While not affected by aging and mundane diseases, the Long can still be killed (however difficult it is).
Since their ambitions to rise higher is often being considered a threat (not unreasonably) to the current rule of the Mansus, they are often hunted by the Names, Colonel’s servants, and even by the other Long, for varying reasons. Long occupy a relatively marginalized position in the hierarchy of the House. On the other hand, that could mean that animals (or maybe even inanimate objects) could attain immortality too. That could merely be a reminder that there are non-human sentient beings who ascended in their time – like Carapace Cross or Medusa. It is said that most (but not all) Long were human. The marks may differ between ascensions under the different principles and Hours, but the Seventh Mark almost always is the passing the Tricuspid Gate (but, as always, there are exceptions and it's possible for some to ascend without even being counted among the Know).
There are seven steps in this process, which are known as the Seven Marks of Ascension. The usual way of turning Long requires attuning yourself to a certain occult principle with the power and the guidance of the corresponding Hour - one of several that have domain over the said principle. Long are immortals, who, in contrast to the Names, haven't yet entered the Mansus properly, and are still living in the Wake.
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