Knights of Saunt Halikaarn

The Knights of Saunt Halikaarn are described as a radical order of the 2nd Millennium A.R. associated by name with Saunt Halikaarn. Their notoriety stems from frequent, emphatic use of the word “bulshytt” to call out what they judged to be empty or deceptive speech.

First Appearance and Context

A mathic reference work, in an entry explaining senses and usage of “bulshytt,” summarizes the Knights’ stance and the consequences of their behavior. The account places them as an order in the mathic world, active well before later events remembered by avout.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Doctrine and targets: The Knights are described as labeling as “bulshytt” the speech and writings of ancient Sphenics, the Mystagogues of the Old Mathic Age, Praxic‑Age commercial and political institutions, and—since the Reconstitution—anyone they deemed infected by Procian thinking. In practice, this meant interrupting lectures, dialogs, and private conversations to denounce such speech.
• Effects on the maths: Their tactics exacerbated a split between “Procian” and “Halikaarnian” orders within the mathic world. The Knights’ posture stood in opposition to views labeled Procians, and their name ties them to the Halikaarnian side.
• Period framing: The description situates them historically in the Praxic era’s wake and later, contrasting pre‑ and post‑Reconstitution usages and institutions.

Relationships

• Namesake and lineage: Associated by name with Saunt Halikaarn.
• Iconographic confusion: Later Sæcular stories reportedly confuse the Knights with the legendary Incanters, blurring distinct mathic narratives.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Reputation: Identified as a “radical” order known for loudly calling “bulshytt” in public and private settings.
• Rhetorical practice: Their frequent interruptions, as described, were memorable enough to become a caution in chalk halls and refectories.

Current Status/Location

Shortly before the Third Sack, all members of the Knights of Saunt Halikaarn were Thrown Back. The same reference notes that little more is known about them, beyond their later confusion with the Incanters in Sæcular entertainments.