Night Watcher

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Night Watcher (守夜人)
Alias(es)	Night Watch; Night Watchers
Affiliation	Night Watcher organization; local branches operate in Grim Port, Bronze City, Snow Owl City, Black Well Town, Guber Town, and other settlements
Occupation/Role	Investigators, combatants, containment personnel, patrol officers, and protectors against mutations, Eerie entities, Ghouls, and other supernatural threats
Status	Active; the Bronze City branch is severely depleted by ongoing crises and the loss of much of its defensive strength, while other regional branches remain operational. In the Northern Territory, internal assignments increase while available personnel decrease amid worsening unrest. 448 451 522 531
First Appearance	15

Background / History

The Night Watchers are an official protective organization tasked with containing supernatural dangers and maintaining public safety. In Grim Port, they investigate mutations, quarantine those exposed to deep-level mutations, and conceal incidents through coordinated cleanup operations when necessary. Their local base operates from Old John's Tavern. 15 38

Grim Port's base also contains guarded underground holding and research areas for dangerous anomalies. Its public hall posts requests ranging from minor investigations and sewer work to hazardous supernatural assignments, while its personnel are accustomed to a high rate of casualties. 17

After Lu Yuan survives contact with a mutated patient, Hans—captain of the Third Squad—takes him into Night Watch custody for observation. Lu Yuan passes a sanity examination and is subsequently recruited as a consultant, gaining protection, a salary, and access to the Night Watcher Library. 15 16

The recruitment addresses a shortage of medical and analytical personnel. Hans explains that the branch needs doctors capable of handling contamination and analyzing pathology, while many established doctors have either joined the Church or fled Grim Port. Lu Yuan subsequently gains a reputation within the branch as a reliable new doctor and powerful outside aid. 16 30

The Grim Port branch endures coordinated attacks from the Deep Sea Church and other hostile forces. During the Deep Sea Church's assault on its base, approximately twenty Night Watchers hold against more than sixty attackers using firearms, Molotov Cocktails, alchemical grenades, Mithril, and Mary's enhancement ability. Although the defenders ultimately repel the assault with allied aid, five Night Watchers are killed and twelve seriously injured. 60 62 88 90

The branch also investigates the fate of the Iron Whale. Gao Wen and a Church priest attempt to contain its contamination with a composite sealing formation, but their resistance fails. Lu Yuan recovers Gao Wen's badge and blood-written warning that their plan was betrayed, the priest was dead, and their blood was intended for a ritual. Delivering this evidence to Old Morgan helps expose the larger conspiracy targeting Grim Port. 70 87

In Bronze City, the organization operates through a branch led by Deputy Chief Klaus. It has jurisdiction over Weird-related cases even when dealing with nobles, maintains patrols within the Tower of Erudition, and conducts evacuations of endangered students. However, Empire Headquarters pressures it to avoid direct conflict with the Tower, leading to the large-scale removal of Night Watch personnel stationed there. 160 148 154

The Night Watch can exchange service points for equipment and contractual protection. Lu Yuan spends 825 points on a Professional Alchemy Equipment Set and a Night Watch Promise, a one-year protection contract for a designated person. The organization honors this promise by recognizing Laurina Castor as a contractee and intervening against the Tower of Erudition. 153 154 156

The Bronze City branch's investigations also expose Grey Covenant collaborators among the Inner City's nobles. Klaus directs inquiries into Von Klein's connections and subsequent operations against other implicated nobles. Baron Von Linde's case culminates in an official notice declaring that his illicit contact with a Source of Alienation caused a fatal rampage and that the Night Watch eliminated him under Imperial law. 249 262 266 267

As Bronze City's crises escalate, the Night Watch reclaims management of Outer City infrastructure, including the pipe network, drainage system, and copper-structure maintenance. Its forces are repeatedly spread thin across collapse points, evacuations, underground operations, and citywide defense. The failure of the Copper Wall's seal and the spread of corrupting Flesh further devastate its squads and defensive positions. 211 391 403 439 448

Klaus attempts to supplement the branch's insufficient manpower by convening nobles and merchant guild leaders. Earl Helmut volunteers private knights, encouraging the others to commit resources, and Klaus makes the branch a public posting point for important information about the city's survival. Nevertheless, the available Fourth Order captains are exhausted by collapse-point deployments, sometimes leaving Third Order personnel to hold positions that require stronger defenders. 397 398 403

During the citywide Flesh crisis, the Guardian's pitch-black eyeballs destroy frozen Ghouls, special individuals, and spreading Flesh after the Person on the Wall's gray mist suppresses them. Although this intervention saves several Night Watch detachments, the Guardian subsequently loses his remaining human form and becomes the Fifth-Order aberration known as the Pale Eye. 450 451 466 470

After the Bronze City events, Klaus warns Lu Yuan that the Empire will inevitably learn about the disaster. He seeks to preserve room for maneuver concerning Lu Yuan's survival of a Taboo-level confrontation, noting the absence of witnesses to his actions in the Inner City and expressing confidence that Leike will not disclose them. Leike is later identified as having reached the Sixth Order. 502 616

Night Watch branches vary substantially in resources and accessibility. Grim Port's base is concealed, whereas Snow Owl City's large Northern Territory branch admits residents seeking assistance, maintains bounty notices and a public hall, and supports visiting Night Watchers with point exchanges, supply access, and identity verification. 46 522

Snow Owl City has two Guardians, both described as young and powerful. The Night Watcher system also provides four applicant places for the Knight Academy's recruitment round attended by Lu Yuan; Eli is another applicant, and Blanca Solheim identifies herself as taking a Night Watcher slot. During Lu Yuan's stay, increasing assignments and decreasing personnel suggest mounting pressure on the Northern Territory branches. 528 531 533

Small-town facilities can operate with minimal personnel. Guber Town's base is maintained by the longtime caretaker Old Harold and serves as a local point for medicine procurement, supplies, and recruitment assessments, while Black Well Town relies on a small detachment against local Eerie threats. 306 308 513 516

Organization

Command and ranks

Position / designation	Known holder(s)	Notes
Deputy Chief	Klaus	Leads the Bronze City branch, directs major operations, and coordinates with outside factions. 156 169
Chief Captain	Unnamed	Exercises authority over captains during Tower of Erudition operations. 143
Captain	Hans, Raymond, Lu Yuan, Glock, Margaret, Conrad, Alice, Norbert, Leike, Eli, Casper	Captains lead squads, investigations, defenses, specialized operations, and branch affairs. Eli is a young Night Watcher genius captain from another branch; Casper is normally stationed outside Bronze City and is recalled during its crisis. 15 83 160 181 191 235 357 391 447 522 532
Advisor / Consultant	Lu Yuan	Initially recruited as a consultant; later serves as an advisor and is promoted to formal Captain. 16 160 235
Guardian	The Guardian / Pale Eye; two unnamed Snow Owl City Guardians	A senior defensive designation. Bronze City's Guardian is a predecessor and the strongest Night Watch combat power stationed there; formerly a Fifth Order Transcendent nearing Eerie transformation, he ultimately loses his human form and becomes the Fifth-Order aberration Pale Eye. Snow Owl City has two young, powerful Guardians. 331 386 466 470 528
Contractee	Laurina Castor	A civilian under a Night Watch Promise, entitled to the organization's protection. 156

Squads and deployments

• First Squad — Commanded by Alice in Grim Port. 83
• Third Squad — Commanded by Hans in Grim Port; later reorganized in Bronze City for Ghoul-clearing operations. 15 191
• Ninth Squad — Clears Fungal Mat and Ghouls in the North Spinning District under Lu Yuan's command during the collapse crisis. 191
• Seventh Squad — Includes veteran members familiar with the Guardian's aura. 189
• Hidden Sentries — Defend Night Watch territory and external sentry posts; suffered losses against Ascension Society intruders and during the Bronze City crisis. After reports that only seven remain in contact, Klaus orders them to operate in three-man squads and raise alarms at the slightest sign of trouble. 43 436
• Night Watch recruitment teams — Recruit candidates from settlements such as Guber Town through danger-response testing. 302 308
• Guber Town base — A small outpost maintained by Old Harold that handles local medicine procurement and identifies potential recruits. 306 308
• Black Well Town branch — A small local detachment led by a Second Order Eerie Transcendent; it is unable to eliminate the Heat Eater without outside assistance. Its modest courtyard base includes file-covered tables, lodging or equipment rooms, and a fireplace. 513 514 516
• Fourth Order reserves — Bronze City's joint underground expeditions leave some strong combatants on the surface rather than committing every available fighter. During one deployment, a remaining Fourth Order Night Watcher guards the branch while another reinforces Leike. 357 414 422

Duties and Operations

• Mutation response — Quarantine exposed civilians, eliminate mutation sources, and assess sanity or infection risks. 15 16
• Investigation — Handle disappearances, supernatural crimes, contaminated evidence, and noble-related Weird cases. 160 162 164 169
• Containment and cleanup — Recover aberrant remains, use specialized body bags and alchemical agents, secure dangerous captives, and establish mundane cover stories for supernatural incidents. 38 340 396
• Patrol and evacuation — Patrol dangerous districts and Tower of Erudition dormitories; covertly evacuate students targeted by Tower personnel. 142 148
• Civilian protection — Protect contractees, escort resident convoys, establish defensive lines, and shelter civilians during citywide threats. 156 191 391
• Infrastructure defense and reconstruction — Guard and repair collapse points, Copper Walls, pipe-network structures, defensive barriers, and damaged districts. 211 221 391 403
• Recruitment — Seek candidates capable of reacting rationally or decisively to Eerie Transcendence. 302 308
• Cross-branch support — Require passing Night Watchers to report to local branches and provide mutual aid when local forces cannot contain an Eerie threat. 513 516 521
• Inter-faction coordination — Work with the Church, Holy Armor Army, Iron Guard Battalion, Ascension Society, and noble private armies when threats exceed branch capacity. 90 191 357 403
• Identity checks and access control — Check identification against lists and control passage through restricted areas, including the Tower of Erudition plaza during requisition measures. 142
• Sea of Knowledge containment — Construct a Rational Barrier at the entrance to fishing operations, intended to stop both entities emerging from within and corrupted people attempting to leave. The Tower of Erudition supplies the main harvesting force. 269
• Forensic documentation — Search supernatural crime scenes comprehensively and record corpse conditions and causes of death, as demonstrated by Lu Yuan's team at the slaughtered inn. 395
• Crisis information distribution — Post important city-defense information at the branch and coordinate resource commitments from nobles and merchant guilds. 398

Equipment and Resources

• Night Watch badge — Identifies members and carries authority in places such as Sandworm Town. 121 124
• Dark gray uniform and captain's coat — Standard Night Watch attire; captains receive distinct coats. 156 385
• Silver greatswords and short swords — Used against mutated entities; Hans kills a mutation with a silver greatsword. 15
• Silver-plated firearms and bullets — Standard anti-supernatural weapons, though ineffective against some Lesser Ascendants. 158
• Alchemy Crossbows — Issued to Night Watch personnel for coordinated ranged engagements. 95
• Copper weapons and barriers — Includes all-copper weapons, caltrops, wire mesh, powder, and ground-based suppression measures used against Ghouls. 191
• Copper-Shell Incendiary Bombs — Used alongside copper weapons and Mithril against contaminated corpses, Fungal Hyphae, Ghouls, and collapse-point outbreaks. 393 397 403
• Mithril — A silver-white alchemical material that burns Spirituality and can form alchemical flame effective against supernatural threats and spreading pollution. 60 409 415
• Alchemy Cannons — Heavy support weapons deployed in underground Ghoul-containment operations; Bronze City possesses only a limited number and loses cannons during the Pipe Network fighting. 409 411 415
• Ghost-Suppressing Bell — A Night Watch item that slows nearby Eerie and Polluted Entities below the Fifth Order. 415
• Time Bestowers — Sanity-consuming Eerie Items of which several were reportedly held by Night Watcher Headquarters. Most users abandoned them because of their cost. Grim Port retained one that ordinarily should have been returned to Headquarters; it had drained several Night Watchers to death before Lu Yuan obtained it. The Rock Grand Knight Commander acquired a different Time Bestower from Headquarters. Old Morgan identifies Grim Port's watch as the relic of a legendary Night Watcher from the previous generation. Later comparisons reveal that the supposedly standard-issue watches do not necessarily possess identical abilities or states: Lu Yuan's has fused with his body and awakened a weak consciousness, whereas Rock's is a damaged, completely dead item. 40 615 616 617 619
• Alchemy supplies — Ammunition, alchemical consumables, fire powder, grenades, potions, and specialized equipment can be issued or exchanged through Night Watch points. 153 154 191 198
• Night Watcher Library — A faction library accessible to approved members; its Book Spirit, Mo Shui, monitors and assists users confronting dangerous knowledge. 16 22
• Communication Crystals — Used for branch communications; can be disrupted by Eerie interference. 447 448
• Inscription Locks — Secure captives, including weakened Fourth Order Transcendents. 340
• Moon Disk — Used by branches such as Snow Owl City's to verify the identity of visiting Night Watchers. 522
• Underground logistics warehouses — Major branches maintain extensive categorized warehouses for protective clothing, Transcendent equipment, currency withdrawals, alchemical materials, and other supplies purchased through point accounts. Snow Owl City's stores include materials for Eerie Inscription Studies and restricted materials such as Stonefire Bug Hide. 523 525 552
• Restricted warehouses and protective barriers — Branches maintain secured material stores, including doors requiring two guards to activate separate controls simultaneously. 525
• Inscribed and spirit-awakened clothing — Special garments are produced through standardized materials and techniques. Completing them as Transcendent equipment requires Eerie Inscriptions and spirit awakening; the finished clothing possesses limited intelligence and can respond to the wearer's will. Lu Yuan purchases a responsive coat for 300 points and three sets of ordinary inscribed cold-resistant garments for 23 points. 524
• Eerie-material catalogues — Snow Owl City's aboveground materials warehouse labels its shelves with booklets describing the source Eeries and material properties. Its stock includes Hoarfrost Spider silk, Snowline Worm molts, Ghoul Brain Cores, Crawler back skin, Glow Moss Spore Powder, Ice-source Grass, and Snow Ginseng Roots. 524 525
• Bone Ring — A rapidly transforming weapon refined from a Bone Demon, capable of switching between offensive and defensive forms. Fourth Rank Transcendents may obtain one through an application to Night Watcher Headquarters and designated issuance; Klaus uses such a ring. 313
• Tracking Crystal and Tracking Marks — Used to locate Grey Covenant members and their hideout. The crystal prepared for the workshop operation can be activated only once. 330 332 333
• Sealing arts — Can be combined with Church holy light to seal or purify contamination in a specific area. Gao Wen and a priest employ such a composite formation aboard the Iron Whale, although it is destroyed. 70
• Pathway cultivation techniques — The organization holds multiple cultivation methods for at least some members' paths. Their usefulness depends on individual compatibility; Hank reports that he could not begin any of the methods available for his path. 282
• Point-based pharmaceutical procurement — Perfect potions can be exchanged for Night Watcher points. After Lu Yuan activates Laurina's protection contract, their workshop receives more orders, and Laurina's output can earn nearly two points per day. 157

Relationships

• Lu Yuan — Recruited first as a consultant after passing a sanity test; later becomes an advisor, Captain, investigator, combat leader, and recruiter. His use of the Night Watcher's Pledge makes him recognizable to major branches. 16 160 181 235 302 522
• Klaus — Deputy Chief of the Bronze City branch; directs branch strategy, honors the Night Watch Promise, and entrusts Lu Yuan with sensitive assignments. 156 169 235 302
• The Guardian — A Night Watch predecessor and Bronze City's ultimate defensive force, whose Eerie transformation ultimately progresses into the Pale Eye aberration. He has defended Bronze City for five or six hundred years. 331 375 386 470
• Tower of Erudition — A hostile and politically protected institution that purges Night Watch personnel from within its ranks; its activities are a continuing subject of investigation. Tower Mentors also incapacitate Night Watch guards while infiltrating the Pipe Network and provoking the sealed threat behind the Copper Wall. 154 256 422 436
• Ascension Society — An uneasy collaborator and rival; provides Born One support in emergencies while also infiltrating, threatening, and competing with the Night Watch. The Society cannot commit its Born to certain Forest Seed Ghoul operations because their copper components would be consumed. Its representatives also reveal that they possess a Night Watch informant. 43 106 191 403
• The Church — A frequent battlefield ally despite historical differences; its Nuns bless Night Watch defenses during Ghoul attacks. Archbishop Adrian also agrees to support the operation against the Grey Covenant and prolongs Nine's life after the battle. 194 195 332 340
• Holy Armor Army and Iron Guard Battalion — Allied forces that participate in joint defenses and underground expeditions. 90 235 403
• Empire Headquarters — An authority whose interventions often bypass or constrain the Night Watch, particularly regarding the Tower of Erudition. It cannot provide Bronze City reinforcements during the later crisis because of simultaneous breaches elsewhere. 154 169 256 438
• Night Watcher Headquarters — Issues organizational directives and administers restricted equipment. Its orders instruct the Bronze City branch to maintain its functions and act on evidence against blatant violations of Imperial regulations; it also supplies items such as Time Bestowers and Bone Rings. 176 313 616
• Snow Owl City branch — A major Northern Territory branch that receives visiting Night Watchers, verifies their identities, and provides access to bounties, points, supplies, and restricted materials. 522 523 525
• Black Well Town branch — A local branch whose members rely on Lu Yuan and the Blue Knight's assistance against the Heat Eater. 514 516
• Knight Academy — Receives candidates through Night Watcher applicant places. Klaus encourages Lu Yuan to study there, and Norbert explains its recruitment trials and identifies fellow Night Watch applicant Eli. 302 528
• Earl Helmut and noble private armies — Political and military partners in Bronze City's defense. The Earl supports joint operations through his Attendant and later commits private knights to collapse-point defense. Night Watch personnel also help conceal and guide his movement through underground passages during the Flesh crisis. 267 332 398 466
• Grey Covenant — A hostile organization investigated for its Seeds, assassinations, and collaboration with Inner City nobles. Night Watch operations capture its members, search its workshop hideout, and detain surviving prisoners under specialized security. 243 249 330 333 340

Major Operations

Operation	Outcome
Grim Port mutation response	Hans eliminates a mutation, detains Lu Yuan for observation, and recruits him after he passes examination. 15 16
Thorn Manor cleansing	Night Watch logistics remove aberrant remains and stage the manor's destruction as an accidental gas-pipe explosion. 37 38
Grim Port base defense	Defends the base against the Deep Sea Church's Grey-robed attackers despite being heavily outnumbered. The branch repels the attack but suffers five deaths and twelve serious injuries before seeking reinforcements and coordinating with allied factions. 60 62 90
Iron Whale sealing attempt and evidence recovery	Gao Wen and a Church priest attempt a composite seal aboard the ship but fail. Lu Yuan recovers Gao Wen's badge and blood-written warning, allowing Old Morgan to assess the betrayal and larger threat to Grim Port. 70 87
Tower of Erudition protection and evacuation	Patrols the Tower, investigates disappearances, and covertly evacuates students endangered by Tower personnel. 142 148 169
Laurina Castor protection	Activates the Night Watch Promise; Klaus formally recognizes Laurina as a contractee and protects her from the Tower of Erudition. 154 156
Ghoul containment in Bronze City	Deploys copper defenses, firearms, alchemical supplies, squads, and allied support to defend collapse points. 189 191 194
Pipe Network and Copper Pillar descent	Sends joint teams underground to investigate contamination, Bronze Pillars, and the Pipe Network. 235 357
Inner City Grey Covenant collaborator investigations	Investigates Von Klein's connections and targets implicated nobles. Von Linde's alienation and fatal rampage provide grounds for a public legal notice confirming his elimination by the Night Watch. 249 262 266 267
Sea of Knowledge fishing security	Assigned to construct a Rational Barrier at the entrance while the Tower supplies the primary harvesting personnel; the barrier is intended to contain emerging threats and corrupted participants. 269
Grey Covenant operation	Captures surviving Grey Covenant members, secures the branch, and investigates their connection to the Person on the Wall. A one-use Tracking Crystal locates the workshop hideout, while Church and Earl's Mansion support supplements the Night Watch assault. 330 332 333 340
Guber Town procurement and recruitment mission	Delivers and procures medicine through the local base, then Lu Yuan evaluates Dunn and Jurgen through controlled Eerie Transcendence exposure and recruits both candidates. 306 308
Civilian convoy escort	Lu Yuan leads sixteen Night Watchers escorting 210 residents out of Bronze City under Klaus's prearranged transfer plan. Civilians drive their own carriages because the branch cannot spare additional personnel. 391
Slaughtered inn investigation and cleansing	Lu Yuan's convoy team searches an inn with no surviving inhabitants, documents the contaminated dead, and fights mutated corpses. Copper weapons and fire prove effective; the inn is burned before the convoy departs. 395 397
Citywide Flesh crisis	Defends residents and collapse points as Flesh spreads through Bronze City; suffers extensive losses until the Person on the Wall immobilizes the threats and the Guardian destroys them. The Guardian's intervention accelerates his final loss of human form. 436 448 451 466 470
Heat Eater elimination	The Black Well Town branch assists Lu Yuan and the Blue Knight in luring out the mine-dwelling Heat Eater, which the Blue Knight kills. 514 516
Snow Owl City resupply	Receives Lu Yuan as a visiting Captain, verifies his identity, confirms his point balance, and grants him access to branch points, currency withdrawals, supplies, protective equipment, and Eerie-inscription materials. Captain Norbert also provides Stonefire Bug Hide, which Lu Yuan later prepares to craft into an Eerie item. 522 523 525 552
Knight Academy applicant support	Provides four applicant places in the relevant recruitment round. Lu Yuan, Eli, and Blanca Solheim are identified as using Night Watcher places. 528 532 533

Notable Members

• Hans — Captain of Grim Port's Third Squad; a stern swordsman who recruits Lu Yuan after a mutation incident. 15
• Mary — Night Watch interrogator who administers Lu Yuan's sanity evaluation and recognizes his medical expertise; she can manifest a silver halo that empowers allies in battle. 16 60
• Old Morgan — Former captain and Third Order Transcendent of the Knowledge Path's Deconstructor Order; uses Structure Mastery to disable enemy weapons. 43 44
• Alice — Captain of Grim Port's First Squad and a Second Order Flesh Transcendent who wields a warhammer. 83
• Gao Wen — Night Watcher aboard the Iron Whale who joins a Church priest in a failed sealing attempt. His recovered badge and blood-written final warning reveal betrayal and the intended ritual use of their blood. 70 87
• Gray and Leonard — Night Watch participants in the Abyssal Hunter expedition who take the first and second halves of the night watch respectively. 68
• Valentine / Valentin — Grim Port member who participates in defensive planning despite injuries and supports cooperation with the Holy Armor Army. 60 90
• Klaus — Bronze City Deputy Chief; strategic commander and protector of the branch's authority. 156 169
• Hogarth — High-ranking branch officer involved in Tower patrols, witness protection, and emergency responses. 142 158
• Raymond — Captain and branch leader who directs investigations into the Inner City disappearances. 160 164 169
• Karl — Combat specialist on Raymond's investigation team who participates in the Inner City disappearance cases. 162 164
• Helen — Intelligence analyst on Raymond's team who maintains investigative notes and participates in the Inner City cases. 162 164 169
• Ryan and Amy — Members of the team involved in the confrontation with intruders who steal and destroy investigative evidence. 164
• Miller — Leads a Tower dormitory patrol that encounters insect-contaminated students, warns other residents to remain inside, and obeys the Chief Captain's order to keep the incident secret. 143
• Glock — Captain who organizes collapse-point defenses and coordinates outside support. 191 201
• Boer / Bohr — Veteran Night Watcher who follows Lu Yuan's battlefield commands and assists with recruitment and convoy operations. 194 195 302
• Reke — Klaus's covert Fourth Order Weird Extraordinary operative, initially presented to Lu Yuan's squad as a Second Rank Night Watcher. 236
• Margaret — Fourth Order Captain who leads combat teams and secures prisoners; capable of manipulating water in battle. She also handles logistical work and supply lists at the branch. 330 340 429
• Leike — Fourth Order Eerie Transcendence user who fights using Swarm Insects and endures severe backlash in combat. His power advances after an underground battle, and later evidence identifies him as having reached the Sixth Order. 302 357 424 616
• Hooded Night Watchers — Two unnamed captain-level combatants who transform their flesh into armor and bladed weapons; one can manifest an Eerie form known as the Pale Figure. Both survive battles against special individuals through the Guardian's intervention, although they suffer severe corrosion and exhaustion. 335 409 424 451
• Conrad — Captain stationed at a collapse point during the spreading-flesh emergency. 447
• Casper — Bronze City captain normally stationed outside the city, recalled as its crisis escalates; recognizes Lu Yuan through his distinctive appearance and reputation among the captains. 391
• Dunn — A recruit from Guber Town whose rational flight response to Eerie Transcendence earns Lu Yuan's approval. 308
• Jurgen — A recruit from Guber Town whose immediate armed response to Eerie Transcendence demonstrates combat potential. 308
• Norbert — Captain of the Snow Owl City branch who receives Lu Yuan and provides guidance on Eerie-related materials. He later brings wine and food to give Lu Yuan a farewell gathering before his departure for the Knight Academy. 522 525 531
• Vera — Receptionist at the Snow Owl City branch who recognizes Lu Yuan and directs his identity verification. 522
• Eli — A quiet young Night Watcher and genius captain from another branch; he recognizes Lu Yuan from the portrait maintained by Night Watch branches. He is a Knowledge Transcendent and one of the organization's Knight Academy applicants. 528 532
• Old Harold — Elderly, limping caretaker of the Guber Town Night Watch base, where he has served for more than twenty years. 306

Trivia

• The Night Watch's oath requires protection of a contractee regardless of location or suffering, with members pledging their lives if necessary. 156
• A Night Watch Promise is valid for one year and cannot violate Empire regulations. Its token and contract can be presented at any Night Watch branch to activate protection. The listed price is 800 points, and wanted individuals are ineligible. 154
• Klaus's formal activation of Laurina's contract is perceptible to Night Watchers elsewhere in Bronze City, including captains on patrol and officers meeting at the branch. 156
• Lu Yuan's initial consultant salary is five Gold Shield per week, with mission compensation paid separately. 16
• Lu Yuan's use of the Night Watcher's Pledge causes his portrait to be held at major Night Watch branches. 522
• Lu Yuan's Snow Owl City point verification records 573 points despite his prior expenditures; the Bronze City Sea of Knowledge battle is not included in that total. 523
• His purchase of a 300-point coat and 23 points of ordinary inscribed clothing reduces that balance to exactly 250 points, which he intends to use for Eerie materials. 524
• The organization is critically understaffed in several periods, forcing civilians to manage their own evacuation carriages while Night Watchers provide only escort and defense. 16 391
• Snow Owl City's branch is unusually accessible: residents may seek help directly, while Night Watchers can rest in its hall and accept posted bounties. 522
• Even a remote town may rely on a single retired Night Watcher as its only Transcendent defender. 325
• During the North Spinning District defense, Lu Yuan estimates that four Ascension Society Born Ones provide approximately the firepower of a standard Night Watch squad. 191
• Snow Owl City's equipment exchanges deduct points and register purchases at the point of selection. 523
• Lu Yuan's Night Watch reputation extends beyond the organization: Caesar of the Aquila Family recognizes him at the Knight Academy and explains that his family follows Night Watch affairs closely. 561

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