Halikaarnians

First Appearance and Context

During Apert (gate-opening period), while describing paths available to visitors and residents in the one-year math (walled scholarly community), it is noted that some study under Halikaarnians and go on to become practical craftspeople and artisans, while others study under Procians. This usage appears in the context of tours and instruction connected with the Unarians (one-year cohort).

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

“Halikaarnians” is used as a speech label for instructors and thinkers aligned with the tradition of Saunt Halikaarn, especially in contexts of study and mentorship. In the same setting, those who study under such teachers are said to pursue practical crafts and arts extramuros (outside the walls). The label, as used so far, denotes a current of teaching rather than a formally named order; for the formal order at this concent (walled scholarly sanctuary) that traces its lineage to Halikaarn, see the Edharian Order.

At the ongoing Convox hosted at the concent of Saunt Tredegarh, the term likewise marks one side of a familiar pairing in Plenary debates, opposite “Procians.” In that setting it frames disagreements about how to reason from givens (including questions of consciousness) when addressing the recent Visitation and related inquiries.

Relationships and Comparative Usage

• Often mentioned in contrast with Procians when outlining study tracks; the pairing reflects a semantics-first versus syntactic-first outlook in instruction.
• Participants explicitly cast the long-running duel between the Sphenic and Protan systems as continuing under the present-day “Procian versus Halikaarnian” pairing; the older names are invoked as historical framing for the same split.
• Connected by name and outlook to Saunt Halikaarn; formal organizational ties are not specified beyond the separate identification of the Edharian Order.
• In informal speech among avout (monastic scholars), “Procian versus Halikaarnian” functions as familiar shorthand for differing instructional lineages. During current Convox sessions, speakers explicitly cast these as the two camps shaping major debates; some in the nave voiced strong identification with one side or the other.
• A Procian interlocutor quipped that “no disciple of Halikaarn” would examine certain claims too closely; the remark illustrates the rivalry’s tone rather than setting doctrine.
• In a Plurality of Worlds messal, an observer noted that a Procian and a Halikaarnian were on the verge of agreeing—an unusual moment that underscores occasional convergence across the divide.
• In a Plurality of Worlds messal, a Sæcular official complained that discussion had drifted into an “old Procian-versus-Halikaarnian” dispute, underscoring the label’s currency in present debates.
• The label is also used jokingly in attribution; at the same table, one participant described a Lorite contributor as “a closet Halikaarnian,” indicating informal use as a shorthand for a perceived semantics-forward bent.

In Scholarship

A Sæcular (civilian society) scholar, Ignetha Foral, authored a work titled Plurality of Worlds: a Comparative Study of Polycosmic Ideation among the Halikaarnians. The work is associated with her time in the Unarian math at Baritoe, which is described as Procian-dominated. Within the concent a request has been submitted to obtain a copy for the library; its contents have not yet been reviewed locally.

Descriptions/Characteristics

No distinctive dress, rites, or offices have been described for Halikaarnians. The term functions as a descriptive label for a tradition of instruction rather than as an official order name in the material seen so far.

Current Status/Location

Active as a label in present discourse at concents and at the Convox’s Plenary, with no fixed seat, membership rolls, or leadership described.