Night Watch

Biodata

Background / History

During the early Origin Era, a Night Watchman advised Duke Joseph Reinhardt that Transcendents required regulations but remained equal to other people in personhood. The Duke subsequently proposed the Equality Act; a later sculpture commemorated the duke and the Night Watchman conversing in the burning banquet hall. 9

In a projected future following the enactment of the Transcendence Act, restrictions imposed by the Night Watch on Transcendents greatly increased, while moderate institutions such as the Clock Tower, Great Library, All Souls College, and Cambridge declined. 6

The organization has suffered substantial losses in its operations. Su Wen pays respects to the deceased Tier 2 Night Watcher Gu Cheng at a crash site, while the City of Breezes mission reveals that Night Watchers had been used as sacrifices and pilots for ancient legacies. Clay Grinda Ulysses, identified as the last Night Watcher at Star Tower Clemence, died protecting crucial mission information. 67 684 709

Operations & Jurisdiction

• Maintains order amid Transcendent crime, Abyssal Contamination, supernatural disasters, and border threats. 36 101 113
• Operates internationally, with documented forces and branches in Moscow, Coastal City, Tokyo, and Southeast Asia. 101 458 826 1165
• Uses the Doomsday Great Wall as both a border-defense presence and a wanted-list system for criminals using Extraordinary Characteristics. 83 236
• Coordinates with other Transcendent organizations when evidence supports action, including a joint operation with the Star Gate Arbitration Council against the Christopher Family. 101
• Holds the highest level of supernatural adjudication in territories under its jurisdiction. 826
• May deploy large-scale containment measures, including electromagnetic lockdowns, Faraday cages, evacuations, cordons, and armed raids. 101 459 617

Organization

Personnel and Command

Facilities and Systems

• Coastal City New City Base — A recently built branch facility equipped with automated systems, low-level AI support, oversized operational rooms, and specialized Lost Sea-derived materials. 458 459
• Doomsday Great Wall Forum — Provides internal navigation and hosts organizational news and incident information. 458 641
• Doomsday Great Wall wanted list — Tracks criminals such as Dark Web assassin Ken Huntington. 83
• Night Watch combat suits — Black tactical uniforms worn during armed operations. 101 1165

Extraordinary Traits

Veil

An Extraordinary Trait used by Night Watch personnel for emergency defense.

• Creates a pure-black veil capable of blocking an incoming attack briefly. 467
• Was activated by Captain Liu Yun against an assassin’s dagger. 467

Conduct and Limitations

• Members are required to abide by the organization’s agreement, though the organization acknowledges that not every Night Watcher is morally exemplary. 101
• Its strength varies by region; cultists regard Hua Xia as a place where Night Watch power is considerably more dangerous to oppose than in regions with weaker coverage. 467
• Major incidents can overstretch local personnel. During the Coastal City Blood Moon crisis, three active-duty squads proved insufficient for the scale of the threat. 466
• In non-essential situations, Night Watch command may authorize lethal force against captured cultists. 617

Relationships

• United Nations — Parent organization under which the Night Watch operates. 101
• Astronomical Society — Co-affiliated institution in the Night Watch’s mandate to maintain Present World stability. 101
• Star Gate Arbitration Council — Cooperated with Moscow Night Watch forces during the operation against Samantha-Nareta-Krichens. 101
• Great Library — Coordinates resources and containment efforts during major crises. 617 968
• Zero-Sum Game — Hostile criminal organization whose assassins and cult-linked operations are repeatedly opposed by the Night Watch. 6 101
• Tidal Sect — Abyssal cult whose members infiltrated Coastal City and attempted to evade Night Watch investigation. 467 616
• Rhine / Su Wen — Publicly known as “Night Watch—Rhine” and associated with numerous interventions; however, he has also used forged Night Watch credentials while posing as a special-operations inspector. 364 826

Reputation and Legacy

The public increasingly views the Night Watch as frontline guardians against Transcendent threats. Media coverage of Rhine emphasizes the organization’s role from ordinary Extraordinary crime to catastrophic border defenses, while later recruits cite Rhine as their reason for joining. 83 969

The sacrifices of Night Watchers are treated as a core part of their legacy. Su Wen resolves to bring the remains of fallen members home, and Clay’s broken communicator preserves the resistance, freedom, and truth for which the Star Tower Night Watchers died. 684 709

Notable Quotes

“They guard every night before the true dawn of the Origin Era arrives.” 966