Peregrin

First Appearance and Context

A Dictionary entry (4th edition) defines several senses of the term and is echoed in current speech among avout preparing to travel outside their math. In discussion, it is treated as both a historical label and a practical, present‑day status that begins and ends at a math.

Concept and Description

Peregrin carries multiple related meanings: - A historical epoch following the destruction of Orithena’s temple and preceding a later golden age. - A designation for a theor who survived that destruction and wandered, sometimes alone and sometimes alongside others. - The name of a Dialog associated with that wandering tradition. - In modern usage, the status of an avout who—under exceptional circumstances—leaves a math and travels through the worldly realm while striving to observe the spirit (if not always the letter) of the Discipline. The phrase is also used as a verb (“make Peregrin”) and for the traveling cohort (“Peregrin group”).

Use in Current Discourse

Recent conversations among avout about travel outside emphasize that Peregrin is a practical status as well as a historical term. When many leave together, they aim to preserve elements of the Discipline within their Peregrin group while in the worldly realm. Speakers contrast it with Voco (a named Evocation, often of individuals) and with Convox (a mass assembly enabling group travel under shared norms); these are reported understandings rather than universal rules and may vary by math.

Practical notes observed in current accounts: - Extras may explicitly recognize the phrase “avout on Peregrin,” treating it as a known status for travelers from the maths. - Peregrin does not confer civil identity. Crossing political units administered by the Saecular Power generally requires documents that avout do not possess; travelers sometimes plan routes that avoid ports‑of‑entry (for example, overland via remote transport corridors) to remain within one jurisdiction. - Traveling with Ita while on Peregrin can draw attention in some communities due to an old taboo against avout–Ita contact; attitudes vary by locale.

Related Concepts and Affiliations

• Avout
• Discipline
• Convox
• Voco
• Sæculum
• Peregrin period
• Saecular Power
• Ita

Current Status

Actively used in speech and in reference works. The term spans historical and practical senses and is applied both to persons (“a Peregrin”) and to the condition or journey of traveling outside; usage as a verb is attested.