Etrevanean Liaison

First Appearance and Context

Within the mathic world’s system of liaison types, an Etrevanean liaison is introduced at the Concent of Saunt Edhar when two Decenarian avout prepare to publish theirs. Before publication, each participant discusses the decision with an older fraa or suur; the liaison is then declared before witnesses and entered in the Chronicle.

Relationships and Affiliations

• Sits between a casual Tivian arrangement and the permanent Perelithian Liaison.
• Falls under the same Discipline-bound framework that governs liaisons in general; publication is a witnessed rite performed within the concent.
• Used to reduce gossip and ambiguity by making the relationship’s status official and recorded.

Important Actions and Rules

• Publication and dissolution are formally announced; entries are made in the Chronicle.
• Prior consultation: each participant speaks with an elder (a fraa or suur) before publication.
• Witnesses: publication occurs before designated witnesses in a brief rite; the pair may avoid conspicuous couple-like behavior until it is published.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Commitment level: regarded as a mid‑serious commitment—more than Tivian, short of the permanent Perelithian.
• Typical participants: one fraa and one suur of similar cohort.
• Purpose in practice: provides recognized structure and expectations without implying a permanent union.

Current Status/Usage

The Etrevanean liaison is in active use at the Concent of Saunt Edhar as a sanctioned form of relationship under the Discipline, with procedures for consultation, witnessed publication, and record‑keeping observed.