Parker

"'Maynard looked at the bustling street and tried to imagine Parker, a rake-thin man with greying temples, striding from the crowd to take him away. He couldn’t.'""- Maynard describing the possibility of Parker being dangerous"Parker is the advisor to Manifold Trigg on Carthage. Little is known about Parker, save that he is referenced as being wealthy, and working hard his whole life to procure this wealth. Maynard and other characters speculate that Parker is in command of The Seeker, though this remains speculation.

Parker appears to have betrayed Manifold in order to secure the pre-Dust vault on Carthage, though his motivation or goal is unclear.

Little else is known of Parker.