Convox

Definition

Convox is a rare, named mass‑assembly—and the designation for its host Concent—when many avout are Evoked together to travel under Peregrin while preserving elements of the Discipline in their cohort. It contrasts with Voco, which commonly names individuals to depart alone; and it should not be confused with the Convocation, the formal preamble that opens a rite.

Context and Usage

• Designation in practice: A concent becomes “a Convox” when it is named as the receiving site and begins functioning as rendezvous and staging for Evoked groups. Organization and terminology are used actively to coordinate departures and uphold the spirit of the Discipline while abroad.
• Current accounts: Saunt Tredegarh is described as a “giant Convox,” receiving Evoked avout from multiple concents, tracking origins, assembling small travel groups, and dispatching them under Peregrin with low‑visibility habits (e.g., moving in small cohorts, avoiding conspicuous garb).
• Knowledge‑sharing role: Speakers credit millennial Convox gatherings with seeding major collaborative undertakings across maths. One example named in dialogue is an Edharian‑led effort to excavate the long‑buried Temple of Orithena on Ecba, said to have been launched after such a millennial Convox; this is preserved as reported speech rather than a formal chronology.
• Interactions with outside authority: In present discourse, some speculate that the Sæcular Power may channel information to the Convox during extraordinary events so that avout can respond; this remains unconfirmed in‑text.

Related Terms

• Concent: the host site that, when designated, “is a Convox.”
• Peregrin: sanctioned travel in the Sæculum; during a Convox, cohorts strive to keep the Discipline’s spirit.
• Voco: the rite that calls avout out, often singly, and is commonly contrasted with a Convox.
• Convocation: the formal address that convenes an aut; distinct from a Convox itself.
• Reconstitution: usage notes place an early Convox alongside this turning point, with later Convoxes at major milestones.
• Three Sacks: current accounts say a Convox was convened at the end of each Sack.

Notes

• Rarity: Usage treats Convox as exceptional; lists in speech include only a handful across history (for example, at millennial markers, the so‑called “Big Nugget,” and after major calamities). These are assertions within dialogue, not a complete, verified chronology.
• Practice: Travel norms during a Convox emphasize moving in groups, coordinating quietly, and preserving elements of the Discipline outside the walls. The host concent functions as a clearinghouse—receiving, recording, assembling, and dispatching cohorts.