Sammann

First Appearance and Context

Sammann enters the narrative as the Ita technician associated with rooftop instruments at the concent. In Cord’s machine hall near the river, an Ita client collects an intricately machined component; later, while inspecting the clockwork above the Mynster, Cord notes she made such a part for “Sammann” that morning. A rooftop all‑sky recording subsequently shows the same technician working at the Pinnacle, aligning with this identification.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

Sammann is affiliated with the Ita, who handle practical, technical subsystems at the concent.

• Optics upkeep on the roof: He ascends the Pinnacle to clean and polish the zenith mirror and the lens of Clesthyra’s Eye, using spray and cloth during midday visits.
• Midday routine and sun‑watching: On many sunny days he comes at mid‑day, hangs a shoulder bag from a stone knob, services the optics, then eats his lunch on the parapet; he sometimes reads during this break. While eating on bright days he wears heavy protective goggles and stares directly at the sun.
• Dust‑jacket incident: After cleaning, he retrieves a paper dust jacket that had blown near the Eye, examines it, peers into the lens, and briefly tests the Eye’s tablet‑slot access cover before folding the jacket and pocketing it, then departing.
• Second tablet seen: On a later visit he arrives carrying a dust jacket enclosing another tablet, sets it openly on the parapet while he eats, and departs with it.

Observations and Interpretation

Subsequent pinhole‑projection work by others reveals brief blue “sparks” appearing near the sun that flare quickly and fade slowly. In that context, the narrator remarks that Sammann can apparently view the same phenomenon through welding‑grade goggles. Earlier attempts to review the sun via tablet playback had found nothing notable, so the connection remains tentative.

Relationships

• Cord: An extramuros machinist who fabricates precision parts and explicitly mentions having made a component for Sammann; the rooftop recording ties him to the Ita technician previously encountered in her machine hall.

Descriptions/Characteristics

No formal description is given beyond his work as an Ita technician at the rooftop instruments; the text focuses on his actions and routine rather than enduring physical traits.

Current Status/Location

Active within the concent. He continues routine midday maintenance atop the Pinnacle and is observed at times staring at the sun through protective goggles while on his lunch break.