Eliger Season

Eliger Season refers to the informal run‑up to, and immediate period around, Eliger, when choices are weighed and conversations intensify within the mathic community. In usage it connotes not just preparatory counsel but also the sort of maneuvering some avout shorthand as “politicking.”

First appearance and context

The phrase is first used intramuros at the Concent of Saunt Edhar during a discussion among avout, where a “new strain of thought” is reported that an avout was Thrown Back as retribution for politicking that took place during the Eliger season. Others reject this as an ill‑founded rumor. The reference frames Eliger season as a recognized period of heightened influence‑seeking around the rite rather than a single aut.

Relationships and affiliations

• Counterpart: the period exists in relation to the vow‑taking rite of Eliger, when Tenners choose an order.
• Community: discussed by avout inside the concent; the term is used as shorthand for the recruitment, counsel, and political jostling that can surround the rite.
• Discipline and censure: in the cited rumor, Eliger season is invoked when speculating about Anathem (being Thrown Back); this is presented as speculation, not established fact.

Descriptions and characteristics

• Informal span: not itself a formal rite, but a season of preparation and aftermath around Eliger when discussions, visits, and persuasion are most active.
• Tone: can be neutral (guidance and discernment) or pejorative (“politicking”), depending on the speaker and circumstance.

Current status/location

Referenced as a recent past period at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. No formal schedule is given beyond its association with the timing of Eliger.