Rosk

First Appearance and Context

Rosk is first seen during Apert when he accompanies Cord into the math for a supervised meal and later attends the Tenth Night supper under the canopy. He is identified as a manual therapist from outside the walls.

Affiliations and Relationships

  • Liaison‑partner/boyfriend of Cord.
  • Extramuros; no mathic order affiliation is stated.
  • During the organization of travel to Tredegarh, volunteers from outside were largely affiliated with religious arks; with the exception of Cord and Rosk, this appeared to be the case. As inferred from this context, Rosk is not aligned with those arks.

Important Actions

  • In a Tenth Night table conversation, he describes hands‑on therapy and forming a shared mental model of a patient’s body while consulting by voice with his teacher.
  • When a Convox is declared, he is present at the machine‑hall gathering and is slated to ride in Cord’s industrial vehicle as part of the avout’s Peregrin, joining the small‑vehicle caravan that sets out first toward Bly’s Butte and then on to the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh.

Descriptions and Characteristics

  • Physical: described as a big man with long hair.
  • Manner: thoughtful and pragmatic in conversation; speaks from practical experience as a manual therapist.

Current Status/Location

Travelling extramuros with Cord in her fetch as part of the Peregrin caravan bound for the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh. Not observed to be affiliated with any religious ark (as inferred from who volunteered to drive).

Summary:

An extramuros manual therapist and Cord’s liaison‑partner. First seen visiting during Apert, he later accompanies Cord to help transport avout during a Peregrin departing from Saunt Edhar toward the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh.

Known as:
Rosk