Fraa Tavener

First Appearance and Context

Fraa Tavener—nicknamed "Barb"—is one of the Tenners at the Concent of Saunt Edhar, active in chalk halls and informal study circles. As a Convox forms, he is among the Evoked preparing to depart discreetly, and he steadies when the Peregrin is explained as beginning and ending at a math.

Affiliations and Relationships

• Community: Avout of Saunt Edhar; part of the Tenner cohort and its peer study circles.
• Peers and companions: Travels under the provisional organization led by Fraa Erasmas; in the early convoy he is grouped with an elder Thousander, Fraa Jad, and other allies.
• Messal setting at Tredegarh: Serves as a servitor at a Plurality of Worlds–themed messal hosted at Avrachon's Dowment, typically positioned behind Fraa Jad during service alongside other Edharian servitors.
• Family: Extramuros son of Quin.

Important Actions

• During Convox preparations, becomes unsettled by rapid change but calms when reassured that the Peregrin “begins and ends at a math,” then helps the group proceed in order.
• While viewing a news feed of distant maths lit by a red glow, identifies the three long‑remembered “Inviolates” (Saunt Edhar, Saunt Rambalf, and Saunt Tredegarh), showing quick recall of lore.
• Enforces Discipline in small matters (e.g., objects to casual reading of packaging as a breach), then yields promptly to instruction from a senior fraa.
• Offers practical extramuros knowledge in passing (e.g., where to obtain a free breakfast in a casino), reflecting his background; such details are incidental rather than defining.
• At a messal discussion themed around the Plurality of Worlds, carries courses between kitchen and messallan and—speaking out of turn—remarks that the visitors could have landed their probe in a less primitive way; this draws glares from some doyns, but Fraa Jad acknowledges the point and asks him to wait to be called upon.

Descriptions and Characteristics

• Learning style: Persistent, detail‑first questioner who pushes for clarity; precise and careful with diagrams.
• Demeanor: Rule‑bound and sensitive to disruption; dislikes being crowded and is wary of change but settles when given structure. At times he will point out minor violations of Discipline.
• In discussion: Outspoken and easily exasperated; quick to snort at loose phrasing and eager to quantify, yet he defers when corrected and follows messal etiquette when prompted.
• Language: As inferred from a remark describing his “first‑year Orth,” his Orth seems novice‑level; this suggests he was only recently elevated from earlier training.
• Background: Grew up extramuros; occasional comments about life outside the walls align with having spent time there with family.

Current Status/Location

At the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh during the Convox. He is observed serving as a messal servitor at Avrachon's Dowment and remains attached to the same core group around Fraa Erasmas and Fraa Jad.