Name

'Kanishk sought to become a Name. In pursuit of that end, he made Lok Kahuli the vessel of his appetites, promising Lok that they would ascend together. At the Spider's Door, he betrayed his lover...'
'Account of Kanishk at the Spider's Door''

Names are beings that act as high-ranking servants and even emissaries of the Hours. Like lesser spirits, Names possess a variety of forms and traits, typically tied to the nature of the Hour they serve, and some can be summoned for aid by occultists. Unlike lesser spirits, the vast majority of Names retain their individual identities, and are afforded a great deal of power and respect in the Mansus’ hierarchy. Despite this privilege, Names are also subject to intense scrutiny from the Hours, who fear Names' ambition may bring them to one day murder and usurp their patrons.

Some Names serve as occult facilitators of sorts, assisting with the ascension of new Long. This can be done by instructing adepts on the deeper mysteries of the Principles, telling adepts what tasks the Hours require of them, judging adepts’ contributions to their patron, or even by directly altering their bodies. Other Names seem to help their patron Hour in shaping the world; for instance, the Grail’s Thirstlies, Ivories, and Lovelies are known to create new desires within the Red Church. There seem to be a maximum amount of seven Names per Hour. If this is true, The Twins would be exempt of this rule, as they share Names. Their limit would therefore be 14.

The Making of Names

All Names whose origins are clearly identified falls into one of two categories. They are either direct emanations of their patron Hours, or they were a Long, mortal, or some other preexisting being that arose to their patron's service. The Long that have been observed ascending to Namehood must first emulate their patron's enactments - three phrases that describe the Hour's fundamental nature - and it is reasonable to assume that the birth of Name-emanations must do the same. The making of a Name therefore differ from Hour to Hour.

The Forge of Days

A Dawnbreaker Core

The Names of the Forge of Days must remake with fire, end what will not change, and end all nights. One way for Forge-Long to accomplish this is by using a fragment of the Sun-in-Splendour to create an alchemical nuke known as the Dawnbreaker Device. They must then detonate their Dawnbreaker atop a flaw in the world, a tear in reality that causes events (e.g. the names of nearby settlements) to align in every History. The detonation of the Device produces significant amounts of heat and light, destroys an otherwise unchanging part of the world (as well as everyone nearby), and combined with the Biting Key gives the Forge-Long enough power to force their way through the Savage Door into the Forge's service.

The Watchman

The Names of the Watchman must navigate, illuminate, and be not compassionate. One way for Lantern-Long to accomplish this is by luring dreamers to the Lesser Crossroads using a luminous tree. These dreamers serve as Witnesses to the opening of the Tricuspid Gate using the Key of Days, which causes Glory-light to stream through it. The resultant illumination allows the Lantern-Long to navigate their way to the Mansus' highest reaches, although the souls of the Witnesses, along with hundreds of other dreamers', will be unmercifully destroyed in the process.

The Red Grail

The Names of the Red Grail must give life, take life, and be not sated. One way for Grail-Long to accomplish this is by having a child with another Long, and then consuming this child to sate their resulting hunger, but as this would constitute the Crime of the Sky they would be unable to enter the Mansus without shame. An alternative to this is for the Grail-Long to offer their blood to a terminally ill mortal, which has the effect of restoring the mortal's health. After being made sufficiently delicious, the mortal is then eaten alive by the Grail-Long and countless others in the Vitulation, a cannibalistic orgy of enough sensation to draw the Grail's attention through the Kingskin Gate.

List of Names

Name	Patron	Origin	Notes
The Knotwingknot	The Moth	Unknown	Has a nest in the Wood, which can be visited by consuming copious amounts of alcohol
Ferezeref the Magpie	The Moth	Unknown	A Name of the Moth which joins the Avian Hours yearly for their meeting at the Roost 'Wings Within Wings' aka the Invisible Opera is dedicated to him. Ferezeref generally deputises a lesser power to arrange a suitable disaster at the Opera. But he has been known to attend the performances himself.
The Motley	The Moth	Unknown	Existence only known through a leaked list of the Moth's Names in Book of Hours
Goddess-who-changes-skin	The Moth	Unknown	Presumably, it's the Moth's forgotten Name Its statue is found at the Chapel Calicite under the Hush House
The Baldomerian	The Door in the Eye? The Vagabond?	Ascended	Owner of the Lodge of the Sage Knight, candidate for the Watchman's Pilgrimage Status as a Name is unclear due to the ambiguous status of Lantern-Long Formerly Teresa Galmier, a human occultist during the 1920s, the author of The Locksmith's Dream book series Father is an Antaean, the French-Italian Reckoner Lord Duffoure; mother appears to have had ties to the aspect of the Lantern Temporary regained the corporeal body by Fr. Stanislav John Schaller Lover of Christopher Illopoly, a contemporary of hers, though the two parted ways owing to their different goals
Kitling Ripe	The Velvet	Unknown	Resurrected the Velvet Can be encountered during the Dancer Legacy at the Unnumbered Stones Enjoys hunting immortals It's possible to achieve immortality by arousing the Kitling's appetite enough to become her quarry, but not quite enough to be caught
The Nameless Name	The Velvet	Unknown	Collect secrets for the Velvet in the Wake Only ever seen by the greyest of cats, who can lead mortals to Misty Nook, where it resides Acquainted with the Ligeian known as Morgen Can conceal mortals within its obscuring mists for a price
Old Mother Anguish	The Mother of Ants	Unknown	Mother of Ahad and Daha Came to parley with her son and daughter in a dream in Kerisham, where Ahad was seemingly killed
Ahad (deceased)	The Witch-and-Sister	Ascended?	Son of Old Mother Anguish, brother of Daha, and a notorious murderer Came to parley with his mother and sister in a dream in Kerisham, where he was seemingly killed
Daha	The Sister-and-Witch	Ascended?	Daughter of Old Mother Anguish, sister of Ahad Came to parley with her mother and brother in a dream in Kerisham, where Ahad was seemingly killed
Biedde	The Colonel	Ascended?	Name may be a bastardization of the Arabic word for "mosquito" Supposedly a surgeon-highwayman during the 18th century The blade that bears his name leaves wounds that do not stop bleeding until fully healed
Quirinus of the Two-Headed Spear	The Colonel	Unknown	Worshipped in Roman times as the deified version of Romulus Name is also one of Janus' epithets, used in the rites of he Unnumbered Legion Is one of the more approachable Names of the Colonel Can be encountered during the Exile Legacy at shrines dedicated to the Colonel
Menhit	The Lionsmith	Unknown	An Egyptian warrior goddess associated with lions Can be encountered during the Exile Legacy at shrines devoted to the Lionsmith
Miss Naenia	The Elegiast	Ascended?	The gentlest of the Elegiast's Names She has always stood high in the Sun-in-Rags' favour; and she offers her consolations also to those Long who have taken him as a patron Can be encountered in the form of a painting at London's Montmerenzi-McDonald Gallery in the Ghoul Legacy, Can be encountered during the Heart route of the Dancer Legacy at Port Noon
Ghirbi	The Horned-Axe The Forge of Days?	Ascended	Guards the Stag Door in the Mansus One of the first Know, having breached the Mansus during the Lithomachy; his current status is punishment for this
Ivories	The Red Grail	Emanation	Congregate, feast, gossip, and create new desires in the the Red Church in the Mansus
Thirstlies	The Red Grail	Emanation	Congregate, feast, gossip, and create new desires in the the Red Church in the Mansus
Ezeem, Second Thirstly	The Red Grail	Emanation (allegedly Ascended)	Claimed to have had sexual liaisons with the Mother of Ants prior to her ascension to Hourhood; if true, this would make Ezeem one of the oldest extant Names Often flirted with the Forge (with the Forge?)
Lovelies	The Red Grail	Emanation	Congregate, feast, gossip, and create new desires in the the Red Church in the Mansus
The Pine Knight (formerly)	The Red Grail	Ascended	Formerly an ambitious mortal musician who sought to match the Grail's appetites Flayed alive by his patron to help her wrest control of Heart from the Twins and appease the Horned-Axe; ascended to Hourhood in the process
The Sage Knight	The Red Grail	Ascended?	Owner of the Lodge of the Sage Knight (formerly); while still a Name, reported to have "rose higher" in the Mansus, possibly to the Red Church
Coelle	The Wolf Divided	Ascended	Corpse washed up on the shores of Noon Island after she drowned herself The only known Name to have ascended by committing suicide rather than through a methodical ascension process
Wolf-Splinters	The Wolf Divided	Emanation	Can be encountered in the Apostle Entheate Legacy threatening the Great Work
Karpellus	The Flowermaker	Unknown	Can be encountered in the Foxlily Meadows of Transylvania during the Dancer Legacy
King Crucible/The Crucible Prince	The Forge of Days	Emanation	Summoned by the Ordo Limiae as a last resort to punish members who violated their oaths of secrecy
Eskhara-Meligounis	The Forge of Days	Unknown	Can be summoned in The Lady Afterwards Potentially a former Name of the Twins
The Amethyst Imago	The Witch-and-Sister (formerly) The Moth (formerly) The Forge of Days	Unknown	After returning from a brief period of servitude to the Witch-and-Sister, sent by the Moth as penance or on a whim to hunt the rogue Lethean Matthias Eventually fell in love with Matthias, allowing him to sever her wings with the Shears of Alakapura, and castrating him in return to prevent the Crime of the Sky Pledged herself to the Forge of Days together with Matthias and reportedly "rose higher" in the Mansus; if still alive at present, likely resides in the Malleary
The Meniscate (formerly)	The Sun-in-Splendour	Emanation (presumed)	The 'night-self' of the old Sun Ascended to Hourhood post-Intercalate
The Sun-in-Rags (formerly)	The Sun-in-Splendour	Emanation (presumed)	Presides over "departing sunset" and beautiful endings Ascended to Hourhood post-Intercalate, filling the role of the sun formerly occupied by the Sun-in-Splendour
The Madrugad (formerly)	The Sun-in-Splendour	Emanation (presumed)	Presides over dawn, death, and passage into the House Ascended to Hourhood post-Intercalate
Striges/The Many-Winged Ones	Edge Hours	Unknown	Judge the trophies of potential Edge-Long, honor the flesh of fallen warriors, carry the souls of fallen heroes before Hours Out of universe, may have been inspired by the Valkyries of Norse mythology In-universe, may have inspired Norse myths about Valkyries
Vak/The Peacock Door	The Horned-Axe	Emanation?	Is the language, the Name and the Door of the House at the same time Hinted to be created by the Egg Unhatching Existed "before gods arose from blood" and "before ever ape stood upright", although she did not exist when the gods-from-stone entered the Mansus. Different Wisdoms regard Vak as the Calyptra's servant or the result of the Calyptra's existence, their first enemy or their 'first mistake'
Robigo, the Generous With Hosts	The Crowned Growth	Emanation?	Was the cause of the Ortucchio incident, leading to the dissolution of the Nocturnal Branch into the Suppression Bureau Can cause people to become "robigoid", symptoms of which include coughing fits, incoherence and a lack of awareness
Three Faces, Nine Colours	The Applebright	Unknown	May have had a romantic relationship with Black Elie, a Matriarch of the Sisterhood of the Knot
Echidna	Gods-from-stone	Unknown	Used to be the Name of gods-from-stone, which means she is either more like a corrupted Long now or she is still the Name who serves the Twins.
The Excellency Gnathobasis	The Rising Spider	Unknown	Author of OGHKOR OGHKOR TISSILAK OGHKOR.
Instruments	The Thunderskin	Ascended?	A collection of seven Names whose musics support the Thunderskin's rhythm. Tradition has it that a duendrazon that has known seven caesurae becomes eligible to replace an existing Instrument.

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