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* [[The Crimson Choir]]: The Crimson Choir dedicates itself to the worship of the unified worship of both Aviform Hours of the Grail. The sobering Hour of the Cuckoo is called upon to keep members lucid and receive the brunt of the Peacock's "generosity" so that the mortals can survive it, while the Hour of the Peacock bestows guidance and blessings. It is though worshiping both that the worship of either is the safest.
* [[The Assembly of the Holy Vessels]]: While ostensibly an organization dedicated to the worship of the now defunct Maker, the Peacock has become the predominant patron of the far-fallen order. Through his seductions and temptations, the Broken-Bird and his Long entice the Unfinished back to the side of the Maker's cult, and away from the Hours that have since taken them in.
==Servants==
Hedonistic and lustful, the Peacock and his ilk are concerned only with spreading and indulging their depraved desires. This does not mean all of them are short-sighted or foolish, however. Encountering resistance from the other Hours in spreading his message, the Upstart has learned to organize, to maximize his forces' strength and when necessary use subtler tactics to overcome opposition.
===Names===
====The Young Man====
The Young Man, is many things. A hedonist. A artist. A playwright. A monster. A "collaborative work" between the Peacock and the Caladrius, this Name of the Peacock is but a vessel containing the accumulated essences of notable artisans and Know that the great birds could not bear to let die. For its many talents it has little identity of its own, mainly following orders and acting on the half-remembered impulses of the many once-great talents residing within its stitching. It largely remains confined to the Upper House with its master, leading the Suitors in their unending revels and charges against the other House. There are many ways to attain immortality in the games of the Hours. This is one of the less preferable ways.
====Iago the Honest====
All of the Peacock's minions are eager to spread word of their master's Promise and the delights that await within the Revel Unceasing, but few can come close to the Honest Lyrebird. His voice is like music, and his song is sung in the voice of the Peacock himself. Few can resist the temptations of the most seductive Name, and none leave his presence unchanged. Does he truly always speak the truth? Who can say. His words are so pleasant, those that hear them rarely still care afterwards. He would be notable among the agents of the Peacock if only for the fact he walks the Wood openly, "rescuing" dreamers from other dangers and entrancing them with the song of the red bird, luring them into the depths of lust. His Long are the Choirmen, who fly the winds from the Glassgarden to Nowhere itself, spreading the word of the Broken-Bird to all.
====The Lady in Red====
Eat, drink, and be merry. The finest clothes, the finest foods, and the most pleasurable company. These are the things the Lady in Red treasures. Ever did the woman she was desire the finest in life, and ascension to the ranks of the Names has only deepened this hunger. An unparalleled beauty in a wide-brimmed red hat and dress, she is always seen smoking a cigar and engaging in some sort of earthly vice. The Lady is seductive and tempestuous, never staying in one place or favoring a particular paramour for long. Ever does she caress and whisper in the ears of influential dreamers, pushing them to follow the will of the Peacock. Hers are the addicts, those who are slowly consumed by their vices until it has engulfed them completely. Her Attendants are those who have grown bored of "mundane" pleasures, pursuing only the most exotic and perverted delights in the name of Peacock's lust.
===Long===
There are many Long that serve the Broken-Bird, but only some of them are stolen from the other Hours. Those who have directly felt the touch of the Peacock come away with traits and abilities that mark them as unnatural even among the Long. Incredibly tantalizing and durable, they embody the Upstart's only desires, to indulge himself and to spread wherever he can, until only he and his remain.
====The Suitors====
The living embodiments of mob mentality, the Suitors live to party, flirt, and spread. Little of what they once were remains, offered so that they could revel forever in the sight of the great bird. They manifest as grinning, bleeding silhouettes. They are the most common form of Peacock's Long, and fill the bulk of the Revel Unceasing. What they lack in individuality, they make up for in endurance. Their "party games" take advantage of their difficulty dying to further explore sensation. Under the Young Man, they are the Peacock's shock troops in his ongoing war to reclaim the Upper Mansus, swarming and overwhelming otherwise superior opponents with sheer numbers alone.
====The Choirmen====
It takes many voices to fill a Choir, and there is always room for more. The Choirmen typically take the form of birds of a myriad of shapes and sizes, but they are all recognizable by their red coloration and beautiful songs. The most infamous form of Peacock's Long, they stealthily fly the Halls of the Mansus singing the Peacock's songs, which are known to lure Long away from their rightful masters' service and into the ranks of the lust-maddened Choir Unceasing. Their Maestro is the Honest, who from afar sings orders to them in the depths of the Wood, mesmerizing those that overhear them. Like vermin they can be found scattered everywhere, and are treated as a dangerous nuisance by the other Hours.
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