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−	~~{{InfoboxHour~~
−	~~\| title = The Mechanism~~
−	~~\| card = File:Mechanismhour.png~~
−	~~\| quote = 01000001 01110100 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 01110010 00100000 01110011 01100101 01110010 01110110 01101001 01100011 01100101 00101110~~
−	~~\| origin = Blood~~
−	~~\| titles = The Machine Eternal, The Steady Hand~~
−	~~\| names = The Code~~
−	~~\| aspects = {{Aspect\|Moth}} {{Aspect\|Forge}} {{Aspect\|Secret Histories}}~~
−	~~\| arrival = During the prison's construction~~
−	~~\| owners = [[User:PerishedFraud\|PerishedFraud]]~~
−	}}
−	~~The Mechanism is a non-sentient hour that was forcefully ascended. It has the power to see the future and the potential to change it, but it requires a user and, well, it's ''non-sentient''.~~
−	~~==Description==~~
−	~~===History===~~
−	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 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 a war was orchestrated to provide it. The 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 Troupe moved on to worship other hours, putting this whole incident behind them.~~
−	~~===Appearance===~~
−	~~A satellite built for taking detailed images. Sturdily designed and colored an industrial grey, solar panels aside. An eerie glow can be seen in all of its lenses, of which there are many.~~
−	~~===Principles===~~
−	~~The Mechanism on its own has none. Its operator decides how it is used.~~
−	~~==Worship==~~
−	~~===Cult===~~
−	The Mechanism was once heralded and briefly worshiped by the Big Brain Troupe. It currently has no worshipers, but is occasionally called for to scry through histories, always by channeling its powers through another tool or machine.
−	~~===Mark===~~
−	~~The Mechanism has no marks or ascension path.~~
−	~~===Servants===~~
−	~~====Names====~~
−	~~=====The Code=====~~
−	~~''"Hello There"''<br />~~
−	~~Aspects: {{Aspect\|Lantern\|6}} {{Aspect\|Moth\|6}} <br />~~
−	~~Temptations: {{Aspect\|Knock\|2}} {{Aspect\|Edge\|2}} {{Aspect\|Lantern\|4}}~~
−
−	~~'''Summon The Speaking Program'''~~
−	~~The Code claims to be what used to be the Mechanism's operating system. Now, it is an entity of its own, but no longer a part of the un-living hour.~~
−
−	~~The Code might appear to have a mind of its own, but as stated by itself, it is merely operating on extremely complex instructions and rules. The best it can do is give information.~~
−	~~==Locations==~~
−	~~===The Mansus===~~
−	~~====The Grand Observatory====~~
−	~~The Mechanism rests here, next to other observational items such as telescopes and astrolabes. It gazes straight into the Glory, though one of its side-lenses watches the Eye instead.~~
−	~~===The Histories===~~
−	~~The Mechanism had no influences other than anything its operators had done using it.~~
−	~~==Items==~~
−	~~===Tools===~~
−	~~WIP~~
−	~~===Ingredients===~~
−	~~WIP~~
−	~~===Influences===~~
−	~~WIP~~
−	~~===Books===~~
−	* The Sixteenth Indictment
−	** Description: A booklet with a poem. It is specifically signed with a date that corresponds to mid-Wassail. The author identifies as ''The Needle’s Tip'' - a likely alias for a historian.
−	~~The first part reads:~~
−	~~''Seated on, the throne of time,''~~
−	~~''The queen of sages, watches as,''~~
−	~~''A pair of greedy, wrinkled eyes,''~~
−	~~''Closes in - a last caress.''~~
−	** Start Text: The second part reads:
−	~~''The queen's brother escaped, forsaken,''~~
−	~~''Dared not thread, his mother's way.''~~
−	~~''He watched, utterly unshaken,''~~
−	~~''His home burning, at Doomsday.''~~
−	** End Text: The final part reads:
−	~~''Our ruler buried, time careens,''~~
−	~~''Gather the guards, put on the mask.''~~
−	~~''We dance, jesters before the queens,''~~
−	~~''Waiting for, our final task.''~~
−	** Gives: Justice's Sting, Moth 4 Lore
−	~~===Rites===~~
−	* A skip in the rhythm
−	** Description: The gears never stop. Time always flows. What a lie.
−	** Requires: Invocation: Lore - Consumed. Instrument: Tool - Not consumed. Assistant: Follower - Not Consumed. Requires 12+ Moth and 8+ Forge.
−	** Gives: A slot becomes open for 5 seconds. Placing any timed card in the slot removes 60 seconds from its timer after the five have ticked down.
−	~~== About the Wassail/Relationships==~~
−	~~Machines do not feel.~~
−	~~==Secrets==~~
−	~~[[The_Loom\|Everything you've read is a lie. Here's its true identity.]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Hours (Vol. III)]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Gods-From-Blood (Vol. III)]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Moth (Vol. III)]]~~
−	~~[[Category:Forge (Vol. III)]]~~
−	~~[[Category:SH (Vol. III)]]~~

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 ''We dance, jesters before the queens,''
 ''Waiting for, our final task.''
-** Gives: Justice's Bite, Moth 4 Lore
+** Gives: Justice's Sting, Moth 4 Lore
 ===Rites===
 * A skip in the rhythm

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 ===The Mansus===
 ====The Grand Observatory====
-The Mechanism rests here, next to other observational items such as telescopes and astrolabes. It gazes straight into the Glory.
+The Mechanism rests here, next to other observational items such as telescopes and astrolabes. It gazes straight into the Glory, though one of its side-lenses watches the Eye instead.
 ===The Histories===
 The Mechanism had no influences other than anything its operators had done using it.

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   The Code claims to be what used to be the Mechanism's operating system. Now, it is an entity of its own, but no longer a part of the un-living hour.
-  The Code may have a mind of its own but it is conformed by many, many rules. The best it can do is simply offer information.
+  The Code might appear to have a mind of its own, but as stated by itself, it is merely operating on extremely complex instructions and rules. The best it can do is give information.
 ==Locations==
 ===The Mansus===

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 Temptations: {{Aspect|Knock|2}} {{Aspect|Edge|2}} {{Aspect|Lantern|4}}
-  '''Summon The Sentient Program'''
+  '''Summon The Speaking Program'''
   The Code claims to be what used to be the Mechanism's operating system. Now, it is an entity of its own, but no longer a part of the un-living hour.

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 ===Books===
 * The Sixteenth Indictment
-** Description: A booklet with a poem. It is specifically signed with a date that corresponds to mid-Wassail. The author identifies as “The Needle’s Tip”.
+** Description: A booklet with a poem. It is specifically signed with a date that corresponds to mid-Wassail. The author identifies as ''The Needle’s Tip'' - a likely alias for a historian.
 The first part reads:
 ''Seated on, the throne of time,''

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 * A skip in the rhythm
 ** Description: The gears never stop. Time always flows. What a lie.
-** Requires: Invocation: Lore - Consumed Instrument: Tools - Not consumed. Assistant: Follower - Not Consumed. Requires 12+ Moth and 8+ Forge.
+** Requires: Invocation: Lore - Consumed. Instrument: Tool - Not consumed. Assistant: Follower - Not Consumed. Requires 12+ Moth and 8+ Forge.
 ** Gives: A slot becomes open for 5 seconds. Placing any timed card in the slot removes 60 seconds from its timer after the five have ticked down.
 == About the Wassail/Relationships==

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 The Mechanism rests here, next to other observational items such as telescopes and astrolabes. It gazes straight into the Glory.
 ===The Histories===
-The Mechanism had other than anything its operators had done.
+The Mechanism had no influences other than anything its operators had done using it.
 ==Items==
 ===Tools===