The Vizier

The Vizer (The Sous-Chef, The Ink-Thane) is the Sixth Hour of the Fansus, represented by the Lovers card. He was created by Will. It is a God-from-Flesh, or, as some tales have it, a God-from-Blood. He ascended early in the First History, rising from his position as chancellor to the King of Albion, to a Name of the Great Serpent, and then to Hourhood. His aspects are Winter and Secret Histories.

The Vizier
Origin	Blood
Titles	The Vizier The Sous-Chef The Ink-Thane
Names	The Revolutionary
Aspects
Date of arrival	Unknown
Owner(s)	Will, A Poor Lunatic

Contents

History

In the earliest days of the First History, the Kingdom of Albion was the first of the Great Empires to rise, and the first to fall. Its king was guided by his chancellor, who grew wise in the knowledge of the Invisible Arts after exhausting what knowledge he could glean of mortals and of the mortal world. In his pride he sought to gain control over History, recognising that unless it could be brought to heel, Albion would fall. And so the chancellor betrayed his king, offering his blood up to the Hours as a sign of his willingness to serve.

He rose to be a Name of the Great Serpent, and in that capacity he governed the Mansus in his liege's stead. When the Segmentation occurred, the Vizier ascended to the ranks of the Hours, and found that without his patron, he wielded little power. Seeking to rectify this, the Vizier made a deal with the Peacock - the Vizier would consent to the Peacock claiming his place in the Tarot, and in return the Peacock would be his backer.

Appearance

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Principles

The Vizier is Winter, for he brings silence where ever he goes. Conversation grows hushed, and then slowly silent. None dare speak where they may be overheard. He is also a power of the Secret Histories, for he weaves the threads of History to his benefit, and is counted as one of the Hours who is most knowledgeable of their uncounted threads.

He is an Hour of manipulation, scheming, plotting, and lying. He loves order and organisation, constantly micromanaging his Long and Names. He loves knowledge, both for its own sake and for the power it brings. Because of this, it is a spy and voyeur, always seeking to discover secrets that would help spread its influence.

Servants

The Vizier's servants are many, though only a few are significant. He surrounds himself with helpers, assistants, scribes, administrators, and miscellaneous minions. Some are mortal, some are Long, a few are Names. Despite their internal rivalries, their affairs and their squabbling, they operate like oiled clockwork. The Vizier does not tolerate inefficiency.

Names

The Revolutionary

"Oh my master! Shall we build a new order from the ashes of the old? Shall we melt down their chains, and forge new ones for ourselves?"

Once a spy who betrayed their homeland and rose to lead the organisation they secretly fought against. They aided the revolution from within, and built a new order to replace that which they tore down. Winter to call them. Edge to match their struggle with your own. They are Winter, for they bring the end; and Forge, for an end is merely a new beginning. The Revolutionary sometimes appears as a man, sometimes as a woman, but always in singed business clothing appropriate to the time and place they have been summoned to.

Relationships

• The Architeuthian:
• The Anaconda: The Vizier has a fraught relationship with the Anaconda. Both former Names of the Great Serpent, the Anaconda never trusted the Vizier, for his ascension came from betrayal, and the Anaconda was a loyal Name. Nevertheless, the Vizier has great respect for the Anaconda's desire for order and stability, and counts himself as one of the Anaconda's allies.
• Snake Tail with Appendages: Chaos. Disorder. Rebellion and revolution. The Snake Tail is everything the Vizier loathes. Still, its power is to be respected, even if nothing else about it is.
• The Engine of Cycles: What is this. Why is this abomination allowed to continue. It is an insult, no matter how impressive it is.
• The Peacock: In the Peacock, the Vizier sees a chance to regain his old power. He sees a dupe and a tool, and waits for the Peacock's schemes to blow up in its face, giving the Vizier a chance to aid with the recovery, and so ingratiate himself with whoever then rules the Mansus.
• Old Tarnished: A mortal upstart.
• The Spark: .
• The Cuckoo:
• The Silver Owl:
• The Watcher in the Window:
• The Elder Sister:
• The Apple-of-the-Eye:
• SWOUP:
• The Archivist:
• The Bright-Delver:
• The Harvester:
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• The Insidious:
• The Snow-Stained:
• The Fanged Bramble:
• The Aged Bones: The Aged Bones! She-Who-Remembers! If the Vizier can be said to be fond of a person, he is fond of her. They used to share a History, and the Vizier retains some sentimentality for the past. A noble ruler, a wise counsellor, perhaps even a friend.
• The Mendicant Without:
• The Anvil:
• The Maker:
• The Deceiver:
• The Huntsman:
• The Great Serpent: