Saunt Halikaarn

First Appearance and Context

An in-world dictionary entry that discusses Saunt Proc and the faculties at the Concent of Saunt Muncoster (concent: monastic academy) identifies Saunt Halikaarn as the patron associated with the Semantic line. In Apert conversations at the concent (Apert: public forum), Halikaarn is also invoked as a progenitor for a pure-theorics stance (theorics: abstract theory and math). Another dictionary entry defines "Semantic Faculties" as factions claiming descent from Halikaarn and holding that symbols can bear actual semantic content, contrasting them with "Syntactic Faculties."

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Patron figure for Semantic Faculty of the Concent of Saunt Muncoster.
• Cited as lineage source for "Semantic Faculties" in general usage (groups that emphasize semantic content of symbols), often contrasted with "Syntactic Faculties."
• Named lineage source for the Edharian Order, whose members on the crag are described as Edharians.
• In popular accounts, “Halikaarnian traditions” are alleged to underlie the legendary Incanter; this is presented in-text as iconography rather than documented doctrine. See Halikaarnian Traditions for how such stories are framed.
• In intra-math discourse, some avout (cloistered scholars) shorthand a “Procian versus Halikaarnian” dispute; in that framing, Halikaarn is grouped with Evenedric and Saunt Edhar as exemplars of a pure-theorics posture, contrasted with positions labeled Procians.
• Contemporary speakers also attribute to Halikaarn a program to overhaul Sconic thought (Sconic: school on mediated perception) to bring it in line with advances in theorics and their applicability to the physical world. Surviving accounts suggest he spent much effort refuting Proc (opposing school) and answering Proc-aligned critics; sustained development of the associated inquiry then fell to Evenedric.
• During a public Plenary at Tredegarh, a Procian loctor invoked “disciples of Halikaarn,” illustrating ongoing use of Halikaarnians as a living label in arguments about consciousness and method; the remark was polemical rather than doctrinal.

Relationships

• Regularly contrasted with Saunt Proc and the lineage tied to Syntactic Faculty of the Concent of Saunt Muncoster, reflecting a semantics–syntax divide described in sources available so far.
• Presented as the immediate forerunner to Evenedric in datonomy (datonomy: study of givens).

Doctrines and Positions

• Associated with the view that thoughts have real semantic content (Aboutness) over and above the ones and zeroes of a syndev (syndev: computing device), and that symbols can genuinely be about things; some speakers connect this to minds perceiving ideal forms in the Hylaean Theoric World (ideal realm of forms).
• Linked to an effort to revise Sconic reasoning (as above) so its methods accord with developments in theorics that proved effective when applied to the physical world.

Descriptions/Characteristics

No physical description is provided. “Halikaarnian” is used in discourse to mark a semantics-oriented or pure-theorics posture. Specific doctrines or writings from Halikaarn have not been quoted in the material available so far; sources note that many records are said to have been destroyed, which may explain gaps in detail.

Current Status/Location

Presented as a historical, venerated Saunt (venerated scholar). No contemporary activity or location is described; references so far treat Halikaarn as a patron and lineage figure.