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JesseW: add a few more named Dark Clerks (and citations)

2020-03-01T00:56:26Z

add a few more named Dark Clerks (and citations)

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	*[[Arachne]] - Stationed at the Ankh-Morpork Embassy in [[Bugarup]]		*[[Arachne]] - Stationed at the Ankh-Morpork Embassy in [[Bugarup]]
	*[[Condo]] - secret member of [[The Dark Sect]]		*[[Condo]] - secret member of [[The Dark Sect]]
	* Godfrey - assigned as bodyguard to the Low Monarch in {{RS}}		* Godfrey - assigned as bodyguard to the Low Monarch in {{RS\|, p. 272}}
			* Mavis - mentioned as having verified the quality of the safe house in [[Sto Lat]], in {{RS\|, p. 273}}
			* Columbine & Silkworm - mentioned as guarding the safe house in Sto Lat ({{RS\|, p. 274}})
	*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]		*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]
	* Ishmael - referenced in {{RS}} as the Dark Clerk assigned to monitor [[Charlie (The Truth)\|Charlie]], lest he take it into his head to do anything creative or innovative.		* Ishmael - referenced in {{RS}} as the Dark Clerk assigned to monitor [[Charlie (The Truth)\|Charlie]], lest he take it into his head to do anything creative or innovative.

SpelCheque: bold

2017-09-03T21:52:44Z

bold

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	A Dark Clerk is one of a small, select and discreet group of [[Patrician's Palace\|Palace]] employees. Nobody knows what exactly they do but everyone can make an educated guess. They stand apart from the general secretariat of civil servants under the direction of [[Rufus Drumknott]], such as the former government inspector [[A.E. Pessimal]], in that they don't just manage the ever-growing burden of paperwork which is the price of establishing a modern State. Indeed, these are suspected to be the sort of civil servants who take over where the paperwork runs out and no written record is kept, nor is it desirable to keep, of an executive-level decision.		A '''Dark Clerk''' is one of a small, select and discreet group of [[Patrician's Palace\|Palace]] employees. Nobody knows what exactly they do but everyone can make an educated guess. They stand apart from the general secretariat of civil servants under the direction of [[Rufus Drumknott]], such as the former government inspector [[A.E. Pessimal]], in that they don't just manage the ever-growing burden of paperwork which is the price of establishing a modern State. Indeed, these are suspected to be the sort of civil servants who take over where the paperwork runs out and no written record is kept, nor is it desirable to keep, of an executive-level decision.

	Not all the Dark Clerks are recruited from graduates of the [[Assassins' Guild]] school. Although these are the sort of civil servants who can be relied upon to discreetly ''execute'' a directive from above. Indeed, one example, Clerk Harold, who we meet in {{GP}}, is actually a [[Gargoyles\|gargoyle]] and a very good listener. Especially when listening to a conversation in the waiting-room adjacent to [[Vetinari]]'s office. The golem, Mr [[Pump]], was another kind of Dark Clerk, used by Vetinari as a "probation officer". He was re-programmed with a very interestingly-written chem to suit his new duties.		Not all the Dark Clerks are recruited from graduates of the [[Assassins' Guild]] school. Although these are the sort of civil servants who can be relied upon to discreetly ''execute'' a directive from above. Indeed, one example, Clerk Harold, who we meet in {{GP}}, is actually a [[Gargoyles\|gargoyle]] and a very good listener. Especially when listening to a conversation in the waiting-room adjacent to [[Vetinari]]'s office. The golem, Mr [[Pump]], was another kind of Dark Clerk, used by Vetinari as a "probation officer". He was re-programmed with a very interestingly-written chem to suit his new duties.

AgProv: /* Known Dark Clerks */

2014-02-20T16:50:06Z

Known Dark Clerks

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	* Godfrey - assigned as bodyguard to the Low Monarch in {{RS}}		* Godfrey - assigned as bodyguard to the Low Monarch in {{RS}}
	*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]		*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]
	* Ishmael - referenced in {{RS}} as the Dark Clerk assigned to monitor [[Charlie(The Truth)\|Charlie]], lest he take it into his head to do anything creative or innovative.		* Ishmael - referenced in {{RS}} as the Dark Clerk assigned to monitor [[Charlie (The Truth)\|Charlie]], lest he take it into his head to do anything creative or innovative.
	* Mr Smith: assigned to work with [[Rufus Drumknott]] to help administrate really tricky legal issues to do with the railway, in {{RS}}		* Mr Smith: assigned to work with [[Rufus Drumknott]] to help administrate really tricky legal issues to do with the railway, in {{RS}}
	*[[Whobblebury]] - appointed Post Master to investigate the curse on the Post Office		*[[Whobblebury]] - appointed Post Master to investigate the curse on the Post Office

AgProv: /* Known Dark Clerks */

2014-02-20T16:48:52Z

Known Dark Clerks

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	* Godfrey - assigned as bodyguard to the Low Monarch in {{RS}}		* Godfrey - assigned as bodyguard to the Low Monarch in {{RS}}
	*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]		*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]
	* Ishmael - referenced in {{RS}} as the Dark Clerk assigned to monitor [[Charlie]], lest he take it into his head to do anything creative or innovative.		* Ishmael - referenced in {{RS}} as the Dark Clerk assigned to monitor [[Charlie(The Truth)\|Charlie]], lest he take it into his head to do anything creative or innovative.
	* Mr Smith: assigned to work with [[Rufus Drumknott]] to help administrate really tricky legal issues to do with the railway, in {{RS}}		* Mr Smith: assigned to work with [[Rufus Drumknott]] to help administrate really tricky legal issues to do with the railway, in {{RS}}
	*[[Whobblebury]] - appointed Post Master to investigate the curse on the Post Office		*[[Whobblebury]] - appointed Post Master to investigate the curse on the Post Office

AgProv: /* Known Dark Clerks */ Call him Ishmael

2014-02-20T16:42:15Z

Known Dark Clerks: Call him Ishmael

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	* Godfrey - assigned as bodyguard to the Low Monarch in {{RS}}		* Godfrey - assigned as bodyguard to the Low Monarch in {{RS}}
	*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]		*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]
			* Ishmael - referenced in {{RS}} as the Dark Clerk assigned to monitor [[Charlie]], lest he take it into his head to do anything creative or innovative.
	* Mr Smith: assigned to work with [[Rufus Drumknott]] to help administrate really tricky legal issues to do with the railway, in {{RS}}		* Mr Smith: assigned to work with [[Rufus Drumknott]] to help administrate really tricky legal issues to do with the railway, in {{RS}}
	*[[Whobblebury]] - appointed Post Master to investigate the curse on the Post Office		*[[Whobblebury]] - appointed Post Master to investigate the curse on the Post Office

AgProv: /* Known Dark Clerks */ Godfrey

2014-02-17T09:11:08Z

Known Dark Clerks: Godfrey

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	*[[Arachne]] - Stationed at the Ankh-Morpork Embassy in [[Bugarup]]		*[[Arachne]] - Stationed at the Ankh-Morpork Embassy in [[Bugarup]]
	*[[Condo]] - secret member of [[The Dark Sect]]		*[[Condo]] - secret member of [[The Dark Sect]]
			* Godfrey - assigned as bodyguard to the Low Monarch in {{RS}}
	*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]		*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]
	* Mr Smith: assigned to work with [[Rufus Drumknott]] to help administrate really tricky legal issues to do with the railway, in {{RS}}		* Mr Smith: assigned to work with [[Rufus Drumknott]] to help administrate really tricky legal issues to do with the railway, in {{RS}}

AgProv: /* Known Dark Clerks */ Mr Smith, in Raising Steam

2014-02-14T10:57:15Z

Known Dark Clerks: Mr Smith, in Raising Steam

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	===Known Dark Clerks===		===Known Dark Clerks===

			*[[Arachne]] - Stationed at the Ankh-Morpork Embassy in [[Bugarup]]
			*[[Condo]] - secret member of [[The Dark Sect]]
	*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]		*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes\|Duke of Ankh]]
	*[[~~Condo]] - secret member of [[The Dark Sect~~]]		* Mr Smith: assigned to work with [[Rufus Drumknott]] to help administrate really tricky legal issues to do with the railway, in {{RS}}
	*[[Whobblebury]] - appointed Post Master to investigate the curse on the Post Office		*[[Whobblebury]] - appointed Post Master to investigate the curse on the Post Office
	*[[Arachne]] - Stationed at the Ankh-Morpork Embassy in [[Bugarup]]

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2012-09-23T21:56:12Z

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Old Dickens: sp

2012-09-05T16:53:38Z

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A Dark Clerk is one of a small, select and discreet group of [[Patrician's Palace|Palace]] employees. Nobody knows what exactly they do but everyone can make an educated guess. They stand apart from the general secretariat of civil servants under the direction of [[Rufus Drumknott]], such as the former government inspector [[A.E. Pessimal]], in that they don't just manage the ever-growing burden of paperwork which is the price of establishing a modern State. Indeed, these are suspected to be the sort of civil servants who take over where the paperwork runs out and no written record is kept, nor is it desirable to keep, of an executive-level decision.

Not all the Dark Clerks are recruited from graduates of the [[Assassins' Guild]] school. Although these are the sort of civil servants who can be relied upon to discreetly ''execute'' a directive from above. Indeed, one example, Clerk Harold, who we meet in {{GP}}, is actually a [[Gargoyles|gargoyle]] and a very good listener. Especially when listening to a conversation in the waiting-room adjacent to [[Vetinari]]'s office. The golem, Mr [[Pump]], was another kind of Dark Clerk, used by Vetinari as a "probation officer". He was re-programmed with a very interestingly-written chem to suit his new duties.

It is thought, or commonly believed, that Dark Clerks are recruited into salaried positions at the Palace from Assassins' School graduates. As the usual well-heeled Guild graduate would pride the fact that he is nobody's employee and indeed is independently wealthy enough to scorn working for another save as a self-employed ''consultant'', those Guild graduates who are not so fortunate, the Scholarship, Bursary and Charity pupils, those who need the money, are the most likely candidates to work for the State. Indeed, regard [[Inigo Skimmer]], a typical Dark Clerk.

In [[Going Postal]] Lord Vetinari wished to re-open the [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office]], but the last three men he had appointed as Post Master had all died within weeks of each other in strange circumstances. Suspecting something was amiss, the next person he appointed was one of his own dark clerks [[Whobblebury|Mr Whobblebury]]. This proved unsuccessful, and he was forced to try a [[Moist von Lipwig|more radical approach to find a Post Master]].

And in {{SN}}, we learn Dark Clerks are routinely attached to Ankh-Morporkian embassies and legations overseas, where no doubt they perform tasks fully consistent with the accepted interpretation of the duties of a diplomat. Or ''some'' diplomats, anyway. The clerk [[Arachne]], on attachment to the embassy in [[Fourecks]], has been prevailed upon, at the end of {{SN}}, to perform a deniable service for Vetinari.

So the duties of a Dark Clerk might be defined as

* Security;
* Information gathering and analysis;
* Espionage;
* Occasional execution of strictly verbal directives from Higher Authority;
* Other sundry tasks such as legally constituted and accepted Higher Authority might devise.

===Known Dark Clerks===

*[[Inigo Skimmer]] - sent to [[Überwald]] to assist and protect the [[Samuel Vimes|Duke of Ankh]]
*[[Condo]] - secret member of [[The Dark Sect]]
*[[Whobblebury]] - appointed Post Master to investigate the curse on the Post Office
*[[Arachne]] - Stationed at the Ankh-Morpork Embassy in [[Bugarup]]

[[Category: Discworld concepts]]