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'''Godfather''' or '''Godmother''' was the highest rank in [[Faction Paradox]]'s hierarchy. The title was reserved for the heads of the Faction's several departments, including the [[Military Wing|Military]] and [[Bioresearch Wing]]s. | '''Godfather''' or '''Godmother''' was the highest rank in [[Faction Paradox]]'s hierarchy. | ||
The original Godfathers were [[Grandfather Paradox]]'s four lieutenants. They were thought to have discovered the "[[abomination's graveyard]]" that would provide the material used in [[Faction Paradox armour]]; their own elaborate suits each displayed the features of different species. According to Faction legend, their [[shadow]]s bore not just [[shadow-weapon|weapon]]s but also full Faction Paradox armour; when [[Godfather-lieutenant (The Book of the War)|one Godfather-lieutenant]] negotiated the [[Gregorian Compact]] with the court of King [[George II]], he displayed a shadow with multiple arms, each carrying another weapon. ''[[The Book of the War]]'' suggested that these lieutenants provided the [[Celestis]] with the tools to erase themselves from time. | |||
The title was reserved for the heads of the Faction's several departments, including the [[Military Wing|Military]] and [[Bioresearch Wing]]s. In the [[Eleven-Day Empire]], one would always perform the duty of [[Acting Speaker]] in the [[Parliament]], since the [[Speaker's Chair]] was always left vacant for [[the Grandfather]]. | |||
During the [[War in Heaven]], Godparents rarely left the Empire. In [[1930]], the [[North Los Angeles Cabal]] notably summoned one Godfather in full [[Faction Paradox armour|battle armour]] to [[California]]. [[John Selzner]] recorded the summoning on film. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
Godfather [[Morlock]], head of the Bioresearch Wing, was Acting Speaker when the [[Sontaran]]s invaded the Eleven-Day Empire; at the same time, [[Sabbath (Movers)|Sabbath]] was head of the Military Wing, and [[Quelch]] was in charge of initiations of new members. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)|The Eleven Day Empire]]'') | |||
Godmother [[Antigone (Weapons Grade Snake Oil)|Antigone]] led the [[Ministry of Insinuation]], and Godfather [[Christèmas]] led the [[Bankside]] division. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]'') | |||
After Godfather [[Avatar (Of the City of the Saved...)|Avatar]] died in the [[City of the Saved Civil War|Civil War]], Godparent [[Pinocchio (The Book of the War)|Pinocchio]] became head of the [[Rump Parliament]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Hundred Words from a Civil War (short story)|A Hundred Words from a Civil War]]'') | |||
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