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.
First seen:
Part 1: Provener - Chapter 8: Incanter
Part 1: Provener - Chapter 8: Incanter
Most recently seen:
Part 5: Voco - Chapter 25: Terrible Events
Part 5: Voco - Chapter 25: Terrible Events
Known as:
Statho
Statho