Auditors of Reality - Revision history

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	The Auditors appear to be a tribute to the "Grey Men" (Graue Männer) in Michael Ende's fantasy novel {{wp\|Momo (novel)\|Momo}}, in which (as in Pratchett) the ~~gray~~-clothed accountant-like characters closely monitor the actions of all characters and seek to make them as efficient as possible, with no regard for their actual well-being. Ende's ~~gray~~ men are likewise stumped by encounters that seem not to follow literal guidelines, and are ultimately flouted by beauty and a childlike love of narrative.		The Auditors appear to be a tribute to the "Grey Men" (Graue Männer) in Michael Ende's fantasy novel {{wp\|Momo (novel)\|Momo}}, in which (as in Pratchett) the grey-clothed accountant-like characters closely monitor the actions of all characters and seek to make them as efficient as possible, with no regard for their actual well-being. Ende's grey men are likewise stumped by encounters that seem not to follow literal guidelines, and are ultimately flouted by beauty and a childlike love of narrative.

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Lias Bluestone: Not an acronym, so no need for it to be all uppercase.

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Not an acronym, so no need for it to be all uppercase.

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	The Auditors appear to be a tribute to the "Grey Men" (Graue Männer) in Michael Ende's fantasy novel ~~[[wikipedia:~~Momo (novel)\|~~MOMO]]~~, in which (as in Pratchett) the gray-clothed accountant-like characters closely monitor the actions of all characters and seek to make them as efficient as possible, with no regard for their actual well-being. Ende's gray men are likewise stumped by encounters that seem not to follow literal guidelines, and are ultimately flouted by beauty and a childlike love of narrative.		The Auditors appear to be a tribute to the "Grey Men" (Graue Männer) in Michael Ende's fantasy novel {{wp\|Momo (novel)\|Momo}}, in which (as in Pratchett) the gray-clothed accountant-like characters closely monitor the actions of all characters and seek to make them as efficient as possible, with no regard for their actual well-being. Ende's gray men are likewise stumped by encounters that seem not to follow literal guidelines, and are ultimately flouted by beauty and a childlike love of narrative.

	[[Category:Discworld characters]]		[[Category:Discworld characters]]

MarcusSLazarus at 11:12, 28 July 2018

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	Gravity and atoms are basically important, but the Auditors are rubbish in the human dimension. An intelligence a billion years old, which has seen galaxies die, and sees atoms dance, which has hundreds of senses and thinks in 18 dimensions, which makes decisions by the concensus of millions, quickly falls to bits if clamped into the five senses of a human being, with demanding organs wired into its thinking system, looking out at the world from the darkness behind the eyes through the letterbox of “me”. Life is intoxicating, and if the auditors stray into organic territory, they come to grief.		Gravity and atoms are basically important, but the Auditors are rubbish in the human dimension. An intelligence a billion years old, which has seen galaxies die, and sees atoms dance, which has hundreds of senses and thinks in 18 dimensions, which makes decisions by the concensus of millions, quickly falls to bits if clamped into the five senses of a human being, with demanding organs wired into its thinking system, looking out at the world from the darkness behind the eyes through the letterbox of “me”. Life is intoxicating, and if the auditors stray into organic territory, they come to grief.

	Auditors' thinking processes are noted repeatedly to be very robotic. One way to stop them and cause them to implode is to write signs which ~~say~~, in large letters 'IGNORE THIS ORDER', or a sign saying 'TURN RIGHT' with an arrow pointing left.		Auditors' thinking processes are noted repeatedly to be very robotic. One way to stop them and cause them to implode is to write signs which issue logically impossible instructions; examples include a sign that says, in large letters 'IGNORE THIS ORDER', a sign saying 'TURN RIGHT' with an arrow pointing left, or a sign saying 'DO NOT FEED THE ELEPHANT' when there is no elephant for them not to feed.

Old Dickens: fix link

2018-01-07T03:37:00Z

fix link

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	=== Annotation ===		=== Annotation ===
	The Auditors appear to be a tribute to the "Grey Men" (Graue Männer) in Michael Ende's fantasy novel [[wikipedia:Momo(novel)\|MOMO]], in which (as in Pratchett) the gray-clothed accountant-like characters closely monitor the actions of all characters and seek to make them as efficient as possible, with no regard for their actual well-being. Ende's gray men are likewise stumped by encounters that seem not to follow literal guidelines, and are ultimately flouted by beauty and a childlike love of narrative.		The Auditors appear to be a tribute to the "Grey Men" (Graue Männer) in Michael Ende's fantasy novel [[wikipedia:Momo (novel)\|MOMO]], in which (as in Pratchett) the gray-clothed accountant-like characters closely monitor the actions of all characters and seek to make them as efficient as possible, with no regard for their actual well-being. Ende's gray men are likewise stumped by encounters that seem not to follow literal guidelines, and are ultimately flouted by beauty and a childlike love of narrative.

	[[Category:Discworld characters]]		[[Category:Discworld characters]]

RedReplicant at 03:02, 7 January 2018

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	Auditors' thinking processes are noted repeatedly to be very robotic. One way to stop them and cause them to implode is to write signs which say, in large letters 'IGNORE THIS ORDER', or a sign saying 'TURN RIGHT' with an arrow pointing left.		Auditors' thinking processes are noted repeatedly to be very robotic. One way to stop them and cause them to implode is to write signs which say, in large letters 'IGNORE THIS ORDER', or a sign saying 'TURN RIGHT' with an arrow pointing left.


			=== Annotation ===
			The Auditors appear to be a tribute to the "Grey Men" (Graue Männer) in Michael Ende's fantasy novel [[wikipedia:Momo(novel)\|MOMO]], in which (as in Pratchett) the gray-clothed accountant-like characters closely monitor the actions of all characters and seek to make them as efficient as possible, with no regard for their actual well-being. Ende's gray men are likewise stumped by encounters that seem not to follow literal guidelines, and are ultimately flouted by beauty and a childlike love of narrative.

	[[Category:Discworld characters]]		[[Category:Discworld characters]]
	[[Category:Supernatural entities]]		[[Category:Supernatural entities]]

MyOwnBadSelf at 01:21, 1 November 2017

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	Gravity and atoms are basically important, but the Auditors are rubbish in the human dimension. An intelligence a billion years old, which has seen galaxies die, and sees atoms dance, which has hundreds of senses and thinks in 18 dimensions, which makes decisions by the concensus of millions, quickly falls to bits if clamped into the five senses of a human being, with demanding organs wired into its thinking system, looking out at the world from the darkness behind the eyes through the letterbox of “me”. Life is intoxicating, and if the auditors stray into organic territory, they come to grief.		Gravity and atoms are basically important, but the Auditors are rubbish in the human dimension. An intelligence a billion years old, which has seen galaxies die, and sees atoms dance, which has hundreds of senses and thinks in 18 dimensions, which makes decisions by the concensus of millions, quickly falls to bits if clamped into the five senses of a human being, with demanding organs wired into its thinking system, looking out at the world from the darkness behind the eyes through the letterbox of “me”. Life is intoxicating, and if the auditors stray into organic territory, they come to grief.

			Auditors' thinking processes are noted repeatedly to be very robotic. One way to stop them and cause them to implode is to write signs which say, in large letters 'IGNORE THIS ORDER', or a sign saying 'TURN RIGHT' with an arrow pointing left.

	[[Category:Discworld characters]]		[[Category:Discworld characters]]

Old Dickens at 17:27, 22 October 2017

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	\|name=		\|name= Legion
	\|age= as old as Time		\|age= as old as Time
	\|race=		\|race= sui generis
	\|occupation= maintenance		\|occupation= maintenance
	\|appearance= like empty gray cloaks		\|appearance= like empty gray cloaks
	\|residence=		\|residence=everywhere
	\|death=		\|death=
	\|parents=		\|parents=

Old Dickens: occupation

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occupation

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	\|occupation= ~~Auditors, of course~~		\|occupation= maintenance
	\|appearance= like empty gray cloaks		\|appearance= like empty gray cloaks
	\|residence=		\|residence=

Richvanf: /* Ancient non-life form */

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Ancient non-life form

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	The Auditors are both repelled by life (and humans in particular) and drawn to it. This leads them to interfere in Discworld, and to do this they are willing to break the Rules.		The Auditors are both repelled by life (and humans in particular) and drawn to it. This leads them to interfere in Discworld, and to do this they are willing to break the Rules.

	In {{RM}} it says they cannot be described in ordinary language. “Some people would call them cherubs.” Death calls them servants, watchers. Like him, they are able to appear before [[Azrael]]. In {{H}}, Death says of them, “They run the universe. They see to it that gravity works and that atoms spin.”		In {{RM}} it says they cannot be described in ordinary language. “Some people would call them cherubs.” Death calls them servants, watchers. Like him, they are able to appear before [[Azrael]]. In {{H}}, Death says of them, “They run the universe. They see to it that gravity works and that atoms spin (or whatever it is atoms do).”

	In {{TOT}} it says things need to be observed in order to exist. In that case, as the most fundamental of observers, nothing would exist without them. Clearly they are part of the cosmic order, and if it were imaginable that any power could diminish them in their own realm, it would be up to the combined forces of Discworld to rally round. This does not stop them from making a nuisance of themselves.		In {{TOT}} it says things need to be observed in order to exist. In that case, as the most fundamental of observers, nothing would exist without them. Clearly they are part of the cosmic order, and if it were imaginable that any power could diminish them in their own realm, it would be up to the combined forces of Discworld to rally round. This does not stop them from making a nuisance of themselves.

Richvanf at 06:29, 3 January 2016

2016-01-03T06:29:17Z

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	The '''Auditors of Reality''' are the eternal watchers of time and space. Appearing as ~~plumes of smoke clad in~~ gray cloaks, they have no sense of humanity and all that it entails, whether it be humor or even a sense of singularity, which they particularly despise. Auditors think that to live is to die, and to be a specific person is to live, so an Auditor finds itself imploding if it so much as talks about itself in the first person. Auditors always speak of the "we". Auditors always work in groups of at least three, so that each one can be watched by at least two others. Supposedly all Auditors are of the same opinions about everything, but they still need to watch each other because, frankly, the temptation to live is too great.		The '''Auditors of Reality''' are the eternal watchers of time and space. Appearing as empty gray cloaks, they have no sense of humanity and all that it entails, whether it be humor or even a sense of singularity, which they particularly despise. Auditors think that to live is to die, and to be a specific person is to live, so an Auditor finds itself imploding if it so much as talks about itself in the first person. Auditors always speak of the "we". Auditors always work in groups of at least three, so that each one can be watched by at least two others. Supposedly all Auditors are of the same opinions about everything, but they still need to watch each other because, frankly, the temptation to live is too great.

	They have also had their fair share of run-ins with the [[Death]] of the [[Discworld (world)\|Discworld]]. Auditors tend to be very unpopular with all [[anthropomorphic personification]]s and other supernatural entities for breaking the world to make things ''the way they ought to be''. Auditors think that everything should obey basic physics (i.e. it should not be affected by imagination, perceptions, or thoughts, which sentient beings possess in amounts that seem to the Auditors to be unacceptable). Auditors also think that things should be regular (i.e. all cobblestones should be exactly same size and shape), and all spoken words ought to be literal and there ought not be metaphors. Auditors have tried at various times to get Death replaced by someone with less heart, get people to stop believing in a [[Hogfather\|winter]] [[the gods\|god]], and make time stop so that the Auditors can finally catch up with all the paperwork. They also, once they became aware of its existence, objected to certain aspects of [[Roundworld]] history, and sought to destroy it.		They have also had their fair share of run-ins with the [[Death]] of the [[Discworld (world)\|Discworld]]. Auditors tend to be very unpopular with all [[anthropomorphic personification]]s and other supernatural entities for breaking the world to make things ''the way they ought to be''. Auditors think that everything should obey basic physics (i.e. it should not be affected by imagination, perceptions, or thoughts, which sentient beings possess in amounts that seem to the Auditors to be unacceptable). Auditors also think that things should be regular (i.e. all cobblestones should be exactly same size and shape), and all spoken words ought to be literal and there ought not be metaphors. Auditors have tried at various times to get Death replaced by someone with less heart, get people to stop believing in a [[Hogfather\|winter]] [[the gods\|god]], and make time stop so that the Auditors can finally catch up with all the paperwork. They also, once they became aware of its existence, objected to certain aspects of [[Roundworld]] history, and sought to destroy it.