Concent of Saunt Tredegarh

Overview

The Concent of Saunt Tredegarh is a prominent Concent (walled monastic community) and one of the Big Three (three major concents). It currently serves as a gathering point for Evoked (formally called out) groups of Avout (monastic scholars). From Erasmas’s perspective, Tredegarh is older and much larger than the Concent of Saunt Edhar, and sits in a milder climate noted for lush, fragrant gardens and groves.

Notable Features

• Gardens and groves: described as lusher and more fragrant than those at Saunt Edhar.
• Refectory: Erasmas imagines a “rich old” refectory setting for formal suppers among visiting avout.
• Scale and age: characterized (by Erasmas) as older and much larger compared to Saunt Edhar.

Associations

• Namesake: Saunt Tredegarh.
• Community: host to large numbers of avout and a destination for travelers from peer maths, including those departing the Concent of Saunt Edhar.
• Travel routes: described as a destination for cohorts moving via northern ports such as Mahsht.

Recent Activity

• Convergence of Evoked travelers: Tredegarh continues to function as a rendezvous and staging site for Evoked avout from multiple concents, organizing cohorts consistent with a Convox (large convocation).
• Referenced from Orithena: a gatekeeper there stated that one Evoked and dispatched to a Convox at Tredegarh ought not present themselves elsewhere “on the other side of the world,” reinforcing Tredegarh’s role as the recognized Convox destination and implying distance from Orithena.
• Discussed by travelers as the place to which they intend to return after field journeys; one companion expresses confidence that all usable “givens” about the Geometers (aliens) are available there via the Convox.
• Another participant characterizes the Convox’s work as political and is reluctant to engage, highlighting Tredegarh’s role not only as a logistical hub but also as a deliberative center.

Status/Access

Active and occupied. As with other concents, entry is controlled by its gates. Routine arrivals appear to be handled under ordinary procedures while the site functions as the host of a Convox.