Statho

First Appearance and Context

Statho is first cited as Primate during a rite in the Mynster where he presides and names Suur Trestanas as the new Warden Regulant following a retirement.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

  • As Primate, he presides at formal rites and public announcements held within the Mynster.
  • During Apert, he leads proceedings and coordinates with the Inquisition and the wardens responsible for internal order.
  • He intones candidates’ names and oversees vows during Eliger.
  • He officiates Voco, reading the formal summoning and naming the Evoked; in one witnessed instance he stood in the chancel with visiting Inquisitors Varax and Onali while calling Fraa Paphlagon.
  • He has intoned the Convocation and officiated an Anathem, reading the disciplinary formula and pronouncing an avout to be Thrown Back (Orolo), proceeding with measured pauses.
  • Later, in a night‑time Voco rung at three in the morning, he read from a list and Evoked seventeen avout by name (including Lio, Tulia, Erasmas, Arsibalt, and Tavener), called additional Hundreders, and after a pause announced “Voco Fraa Jad of the Millenarians.”

Relationships

  • Works with the Warden Regulant and Warden Fendant during public observances; named Suur Trestanas to office in a witnessed rite.
  • Seen conferring with visiting Inquisitors during ceremonies; in other instances, rites proceeded without Inquisitors present.
  • Regarded by some Edharians as a senior figure whose decisions draw scrutiny during periods of controversy.

Descriptions/Characteristics

  • Seen in purple robes while presiding; no personal physical description is provided.
  • His Fluccish is limited; during a public announcement he phrased an instruction awkwardly, eliciting laughter from the audience.
  • During Anathem he spoke at length, with deliberate pauses.
  • During the late‑night multi‑name Voco, he hesitated over the list and spoke huskily when calling Fraa Jad.

Current Status/Location

Active as Primate and observed conducting duties in the Mynster, including Tenth Night during Apert, frequent Eliger auts, Voco (including a late‑night multi‑name Evocation), and an aut of Anathem.

Summary:

Statho is the Primate who presides over rites in the Mynster, coordinating with wardens and, when present, the Inquisition. He has officiated Eliger, Voco, and an aut of Anathem; in a late‑night Voco he read from a list to Evoke a large group, culminating in the call of Fraa Jad of the Millenarians.

Known as:
Statho