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Huz's soldiers - sapient bees - swarm in [[the Bleeding Forest]]. Upon drinking a traveler's tears, they gain the ability to speak, and offer their services against the Forest's many dangers.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}}''"As soon as they have tasted your tears, they begin to speak. [...] We can even be of service to you. Do not crush us. You will regret it.""''</ref> In order to do so, however, they must first build their hives on the traveller's body. Being covered in beeswax and honeycombs after a Huz infestation is not uncommon.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}}''"They do attempt, very desultorily, to build their hive in your hair. [...] Whenever you wake after resting, you find your eyes sealed with wax; you have to pick hive-fragments from your scalp."''</ref> And never anger the bees: their stings can cause intense melancholy and even death.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}}''"...the Huz whose stings bring weeping death..."''</ref>
Huz's soldiers - sapient bees - swarm in [[the Bleeding Forest]]. Upon drinking a traveler's tears, they gain the ability to speak, and offer their services against the Forest's many dangers.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}}''"As soon as they have tasted your tears, they begin to speak. [...] We can even be of service to you. Do not crush us. You will regret it.""''</ref> In order to do so, however, they must first build their hives on the traveller's body. Being covered in beeswax and honeycombs after a Huz infestation is not uncommon.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}}''"They do attempt, very desultorily, to build their hive in your hair. [...] Whenever you wake after resting, you find your eyes sealed with wax; you have to pick hive-fragments from your scalp."''</ref> And never anger the bees: their stings can cause intense melancholy and even death.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}}''"...the Huz whose stings bring weeping death..."''</ref>


Huz bees can also be found in [[Arbor]], where they assist in extracting that city's currency, [[attar]], from people's eyes.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}}''"Large, Huz bees emerge. The Priest-in-Scarlet sets them to work, nuzzling into your tear ducts. As they guzzle away, they dislodge the Attar in your eyes,"''</ref>  
Huz bees can also be found in [[Arbor]], where they assist in extracting that city's currency, attar, from people's eyes.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}}''"Large, Huz bees emerge. The Priest-in-Scarlet sets them to work, nuzzling into your tear ducts. As they guzzle away, they dislodge the Attar in your eyes,"''</ref> Human soldiers of Huz known as the '''Huzzite Guard''' reside in Arbor as well.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}}''"Guests to the city are invited to get to know the Huzzite Guard. It is generally considered advisable to remain on their good side."''</ref>


== The Huzzite Guard ==
''"Guests to the city are invited to get to know the Huzzite Guard. It is generally considered advisable to remain on their good side."''<ref name="attend reception copper fortress">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Attend_a_reception_at_the_Copper_Fortress|Attend a reception at the Copper Fortress|Fallen London|}}</ref>
The dream-city of [[Arbor]] is regularly patrolled by a company of human Huzzite soldiers called the '''Huzzite Guard'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}}''"Guests to the city are invited to get to know the Huzzite Guard. It is generally considered advisable to remain on their good side."''</ref> They monitor Arbor's borders,<ref name="walk the walls">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Walk_the_walls|Walk the walls|Fallen London|}}</ref> eject visitors when their stays have expired,<ref name="near arbor center">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Near_Arbor_(Centre)|Near Arbor (Centre)|Fallen London|}}</ref> enforce the city's laws, and conduct internal affairs.<ref name="light candles near">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Light_your_candles_(Near_Arbor)|Light your candles (Near Arbor)|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ambition:_Petition_the_Roseate_Queen_to_host_the_Marvellous|Ambition: Petition the Roseate Queen to host the Marvellous|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] he nods, and gestures to a nearby Huzzite Guard, who picks up your gifts with golden implements."''</ref> They convene in the '''Copper Fortress''' in [[Arbor#Far Arbor|Far Arbor]],<ref name="attend reception copper fortress" /> and they are led by the '''Huzzite Commander''', who occasionally presides over criminal trials.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Witness_a_trial|Witness a trial|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Huzzite Commander and the Queen's Peace adjudicate [...]"''</ref>
A notable commander of the Huzzite Guard is the '''Commander of the Walls''', "a man of majestic bearing and temperament."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Attend_a_reception_at_the_Copper_Fortress|Attend a reception at the Copper Fortress|Fallen London|}} ''"Inside, overawed guests are ushered into the ochre opulence of the Commander of the Walls' private chambers."''</ref> Another official of note is the '''Commander of Glass''', who limits the city's serpent population and hires serpent-tenders for this task.<ref name="become serpent tender">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Become_a_serpent-tender_in_exchange_for_Attar|Become a serpent-tender in exchange for Attar|Fallen London|}} ''"The gardens are thick with serpents.''"</ref>
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