diff --git a/lib/Bastion/Common.py b/lib/Bastion/Common.py
index 87ad283..2f0b04d 100644
--- a/lib/Bastion/Common.py
+++ b/lib/Bastion/Common.py
@@ -269,10 +269,13 @@ def path(self):
 		return pathlib.PurePosixPath(self[1])
 
 	def __str__(self):
-		if self.args:
-			return "[{}:{}?{}]".format(self.itype, str(self.path), self.args)
+		if self.path:
+			if self.args:
+				return "[{}:{}?{}]".format(self.itype, str(self.path), self.args)
+			else:
+				return "[{}:{}]".format(self.itype, str(self.path))
 		else:
-			return "[{}:{}]".format(self.itype, str(self.path))
+			return "[{}:]".format(self.itype)
 
 	def __repr__(self):
 		return str(self)
@@ -309,6 +312,8 @@ def parse(c):
 					query = None
 			
 				return (itype, path, query)
+			else:
+				return (itype, None, None)
 
 		raise ValueError
 
diff --git a/lib/Bastion/Model.py b/lib/Bastion/Model.py
index 707af6c..275e7f2 100644
--- a/lib/Bastion/Model.py
+++ b/lib/Bastion/Model.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ def __new__(cls, *args):
 			if isinstance(arg, ARK):
 				return arg
 
+			#-- The given object knows how to create an ARK for itself....
+			if hasattr(arg, 'ARK'):
+				return arg.ARK
+
 			if isinstance(arg, CURIE):
 				site  = arg.space
 				if site[0] == '@':
@@ -28,12 +32,9 @@ def __new__(cls, *args):
 					asset = None
 				return ARK(site, zone, asset)
 
-			elif isinstance(arg, str):
+			if isinstance(arg, str):
 				return ARK(CURIE(arg))
 
-			elif isinstance(arg, isAsset):
-				return ARK( RDN(arg.site), RDN(arg.zone), RDN(arg.asset) )
-
 		if len(args) == 2:
 			#-- site, zone, /
 			site = args[0]
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ def __new__(cls, *args):
 			site, zone, asset = args
 			s  = RDN(site)
 			z  = RDN(zone)
-			a  = asset
+			a  = asset.name if isinstance(isAsset) else str(asset)
 			st = s if (s[0] == '@') else "@{}".format(s)
 			return tuple.__new__(cls, [st, z, a])
 
@@ -70,10 +71,14 @@ def zolo(self):
 		"""
 		zolo ("zone location") is the logical path to this including its zone.
 		"""
-		if self.asset:
-			return pathlib.PurePosixPath(self.zone) / self.asset
+		if self.zone:
+			if self.asset:
+				return pathlib.PurePosixPath(self.zone) / self.asset
+			else:
+				return pathlib.PurePosixPath(self.zone)
 		else:
-			return pathlib.PurePosixPath(self.zone)
+			#-- There is no zone location for this ARK.
+			return None
 
 	@property
 	def CURIE(self):
@@ -142,7 +147,7 @@ def sites(self):
 
 	@property
 	def ARKs(self):
-		raise NotImplementedError
+		raise NotImplementedError(".ARKs is subclass responsibility")
 
 	def zones(self, site):
 		"""
@@ -284,7 +289,25 @@ def handling(protocol):
 Vault = isVault
 
 
-class isAsset:
+class isProtectedResource:
+	"""
+	The superclass of sites, zones, and assets.
+	Basically, any entity that can be banked (backed up) for preservation and protection.
+	"""
+	@property
+	def CURIE(self):
+		"""
+		My CURIE (Compact URI) form is [{site}:{zone}/{asset}]
+		"""
+		return self.ARK.CURIE
+
+	@property
+	def ARK(self):
+		#-- must override in subclass
+		raise NotImplementedError(".ARK is subclass responsibility")
+
+
+class isAsset(isProtectedResource):
 	"""
 	abstract Asset type, describes a local file in both the host file system and the logical (zone) space.
 	"""
@@ -307,13 +330,6 @@ def RDN(self):
 			self._RDN = self.badge
 		return self._RDN
 
-	@property
-	def CURIE(self):
-		"""
-		My CURIE (Compact URI) form is [{site}:{zone}/{asset}]
-		"""
-		return self.ARK.CURIE
-
 	@property
 	def ARK(self):
 		return ARK(RDN(self.zone.site), RDN(self.zone), self.name)
@@ -341,7 +357,7 @@ def zolo(self):
 		return self.ARK.zolo
 
 
-class isZone:
+class isZone(isProtectedResource):
 	"""
 	abstract resource zone.
 	"""
@@ -351,6 +367,10 @@ def __init__(self, site, name, root):
 		self.name = name
 		self.root = root if (root is None) else pathlib.Path(root)
 
+	@property
+	def ARK(self):
+		return ARK(RDN(self.site), RDN(self), None)
+
 	@property
 	def halo(self):
 		"""
@@ -370,11 +390,23 @@ def __div__(self, name):
 		return self.ASSET_CLS(self, name)
 
 
-class isSite:
+class isSite(isProtectedResource):
 	"""
 	asbtract site class; forward declaration of Site class(es).
 	"""
-	pass
+	def __init__(self, name):
+		self.name = name
+
+	@property
+	def ARK(self):
+		return ARK(RDN(self), None, None)
+
+	@property
+	def RDN(self):
+		"""
+		I am the relatively distinguishing name for this object.
+		"""
+		return self.name
 
 
 class isClerk(isPerformer):
@@ -455,7 +487,6 @@ class isPlanner(isPerformer):
 	"""
 	Abstract class for planning archival operations on assets.
 	Planning is the process of determining what needs to be done to a given asset.
-
 	"""
 	def __init__(self, app):
 		self.app = app #-- I need a handle to the application object.
diff --git a/lib/Bastion/Site.py b/lib/Bastion/Site.py
index 3d80106..cc4cee8 100644
--- a/lib/Bastion/Site.py
+++ b/lib/Bastion/Site.py
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ def __new__(cls, site):
 
 	def __init__(self, name):
 		if isinstance(name, str):
+			isSite.__init__(self, name)
+
 			if name not in Site.SITES:
 				Site.SITES[name] = self
 
-				self.name = name
 				self.host = "127.0.0.1"
 
 				self.logging             = Thing()
@@ -81,13 +82,6 @@ def zone(self, z):
 		else:
 			raise ValueError("zone expects an ARK or a name")
 
-	@property
-	def RDN(self):
-		"""
-		I am the relatively distinguishing name for this object.
-		"""
-		return self.name
-
 	def configured(self, conf):
 		if not self._configured:
 			if conf: