My original post from 18 days ago failed to snag a potential Patron, so I’m editing it to update my stats and to (hopefully) be noticed this time. Perhaps simpler is better.
I seek a Wise Patron to help me with my Watchful quality.
My stats are as follows:
Watchful - 55
Shadowy - 60
Dangerous - 59
Persuasive - 76
Thank you… looking forward to getting a response :)
My riddle for the OP: What does man love more than life; And fear more than death or mortal strife? What the poor have, the rich require And what contented men desire What the miser spends and the spendthrift saves And all men carry to their graves. edited by Ilva Pieterse on 6/20/2015
I would really appreciate a Patron in Shadowy - an Invisible Eminence. My other stats are above 100 except for Shadowy and it’s hard to increase it so I can be a POSI.
Athmarr is a storyteller. He supposed the stories that will unfold after London’s fall would be strange; so far, London hasn’t disappointed him. He seeks Patrons in all qualities. No doubt he’ll learn much, and more.
EDIT: Thank you, my dear Londoners! I found myself a Patron.
Greetings, Londoners!
My name is Bela Talbot, I’m charming even if a little heartless woman in her prime, who just fell to the depths of Neath and is looking for a Patron, who would show her one of those wonderful skills:
A Legendary Charisma [Persuasive]
An Invisible Eminence [Shadowy]
I will be most obliged and I promise to help you with your tasks.
First I was [a picture of a very Persuasive young man], but then [a picture of even greater Persuasiveness, but through brutal physicall power this time]. I’ll cut it short: I need to become more Dangerous and quick. You don’t want to know why. But I’ll send you rats. And I’ll send you cats. And I’ll invite you to a battle of chess know and then. And be greatful beyond measure.
Patrons! Do not remain deaf to this call! Shattering Force is what I shattering need! Be proactive and write soon.
Waiting for your PMs,
Mr.K edited by mmk on 6/5/2015 edited by mmk on 6/5/2015
First, an introduction. My character, Arlong, used to be a detective, but he is now currently grinding echoes by writing short stories so he could one day buy that sweet sweet parabola-linen suit at Dauncey’s. Also he may or may not be infatuated with the Quiet Deviless, as do other gentlemen, ladies, and persons of unspecified gender.
Watchful 49
Shadowy 41
Dangerous 43
Persuasive 68
Currently looking for an Invisible Eminence (shadowy) so that I can… rob other people (really what were you expecting). As for the riddle, let’s start with a classic:
"What lingers at the beginning of death, that which lies at the end of your bed?"
Edit: Arlong is now under the tutelage of the elusive and prestigious Captain Breckner. edited by Arlong on 6/8/2015
I fancy myself a person of balanced humours (W113/S97/D96/P96), but would look with profound gratitude on anyone inclined to take a patronly interest in my development, of whatever sort.
Hello! My character is Cyrawir, a detective/scholar and author of short stories (though I hope to write more). I was hoping for an Invisible Eminence as my patron, as I have neglected shadowy for the most part. My statistics are as follows:
As for my favorite riddle… Hmm… It would have to be the riddle of the sphinx. What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Hello, my character is Salea, a breathtaking and sinister lady of the Flit and the honeydens. [li]
I’m seeking a patron! I’d prefer to work on getting my shadowy to 100 first, but if you happen to be willing to be my patron for another stat I would hardly say no to the help.
Salutations! My character is "Maxwell Q Tenebris" I am very new to Fallen London and even newer to the forums. I found Fallen London through Sunless Sea, which I bought before I began to play on steam. I was so enamored by the writing and the world that I dove into Fallen London and now play FL far more than I ever played SS. Currently fascinated by the brief mentions of the Correspondence that I have seen in-game as well as on the forums! My character is an avid and merciless consumer of knowledge, though admittedly much better at talking than watching.
Here are my stats (they are quite unbalanced, I know): Watchful 58
Shadowy 68
Dangerous 75
Persuasive 101
Seeking an Extraordinary Mind (Watchful).
While I do not have a favorite riddle (that hasn’t been previously posted in this thread) I can offer up my favorite poem, "A Fixed Idea" written by Amy Lowell.
What torture lurks within a single thought
When grown too constant; and however kind,
However welcome still, the weary mind
Aches with its presence. Dull remembrance taught
Remembers on unceasingly; unsought
The old delight is with us but to find
That all recurring joy is pain refined,
Become a habit, and we struggle, caught.
You lie upon my heart as on a nest,
Folded in peace, for you can never know
How crushed I am with having you at rest
Heavy upon my life. I love you so
You bind my freedom from its rightful quest.
In mercy lift your drooping wings and go.
I’m relatively new and immensely enjoying the mysteries of Fallen London.
I would like to increase my Watchful stat. And of course learn from and befriend a mentor.
I would also be most obliged so someone to help me with shadowy, too. Either or.
Looking for either a Shattering Force (To progress as a Black-Ribbon Dualist.) or an Invisible Eminence (So I can explore the Flit more.) I’ve enjoyed Fallen London so far, (I was linked here as a side effect of getting Sunless Sea.), And am trying to experience more of the social aspects of the game.
My favourite riddle would have to be “What have I got in my pocket?”
Edit: I am now a protégé of the Legendary Charisma Diarra. Thank you!
Watchful 63
Shadowy 29
Dangerous 38
Persuasive 43
I’m a faceless husk of a human… just kidding. I’m a relatively new player, currently going on expeditions in the Forgotten Quarter and occasionally writing short stories. I would like to increase my Watchful on my own, but I’m interested in learning from a Legendary Charisma (edit: found).
If I understand correctly, I can have more than one patron? I’m mostly interested in becoming more Persuasive (and a better author), but I wouldn’t turn down help from a Shattering Force or Invisible Eminence, if you don’t have anything better to do.
I’d be happy to gain second chances, help with menaces, and whatever other things you might need.
Hey! I came from the Surface recently and I quite enjoy the magick of London. I really know, how to make an impression and sometimes I see things you people wouldn’t believe. I came strictly for educational reasons but found London making me feel… melancholicaly beautiful. So I stayed so far. My family is gone (except for my old-but-still-wild-like-a-cat aunt) and there was nothing really holding me back up there. Especially when there are rumours that in Fallen London you can win anything in cards. Whatever you may wish for.
W: 46 S: 36 D: 25 P: 74 I have just become Protégé of… Diarra, lady of unerthly beauty, thank you dearly!
Anyway, I am seeking just about anybody. Although I would prefer to be Persuasive and Watchful, at the moment I try to build up my Shadowy. And it is only good for a fragile lady alone in the dark London to be a little bit Dangerous. So it will be a suprise and I am looking forward to it. Thank you!
Oh, the riddle for AgentBlueSky: my favourite yould be probably the classical one (supposedly) from Einstein:
In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours.
In each house lives a person of different nationality
These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.
HINTS
The Brit lives in a red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane drinks tea.
The Green house is next to, and on the left of the White house.
The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The man living in the centre house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.
THE QUESTION: WHO OWNS THE FISH? edited by Rebarbora on 6/9/2015 edited by Rebarbora on 6/10/2015
My name is Victor Valenquist but you may call me Vig. A newcomer to the lands of the Neath, I come seeking a most legendary card game; one that can make dreams come true. And when I find this fabled game I shall inevitably triumph, either through my natural skill at cards or, more likely, my great capacity for cheating, manipulation and general bamboozlement.
As a newcomer to this strange and compelling city however, I seek a patron to guide and aid me. More specifically I seek An Extraordinary Mind, someone to train me in the watchfulness I would need to read the faces, gestures and tells of this city’s more exotic population (Try as I might, I cannot get a read on either these dead fellows nor clay folk everywhere). Could that mentor be you?
If you fell the need to reduce all that I am to just numbers, then those numbers would be:
Watchful: 24
Shadowy: 17
Dangerous: 14
Persuasive: 18
I thank you most kindly for your time, and hope to cross paths with you in the future.
Having spent much time in the Palace discoursing on the life of the mind, I found myself with enough honey for a permanent place in the Royal Bethlehem. I also found myself possessed of a silver tongue and bereft of my patron of Legendary Charisma. Now that I have no goal other than to rest in my rooms in between duels with the Black Ribbon en route to conquering the Hill, I now look to persuading through sheer force and seek a patron of Shattering Force to guide me in the ways of the fist and the rapier. Would any such patron in a benevolent mood extend his/her/its invitation?
Please don’t make me keep doing the thing. Invisible Eminence preffered, but Dangerous is a close second. edited by Admiral Alliteration on 7/8/2015 edited by Admiral Alliteration on 7/8/2015
I kindly submit my calling card for interested individuals of a certain disposition to assist in various business endeavors. Eagerly desired are those of shattering force or extraordinary mind.