Saunt Rab

First Appearance and Context

Saunt Rab is mentioned in connection with a historical near‑impact event, when a large asteroid was detected on a path that might have struck Arbre. The discovery is attributed to this cosmographer; the lab where the response mission was built later became a concent named for him.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Cosmographer associated with the discovery of a threatening asteroid.
• His name is borne by a concent established at the former lab site where a spaceship was built by a Convox of avout to nudge the object away.
• Archives at that concent preserved detailed technical plans from the era of Big Nugget—including advanced suit and launch‑interface designs—which were carried through the Third Sack by avout who safeguarded the books, enabling later reconstruction.

Relationships

• Eponym of a concent that honors his contribution; no direct contemporaries or personal associations are described in the current account.

Descriptions/Characteristics

No physical description or personal characteristics are provided. Rab is referenced solely by title and vocation as a Saunt.

Current Status/Location

Presented as a historical figure known through references. Active details of his life and era are not given in the current text; only the eponymous concent and the asteroid discovery are noted.