Jesry's Clock

Jesry’s clock is a prototype timekeeping and triggering apparatus conceived by Fraa Jesry and built with sustained hands-on help from Cord. Set on the summit of the new island that will serve as the headquarters for the emerging Magisterium, it provided a reliable noon signal for the cornerstone ceremony and actuated the release mechanism at the appointed moment.

First appearance and context

• Introduced during preparations for the laying of Saunt Orolo’s cornerstone on the island formed within the crater lake.
• Built to ensure a precise midday trigger for the “Day Zero, Year Zero” inauguration.

Description and characteristics

• Installed at the island’s highest point; described as already “ticking” while still early in its development.
• Uses a parabolic mirror—ground locally—to cast a bright solar spot across a synthetic-stone slab toward a sacrificial element (a wire) placed in its path.
• The setup drives a physical trigger line running downhill from the clock site to the ceremony area.
• Intended as an interim, working instrument; Jesry outlines a far more elaborate “real” clock that will take generations to complete.

Important actions and use

• As the bright spot advanced, the trigger system drew taut; at the chosen instant a mechanism released and the cornerstone dropped cleanly into place amid general applause.
• Jesry requested prayers from any Deolaters present that the contraption hold together until the moment—underscoring its prototype status.

Key relationships and affiliations

• Designer/lead: Fraa Jesry.
• Principal collaborator: Cord, who gathered tools and assisted through multiple build–break iterations.
• Operational setting: the island construction for Saunt Orolo’s community under the Second Reconstitution.

Current status

• Operational as a functional prototype on the island summit; intended to be refined over time alongside plans for a long-term, monumental clock.