Saunt Alvar’s Syndrome

First Appearance and Context

During a meal-time conversation at the Concent, Arsibalt remarks that Fraa Erasmas is suffering from Saunt Alvar’s Syndrome. The quip follows Orolo’s comment about the Third Harbinger and Erasmas’s counterpoint invoking Saunt Alvar, recalling that Alvar survived the Third Sack and endured long captivity.

Descriptions/Characteristics

An informal, tongue-in-cheek label for the tendency to judge or argue about present actions by comparison to extreme historical suffering (as exemplified by Saunt Alvar), often to claim that current problems do not “measure up.” The term is not a formal doctrine or a widely defined concept.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

The expression is used conversationally by Arsibalt to chide Erasmas. It functions as rhetorical shorthand rather than a formal principle.

Current Status

Only informally referenced in conversation; no formal definition is given. The usage occurs in the context of remarks about the Third Harbinger.