Fraa Jad

First Appearance and Context

Fraa Jad is introduced as a senior figure among the Thousanders at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. During a late‑night ringing of Voco, after many names are called, he is formally Evoked from behind the Thousanders’ screen and steps into the chancel to answer the call. In the hours that follow, he remains among the last Evoked in the narthex before departing through the Day Gate with companions.

Affiliations and Relationships

  • Community: Millenarian (Thousander) cohort at Saunt Edhar.
  • Traveling company: Seen departing and organizing travel with younger avout including Fraa Erasmas and Fraa Tavener; he also accepts traveling alongside Sammann of the Ita during Peregrin.

Important Actions

  • Adopts Sæcular kit without fuss during the departure preparations, then exits the walls with a small group to begin Peregrin.
  • While viewing a public speely in town, identifies distant mathic towers (including the Millenarians’ spire at Saunt Rambalf) and connects them with current signals. He proposes—treated as conjecture—that the lights focused on the Three Inviolates (Edhar, Rambalf, Tredegarh) may indicate recognition of where the Sæcular Power stored nuclear waste (as inferred from his comment).
  • Suggests designing a sextant “from first principles” when navigation devices fail; humors practical constraints when presented with a simple protractor instead. Later, he briefly operates a lathe and sketches diagrams while the convoy is organized.
  • Agrees to ride in an ally’s fetch for the first leg, with flexibility to change if needed, as the group balances language, Discipline, and logistics on the road toward the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh.

Descriptions and Characteristics

An elderly fraa with a calm, dry wit and precise poise—able to balance effortlessly while dressing and unflappable when confronted with new Sæcular praxes (e.g., moving‑picture feeds). He is curious about mechanisms and texts, and he engages technical questions immediately (e.g., the “ablative” behavior of a razor’s coating), while observing practicalities with a laconic humor.

Current Status/Location

Extramuros in a small convoy, initially seated with a mixed group of avout and an Ita. The route is set toward a local landmark (Bly’s Butte) before continuing on to Saunt Tredegarh; seating and vehicle assignments may adjust as travel proceeds.

Summary:

An elder avout of the Thousander (Millenarian) community at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. After a mass Evocation, he calmly joins a small Peregrin group bound for Saunt Tredegarh and shows curious, pragmatic engagement with Sæcular devices and logistics.

Known as:
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