Fifth Sconics

Context and first mention

During a Convox (rare mathic convocation) hosted at the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh (major monastic complex), a Centenarian avout (hundred‑year order member) introduced herself as “Suur Maroa. Centenarian. Fifth Sconic,” and later used “Fives” as shorthand. She also remarked that avout who followed the Sconic Discipline splintered after the Reconstitution (post‑Sack restoration epoch) and adopted a numbering scheme; the numbers now reach into the low twenties, so the Fives are considered well‑established.

Description

The Fifth Sconics are one of the numbered schools within the Sconic Discipline—see Sconic Discipline (Sconism‑influenced practice). Specific doctrinal differences between the Fives and adjacent groups (such as “Fours” and “Sixes”) are not described here; a Fifth Sconic speaker explicitly deemed such distinctions not germane to the matter at hand. As with other Sconic sects, members are avout (cloistered scholar‑monks) and operate within maths and concents (walled scholarly communities).

Roles and actions noted at Tredegarh

At the ongoing Convox at Tredegarh, a Fifth Sconic Centenarian, Suur Maroa, participated in inquiry concerning sensory evidence from recent events. She questioned witnesses about odors associated with recovered equipment and a body, inferring that certain organic molecules from the visitors were detectable to human olfaction. She indicated an intent to obtain laboratory samples for exposure to olfactory tissue. These actions reflect the work of this identified Fifth Sconic individual and should not be generalized to the sect as a whole.

Relationships and affiliations

• Part of the broader Sconic tradition/practice within maths; see Sconic Discipline.
• Present at the current Convox hosted by the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh.

Current status

Active at Tredegarh during the Convox, with at least one Centenarian representative observed. Further details of doctrine or organization have not been provided in sources available to date.