Dr Hemsworth
Posts: 9
9/12/2015
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Greetings, dear Londoners. With the help of fellow enthusiast Reinhardt Siegfried, I have been undergoing a project to better understand the nature of the soul. Perfectly safe and moral, I assure you. Well, most of the time. Sometimes. Depending on my mood.
Ahem.
Anyway...
Due to the amount of resources required, the chronic insanity of all my laboratory assistants, the efforts of everyone in power to stop me, and my own capricious nature, it has been a slow and tedious process.
So, I decided to cut some corners!
If, in your travels, you have discovered absolutely anything of note about souls, please post it here. With your help I hope to publish my findings for the betterment of all. Well...the betterment of most. I can't imagine the church will be too pleased. Or hell, for that matter. Ah, well.
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Dr. Hemsworth , natural philosopher and would-be god.
Know anything about the purpose or properties of souls? Do tell.
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TheThirdPolice
Posts: 609
9/12/2015
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I lost her on the Surface to an ordinary man. So who put the brass in her soul? Is the Bishop brass-bound as well, and the other barge veterans? Shall I twirl my fork for the Regretful Soldier and look for glints in what comes out?
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Excessive Corpse & Tender to Irreal Ravens
Lover of Flawed Souls
And with especial pride, Worst Screwup of the Decade!
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Grenem
Posts: 2067
9/14/2015
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A soul sold and found again. how? no devil could be so careless as to lose it, could they? but it feels exactly the same as the original, so it's not a fake; unless it is, but flawless.
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Married!:http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/takuza
I will accept all social actions that do not consume free evenings- and i will provide patronage to anyone who requests it, though it will be split between all requesters.
On psudeo-hiatus. Will be inactive and active and fluctuate without warning.
Grinding Favors without cards: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic22266-storylet-favors-grinding.aspx
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Sir Joseph Marlen
Posts: 575
9/14/2015
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Fear not, for your spirit truly is renewed. Devils take pleasure in the touch of souls like fine wine, but are known to be rid of them soon after their sale. I myself have sold my soul two times now and have reclaimed it each time. While the trade of spirit and sulfur goes on and on and on and on, only so many things will restrict the sale of a soul: enhancements of the flesh from essence and rubber, the austere handling of infernal suitors, the sanguine stain on the metaphysical from a horror long forgotten...
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Sir Joseph Marlen - The Romantic Sophist
Alexus Harven - The Defiant Fatalist
Rose Reinhelm - The Respectful Revolutionary
Cappuccino - The Perfidious Spycraft
Available for any and all social actions.
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xKiv
Posts: 846
9/14/2015
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It's interesting to note that devils will gladly buy the same soul again as soon as it enters its original owner. Or possibly any other owner. Can a person have two souls?
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https://www.fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/xKiv - a witchful, percussive, dangermous and shadowry scholar of coexplodence, hopsidirean, and walker of fallen kitties.
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Mark
Posts: 63
9/14/2015
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What I would like to know is:
1) What do devils do with souls once they have them, anyway? Is it just about the hunt, or is there some larger purpose? And
2) Do devils have souls?
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Zinaida Gorenko, the Scarlet Saint - Accepting any social action except loitering, cats, and photographer
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Maximilian Datterpie
Posts: 9
9/14/2015
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Souls. Fascinating concept.
Sometimes, a soulless person is a barely breathing human-shaped lump of meat.
Sometimes, they are sharper than ever. What dictates the change? The strength of mind? Someone's willpower?
Are human beings the only one who have souls? Do cats, dogs, pigs have souls? Do the Masters have a soul?
And if it does exist, why does it seem that the Devils are seemingly uninterested in them?
Quite interesting questions. I can't wait to look for the answers.
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Maximilian's Profile: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maximilian~Datterpie
- Enjoys honey dreaming, wines and homicide. He does accept each and any social action given to him, except the ones with that pesky Affluent Photographer.
- He's always up to a good exchange of opinions in the light of a candle and a knife, if there is moonlight.
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3Squirrels
Posts: 38
9/14/2015
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I know for sure that if you let them take yours, you get a lovely keepsake contract suitable for framing. And a very large handful of REMOVED DUE TO CONTRABAND NATURE and as much brass as you can carry.
Thus far have not noted any ill effects of losing my soul either, which is pleasant.
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Eddy Gale, The Unburdened Cracksman - Available for all your burglary-related needs.
Brought to you by Three Squirrels Who Game.
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metasynthie
Posts: 645
9/25/2015
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There's some rather good stuff about souls in the latest Exceptional Story. Including some hints about the relationship of souls and honey, and how devils feel about the traffic in souls.
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Positively antique
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/metasynthie
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Dr Hemsworth
Posts: 9
9/26/2015
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While I've certainly experienced the story, and it was most exceptional, I'm curious to hear about these delicious hints. I believe I heard them, myself.
edited by Dr Hemsworth on 9/26/2015
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Dr. Hemsworth , natural philosopher and would-be god.
Know anything about the purpose or properties of souls? Do tell.
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metasynthie
Posts: 645
9/27/2015
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This one was my favorite:
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Stroller?fromEchoId=6636743
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Positively antique
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/metasynthie
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Dr Hemsworth
Posts: 9
9/27/2015
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Ah yes. London a hive, tinted with honey and filled with souls. Sounds very devilish to me.
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Dr. Hemsworth , natural philosopher and would-be god.
Know anything about the purpose or properties of souls? Do tell.
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Kittenpox
Posts: 869
9/28/2015
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Perhaps we should put quoted text in Spoilers - to more easily see which stuff is being copy+pasted, and what is our own additions to the discussion. ^_^
[spoiler]"Hell's chief export. You thought that was souls? No, they don't export souls."
- Nevercold Brass flavour text.[/spoiler]
Doing so would also help prevent any unintentional spoilers to newer players just glancing at the thread.
edited by Kittenpox on 9/28/2015
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Current [Fabulous Diamond] count: Twenty-Five (of 50). Halfway there! ^_^
Metaphysical Caprice: 11.
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Currently: Returned to the Neath, and regaining my footing in this place. :-)
NO PLANT BATTLES PLEASE.
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Guest
10/18/2015
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At seems a certain Cat had Stained users souls through some means. This makes them completely unacceptable for sale to Devils. I'd share more, but some Shadow-Ministry seems to have outlawed Seeking Mr. [NAME REDACTED] and its subsequent information until further notice.
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3Squirrels
Posts: 38
10/18/2015
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Judging from Eddy's work inside the walls of the hallowed Royal Beth, I'd say it looks like [spoiler]instability of mind can be cured by removal of a soul as well.[/spoiler] At least, if the one man's reaction was any sort of indication to the fact.
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Eddy Gale, The Unburdened Cracksman - Available for all your burglary-related needs.
Brought to you by Three Squirrels Who Game.
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