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The Regretful Soldier's Identity
malthaussen
Posts: 1060
1/2/2016
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Any speculation on this? I was talking to him yesterday, and he mentioned having been a lancer. A lancer? With whiskers? Good god, it's Harry Flashman!
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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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th8827
Posts: 823
1/2/2016
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He also wrestled a tiger and fought in the failed invasion of Hell.
This guy has Fate Locked content in both Soul Trade and Imperial Redolence. Possibly more, which I don't know about.
He's cool.
edited by th8827 on 1/2/2016
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Gone NORTH. It's nice here.
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Kukapetal
Posts: 1449
1/2/2016
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I don't know who (if anyone) he's supposed to be, but out of the four "friend" characters, he's definitely the best. The other three strike me as fairweather friends but this guy seems like he'd have your back no matter how bad things were or what mistakes you made.
Seriously, if I find out he writes me off completely for saying a bad word at the dinner table in some future story I'm going to be heartbroken :P
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Catherine Raymond
Posts: 2518
1/2/2016
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I like the Regretful Soldier as well. And given FBG's tendency to incorporate literary references, I would not be surprised to discover that he really is meant to be Harry Flashman... changed somewhat by his experiences in the Neath.
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Cathy Raymond
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Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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Parelle
Posts: 1084
1/2/2016
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Flashman's a notorious coward i thought?. Having only read one of his books (assigned for a college International Relations class, amusingly) and otherwise read Tom Brown, I'm not as familiar with him though.
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Parelle, Lady Joseph Marlen. The Singular Librarian. A Midnighter, a Player of the Marvelous.
pages from a dusty bookshop: a badly updated FL changelog | Useful Guidance and Explanations
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AmouryDeDomremy
Posts: 20
1/3/2016
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There's an option when investigating the nature of devils for the Loquacious Vicar to ask the Soldier's recollections of the invasion of Hell. He is actually quite forthcoming in that, and reveals that his squadron never even made it past the Forgotten Quarter. All of the information regarding Hell that he is able to pass on to you is second-hand stuff he got from talking to the Bishop of Southwark after all the dust settled.
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