Some time after the Wassail, there was a brief opening where there was no one to watch over the Mansus. This was during the time when the prison of the hours was being built. Seizing this opportunity, the Big Brain Troop Troupe - one of the most disorganized cults in existence, decided to bring a satellite into the pantheon. Sacrifice was the only viable option, and so wars and conflicts were orchestrated all around the world. The troop troupe did this following a demented prophecy that claimed the satellite (or any tool, really) would become sentient upon ascending.

Suffice to say, it did not come true. The Mechanism gained godly powers but not an identity, and the Big Brain Troop Troupe moved on to worship other hours, putting this whole incident behind them.

The Mechanism was once heralded and briefly worshiped by the Big Brain TroopTroupe. It currently has no worshipers, but is occasionally called for to scry through histories, always by channeling its powers through another tool or machine.