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<p>Keeper-Librarian import</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Gaun thistle is a substance that appears once in the series, in a single commercial scene in &#039;&#039;House of Open Wounds&#039;&#039;. It is held in a crate by [[The Tyrant Philosophers/Banders|Former Cohort-Broker Banders]], who intends to sell the quantity to a [[The Tyrant Philosophers/Fellow-Monitor|Fellow-Monitor]]. No physical description, no practical function, and no origin are recorded anywhere in the text; the object exists in the narrative purely as a line-item in Banders&#039;s trading dealings, a piece of stock he is trying to move to a Monitor buyer - ch 10.<br /> <br /> Because it surfaces in exactly one scene and receives no further mention, gaun thistle carries no plot significance. Its value to the reader is atmospheric rather than structural: it names a commodity in Banders&#039;s inventory and thereby reinforces the texture of his post-Monitor brokerage, a man still dealing in goods to functionaries of the Watch regardless of what those goods actually are or do. Nothing in the book clarifies whether the substance is a narcotic, a craft material, a foodstuff, or something else entirely - ch 10.<br /> <br /> == The Object ==<br /> === Description ===<br /> The text identifies gaun thistle only as a &quot;substance&quot; stored in a crate. No material composition, colour, odour, quantity, or packaging detail beyond the crate itself is given - ch 10.<br /> <br /> === What It Does ===<br /> No function, method of use, cost of use, or limitation is described in the text. Its intended purpose is left entirely unstated - ch 10.<br /> <br /> === Provenance ===<br /> The only holder named is [[The Tyrant Philosophers/Banders|Former Cohort-Broker Banders]], who keeps the quantity in a crate. No maker, prior owner, or final destination is identified; the crate and its prospective buyer are the totality of what the chapter establishes - ch 10.<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> === House of Open Wounds ===<br /> Gaun thistle appears in [[The Tyrant Philosophers/House of Open Wounds|House of Open Wounds]] only in a commercial context. In Chapter 10, [[The Tyrant Philosophers/Banders|Former Cohort-Broker Banders]] is shown to keep a quantity of the substance in a crate, and his stated intention is to sell it to a [[The Tyrant Philosophers/Fellow-Monitor|Fellow-Monitor]]. The notes give no further detail on the substance&#039;s properties, origin, or intended purpose; the crate and the prospective buyer are the only facts established for this book - ch 10.<br /> <br /> == Relationships ==<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;[[The Tyrant Philosophers/Banders|Former Cohort-Broker Banders]]&#039;&#039;&#039; - the only person shown in possession of gaun thistle, who keeps it in a crate and expresses the intention to sell it. The substance functions in the scene solely as an item in his brokerage stock, consistent with his role as a former Cohort-Broker still dealing with Watch functionaries - ch 10.<br /> <br /> == Tags ==<br /> #substance · #material<br /> <br /> [[Category:The Tyrant Philosophers/Objects]]</div>

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