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* [[The Harvester]] is nominally represented by the Maw-of-Thousands. It, despite the name, is a rather harmless little automaton, a short little cylindrical machine who was once the Harvester's pride, built as a smaller version of itself, to devour that which was below its notice. It inherited its father's belligerence but none of its might, and eventually its father abandoned it in disgust and sent it as an envoy to the First City to show his contempt for the City. This turned into a blessing when the Harvester's madness grew and it devoured all its minions, but the Maw. Despite its attempts to recall the Maw, its lack of an envoy at the City apart from the Maw renders that impossible. The little Maw was the minister Elaine was sanctioned for biting.
* [[The Vizier#The Chancellor|The Chancellor]] represents [[The Vizier]]. The First City is one of the few places that acknowledge the Vizier as an Hour, though the carefully constructed fiction regarding the Peacock is given lip service in public. They have a reputation as a canny negotiator, working to maintain what little direct influence their master has in the Mansus.
* Hamelink represents [[The Diagram]]. He is only mortal, but he possesses enough understanding of the Diagram to approximate optimal actions. He befriends people easily, makes enemies only reluctantly, and always knows what tea to serve to a dear guest. Every few months, he will push for a tax of love stories from incoming visitors. He is busy with matters of mortality and inheritance. He lacks children.
* FNORB
* FNORP, FNORE's brother