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== Literature ==

 

* Ponder Stibbons, of [[Discworld]]'s Unseen University, is the only wizard who cares much about anything besides his next meal, leaving him saddled with dozens of jobs. This leads him to a mini-[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMOA]] (at least mini by Disc standards) when he interrupts the feuding Archchancellors of two magical universities by saying that his various posts give him enough votes on the University Council to control it.

* The Lamplighter-Marshal in D.M. Cornish's [[Monster Blood Tattoo]] series is this; it is telling that his first on-screen appearance has him running all about his domain having been sent to the wrong place by a (probably malicious) clerk. Otherwise, however, he's a perfectly [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] {{spoiler|until he's called away as part of a power-play by his [[Evil Chancellor]], who just happens to be a genuine [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] in charge of a legion of [[Obstructive Bureaucrat|Obstructive Bureaucrats]]. Not quite the man you want in charge of what is effectively a military frontier.}}