Fraa Arsibalt

Fraa Arsibalt is a Tenner‑level avout within a Decenarian math at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. A peer of Fraa Erasmas, he serves on the four‑person team that winds the great clock during Provener in the Mynster.

First Appearance and Context

Arsibalt is first noted among the Tenners preparing for the aut of Provener in the Mynster. Near the southwest Tenner corner, he and Fraa Jesry are already robed while Fraa Lio searches through garments; when the rite begins, Arsibalt takes one of the four poles at the capstan‑like hub in the chancel, helping to set the meteorite weight in motion.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Tenner in the Decenarian math at the Concent of Saunt Edhar; participates in daily timekeeping by winding the clock during Provener.
• Contributes in instruction sessions reviewing the Iconographies under the guidance of Grandsuur Tamura, explaining the stereotype surrounding the Rhetors during a chalk‑hall review.
• During a Decennial Apert, he is shown in formal preparations before dawn: assisting cellmates with precise wrapping and then joining the flow of Tenners toward the Mynster with spheres lit in scarlet to mark their cohort.

Relationships

• Long‑standing peer and teammate of Fraa Erasmas on the clock‑winding crew.
• Works closely with Fraa Jesry and Fraa Lio during ceremonies and duties.
• Shares a cell with peers (including Holbane) during preparations, where they help one another achieve stable wraps.

Descriptions/Characteristics

Arsibalt is described as big and portly, deliberately cultivating a beard to look the part of an old fraa. He is methodical rather than vain; he prefers to be wrapped last so the result will be most secure and correct, and he insists on having things “done right.” Among his crop he seems particularly well suited to the contemplative life of a math.

Current Status/Location

Active among the Tenners of the Decenarian math at the Concent of Saunt Edhar. He is seen participating in Decennial Apert preparations and continues serving on the clock‑winding team during Provener in the Mynster.