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, coordinating departures while upholding the spirit of the Discipline outside the walls.
• Current accounts: Saunt Tredegarh is described as a “giant Convox,” receiving Evoked avout from multiple concents, assembling small travel groups, and dispatching them under Peregrin with low‑visibility habits (for example, moving in small cohorts and avoiding conspicuous garb).
• Messaging and coordination: Travelers heading toward the Convox have been observed to carry letters addressed to named contacts there; a Ringing Vale cohort en route via Mahsht agreed to bear such notes. This reinforces the Convox’s role as a clearinghouse for organizing and relaying information among avout on Peregrin.
• 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—reported as preserved speech rather than a formal chronology.

Notes

• Rarity: Usage treats Convox as exceptional; lists in speech include only a handful across history (for example, 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.