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|first = Cobweb and Ivory (short story) | |first = Cobweb and Ivory (short story) | ||
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{{you may|Kirstie Book-Keeper}} | {{you may|Kirstie Book-Keeper}} | ||
The '''Plume Coteries''', also known as the '''Bookkeepers''', were a faction of [[posthuman]] [[librarian]]s. ([[PROSE]]: | The '''Plume Coteries''', also known as the '''Bookkeepers''', were a faction of [[posthuman]] [[librarian]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Farewell to R.M.S. (short story)}}) [[Plume Coteries' Library|Their library]] was "one of several places that claim[ed] to be the biggest library in [[the Universe]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Canvas (novel)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Plume Coteries were originally a miniscule [[posthuman]] peoples who were known to travel on the backs of majestic [[bird]]s, ([[PROSE]]: | The Plume Coteries were originally a miniscule [[posthuman]] peoples who were known to travel on the backs of majestic [[bird]]s, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Farewell to R.M.S. (short story)}}) the [[birdhemoth]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Sonnenblumen (short story)|Sonnenblumen}}) | ||
The Coteries colonised the [[RMS|Revelatory Majesty Sphere]] in the [[Amazolian system]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Farewell to Arms (short story)|A Farewell to Arms]]'') The Coteries donated RMS to [[Roger (A Farewell to R.M.S.)|Roger]]'s family as part of a peace treaty after accidentally desolating the Rogers' homeworld. ([[PROSE]]: | The Coteries colonised the [[RMS|Revelatory Majesty Sphere]] in the [[Amazolian system]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Farewell to Arms (short story)|A Farewell to Arms]]'') The Coteries donated RMS to [[Roger (A Farewell to R.M.S.)|Roger]]'s family as part of a peace treaty after accidentally desolating the Rogers' homeworld. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Farewell to Arms (short story)}}, {{cs|A Farewell to R.M.S. (short story)}}) | ||
After discovering the Library, they became predominately known as the "Bookkeepers", but were still interchangeably called "Plume Coteries". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Farewell to Arms (short story)|A Farewell to Arms]]'', et al.) Most Bookkeepers became closer in size to classical [[human]]s. ([[PROSE]]: | After discovering the Library, they became predominately known as the "Bookkeepers", but were still interchangeably called "Plume Coteries". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Farewell to Arms (short story)|A Farewell to Arms]]'', et al.) Most Bookkeepers became closer in size to classical [[human]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Farewell to R.M.S. (short story)}}) Some of the Bookkeepers' smaller members acted as dignitaries to the outside universe, using specially-sized [[Plume Coteries diplomatic craft|diplomatic craft]] to travel through [[space]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Farewell to Arms (short story)|A Farewell to Arms]]'') Many Bookkeepers, when old enough, sojourned the depths of the library. These sojourners categorised each book as either random gibberish, readable yet false and full of typos or nonsensical, or with a chance of truth and Validity, the latter of which would be taken back to civilization for evaluation. This responsibility was passed down throughout their families. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The First Noël (short story)}}) | ||
When the [[Great House]]s tried to buy RMS from Roger, the Bookkeepers stepped in to help negotiations, postponing the deal for many years due to their lack of field agents. In the interim, they used their books to learn much about the agreements the Houses were making with other powers in preparation for the [[War in Heaven]]. When the time came, the Bookkeepers traded RMS in return for the Houses' secrets of [[time scoop]]ing. ([[PROSE]]: | When the [[Great House]]s tried to buy RMS from Roger, the Bookkeepers stepped in to help negotiations, postponing the deal for many years due to their lack of field agents. In the interim, they used their books to learn much about the agreements the Houses were making with other powers in preparation for the [[War in Heaven]]. When the time came, the Bookkeepers traded RMS in return for the Houses' secrets of [[time scoop]]ing. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Farewell to R.M.S. (short story)}}) | ||
Sometime after this, dignitaries of the Coteries from the "distant reaches of dead space" came to [[Terra Primagenia]] to attend the unveiling of [[Cernunnos]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cobweb and Ivory (short story)|Cobweb and Ivory]]'') | Sometime after this, dignitaries of the Coteries from the "distant reaches of dead space" came to [[Terra Primagenia]] to attend the unveiling of [[Cernunnos]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cobweb and Ivory (short story)|Cobweb and Ivory]]'') | ||
