Centenarian Chapter

The Centenarian Chapter is a formally named chapter within the Edharian Order at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. It encompasses the Centenarians, also called the Hundreders, and is recognized in rites such as Voco.

First Appearance and Context

The chapter is called out explicitly during a Voco when the Primate summons “Fraa Paphlagon of the Centenarian Chapter of the Order of Saunt Edhar.” In that moment, the Hundreders address a hymn of mourning and farewell as the named avout steps alone from behind the Centenarians’ screen in the Mynster.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Alignment and membership: The chapter aligns with the Edharian Order and comprises the Centenarian cohort at this concent.
• Rites and observance: During Voco, the chapter’s members provide the formal hymn of mourning and farewell for the Evoked and open their screened passage for the procession.
• Access and controls: A portcullis associated with the chapter’s approach in the upper works has been observed closed during a period of restricted rooftop access; the related feature is referenced as the Centenarian Cupola.

Relationships

• Order affiliation: Part of the Edharian Order and situated within the Concent of Saunt Edhar.
• Cohort and place: Closely associated with the Centenarian Math and the Centenarians as its constituent cohort.
• Noted member: Fraa Paphlagon is identified as belonging to this chapter in the observed Voco.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Reserved space: The chapter has a screened area in the Mynster from which a member may step forward when named.
• Cohort identity: Members are Hundreders (Centenarians), whose cycle and customs differ from other cohorts within the concent.

Current Status/Location

Active within the Concent of Saunt Edhar. During the described period, the Centenarians’ screen was opened for a Voco and their associated portcullis in the upper works was observed closed; routine observances otherwise continued within the concent.