Reformed Old Faanians

The Reformed Old Faanians are referenced by avout (monastic scholars) as a recognized order within the maths (monastic orders) and concents (walled monastic complexes). They are frequently paired in mention with the Order of the New Circle. At the Concent of Saunt Edhar, the name is familiar in everyday talk and the order is present through a local chapter that has taken part in public moments such as the Tenth Night Supper.

First Appearance and Context

The order is invoked in teaching and conversation alongside other well‑known currents within the mathic world. Locally at Saunt Edhar, it is treated as part of the standing mix of orders that avout consider when weighing their paths.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Functions as an order that recruits Tenners (ten‑year cohort avout) during Eliger (selection rite).
• Community duties are shared: on at least one recent evening, it was the Reformed Old Faanians’ night to serve the Refectory (communal dining hall) supper.
• In the vicinity of the concent, the ruined site known as Shuf’s Dowment—a dowment (endowed house)—has been used by the Reformed Old Faanians as a retreat. They refitted the above‑ground rooms, while leaving most of the old cellars untouched except for a chamber to the right of the stair that stores wine and a silver table‑service for special occasions.
• To answer criticism that their work at Shuf’s Dowment might be a “sneaky way of getting something for nothing,” the ROF keeps a standing invitation for avout of any order to go there and work; in practice, New Circle and Edharians rarely do so.
• Rumors among other orders have alleged that the ROF found or were accumulating treasure beneath Shuf’s Dowment. In response, Fraa Arsibalt has been exploring the undercellars and located a small vaulted sub‑basement; if any treasure‑vault ever existed, accounts say it would have been cleaned out during the Third Sack. No treasure has been found, and the aim is to make the empty space known to dispel such talk.
• Members skilled in woodworking—the ROF carpenters, described as cabinet‑makers among the avout—have fitted interior spaces with wooden floors and paneled walls.
• During the Convox (large convocation), avout at Tredegarh cite the ROF’s refurbishment of Shuf’s Dowment as a benchmark for “a dowment fixed up nicely,” used to contrast with Tredegarh’s many well‑appointed dowments and chapter houses.
• Per local remarks, the order has long been considered diminished at this concent; however, during the current post‑opening period, several Tenners chose it.

Relationships

• Often juxtaposed with the Order of the New Circle in instruction and in public observances, reflecting counterpart roles in the concent’s discourse and recruitment.
• Supported a project undertaken by Fraa Arsibalt; the exchange that mentions this also jokes about a “First Among Equals,” implying a chapter‑level structure, though specific leadership is not confirmed.

Descriptions/Characteristics

No explicit doctrine, insignia, or distinctive garb has been described. The “reformed” name implies a connection to earlier Faanite lines, but the narrative has not detailed how they differ. In conversation, some members are said to believe in God, and the abbreviation “ROF” (also “the ROF”) is used in casual speech. In rooftop and classroom debates, speakers sometimes invoke the group—alongside the New Circle—as exemplifying an “eye‑of‑the‑beholder” stance about beauty; formal doctrine remains unspecified.

Current Status/Location

Active and present at the Concent of Saunt Edhar through a local chapter, with recent Eliger bells bringing multiple new joiners. Specific membership figures or leadership have not been stated.