Professor Wensleydale of Hardwick
Posts: 208
12/22/2018
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The Drowned Master is the topic of much discussion in London. However, there need not be discussion.
One need not go where zailors are advised to not go.
There are people in London who know the name already, or have heard it.
An accurate but unreliable bet is asking Seekers. More than half(citation needed) have heard the name. Remember.
A less accurate, but safe way is asking those who are from earlier cities. (Cough Cough- The Duchess)
Why go to a horizon of Judgement and Death, when one can learn the name in other ways? End this madness.
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Sir Wensleydale of Hardwick- Monochromatic Myrmidon, Newspaper Editor, Legendary Charisma.
Mr Netae- SEEKING MR EATEN'S NAME
Aaron Wimbleton- Private Detective. Some Medical Experience.
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Jolanda Swan
Posts: 1783
12/23/2018
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You scare me, all of you.
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Lover of all things beautiful, secret admirer of ugly truths, fond of the Parabola Sun... and always delighted to role play.
http://fallenlondon.com/profile/Jolanda%20Swan
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Catherine Raymond
Posts: 2518
12/24/2018
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Sir Wensleydale of Hardwick wrote:
I heard about the business with the, er, decapitation. Though, considering the context, I'll just refer to it, at times, as "de-wicking".
Oh, my. I just realized (after 8+ years playing FL) that business of the knives and candles in the killing game of Knife and Candle is a reference to the "dewicking" required to go NORTH.
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Cathy Raymond
http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/cathyr19355
Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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Azothi
Posts: 586
12/24/2018
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Though it could even be that the Chapel of Lights and Knife and Candle emulate a higher crime, since we (essentially) know that Irons joined the Bazaar in self-imposed exile for it.
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Azoth I, the Emissary of Cardinals - A Paramount Presence (not currently accepting new Proteges)
Away to where the Chain cannot bind us.
 Hesperidean.
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The Curious Watcher
Posts: 263
12/22/2018
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The true NAME, my dear former pupil is not like something you can write down. It is written in 7 letters of the Correspondence, and our bodies, minds and souls will burn up like a candle even if it is engraved on your body. It is only by going through the tortuous rituals that you may understand the name, what the Drowned Man was, what it went through, and what he is now.
Also, it is not enough to merely learn the NAME, but to use it for Hate or Grief.
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The Thirteenth Master of the Bazaar:
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/The%20Thirteenth%20Master%20of%20the%20Bazaar
The Silent Vake Hunter: GONE NORTH
The Ravenous Wanderer:
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/The%20Ravenous%20Wanderer
The Melancholic End-Bringer:
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/The%20Melancholic%20End-Bringer
The Lethal Nightmare:
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/The%20Lethal%20Nightmare
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Emain Ablach
Posts: 348
12/22/2018
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One does not know the Name unless one goes North. One can hear of the Name, one can learn the Name, but North lies the knowledge of the Name.
Thomas Nagel, in his "What is it like to be a bat?" summarizes it very well.
edited by Emain Ablach on 12/22/2018
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Went NORTH. Got salted. Never came back. We won't remember him.
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Emain%20Ablach
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Azothi
Posts: 586
12/22/2018
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To be fair, the Name can be written down. We've seen it written down before (albeit in only a future that will likely never pass). Presumably, it's a very hollowing and hallowing experience.
Seeking isn't just about finding the name. Most Seekers will have a chance to find out the former identity of Mr Eaten in, give or take, eleven days. The Name, more precisely, is beside the point. It's about what the Name represents - the identity that it was founded on.
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Azoth I, the Emissary of Cardinals - A Paramount Presence (not currently accepting new Proteges)
Away to where the Chain cannot bind us.
Hesperidean.
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incerteza
Posts: 103
12/22/2018
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Sir Wensleydale of Hardwick wrote:
Why go to a horizon of Judgement and Death, when one can learn the name in other ways? Because what's the point of knowing the Name if you don't do anything with it.
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