Fraa Paphlagon

Overview

Fraa Paphlagon comes to notice during Paphlagon's Evocation in the Mynster at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. He is identified with the Edharian tradition and named from the Centenarian chapter (the Hundreders) of the Edharian Order.

Affiliations and Relationships

• Cohort and chapter: Member of the Centenarian cohort (the Hundreders) within the Edharian chapter at Saunt Edhar.
• Teacher: Credited by peers with having taught Fraa Orolo “half of what he knew,” alongside Estemard.
• Possible acquaintance: An observer speculates that Fraa Carmolathu may be a friend of Paphlagon; this remains unconfirmed in the text.

Roles and Actions

• Evocation and departure: Publicly Evoked under the Voco rite and escorted from the Mynster by the Inquisition, departing extramuros by aerocraft.
• Earlier movement: Accounts recall that, years prior to his Evocation, he went into the Upper Labyrinth and was not seen again by certain colleagues until the night he was called.
• Community interpretations (unconfirmed): Within avout discussions, his Evocation is linked to metatheoretical work and to a conjectured program to study a craft in orbit. During later travels, one companion further hypothesizes that the craft may originate from another cosmos and suggests this could explain why Paphlagon was Evoked. These are presented as in‑world conjectures, not established facts.

Appearance and Traits

At the calling, witnesses note that he looked upward before answering, proceeded calmly through the litany, then cast off chord and bolt and stood holding his bolt while gazing up through the well—an image that fixed itself in community memory.

Current Status

Unknown after departure. Last seen leaving Saunt Edhar under escort; his assignment and location have not been stated in the text.