Day Zero, Year Zero

First appearance and context

• Declared during the setting of a cornerstone on the island that serves as the nascent headquarters of a new Magisterium. The cornerstone is a cube hewn from the fallen rod and is lowered at midday by a clock‑triggered mechanism.
• One face is carved with the institution’s dedication (left partly blank pending a final name: “— of Saunt Orolo”); another is engraved “YEAR 0 OF THE SECOND RECONSTITUTION,” establishing the time marker in stone.

Key relationships and affiliations

• Anchors the start of a new calendar epoch tied to the Reconstitution, specifically its second, renewed settlement.
• Associated with the formation of two coequal Magisteria and with the founding of a Saunt‑Orolo–named institution; the label is intended to signal a fresh beginning and shared civic‑ritual time.
• Namesake reference: the planned institution honors Fraa Orolo (often styled “Saunt Orolo” by admirers).

Important actions and usage

• Spoken as the formal designation for the inaugural day (“Day Zero, Year Zero”).
• Used as an inscription on the cornerstone (“YEAR 0 OF THE SECOND RECONSTITUTION”), making it the documentary epoch for subsequent records and observances associated with the site.

Description and characteristics

• Functions both as a calendrical phrase and as a ceremonial label for the founding moment of the new Magisterium’s center.
• Presented in two forms: a spoken formulation (“Day Zero, Year Zero”) and a formal inscription (“YEAR 0 OF THE SECOND RECONSTITUTION”).

Current status

• The cornerstone has been set and bears the inscription. Participants recognize this day as the epochal starting point of the Second Reconstitution.