Fraa Landasher

Fraa (honorific) Landasher serves as FAE (First Among Equals) of the community at Orithena, a cloister identified in accounts as part of the Lineage (ancient scholarly order). He is described as the third of three who questioned a visitor at the gate and later presides in a welcoming role at the Refectory, offering a formal toast.

Context and Role

• Landasher is presented as a leader within Orithena's cloister, functioning as FAE (First Among Equals) and taking responsibility for protocol at the gates and hospitality within the cloister.
• Narrative speakers infer that Orithena is not a standard Cartasian math but rather the cloister of the Lineage; the community uses familiar mathic (cloistered scholarly) forms to deal with outsiders while remaining focused on excavation and study.
• Speakers note that local governance is handled differently from a typical concent: Sammann reports that a private foundation owns Ecba, run by a mixed board of outside-world and mathic members; Landasher appears to operate within that arrangement when admitting and housing visitors.

Actions

• During the unexpected descent of a Geometers (alien visitors) probe into the Orithena pit, Landasher immediately took charge: he ensured the gates were opened to admit necessary vehicles and the parachute, then ordered they be shut and bolted once inside to buy time.
• He warned that the Sæcular Power (worldly authority) would likely respond quickly and urged preparations to delay their entry; his stated aim was to gain as much time as possible to learn before external control foreclosed local action.
• He voiced concern about possible biological risk ("infection") and initially restricted broad access to the pit, keeping most people topside while designated individuals approached the craft.
• When soldiers arrived, Landasher demanded to know who was in charge and on what legal basis actions were being taken, but accounts suggest his legal frame of reference was outdated compared to current procedure.
• Earlier actions include welcoming Fraa Erasmas at a communal meal, coordinating safe descent times to the ruins with Suur Spry, and, at Fraa Orolo's request, inviting and lodging Erasmas’s companions at a guest house where jeejahs and other extramuros goods might be kept.

Relationships and Affiliations

• Affiliated with Orithena and the Lineage (ancient scholarly order).
• Interacts with Fraa Erasmas and Fraa Orolo during events surrounding the probe’s arrival and the community’s response.
• Works with visiting laypeople and resident suurs and fraas to balance site safety, access, and hospitality.

Description and Demeanor

• Shown as procedural and welcoming in ordinary circumstances: he handles introductions, schedules descent to the ruins at suitable hours, and ensures guests have guidance.
• Observers describe him as generally wise and reasonable; during the crisis around the probe’s arrival he appears strained and overwhelmed, yet remains firm in tone and focused on process and safety.

Current Status

• Resident leader at Orithena, last seen coordinating gate, safety, and liaison efforts as soldiers initiated an evacuation. His subsequent status is not recorded in these accounts.

Notes

• Specialized terms used here: Fraa (honorific), Suur (honorific), FAE (first among equals), avout (cloistered scholar), Concent (walled mathic complex), Sæcular Power (worldly authority), jeejah (handheld device).