phryne
Posts: 1351
10/29/2015
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What I particularly like about Hallowmas so far is the myriads of other players - and their delightfully imaginative user names - one gets to know!
I felt the need to share my personal favourites here:
- Ambystoma Maculatum
- Antigone Walmsley
- Baron Wilhelm Brax (nice, sounds like a James Bond villain)
- Colin Sapherson, Lord President of the Council (has anyone ever dared ask which council?)
- DragonRidingSorceress (Yay!)
- ErisFnord (I can see it!)
- Estelle Knoht (How do you pronounce this? Knot? Note?)
- Inevitable Gremlin
- Kitty Rivershack
- Kivrin Neverwinter
- Lisette Wintergreen
- Luthien Tinuviel (one really does meet everyone done here)
- Madman Across the Water
- Maxwell Q Tenebris
- Odessa Reyes Isola-Maskylene (now that's a mouthful!)
- Rastannar von Kryer (another Bond villain)
- Reginald Hubris
- Romulus Arcana
- Rupho Schartenhauer (=Arthur Schopenhauer)
 - Ruthven Murgatroyd
- Sophronia Bingworthy-Jones
- The Dark Gentleman (classy!)
- The Masked Felon (you get what you see)
- unusualdemoness (I didn't know there were usual ones)
- Vex Lereunt
- Wriothesley (again, how do you pronounce THAT?)
- Ysrthgrathe (is that Rubbery language?)
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Vavakx Nonexus
Posts: 892
10/8/2017
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My admiration forever belongs to this unpronounceable darling.
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Amets Estibariz, the Moulting Eidolon: Cradled by a sun all their own.
Blabbing, the Hobo Everyone Knows: The One Who Pulls The Strings. A Clarity In The Darkness.
Charlotte and the Caretaker: A family?
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colinsapherson
Posts: 191
10/29/2015
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malthaussen wrote:
Somehow, I have a feeling the fair Colleen was invented as an alt just for Hallowmas...
Indeed she was, and I suspect I know whom she was parodying.
Naturally I've taken her out for coffee and sent her a calling card.
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http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Colin%20Sapherson%2c%20Lord%20President%20of%20the%20Council
Available for Knife & Candle Moon League matches, Tournaments of lilies and other social actions (including boxed cats and photographers).
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Strangewheys~Wandering
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/RUSKIN~WARE
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Diptych
Administrator
Posts: 3493
10/29/2015
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More properly Lord Hubris, the thirteenth Baron of Hubris Hall! The previous twelve Unfortunate Barons all perished by violence within the Hall's walls. Being consigned to the Neath following his Surface-disgrace, Hubris fully intends to simply never die.
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Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron.
Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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dov
Posts: 2580
10/29/2015
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Zareen Bakara wrote:
Fëanor's follies make him more suited to the Neath than any other Tolkien character who comes to my mind.
Oh, I don't know. I can see Denethor selling Minas Tirith to the Masters in exchange for saving the life of Boromir (and possibly Faramir).
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Zareen Bakara
Posts: 66
10/29/2015
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an_ocelot wrote:
Zareen Bakara, I feel like the Neath has enough problems without inviting Feanor in. On the other hand, he might unite all disparate factions in their awe at what an asshole he is . . .
Oh surely there are enough assholish factions "down here" for at least some of them to find him sympathetic. I wonder what a Dawn Machine with a Silmaril at its heart would look like...
But, really, enough off-topic nonsense from me. It's just so nice to find fellow Silmarillion fans anywhere. 
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
10/29/2015
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I've run across Michel Foucault in the 'Neath, which is a neat trick since he won't be born for 30 more years...
As for exceptionally long names, it would probably be hard to beat "Carlos El Stela, Iudex Inluminus, Pontifex Cthonus, Aspiciat Aeternam."
-- Mal
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"Of two choices, I always take the third."
Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
Posts: 1372
10/29/2015
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phryne wrote:
- Luthien Tinuviel (one really does meet everyone done here)
The Neath also rejoices in the presence of Eru Iluvatar -- in an active and presumably-corporeal way, I mean, to avoid confusions about religion and godly presence and all that. And in a nice subtle Tolkien reference (I presume, anyway), Deepdelver.
(Thinking about Tolkien characters that would be particularly suited to the Neath, and got stuck on "geez, no-one play Feanor, what a terrible idea.")
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Kivrin Neverwinter
Posts: 86
10/29/2015
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Kivrin Neverwinter
Also: August Reave, whose quest for knowledge tends to drive him mad or dead or both, at least once a week.
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
Posts: 1372
10/29/2015
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Rupho Schartenhauer, I always skip the hobbit family trees, so thanks for the reference! (Self-plug: did y'all know I re-read LotR chapter-by-chapter for Tor.com? Well, now you do.)
Zareen Bakara, I feel like the Neath has enough problems without inviting Feanor in. On the other hand, he might unite all disparate factions in their awe at what an asshole he is . . .
To drag this slightly on topic: I also greatly admired the subtlety of the character name "Bill Door."
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xKiv
Posts: 846
10/30/2015
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(re: bill door, lady door)
I am disappointed that there's no More Door.
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phryne
Posts: 1351
10/7/2017
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How to leave no doubt about what your character's up to.
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
10/31/2015
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Those would make great race horse names, although I've always promised myself if I ever have one to name him Outrageous Fortune.
-- Mal
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"Of two choices, I always take the third."
Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
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Rupho Schartenhauer
Posts: 787
10/31/2015
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fallingkitten wrote:
[NAME REDACTED]
A Friendly Social Mule
Big Scary Mouse
Crunchy Cookie With Bloody Nut
Malcolm Reynolds the Third and a Half
The Elephant and Castle Man
Definitely the funniest so far!
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Cortez the Killer has killed a Master, definitely.
Deepdelver has become the progenitor of London's brightest star. It's... complicated.
Dr. Kvirkvelia, gone NORTH on 23/12/1894.
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Kukapetal
Posts: 1449
10/31/2015
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"Gilbert Fiddleflop" and "waaaaaaah" both made me laugh pretty hard when I saw them in the top right corner. So did "The Royal Fluffernutter."
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fallingkitten
Posts: 53
10/31/2015
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The interesting usernames I've happened across this Hallowmas (in no order):
The Stranger Man
Cats Tail
Mimic
sludgefest
PhD
The Canny Grackle
Blackleaf
BlakeTheDrake
The Duke of Waltham
Delicious Meat
MiddleTwin
Meat Machine
Sly_Silhouette
WrittenChaos
Murmur
Lady Strange
ElsewiseIAm
Mysterious Alter
TheSporkinator
S_MCKITTENPLAN
Waffle Scientist
The Octopus
Pyrodinium
ascii heart
AtomicLaywer
smalltree
DrPunexcusable
Phase Delta
SpiderWolves
paradoxicalGentleman
Yeah, I've sent and recieved a lot of confession requests this year.. Also sorry if I've listed people who've already been mentioned.
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dov
Posts: 2580
10/29/2015
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an_ocelot wrote:
dov wrote:
Oh, I don't know. I can see Denethor selling Minath Tirith to the Masters in exchange for saving the life of Boromir (and possibly Faramir).
I literally just screamed under my breath at this. You're brilliant.
Coming from you, I'm taking this as high praise indeed, since I hold you as an expert on both LOTR and on Fallen London :-)
(BTW - are we sure that the Nazgul weren't Masters of the Bazaar? Or vice versa?)
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phryne
Posts: 1351
10/29/2015
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Here's another one that made me laugh: Sir Reginald Rat-Puncher!
Edit: Oh my goodness....
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Zareen Bakara
Posts: 66
10/29/2015
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an_ocelot wrote:
(Thinking about Tolkien characters that would be particularly suited to the Neath, and got stuck on "geez, no-one play Feanor, what a terrible idea.")
If by "terrible" you mean brilliant, amazing, and wonderful - then yes! Fëanor's follies make him more suited to the Neath than any other Tolkien character who comes to my mind.
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
10/29/2015
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"Terrible as an army with banners."
-- Mal
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Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
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dov
Posts: 2580
10/29/2015
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an_ocelot wrote:
I also greatly admired the subtlety of the character name "Bill Door."
Indeed a great character name. I also very much like "Lady Door".
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
Posts: 1372
10/29/2015
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dov wrote:
Oh, I don't know. I can see Denethor selling Minath Tirith to the Masters in exchange for saving the life of Boromir (and possibly Faramir).
I literally just screamed under my breath at this. You're brilliant.
(I'm putting this up there with the Mad Max: Fury Road fusion, because I will go to my grave believing that Imperator Luthien and Mad Beren ought to be a thing.)
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fortluna
Posts: 306
10/29/2015
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Zareen Bakara wrote:
Oh surely there are enough assholish factions "down here" for at least some of them to find him sympathetic. I wonder what a Dawn Machine with a Silmaril at its heart would look like...
But, really, enough off-topic nonsense from me. It's just so nice to find fellow Silmarillion fans anywhere.
I am SO GLAD to find this comparison from someone else - I lurched from a summer fascination with the Dawn Machine straight into the Silmarillion, and the parallels of creating stellar replacements against the the everlasting night caught my eye.
Let's say Feanor is firmly on the Nemesis track - then what of Fingolfin, or even Galadriel? (would she diminish back up the Canal, or has she founded Aestival?)
Thingol as the Khanate? (and even more reasons to avoid Savior's Rocks.....ungoliant's brood...D
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Rupho Schartenhauer
Posts: 787
10/29/2015
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Gormadoc "Deepdelver" Brandybuck, one of the old Masters of Buckland. One of his descendants was Gorbadoc "Broadbelt" Brandybuck, great-grandfather of Merry Brandybuck and grandfather of Frodo Baggins.
@an_ocelot: I like your interpretation, too!
To continue the Tolkien-theme: there seems to be at least one other wayward hobbit in the Neath: Marshall Proudfoot!
Also, there's Uruloki.
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
10/29/2015
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If I had an alt, I'd be tempted to bring the "treasure-finder" Dildo Buggers to the 'Neath. A character I've used in DnD games in the distant past.
Then there was Delver Rootnose, an alias of a character in Brian Daley's White Ship trilogy. Not a hobbit, but it would have made a capital name for one in Bored of the Rings, probably loosely connected to the Nosefingers.
-- Mal
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"Of two choices, I always take the third."
Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
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Rupho Schartenhauer
Posts: 787
10/29/2015
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Oh, I see someone has "decoded" my (not very good) anagram!
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Rupho Schartenhauer has killed a Master, well: most of it.
Cortez the Killer has killed a Master, definitely.
Deepdelver has become the progenitor of London's brightest star. It's... complicated.
Dr. Kvirkvelia, gone NORTH on 23/12/1894.
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
10/29/2015
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I'm acquainted with Luthi and Iluvatar, but I don't think I've met Deepdelver. He, at least, should be ecstatic with all the mushrooms about.
-- Mal
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Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
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phryne
Posts: 1351
10/29/2015
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I'll let you know I'm not too displeased with the Tolkien turn in this thread.
fortluna, thanks to you I will now always think "visiting Galadriel" when going to Aestival (though I think she would be more drawn to the starlight at the Avid Horizon....)
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Grenem
Posts: 2067
10/29/2015
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unlogic http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Unlogic
and kittenpox http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Kittenpox
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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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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
10/29/2015
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Somehow, I have a feeling the fair Colleen was invented as an alt just for Hallowmas...
There may, in fact, be quite a bit of that going on: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/scrumptiousinternetllama
-- Mal
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"Of two choices, I always take the third."
Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
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fallingkitten
Posts: 53
10/31/2015
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I realise I should probably have gone through my contacts list, not just my list of confessers/confessees:
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[NAME REDACTED]
A Friendly Social Mule
A Murder of Crows
a pragmatic astrologer
Absolute Destiny Apocalypse
aetherologist
Anticheese
Apathetic Nonsense
ApathyDragon
Axolotl from The Deep
Big Scary Mouse
brainEater
Buttered Toast
Cake Ninja
Creepy
Crunchy Cookie With Bloody Nut
CuriousCrow
Damnedman
Deadly Kitten
Daydreaming
DigitalSocrates
Dr Meat
Dream Walker
EggToast
Elusive Cheese Esq
Fall Apart
GluestickGenius
Go Centipede Go
Greenleaf
Hooded Figure
horse Hammer
Incandescent in Silence
Inevitable Gremlin
jellydonut
king of the ants
Kingofbooks
Lady Delicious
ladyskullface
leagueofcake
Little Miss Feline
Little The
Lone Man
lord of afternoon tea
Loreseeker
Magician
Malcolm Reynolds the Third and a Half
Malice Aforethought
Meow Meow Meow
Miss Sunday
missglowcloud
Mister Ree
ModeratelyMotivated
Most Undisciplined
mr smile
NotReallyHere
Obscurity
One With Adequate Ideas
paranoid agent
Parrot-of-the-Ex
Pikathulhu
Professor Ankle
RaventheInnocent
REALLY LOUD ASSASSIN
Saturn
SavoryBiscuits
Seeker of Names
Sentient Human
Shackled in Daisy Chains
Sir Booty Ravager
Sir Killallzombies
Sir Pantsalot
Skull
Slartibartfast_42
Soleater
Somewhat
Speaking Waters
squidbreath
straightforwardly
Stressed Chef
SwitchKitten
The Ambiguous Chemist
The Bear
The Deep One
The Elephant and Castle Man
The Forthright Thief
The Fresh-Faced Naturalist
The Frivolous Beauty
The Great
The Masked Felon
The Mental Feline
The Midnight Road
The Nine-Tailed Eastern Lady of Foxes
The Philanthropist
The Purple Phoenix
TheMarxist
The Shape in Grove Park
The Twisted
The Unfathomable Wanderer
The Whispering Shadow
The-Wrapped-Artist
thiefofwords
ThreefoldSpeech
thwacksplat
VeiledShadow
Wonderfully Mad
Wordspider
Your Highness
Yummy
Holy crap that's a lot. Sorry 'bout that..
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Romulus Arcana
Posts: 23
10/30/2015
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I'm glad you enjoy my name! When I signed up I spent more time then I'm proud to admit coming up with it. I thought "Arcana" would be a good name for a dynasty with a history of plots, intrigue, and, especially, secrets. I imagine their story has a lot of parallels to the Barons of Hubris Hall.
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phryne
Posts: 1351
8/27/2017
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Unearthing this from the vaults because I have recently come across
The Ball-Jointed Necrobiologist
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The Slavering Catastrophe (and floor show!)
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Anne Auclair
Posts: 2215
8/27/2017
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For some reason Christabel Falcke has always stayed with me.
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Sam Stephens
Posts: 73
10/11/2017
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One of my oldest friends in Fallen London is Agatha Marple. For those who don't immediately get it, Agatha Christie is one of the world's most famous mystery writers, and Miss Marple is one of her characters. Reading her name immediately tells you that she's a Watchful character interested in mysteries. I like it a lot.
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Hello, delicious friends! I can be found here: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Sam%20Stephens
I'm open to all non-menacing social actions. I particularly enjoy a good mystery. I'm also a Corespondent who can teach at your Orphanage.
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Aberrant Eremite
Posts: 362
10/11/2017
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Sam Stephens wrote:
One of my oldest friends in Fallen London is Agatha Marple. For those who don't immediately get it, Agatha Christie is one of the world's most famous mystery writers, and Miss Marple is one of her characters. Reading her name immediately tells you that she's a Watchful character interested in mysteries. I like it a lot.
On a similar note, One of Hieronymus Drake's Dangerous students was named Scarlett Brontë. One glance at her name, and you knew just the sort of spirited young lady you were about to meet.
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Hieronymus Drake: Gentleman scholar, big-game hunter, scar-faced aristocrat. Remarkably sane, all things considered.
Tanith Wyrmwood: Longshanks cat-burglar; Bohemian author; now, perhaps, something more. Bubbly, expressive, and affectionate. It’s not only still waters that run deep.
Telemachia Lee: Gentle lady by birth, brawling Docker by choice. Good company in the drunk tank.
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