How is Feducci even eligible for election when he’s not even a London citizen? I demand to see his birth certificate!
As a figure speaking from the esteemed position of ‘random basic guy on the forums,’ I would like everyone to know that Feducci has my treasured vote. Remember, if you can’t trust random basic guy on the forum’s decision, who can you trust? Vote Feducci today.
I am appalled at this discrimination of the elderly! How is our glorious candidate supposed to have been born as a citizen of a kingdom he might well precede by centuries? For all we know, he may have been kicking buttocks and acquiring names before Romans had set a single sandal on the banks of Thames!
Feducci might not have been born in London, but he is a truer citizen of the Neath than any sunbitten whippersnapper! Who are we, born and raised on the surface, to say he is not a true Londoner, when he has likely lived longer in the subterranean London than any of us? I say let Neath be run by Neathers, and follow the example of this noble and brave adventurer, as he leads us to riches and glory! Feducci for mayor!
(And I mean, considering how much his operations center on London, he’s pretty certainly gotten himself British nationality, and probably for long enough to be eligible for public office. And if Feducci isn’t the name he was born with, we can hardly judge someone for using a false name when they come from a country that has a habit of sending assassins after citizens that have lived too long, for goodness’ sake. So, for all intents and purposes, he most likely is a Londoner, just an immigrant/refugee, which of course is no reason for discrimination.)
You might say, however, that "He’s a spy and maybe works for the Presbyterate and runs a murder club" to which I say LA LA LA LA I CAN’T HEAR YOU
I don’t believe there was any way for an alien to become eligible for public office in Victorian times. Naturalisation granted you certain rights, but not political rights.
So either Feducci is actually a natural-born subject of the Empress (is that possible, how old is he? Not sure on my lore here), is running illegally by pretending to be an Londoner Tomb-Colonist when he isn’t one, or the world of Fallen London has different rules so it doesn’t matter. And we know it has different rules for some things because Victorian Londoners didn’t have elected mayors, only a ceremonial Lord Mayor.
edited by Plynkes on 6/23/2017
I love Feducci as a character.
I’m afraid a lot of players will be disappointed when they found out some of his late-game quirks. There’s some stuff about Feducci to be gleamed that might make a lot of his supporters upset once it gets out into the open.
[quote=Infinity Simulacrum]I love Feducci as a character.
I’m afraid a lot of players will be disappointed when they found out some of his late-game quirks. There’s some stuff about Feducci to be gleamed that might make a lot of his supporters upset once it gets out into the open.[/quote]
Or excited, depending on why you like his character. I am certainly eager to know what kind of espionage secrets, combat experience, and exotic cultural insight one might be able to learn from and about him.
[quote=Akernis][quote=Infinity Simulacrum]I love Feducci as a character.
I’m afraid a lot of players will be disappointed when they found out some of his late-game quirks. There’s some stuff about Feducci to be gleamed that might make a lot of his supporters upset once it gets out into the open.[/quote]
Or excited, depending on why you like his character. I am certainly eager to know what kind of espionage secrets, combat experience, and exotic cultural insight one might be able to learn from and about him.[/quote]
I’m just not sure I want someone under influences of that certain foreign power in position of mayor. I’m sure other people would agree with me were they to know what foreign power and why.
[quote=Infinity Simulacrum]I’m just not sure I want someone under influences of that certain foreign power in position of mayor.[/quote]Are we not currently observing in our own time and age that having someone with close loyalties to a foreign power in an important office is absolutely totally unproblematic? :usa: So really, nothing to worry about.
Vote Feducci - because how much worse can it get? (Let’s find out.)
:: :headscrat: :crazy:
A source of fascination. Will be watching this candidate, yes. Perhaps even vote for them.
[quote=phryne][quote=Infinity Simulacrum]I’m just not sure I want someone under influences of that certain foreign power in position of mayor.[/quote]Are we not currently observing in our own time and age that having someone with close loyalties to a foreign power in an important office is absolutely totally unproblematic? :usa: So really, nothing to worry about.
Vote Feducci - because how much worse can it get? (Let’s find out.)
:: :headscrat: :crazy:[/quote]
You just opened a whole 'nother can of sardines that I’m not completely comfortable digging into. So, yeah, okay.
Hang on a sec. So, a big argument against Feducci is that he’s a Presbyterate spy, right? Why is that bad, again? Do we even know if the Presbyterate is good or bad?
I mean, we can’t really argue that London would be losing her sovereignty over that - the Masters are already walking all over us and stuff. If anything, wouldn’t this be a good chance for us to actually learn what the Presbyterate could have wanted?
Also, it’s just my personal opinion, but I for one am fine with murder clubs.
A few decades ago, London fought a war with the Presbyterate over the valuable and strategic Carnelian Coast. The Presbyterate lost the war due to treachery (some people in the Elder Continent really do not like their government) and thus London gained its most important over-zee colony. But the Presbyterate is still bitter about its defeat and desires to reclaim the Carnelian Coast. The Presbyterate’s London Embassy is a center of espionage against the city and the Mithridate Office keeps sending agents to Port Carnelian to try and poison relations between the Royal Governor and the native Tigers. So, there’s kind of a cold war.
Complicating things further, London has become home to a large population of Snuffers, many of whom work for London’s government in various capacities. The official policy of the Presbyterate is that Snuffers are unholy monsters who should be wiped out, though some Presbyterate officials secretly make unauthorized use of traitor Snuffers to spy on London. So in addition to the imperial conflict, London is also caught up in a sort of religious race war between the Snuffers and the Elder Continent faithful, which supposedly mirrors a war between Elder Continent’s various gods (or something).
More interesting is Feducci’s unexplained associations with Hell and the Brass Embassy. These infernal relationships are also troubling from a London perspective given the lost war and incorporation of the city into Hell’s soul economy. But they’re also very curious! The Presbyterate might not like London, but London has been in the Neath for less than a hundred years - we’re a momentary annoyance to them (or so they think). Hell in contrast is more ancient than even the Elder Continent, so we know the two empires have long been rivals. The Presbyterate in particular seems rather paranoid about the old aristocracy of Hell who are holed up in the Brimstone Convention at Mount Palmerston (in Sunless Sea a port report from the Brimstone Convention will gain you a day’s stay in Adam’s Way). Feducci might be working with Hell on behalf of the Presbyter, or he might be pursuing his own independent foreign policy, or he might be an infernal double agent who is betraying the Elder Continent to Hell.
Opinions naturally differ on whether it’s a good idea to elect a foreign super spy who’s caught up in all kinds of unfathomable espionage with unfriendly powers. Some think it’s a bad idea, others think it would be kind of awesome.
edited by Anne Auclair on 6/24/2017
…Alright, all those do sound quite bad, don’t they. Then again, I like the anti-snuffer angle because I’m attached to my face - and the possibility of finding out more about what the Presbyterate’s all about.
I suppose whether Feducci would get my vote now depends on:
- If he would reveal, maybe discreetly, where his loyalty really lies, or at least who he’s going to benefit while he’s in office. (Himself?)
- If the Presbyterate would divulge what they’re planning to do should they have more influence in London.
I’ll think on whether it’s better to support or hinder our second beginning of colonial ventures in the meantime. That Hellish connection sure sounds iffy, though.
[quote=Anne Auclair]
Opinions naturally differ on whether it’s a good idea to elect a foreign super spy who’s caught up in all kinds of unfathomable espionage with unfriendly powers. Some think it’s a bad idea, others think it would be kind of awesome.
edited by Anne Auclair on 6/24/2017[/quote]
I think this may be the most succinct but comprehensive explanation I have seen yet of why I will be supporting him.
The Presbyterate has an entire government department dedicated to lying to foreigners about the Presbyterate’s culture and intentions. So I wouldn’t get my hopes up there.
You don’t put a foreigner, let alone one who you know engages in hostile activity like spying, in a position of power over you, for the very real reason that it creates a huge conflict of interest and runs the very real risk that the person will put the needs and wants of their own people ahead of the people they’re SUPPOSED to be governing/representing.
Now, it’s not a huge issue here because the Mayor position is a farce anyway and, from a gameplay POV, many think Feducci would be an interesting mayor, but in-universe, not wanting a foreign spy in a position of power over London is just common sense.
It doesn’t matter if Feducci’s homeland is “good” or “bad” (it’s probably a mixture of both, like most countries). It isn’t London, and that’s the problem.
Well, hey, maybe Feducci has gone rogue and will govern according to his own dictates - like Noriega! No, wait, that’s not better.
After seeing the other candidates and ponder for a bit, I’ve decided to vote for Feducci. I’m into the Black Ribbon, and I know him well enough to know that he’ll be super busy working for his own benefit not to be bothered by the likes of me.
Flash Lay outcome for Feducci
[spoiler]
"A veteran of the battles of that old city"
Infiltrating the heart of Feducci’s campaign is easy enough; campaign staff come and go and the Guildhall of Victuallers is a riot of colour and chaos. Butchers and campaigners meet on the wine dark stone and debate the best ways to carve up the electorate. A little flattery gets you access to some very important ears indeed.
Feducci’s campaign manager transpires to be a very Indulgent Devil, whose red eyes smoulder like the rising of Mars. "Of course," he tells you in a voice like molten honey, "Feducci has helped us in the past, when the apparatus of state weighed on our liberty. When we felled all thrones, he was in the vanguard. I think he rather misses such grand sport."
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Fadewalker?fromEchoId=11941640
(Well, missing grand sport.)[/spoiler]
Investigating Feducci
A sharp whistle stops you in your tracks. You turn to find a young woman giving you a friendly grin from the side walk. Her eyes flash emerald as she walks up to you. "I thought it was you. So good to see you again."
She gives a firm handshake, a pat on the shoulder, and then walks away, waving cheerfully. You look down and see a piece of paper in your hand. It details a look into the finances of Feducci’s campaign.
Feducci’s bookkeeping is haphazard at best, and half written on old bandages which coil about the dusty office like shed snakeskin. Donations have been refused, but ‘bets’ are gleefully accepted. Most have been placed on risky but profitable ventures, with appropriate pay outs to the gamblers. A number of prominent London bookkeepers have been enlisted to keep track of the finances. Several particularly large bets, however, have been placed on speculative trading. In particular, on trade deals between the Presbyterate and London. In each and every case, Feducci has seen a substantial return on his investment.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Akernis?fromEchoId=11941522
edited by Akernis on 6/26/2017