![]() during the day and the Watch, who served the same purpose in the hours of darkness. Since he had little interest in maintaining a police force the smart armour and equipment of the Watch quickly deteriorated.Īt this time there were four separate forces: The Palace Guard, who guarded the palace the Cable Street Particulars, who served as government intelligence the Ward, who acted as gate-guards, thief-takers etc. Four days later Veltrick's son assassinated him, and became Veltrick II. They had full copper armour and a copper shield inscribed "Fabricati Diem, Pvncti Agvnt Celeriter" ("Make the Day, the Moments Pass Quickly", Veltrick's motto). The Ankh-Morpork Watch & Ward was founded in AM 1561 by King Veltrick I. Note: Some of the information repeated below was taken from The Discworld Companion and the 1999 Discworld Diary, which had a City Watch theme, and has not been confirmed in any of the Discworld novels. 4.16.1 Special-Constable Andy "Two Swords" Hancock.4.11 Constable Visit-the-Infidel-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets.4.9 Lance-Constable Salacia "Sally" von Humpeding. ![]() The people have found their voice at last, the flags and barricades are rising. Except, perhaps, a serial killer who targets coppers, and a city on the brink of bloody revolution. People die, and nothing changes.'For a policeman, there can be few things worse than a serial killer at loose in your city. Read Or Download Night Watch (Discworld, #29) By Terry Pratchett Full Pages.
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