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@@ -417,6 +417,14 @@ that Severian notices it isn't simply a gauntlet.
 > He stirred and muttered,
 > "We must get power to the compressors before the air goes bad."
 
+Jonas is, in fact, no man at all, but an android.
+[[wolfe_1981_claw#XVIII - Mirrors]]
+
+Jonas is from the relatively near future.
+Less time had passed from his perspective,
+likely due to extensive sub-light travel,
+and/or from spending time near larger gravity wells.
+
 ### Hethor
 
 Also a spacefarer
@@ -427,7 +435,13 @@ Severian's predecessor to the autarchy.
 He takes several forms in Severian's narrative
 before they meet in truth.
 
-Proprietor of the House Azure
+Master Rudesind, the painting cleaner
+at the Citadel and then the House Absolute
+Maybe?
+
+The proprietor of the House Azure
+who is also [[#Vodalus]]'s contact
+in the House Absolute
 
 ## Creatures