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* The One Sanctum- Meeting place of the 20 Ministers and the seat of government of the First City. Where the representatives of the Hours administer the justice of the gods, hear audiences, and settle disputes that occur between their patron Hours in either the Mansus or the other Histories.
* The Scarlet Queen- A gentleman's club of ill repute in the more high-end district of the City. Frequented by Long of numerous principles, the club caters to all manner of tastes, both refined and depraved. Rumored to be frequented by the Name of [[The Peacock]] with the most distinguished tastes.
* Heritage Valley- The gated community home to the devotees of [[Old Tarnished]]. As the Golden King's followers usually tend to be some sort of puritanical supremacist, they choose not to interact with the rest of the city in favor of living in a microcosm of the Golden Empire. St. Pizarro's Cathedral is at the center of the community, a gilded monstrosity of a church that towers over the surrounding buildings as a result of a feud between the Imperials and followers of the Apple of the Eye. Both churches are convinced they serve the more glorious Hour, and as a result are constantly expanding and "beautifying" their respective temples in an effort to outdo the other.
* The Temple Nil- Everyone in the first city will tell you: there is no Temple Nil. It is not the hidden church of the Gods from Nowhere. It does not manifest when the clock strikes midnight. It is not where the acolytes of the forbidden gods in the underbelly of the city gather to commune with their masters. It is not where the Nine Emissaries of Nowhere meet to coordinate their efforts against the One Sanctum. They do not disclose forbidden knowledge those who manage to seek them out. You should not investigate this.
* The Bounty Office- The local outpost of the Ferryman's bounty-hunters from [[The Collections Office]]. Assists in hunting down and exterminating dangerous Mansus creatures that occasionally get loose on the city's underbelly, as well as bringing in rebellious Long. As a separate organization from the city watch and the Watchers, they can sometimes be hired for private security or muscle, as long as they're not involved in any sort of theft.
==The Twenty Minsters==
* [[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.
** Officially, the Young Man is [[The Peacock]]'s Minister. In reality, while Romeo is charismatic enough to give a decent performance, he lacks the focus to actually perform any duties of note. He does however oversee the city's holidays as the Master of Ceremonies, where he does an exceptional enough job working the crowds he maintains a devout following despite his flaws.
* 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.
* The Silver Regent is the representative of the Golden King. Originally the Golden King's representative in [[The Golden Empire]], the Regent's failure in the campaign of FNORD resulted in his retirement to "a position of honor" as the King's representative. He advocates for the rights of human citizens, and contributes to the training of the city watch in the hopes of suppressing the literal monsters lurking in the city's underbelly.
* [[The Pale Lady]] is the representative of [[The Ferryman]]. A target of frequent assassination attempts, it only made sense to appoint her to an office that came with the bonus of the protection of the Great Serpent's truce. She oversees fair trade and the collection of the Hours' tithe. However, with compassion uncharacteristic to a Long -let alone a long of the Dolomedes- contribute the lion's share of the tribute owed to her to charitable causes, foremost among them maintaining the temples of the [[The Anvil]] and [[The Maker]]. It is for her past and her continued good deeds she is one of the most popular minsters, despite her current master.
* [[The Cuckoo]] is represented by the Skin-Tailor, a massive humanoid insect. In his mortal life, he was a charlatan and social climber that enjoyed leeching off the fame and status of others. The Tailor continues this trend by being at the foreground of the city's fashion and fine dining crowds. He's also a honest, upstanding investor who has aided in the startup of numerous businesses around the First City. Pay no mind to the fact most of those businesses were eventually revealed to be scams. No one can prove he was in any way aware of that fact. No one alive, that is.
* FNORB
* FNORP, FNORE's brother
The Nowheres are not acknowledged by the proper Hours. That does not stop their influence from being felt even here, and they have sent their emissaries to represent them, even if none care to listen. For now.
* [[The Prince]] represents [[The Insidious]] in all matters of politicking. He is a canny manipulator, uniting the Hours from nowhere as often as he sets them against each other for political gain. He doesn't mind that the Nine Emissaries aren't yet recognised in the city, instead taking advantage of the situation in order to create a network of Long spies. The time will come for The Prince and those who stand with him.
* FNORDWith Romeo incapable of performing any real government role, the The Lady in Red is the closest the Peacock has to an official Emissary to Shesha. The Lady spends little time in the city, but secretly owns numerous prestigious high-end salons and gentlemen's clubs in a bid to slowly corrupt the city's most influential Long to the side of the Peacock.
* FNORD
* FNORD