Peregrin

First Appearance and Context

A Dictionary entry (4th edition, A.R. 3000) defines several senses of the term and is echoed in current speech among avout preparing to travel outside their math. In discussion, it is treated as both a historical label and a practical, present‑day status that begins and ends at a math.

Concept and Description

Peregrin carries multiple related meanings: - A historical epoch following the destruction of Orithena’s temple and preceding a later golden age. - A designation for a theor who survived that destruction and wandered, sometimes alone and sometimes alongside others. - The name of a Dialog associated with that wandering tradition. - In modern usage, the status of an avout who—under exceptional circumstances—leaves a math and travels through the worldly realm while striving to observe the spirit (if not always the letter) of the Discipline. The phrase is also used as a verb (“make Peregrin”) and for the traveling cohort (“Peregrin group”).

Use in Current Discourse

Recent conversation among avout preparing to go extramuros highlights practical norms: Peregrin is said to begin and end at a math; when many leave together they strive to preserve the Discipline within their Peregrin group while in the worldly realm. In the same context, Peregrin is contrasted with Voco and with Convox. As explained locally, a Voco sends one avout forth alone and is therefore more disruptive to the Discipline, whereas a Convox gathers many at once so they can travel together and maintain it; accounts may vary and are treated here as the speakers’ understanding rather than a universal rule.

Related Concepts and Affiliations

• avout
• Discipline
• Convox
• Voco
• Sæculum
• Peregrin Period

Current Status

Actively used in speech and in reference works. The term spans historical and practical senses and is applied both to persons (“a Peregrin”) and to the condition or journey of traveling outside; usage as a verb is attested.