Chronicle

The Chronicle is an official record kept within the mathic world to log actions and observations that warrant formal entry under the Cartasian Discipline. In plural usage (“the Chronicles”), the term also refers to the concent’s compiled historical records that avout may consult for background to names and events recounted in rites such as Provener.

First Appearance and Context

The Chronicle is first referenced during a conversation in the Cloister garden, when a fraa assigned to weed as penance notes that a slashberry plant is not among the most strictly prohibited items on the list known as the Eleven, and therefore he does not have to burn it on sight and "put it down in the Chronicle." This establishes the Chronicle as the designated place for logging such matters.

Description and Role

• Singular (“the Chronicle”): The official logbook—presented as a handwritten ledger—used to record incidents and observations that require documentation under the Discipline (e.g., sightings or disposal of proscribed flora). Mechanical recording is not implied.
• Plural (“the Chronicles”): A broader term for the concent’s historical records and accounts. During liturgical recitations (e.g., references made in Provener), listeners within the concent are directed to consult the Chronicles for fuller accounts of persons and events (for example, stories concerning notable saunts).

Relationships and Functions

• Maintained within the concent as part of the community’s record‑keeping practices and historical self‑documentation.
• Supports liturgy and study: formal recitations may point readers to the Chronicles for detailed historical background.
• Expresses the norms of the Discipline by favoring textual, firsthand records over mechanical devices.

Current Status

The Chronicle is understood to be maintained within the math; a specific custodian or storage location has not been identified in‑text. The Chronicles (plural) are referenced as available to those living within the concent; access procedures for outsiders have not been described.