The Terrible Events

First Appearance and Context

The Terrible Events are mentioned by avout during a Provener observed inside the Mynster. In recounting how the Hylaean Anathem has changed over time, they are cited as occurring before the Reconstitution and as the point after which the aut was revived in a new form centered on winding the great clock.

Description and Role

The Terrible Events are presented as a period of severe upheaval whose details are not specified in the account. Within mathic history, they function as a landmark used to divide earlier eras—such as the Dispersal to the New Periklynes and the subsequent Praxic Age—from the re‑established practices that followed. Their most concrete effect noted so far is liturgical: the Hylaean Anathem, long fallen out of regular use, was revived in a new, clock‑centered form after this period.

Relationships and Functions

• Reconstitution: Named alongside the Terrible Events as part of the historical pivot leading to the revived aut; details of the Reconstitution have not been provided in the present narrative.
• Provener: The revived form of the Hylaean Anathem is enacted during Provener, when the community coordinates to wind the great clock housed in the Mynster.

Current Status

The Terrible Events are treated as past history and a reference point in liturgical and institutional memory. No specific timeline, causes, or outcomes beyond their role in prompting the revived aut have been described so far.