Fraa Lio

First Appearance and Context

Fraa Lio is introduced among the Tenners at the Concent of Saunt Edhar as a peer of Fraa Erasmas, seen in communal settings around rites before and after the opening.

Affiliations and Relationships

• Member of the New Circle at Saunt Edhar; serves an internship in the Warden Fendant’s court.
• Works closely with Erasmas on practical follow‑ups to sky observations and on discreet logistics during travel.
• While on the road, he maintains an easy, candid rapport with Erasmas and shows deference toward a Thousander elder, reading implied trust and obligations without forcing them into public talk.

Important Actions

• During public evenings of the opening, demonstrates non‑lethal skill by quickly disabling several unruly visitors; wardens caution him about brawling during the opening.
• Proposes and maintains a long‑running meadow “weed war,” recruiting help to document and manage the living re‑enactment.
• Locates a Praxic‑Age reference on exoatmospheric weapons and explains a nuclear‑pulse propulsion design for peers.
• Helps interpret early pinhole observations and argues for a reconnaissance‑to‑operations shift in the object’s orbits, grounding discussions in texts and measurements.
• Evoked during a late‑night Voco alongside close peers and instructed to travel incognito toward a designated Convox.
• At departure, changes into plain clothes; initially awkward in extramuros shoes while trying a few Vale‑Lore drills; helps steady Barb when he becomes agitated.
• Joins a Peregrin convoy: first rides with a mixed group and then, after routing reshuffles and a desert detour, swaps vehicles as needed; overnights with the party at a Bazian retreat center in the mountains before continuing.
• Studies a photomnemonic image of the icosahedral vessel and argues it is heavily armed; he points out regularly spaced features he interprets as phased‑array antennas and reads four nose markings as possible “kills.” He cautions against comforting interpretations and urges vigilance grounded in Fendant habits.
• Privately concludes that an elder has entrusted him and Erasmas with a dangerous confidence; he accepts the implied obligation, framing himself as ready to be a “soldier” or even a “pawn” in a larger strategy.

Descriptions and Characteristics

Solid, agile, and inventive; comfortable applying Vale‑Lore in practical situations and recognized by peers for strong proficiency. He favors an evidence‑first habit of mind and swiftly reduces complex mechanisms to graspable parts. On the road he becomes markedly security‑minded: he describes the emblematic geometry on the vessel as “creepy,” looks for tactical signals in markings and hardware, and presses for cautious readings. At times he is serious and formal—recovering his equilibrium with posture—and then flashes the old humor once tensions ease.

Current Status/Location

Extramuros under Evocation, traveling within a small convoy. After a mountain stop at a Bazian retreat center, he continues onward toward the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh.