules‑of‑thumb and traditional examples, such as burning out fuel ahead of a front by lighting counterfires. The concept is presented as inherited lore rather than formal doctrine, and applying it effectively requires judgement; misapplied measures can worsen conditions, as illustrated in the meadow incident.

Relationships and Functions

Within the mathic world, avout appeal to fire vlor as a shared shorthand for “what the old lore says about handling fire.” It is part of the broader reliance on vlor for practical exemplars and is used informally among avout. A known reference occurs when Fraa Lio urges counterfires during a fast‑moving grassfire.

Current Status

Fire vlor remains a live term within the community’s vernacular—a convenient label for practical, traditional guidance about fire behavior and control. No singular codified treatise is cited; rather, it is treated as a subset of the larger body of vale‑lore and invoked as needed in emergencies.