Discipline

First Appearance and Context

The Discipline is referenced as the code shaping possessions and attire for the avout during preparations for a Decennial Apert at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. It is described as originating with people who lived in warm places and, among other rules, as allowing each avout to own a bolt, a chord, and a sphere, while saying nothing explicitly about footwear.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

Within the mathic world, “the Discipline” names the operative rule‑set under which avout live. In many communities this takes the form of the Cartasian Discipline, which emphasizes austerity in media and devices and sets boundaries for interactions with visitors. Enforcement is understood to be possible by higher authorities (for example, the Inquisition is mentioned as a body that could punish violations), though in the case noted at Saunt Edhar no such action has occurred.

Relationships

• Community: Observed among the avout of Saunt Edhar and presumed to apply broadly within maths.
• Variant/label: Closely associated in practice with what is elsewhere called the Cartasian Discipline.
• Oversight: The Inquisition is referenced as a potential enforcer when rules are stretched.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Minimal kit: At minimum, each avout is permitted a bolt, a chord, and a sphere.
• Climate‑shaped origin: It is said to have been created by people who lived in warm places, which may explain the lack of explicit footwear rules.
• Local accommodation: At Saunt Edhar, avout wear tire sandals during Apert and soft‑soled footwear in winter as a pragmatic extension of the Discipline.

Current Status/Location

Actively in force at Saunt Edhar. Local practice allowing footwear during Apert and in cold months has not drawn punitive action to date.