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{{Character|title1 = The Masters of the Bazaar|image1 = master.png|caption1 = Move along now. Art from FL.|location = [[London]]|allegiance = [[The Bazaar]]|relationships = [[Curators]] (species)
{{Character|title1 = The Masters of the Bazaar|image1 = Master twitter.jpg|caption1 = A Master of the Bazaar.|location = [[London]]|allegiance = [[The Bazaar]]|relationships = [[Curators]] (species)
[[The Orphanage#The Masked Man|Poor Edward]]<br>
[[The Orphanage#The Masked Man|Poor Edward]]<br>
[[Sinning Jenny]]<br>
[[Sinning Jenny]]<br>
Neddy Men<br>
Neddy Men<br>
[[The Relickers]]|notable_members = Mr Hearts/Mr Apples<br>
[[The Relickers]]|notable_members = [[Mr Apples]] <br>
Mr Iron<br>
[[Mr Hearts]]<br>
Mr Mirrors/Mr Cups<br>
[[Mr Iron]]<br>
Mr Spices<br>
[[Mr Cups]]<br>
Mr Wines<br>
[[Mr Mirrors]]<br>
Mr Veils<br>
[[Mr Spices]]<br>
Mr Fires<br>
[[Mr Wines]]<br>
Mr Pages<br>
[[Mr Veils]]<br>
Mr Stones}}
[[Mr Fires]]<br>
''"The Masters of the Bazaar - Mr Wines, Mr Spices, Mr Veils and the rest - speak in high-pitched whispers, and under their concealing cloaks they seem winged or hunchbacked. Fallen angels, stunted pterodactyls, mobile colonies of fungus? They dismiss all personal questions with an airy wave of their gloved hands."''<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>
[[Mr Pages]]<br>
[[Mr Stones]]<br>
<font color="red">[[Mr Eaten]]</font><br>
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<blockquote>''"The Masters of the Bazaar - Mr Wines, Mr Spices, Mr Veils and the rest - speak in high-pitched whispers, and under their concealing cloaks they seem winged or hunchbacked. Fallen angels, stunted pterodactyls, mobile colonies of fungus? They dismiss all personal questions with an airy wave of their gloved hands."''<ref name="sidebar">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>


''"The Masters apply peculiar customs duties: to fish below a certain size, to green ribbons but not red, to speckled eggs but not plain. Perhaps their strangest tax is a heavy duty on stories of love, but it only applies to stories leaving the Neath..."''<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>
<blockquote>''"The Masters apply peculiar customs duties: to fish below a certain size, to green ribbons but not red, to speckled eggs but not plain. Perhaps their strangest tax is a heavy duty on stories of love, but it only applies to stories leaving the Neath..."''<ref name="sidebar">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>


'''The Masters of [[The Echo Bazaar|the Bazaar]]''': it's hard to describe these cloaked, slightly creepy ''things'' as anything but, well, alien space bats. They call themselves Mr, but they may not really be men. There are eleven titles, but two space bats take up four of them, and the rest have one apiece for a total of nine bats. Confusing? [[Fallen London]] is generally that way...__forcetoc__
'''The Masters of the [[The Echo Bazaar| Bazaar]]''': it's hard to describe these cloaked, slightly creepy ''things'' as anything but, well, <font color="purple"><span style="background-color: purple">alien space bats</span></font>. They call themselves Mr, but they may not really be men. There are eleven titles, but two Masters take up four of them, and the rest have one apiece for a total of nine total Masters. Oh, and there are a few other titles that aren't ''really'' Masters, empirically speaking. Confusing? [[Fallen London|London]] is generally that way...
 
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==An Introduction==
==An Introduction==
''"Authority is what's left when the money runs out."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://twitter.com/Mr_Apples|Mr Apples|Twitter|}}</ref>
<blockquote>''"Authority is what's left when the money runs out."''<ref>https://twitter.com/Mr_Apples/status/6927249405</ref></blockquote>
 
The Masters of the Bazaar are in near-complete control of [[London]]'s trade economy. Each Master oversees a certain form of trade; for example, Mr Iron oversees the trade of metals and weapons. The Masters may seem united, but in truth, many of them run independent (and sometimes counterproductive) schemes that occasionally span far beyond the scope of London. What they are united by, however, is their near universal lack of empathy for the whims of mere humans. While some Masters, like Mr Wines and Mr Apples, may seem keen on pleasing people and giving them a good time, the cadre of cloaked beings are still more than a few rungs higher than humans on the Great Chain of Being, and they are often very quick to (indirectly) remind people of the fact. It is entirely possible to curry favor with these enigmatic beings, but many of them simply use particularly talented humans as pawns for their own schemes and goals.
 
The Masters generally took on similar jobs and roles in the previous [[The Fallen Cities|Fallen Cities]]; for example, they were called '''Khans''' during the time of the [[The Khanate|Fourth]].<ref name = "khans">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Dubious_attribution|Dubious attribution|Fallen London|}}</ref> As might be expected of these beings, the Masters are thousands of years old. Don't ''ever'' mention the Second City in their presence, however; they will all react in different but unanimously negative ways.<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
==The Masters==
Here is a list of the Masters and their domains.
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===[[File:cider.png|40px]][[File:Heart.png|40px]] Mr Apples/Mr Hearts===
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|"'''Catch?' There is no 'catch'. All is delight and freedom from care!"''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://twitter.com/Mr_Hearts|Mr Hearts|Twitter|}}</ref>
 
"''This upstanding citizen governs commerce in food, wood and immortality. They say it's an ally of Mr Veils."''<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
'''Mr Apples''', aka '''Mr Hearts''', has also been known by the names '''Mr Barley''',<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> '''the Lord of Blood''',<ref name = "marvellous">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Ask_him_who_he_is|Ask him who he is|Fallen London|}}</ref> '''the Khan of Roots''', and '''the Khan of Hearts'''<ref name = "khans">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Dubious_attribution|Dubious attribution|Fallen London|}}</ref>. Known for a love of games and gambling (for which reason it created the high-stakes card game known as the Marvellous<ref name = "marvellous">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Ask_him_who_he_is|Ask him who he is|Fallen London|}}</ref>), this darkly cheery, kind, and 'overly familiar' Master is in charge of trade in food, wood, and immortality. It can be found at [[Mrs. Plenty's Carnival]] occasionally.<ref name = "carnival">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/...an_incognito_Master%3F|...an incognito Master?|Fallen London|}}</ref> As Mr Hearts, it deals in meats, skins, ligaments, bones, bloods, and animals, and runs an emporium at the [[The Labyrinth of Tigers|Labyrinth of Tigers.]] It's probably the most innocent Master; the worst atrocity it is known to commit is selling a very mysterious meat from suspicious sources at its storefront.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Mr_Hearts%27_Exotic_Meats_Counter_(1_FATE)|Mr Hearts' Exotic Meats Counter (1 FATE)|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
''"Gone. But I could make more. I was Mr Apples, once. As I was once other things, other names, other people."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/An_Ill-Designed_Shop|An Ill-Designed Shop|Sunless Skies|}}</ref>
 
In the Sunless Skies timeline, when London rose to the skies, a few masters followed. One of them was Mr Apples, now known as the '''Chiropterous Hoarder'''.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Chiropterous_Hoarder|Ask about the other Masters?|Sunless Skies|}}</ref> It used to sell [[Food_in_the_Neath#.C2.A0Hesperidean_Cider|Hesperidean Cider]] for a high price, but it has run out of its precious golden apples, so it now seeks a new and better means of immortality.<ref name = "hoarder">{{FLCitation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Chiropterous_Hoarder|Investigate the Hoarder's work|Sunless Skies|}}''"I tried once to hold immortality in a bottle. [...] My customers were convinced, but I knew the truth. You can't just drink eternity. It goes away, you see? But this is different. I got the idea from... an associate of mine? They liked spices."''</ref>
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===[[File:coffee.png|40px]][[File:mirror.png|40px]] Mr Cups/Mr Mirrors===
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|''"Work hard for the enrichment of the Bazaar, and us all. Shun seditionists. Practice courtesy & honesty."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://twitter.com/Mr_Cups|Mr Cups|Twitter|}}</ref>
 
Known for a harboring a strong enmity toward Mr Spices, '''Mr Cups''' is a distant and proper (though possibly flirtatious) Master who's in charge of trade in crockery, pottery, and sculpture. As '''Mr Mirrors''', it is also in charge of trade in "the frangible and the fine."<ref>{{FLCitation|https://twitter.com/Mr_Mirrors|Mr Mirrors|Twitter|}}</ref> This includes fine or quality secrets, unlike the more affordable variety proffered by Mr Pages.
 
Mr Cups employs a group of [[The Relickers|Relickers]]; these collectors are tasked with salvaging junk or certifiable scraps, which they sometimes pay for with valuable items.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Shivering_Relicker_and_Pinnock_are_Trundling_By|The Shivering Relicker and Pinnock are Trundling By|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
Mr Cups appears to be behind the murders of the loved ones of Fallen Londoners seeking their Nemeses. It and Mr Wines also drove the [[Watchmaker's Daughter]], a talented craftswoman whose toys came alive, to suicide.<ref name = "watchmakers">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Go_back_to_the_Albino_Rat|Go back to the Albino Rat|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
''"For years she stalked one Master, Mr Mirrors. It's gone. It's been gone for years. She lured it into dreams. And dreams – nightmares – are her weapons."''<ref name = "shallows">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Shallows|The Shallows|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
''"It's true. They were lost before the rest. The Saint of Tapers and the Saint in the Glass. We never speak their names. One we have hope of seeking, the other is gone. That saint will not be with us again."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Jolly_Anchorite|The Jolly Anchorite|Sunless Skies|}}</ref>
 
The original Mr Mirrors actually disappeared long before the events of ''Fallen London'', and Mr Cups took over its identity; it was imprisoned by a woman with an affinity for the [[Parabola|Parabolan:]] October of [[Revolutionaries|the Calendar Council]].<ref name = "shallows">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Shallows|The Shallows|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Ask_about_her_heart%27s_desire|Ask about her heart's desire|Fallen London|}}</ref> 
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===[[File:fire.png|40px]] Mr Fires===
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|''"Not bad, my little one. I’ll be keeping an eye on you."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Fight_for_the_neddies|Fight for the neddies|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
'''Mr Fires''' has also been known as '''the Khan of Fire'''.<ref name = "khans">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Dubious_attribution|Dubious attribution|Fallen London|}}</ref> Known for being the only Master who actually likes living in London, this strict yet confident Master is in charge of trade in coal, gas, and candles (since the fall of the Third City at least), as well as dockside trade and dirigibles.<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> Rumor has it that it intentionally tampers with the love stories of London so as to make them useless to the Bazaar and prolong its stay in the Fifth City.<ref name = "box">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_devil_you_don't_know|The devil you don't know|Fallen London|}}</ref> But Mr Fires has a dark side: it also is cruel to its employees, hates unions, and runs [[the Orphanage]], which is really a secret testing facility for all sorts of atrocious substances.
 
Out of all the Masters, Mr Fires makes the most use of their enforcers, the '''neddy men'''. It can usually be found near its office in [[Wolfstack Docks]].<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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===[[File:Knifeting.png|40px]] Mr Iron===
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"''Tools, printing-presses, guns, steam-engines: taxes from trade in these are payable to Mr Iron. They say it never speaks, but can write with both hands simultaneously."''<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
'''Mr Iron''' has also been known as '''Mr Bronze''' and '''the Khan of Swords'''<ref name = "khans">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Dubious_attribution|Dubious attribution|Fallen London|}}</ref>. Known for communicating only through written means (often writing with both hands at once), this silent and seemingly humorless Master is in charge of trade in tools, engines, weapons, and printing presses.<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> It also heads the Iron and Misery Company, and supervises its Funging Station in [[Demeaux Island]], one of the most abhorrent places in the Neath.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Demeaux_Island|Demeaux Island|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>
 
Mr Iron actively discourages notable professions and involvement in stories, as it seems to have a degree of animosity with the Bazaar.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Accept_the_invitation_3|Accept the invitation 3|Fallen London|}}''"THERE IS MORE THAN ONE GREAT GAME. LET NONE OF US BE CHESSMEN. BE CAREFUL WHO YOU ARE. DO NOT TRUST THE BAZAAR. I HAVE NOT WRITTEN THIS NOTE."''</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/A_cowled_and_silent_figure|A cowled and silent figure|Fallen London|}}''"BEWARE COMEDY. BEWARE TRAGEDY. BEWARE THE STORIES. MOST OF ALL, BEWARE HAPPY ENDINGS."''</ref> Rumor has it that it is also secretly in charge of the game of [[Knife-and-Candle]].<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Knife-and-Candle:_The_Gamekeeper%27s_Cottage|Knife-and-Candle: The Gamekeeper's Cottage|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
Mr Iron can be occasionally encountered at [[Mrs Plenty's Carnival|Mrs&nbsp;Plenty's Carnival]], but that's not necessarily a good thing.<ref name = "carnival">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/...an_incognito_Master%3F|...an incognito Master?|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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===[[File:book.png|40px]] Mr Pages===
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|''"It is my business to keep secrets, your Grace. Mine and the Ministry’s. We desire only to preserve London from maleficitude."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://twitter.com/Mr Pages|Mr_Pages|Twitter|}}</ref>
 
Known for a bountifacious proclivity towards verboserlous sayitudes, the excitable and friendly '''Mr Pages''' is in charge of trade in anything and everything written as well as all manner of writing implements. Mr Pages employs the Ministry of Public Decency, who are tasked with <strike>collecting cool books</strike> protecting the public from "dangerous contraband." It's rather ruthless with how it goes about this, however; the censorship of the Ministry is often ''suffocating'', and it's implied Pages killed at least two authors who didn't give up their work.
 
As one of the more accessible Masters, Mr Pages can be encountered throughout the whole of London. It also manages the Bazaar's index of London's Notables, and it may send unsigned letters to those who sufficiently prove themselves. <ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/An_Unsigned_Message|An Unsigned Message|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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===[[File:honey.png|40px]] Mr Spices===
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|''"I do not play games! I am a Master of the Bazaar! It is not a matter for games!"''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://twitter.com/Mr_Spices|Mr Spices|Twitter|}}</ref>
 
The irritable and peevish '''Mr Spices''' is in charge of trade in spices, sweet smokes, and [[Prisoner's Honey|prisoner's honey]].
 
Mr Spices and Mr Wines were once friends, but then they fell into dispute over which of them has right and claim to the domain of dreams.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Uncle_Archibald%27s_Legacy|Uncle Archibald's Legacy|Fallen London|}}''"Back before that vile business with the Third City Priest-Kings, the pair were the closest of colleagues. But now they claw and hiss like cats in a sack."''</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Mr_Wines|Mr Wines|Fallen London|}}</ref> It and Mr Cups are also enemies. One of the more elusive masters, Mr Spices appears very infrequently in the stories of London; it seems that the only situation in which one may encounter it is during the hunt for [[Criminals|Jack-of-Smiles]] (which this Master created in a halfhearted attempt to somehow make more love stories through murder).<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/To_the_garden|To the garden|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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===[[File:Diamond.png|40px]] Mr Stones===
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|''"Mine."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://twitter.com/Mr_Stones|Mr Stones|Twitter|}}</ref>
 
The terse and materialistic '''Mr Stones''', also known as '''Mr Marble''', is in charge of trade in all manner of stones including jewels, quarrystone, salt, and blasting powder.<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> It is rumored that Mr Stones tires of life in the Fifth City and wishes to expedite its end.<ref name = "box">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_devil_you_don't_know|The devil you don't know|Fallen London|}}</ref> To this end, it is responsible for the Affair of the Box.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/A_tiny_gift|A tiny gift|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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The Masters of the Bazaar are in near-complete control of [[London]]'s trade economy. Each Master oversees a certain form of trade; for example, [[Mr Iron]] oversees the trade of metals and weapons. The Masters may seem united, but in truth, many of them run independent (and sometimes incompatible and clashing) schemes that occasionally span far beyond the scope of London.  
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===[[File:parabolalinen.png|40px]] Mr Veils===
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|''"A scream is just an imperfectly tuned song. And we all have a song in our hearts."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://twitter.com/Mr_Veils|Mr Veils|Twitter|}}</ref>


"''Mr Veils deals with clothing and fabric, and takes a close interest in the silk-weavers of [[Spite]]. But not in any of the more dubious activities in the district of Spite! The mere suggestion is slander!"''<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>
The Masters generally took on similar jobs and roles in the previous [[The Fallen Cities|Fallen Cities]]; for example, they were called '''Khans''' during the time of the [[The Khanate|Fourth]].<ref name="khans">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Dubious_attribution|Dubious attribution|Fallen London|}}</ref> As might be expected of these beings, the Masters are thousands of years old. Don't ''ever'' mention the Second City in their presence, however; they will all react in different but unanimously negative ways.<ref name="sidebar">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>


Duplicitous and impatient, '''Mr Veils,''' also known as '''the Khan of Silks,'''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Workshop_of_the_Khan_of_Silks|The Workshop of the Khan of Silks|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Throw_April%27s_Wrecker_in_the_mechanism|Throw April's Wrecker in the mechanism|Fallen London|}}</ref> is best known for its enjoyment of hunts and songs. It is in charge of trade in clothing and fabrics. Zailors sometimes misattribute Mr Veils as being in charge of Mr Wines' ladies of the evening in their zee-zongs. This Master may (or may not) be responsible for a certain betrayal of which we will not specify.
==The Masters as a Group==
 
'''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''<gallery>
Mr. Veils assumes [[The Vake|another, more malevolent identity]] as well, which is probably the only known case of a Master actually using its wings.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Ambition:_Bag_a_Legend!_100_-_the_Vake%27s_Secret|Ambition: Bag a Legend! 100 - the Vake's Secret|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Uncle_Archibald%27s_Legacy|Uncle Archibald's Legacy|Fallen London|}}</ref>
File:Chiropteroushoarder.png|Mr Apples (Mr Hearts)
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File:MrIron.png|Mr Iron
 
File:MrCups.png|Mr Cups
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File:MrMirrors.png|Mr Mirrors
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File:Spices.png|Mr Spices
 
File:MrWines.png|Mr Wines
===[[File:Wineglass.png|40px]] Mr Wines===
File:MrVeils.png|Mr Veils
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File:MrFires.png|Mr Fires
|''"To the wicked and the wise! To the hungry and the sharp!"''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://twitter.com/Mr_Wines|Mr Wines|Twitter|}}</ref>
File:Pages.png|Mr Pages
 
File:Mrstones default.png|Mr Stones
"''Trade in anything drinkable comes under the jurisdiction of Mr Wines. Though it can't be bothered with water. Entertainment, music and the business of the ladies of the evening are also its domain. There's supposed to be some sort of dispute about dreams."''<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>
File:Well.png|And who might this be?
 
</gallery>
'''Mr Wines''' has also been called '''the Khan of Dreams'''<ref name = "khans">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Dubious_attribution|Dubious attribution|Fallen London|}}</ref> and '''the Cloaked Emissary'''.<ref>{{FLCitation|http://silvertree.storynexus.com/|The Cloaked Emissary's Secrets|Silver Tree|}}</ref> Known for entertaining guests at huge revels, this jovial Master is in charge of the trade in all things drinkable, including medicine and with the exception of water.<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> One of the more accessible Masters, it can be encountered throughout London; for example, it'll occasionally appear at [[Mrs. Plenty's Carnival]].<ref name = "carnival">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/...an_incognito_Master%3F|...an incognito Master?|Fallen London|}}</ref> Most of the time, though, it conducts business through its favored servant, '''Jervaise'''.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Mr_Wines_is_holding_a_sale!|Mr Wines is holding a sale!|Fallen London|}}</ref> It is in charge of a group of dancing beauties who are often misassigned by zailors to Mr Veils.
 
Though Mr Wines is not known for many atrocities, it and Mr Cups/Mr Mirrors drove the [[Watchmaker's Daughter]], a talented craftswoman whose toys came alive, to suicide.<ref name = "watchmakers">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Go_back_to_the_Albino_Rat|Go back to the Albino Rat|Fallen London|}}</ref> Mr Wines is also London's most notorious check-skipper, and has a reputation for leaving others holding the bill for parties here and there.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Supply_the_revel_with_the_necessaries|Supply the revel with the necessaries|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Extracting_the_payment|Extracting the payment|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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== The Quasi-Masters ==
These figures are not considered "true" Masters. Rather, they are titles held by several other beings.
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===[[File:mistersacks.png|40px]] Mr Sacks===
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|"''A knock on your door. A hunched figure. Every year, this Crimson Beast of Winter brings his terrible sack, demanding gifts to fill the void. And now you hear a high-pitched, faintly peevish voice: 'What will you put in my sack?'"''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Day_1:_A_Peevish_Visit_from_Mr_Sacks%3F|Day 1: A Peevish Visit from Mr Sacks?|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
'''Mr Sacks''' appears during the eponymous '''12 Days of Mr Sacks''', a rather demented version of Christmas. It is also known as '''the Crimson Beast of Winter'''. It is - er, ''they are'' in fact other figures of note: at first Mr Wines, then various [[Noman|Nomen]] (and [[Silas the Showman|one showman]]) emulating the other Masters.
 
Mr Sacks carries around a huge bag, which it uses to collect gifts from the citizenry over the course of the holiday. It's Christmas, only in reverse. And more ghastly, because sometimes, Mr Sacks will collect people.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/%27Mr_Sacks!_Take_me!%27|'Mr Sacks! Take me!'|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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===[[File:chimes.png|40px]] Mr Chimes===
|-
|"''Who is it? Is it, in fact, one of the Masters of the Bazaar? Is it Mr Iron or Mr Pages trading under another name? Or is it a bold rascal pretending to be an unknown Master?"'' We do know that it runs the [[House of Chimes]]. '''Mr Chimes''' has also been known as '''the Khan of Drums''';<ref name = "khans">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Dubious_attribution|Dubious attribution|Fallen London|}}</ref> it seems to be a role played by many Masters.
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==The Masters' Artifacts==
==The Masters' Artifacts==
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===[[File:crimsonbook.png|40px]] The Crimson Book===
===[[File:crimsonbook.png|40px]] The Crimson Book ===
|-
|-
|"''The most stirring, the most wretched, the most savage tales of love and loss are here entombed. It has passed through fire and flood to rest in your hands. Leave it sealed... for now."''
|<blockquote>"''The most stirring, the most wretched, the most savage tales of love and loss are here entombed. It has passed through fire and flood to rest in your hands. Leave it sealed... for now."''</blockquote>


'''The Crimson Book''' contains the most 'savage tales of love and loss' and has 'passed through fire and flood'. This indicates that the Crimson Book may have been written long before the Fifth City; perhaps it is still being added to today?<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/A_Sealed_Copy_of_the_Crimson_Book|A Sealed Copy of the Crimson Book|Fallen London|}}</ref> The Masters have allegedly assigned a group of Special Constables to specifically seek out and confiscate any and all copies.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Speak_with_bohemians_about_lost_loves_and_the_Surface|Speak with bohemians about lost loves and the Surface|Fallen London|}}</ref>
'''The Crimson Book''' contains the most 'savage tales of love and loss' and has 'passed through fire and flood'. This indicates that the Crimson Book may have been written long before [[the Fifth City]]; perhaps it is still being added to today?<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Sealed_Copy_of_the_Crimson_Book|A Sealed Copy of the Crimson Book|Fallen London|}}</ref> The Masters have allegedly assigned a group of Special [[The Constables|Constables]] to specifically seek out and confiscate any and all copies.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Speak_with_bohemians_about_lost_loves_and_the_Surface|Speak with bohemians about lost loves and the Surface|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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===[[File:blood.png|40px]] Masters' Blood===
===[[File:blood.png|40px]] Masters' Blood===
|-
|-
|"''The most grandiose trophy an anarchist might aspire to. Was it shed in battle, or given as a gift?"''
|<blockquote>''"The most grandiose trophy an anarchist might aspire to. Was it shed in battle, or given as a gift?"''<blockquote>


'''Masters' Blood''' has many unusual and unique properties that separate it from normal blood. It is a far deeper red, is cold to the touch, and contains a song: 'an unending fading ring like black space struck with a fingernail.' It also emits a constant low vibration, and if left on a shelf, other items will physically move away from it.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Vial_of_Masters'_Blood|Vial of Masters' Blood|Fallen London|}}</ref>
'''Masters' Blood''' has many unusual and unique properties that separate it from normal blood. It is a far deeper red, is cold to the touch, and contains a song: 'an unending fading ring like black space struck with a fingernail.' It also emits a constant low vibration, and if left on a shelf, other items will physically move away from it.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Vial_of_Masters'_Blood|Vial of Masters' Blood|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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===[[File:veilsvelvet.png|40px]] Veils-Velvet===
===[[File:veilsvelvet.png|40px]] Veils-Velvet===
|-
|-
|"''If Mr Veils shed hair - if blind orphans collected, carded and spun it over the years - it might just look like this."''
|<blockquote>''"If Mr Veils shed hair - if blind orphans collected, carded and spun it over the years - it might just look like this."''</blockquote>


Little is known about '''Veils-Velvet''' aside from this quote, which would explain why this fabric is so incredibly valuable.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Veils-Velvet_Scrap|Veils-Velvet Scrap|Fallen London|}}</ref>
Little is known about '''Veils-Velvet''' aside from this quote, which would explain why this fabric is so incredibly valuable.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Veils-Velvet_Scrap|Veils-Velvet Scrap|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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===[[File:Riverofblood.png|40px]] The Sceptre of Mr Wines===
===[[File:Riverofblood.png|40px]] The Sceptre of [[Mr Wines]]===
|-
|-
|''"Topped with a black ruby miniature of an unknown crown, this bronzewood sceptre represents all the authority of some far-away kingdom and its once and former king."''
|<blockquote>''"Topped with a black ruby miniature of an unknown crown, this bronzewood sceptre represents all the authority of some far-away kingdom and its once and former king."''</blockquote>


A symbol of power that once belonged to a king. '''The Scepter of Mr Wines''' is as heavy as lead, covered in frost and talon-marks, and is topped with a jewel from a [[the High Wilderness|faraway land]].<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sceptre_of_Mr_Wines|The Sceptre of Mr Wines|Fallen London|}}</ref> Mr Wines doesn't like looking at it much; maybe it's just insecure.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Property_of_Mr_Wines|The Property of Mr Wines|Fallen London|}}</ref>
A symbol of power that once belonged to a king. '''The Scepter of Mr Wines''' is as heavy as lead, covered in frost and talon-marks, and is topped with a jewel from a [[the High Wilderness|faraway land]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Sceptre_of_Mr_Wines|The Sceptre of Mr Wines|Fallen London|}}</ref> Mr Wines doesn't like looking at it much; maybe it's just insecure.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Property_of_Mr_Wines|The Property of Mr Wines|Fallen London|}}</ref>
|}
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{| class="article-table" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" width="100%"
==What Lies Under the Cloak==
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===[[File:honeyjar.png|40px]] Mr Spices' Private Stash===
|-
|''"A quantity of a drug you haven't encountered before. You have only the rumours of where it comes from and what it might be."''
 
''"It's half patent medicine, half substances that should not be capable of existing."''
 
This substance is rumored to be a new kind of drug developed by Mr Spices. This drug calms its consumer, and its soporific effect is known to be more effective on bat and bat-like creatures.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Complete_your_chemical_analysis_of_Mr_Spices%27_new_intoxicant|Complete your chemical analysis of Mr Spices' new intoxicant|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Work_with_your_Visionary_Student|Work with your Visionary Student|Fallen London|}} ''"They are able to show [...] that the drug has a stronger effect on bats [...] than on any of the other beasts in the laboratory. Moreover, it appears to differentially affect pregnant bats [...]"''</ref> But the most interesting thing about this substance is its effect on pregnant creatures. Pregnant animals who consume this drug find their offspring stronger; runts of the litter also survive longer. However, they would also become quieter and calmer...


...and its said that Mr Spices itself is consuming this drug.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Finish_your_experiment_with_Mr_Spices%27_Drug_and_reveal_the_truth_to_the_Dean|Finish your experiment with Mr Spices' Drug and reveal the truth to the Dean|Fallen London|}}</ref>
<blockquote>''"...everything I've ever told you was a lie. Except this. Mr Spices, Mr Iron, the rest, aren't the Masters of the Bazaar. They're its pets."''<ref>Rare success on "[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Speak_with_your_consulting_cartographer Speak with your consulting cartographer]"</ref></blockquote>
|}


== What Lies Under the Cloak ==
<blockquote>''"The second source is ''A Rhyming Revelry'', a slim book of nonsense rhymes written by a once-celebrated cellist. He was, for a time, a favourite at Mr Wines’ revels. One rhyme concerns eleven pilgrims who travelled from a cold and windy waste. It enumerates each of the reasons the pilgrims were unwelcome in their homeland."''<ref name="secret">{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/a-secret-about-the-masters/|A secret about the Masters|Failbetter Games|}}</ref></blockquote>
''"The second source is ''A Rhyming Revelry'', a slim book of nonsense rhymes written by a once-celebrated cellist. He was, for a time, a favourite at Mr Wines’ revels. One rhyme concerns eleven pilgrims who travelled from a cold and windy waste. It enumerates each of the reasons the pilgrims were unwelcome in their homeland."''<ref name = "secret">{{FLCitation|https://www.failbettergames.com/a-secret-about-the-masters/|A secret about the Masters|Failbetter Games|}}</ref>
[[File:Chiropteroushoarder.png|thumb|Mr Apples / Mr Hearts. Art from Sunless Skies.]]
[[File:Chiropteroushoarder.png|thumb|Mr Apples / Mr Hearts. Art from Sunless Skies.]]


Based on two controversial sources, one called ''On the Origins and Descent of the Masters'' and another called ''A Rhyming Revelry'', we may reveal the following information.
Based on two controversial sources, one called ''On the Origins and Descent of the Masters'' and another called ''A Rhyming Revelry'', we may reveal the following information.


The Masters belong to a species native to [[the High Wilderness |the High Wilderness]] called [[Curators]]. These oversized space-bats hunt in the space between [[Judgements|stars]], often alone. On occasion, a group of Curators may band together to boast of their horde and trade deals, and may fight amongst themselves for supremacy. Curator chiefs are described as "victorious, merciless pedlar-magnates."
The Masters belong to a species native to [[the High Wilderness]] called [[Curators]]. These oversized space-bats hunt in the space between [[Judgements|stars]], often alone. On occasion, a group of Curators may band together to boast of their hoards and trade deals, and may fight amongst themselves for supremacy. Curator chiefs are described as "victorious, merciless pedlar-magnates."


In the grand scheme of things, the Masters of the Bazaar weren't Masters at all. Rather, they were a group of misfit criminals who joined forces with the Bazaar to escape "misfortune, failure, and fruitlessness."
In the grand scheme of things, the Masters of the Bazaar weren't Masters at all. Rather, they were a group of misfit criminals who joined forces with the Bazaar to escape "misfortune, failure, and fruitlessness."


''A Rhyming Revelry'' provides hints about the crimes of the Masters, though which crimes correspond to what bat are based on conjecture and guesswork.<ref name = "secret">{{FLCitation|https://www.failbettergames.com/a-secret-about-the-masters/|A secret about the Masters|Failbetter Games|}}</ref> The circumstances given in ''A Rhyming Revelry'' are:
=== The Crimes of the Masters ===
 
''A Rhyming Revelry'' provides hints about the crimes of the Masters, though which crimes correspond to what bat are based on conjecture and guesswork.<ref name="secret">{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/a-secret-about-the-masters/|A secret about the Masters|Failbetter Games|}}</ref> The circumstances given in ''A Rhyming Revelry'' are:
*hoarding (Stones?)
 
*light-bringing (Fires?)
 
*impersonation, and the delivery of false testimony (Cups?)
 
*perpetration of the crimes of knife and of candle (Iron?)


*idleness, and the dwelling-on of dreams (Spices? Mirrors?)
*Hoarding (Stones)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Steer_the_conversation_to_Mr_Stones|Steer the conversation to Mr Stones|Fallen London|"[...]one must wonder what all this wealth Mr Stones is accumulating is for. The Masters do not value wealth for its own sake. So what is it going to do with it all?"}}</ref>


*runtery, aberration (<font color = red>'''...?'''</font>)
*Light-bringing (Fires?)


*pursuit of a Treachery (Apples/Hearts?)
*Impersonation, and the delivery of false testimony (probably Cups or Apples/Hearts, by process of elimination)


*failure and defeat; a fall from king to beggar (Wines?)
*Perpetration of the crimes of knife and of candle (Iron?)


*glass-whispering. And worse: charity (Mirrors? Spices?)
*Idleness, and the dwelling-on of dreams (Spices?)


*truth-strangling (Pages?)<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Train_with_Mr_Pages|Train with Mr Pages|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/A_Dream_of_Truth-Strangling|A Dream of Truth-Strangling|Fallen London|}}</ref>
* Runtery, aberration (<font color="red">Eaten</font>)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/No_map_knows_the_place_you_go|No map knows the place you go|Fallen London|}}</ref>(though also all of them)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Convocation_of_Runts|The Convocation of Runts|Fallen London|}}</ref>


*violation of the Order of Days, “which determines the hour of the hunt, the feast, the council, the bargain, and the slaughter” (Veils?)<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Hunt|The Day of the Hunt|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Embattled_with_Curator_Mr_Veils|Embattled with Curator Mr Veils|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*Pursuit of a Treachery (Apples/Hearts for the Treachery of Breath<ref name="almost eternal">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Incarnadine_Fur_Robe|Incarnadine Fur Robe|Fallen London|}} ''"Mr Apples is hunched over a vast steel desk bristling with many-lensed contraptions. [...] This rare specimen is almost eternal [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Mostly_Stuffed_Bound_Shark|Mostly Stuffed Bound Shark|Fallen London|}}</ref>, or Cups for the Treachery of Clocks<ref>{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_trade_in_clocks|2=The trade in clocks|3=Fallen London|4="There are clockmakers' shops in the Neath, but they are the preserve of Mr Cups, and it is difficult to find them. Apparently, he guards his monopoly on clocks jealously, as if this puts him in control of time itself."}}</ref>)


== The Devoured Master ==
* Failure and defeat; a fall from king to beggar (Wines)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Cricket,_Anyone%3F|Cricket, Anyone?|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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''"Who is Mr Eaten? A good question, but not a wise one."''<ref name = "sidebar">{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>


''"The Drowned Man's brothers - aye, and sisters - gave him to the knives and the lacre."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_House_of_the_Question|Ask about the Drowned Man|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>
*Glass-whispering. And worse: charity (Mirrors?)


Consumed long ago when the Third City fell. Now a reclusive shadow of its former self. The main force behind the nightmarish, incredibly menacing search for its true name. One could pursue this search... but don't. Just don't.
*Truth-strangling (Pages)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Train_with_Mr_Pages|Train with Mr Pages|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Dream_of_Truth-Strangling|A Dream of Truth-Strangling|Fallen London|}}</ref>


''"A reckoning is not to be postponed indefinitely."''
*Violation of the Order of Days, “which determines the hour of the hunt, the feast, the council, the bargain, and the slaughter” (Veils)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Hunt|The Day of the Hunt|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Embattled_with_Curator_Mr_Veils|Embattled with Curator Mr Veils|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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Beyond this point lie major spoilers for Fallen London, Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies, or Mask of the Rose. This may include endgame or major Fate-locked spoilers. Proceed at your own risk.

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"The Masters of the Bazaar - Mr Wines, Mr Spices, Mr Veils and the rest - speak in high-pitched whispers, and under their concealing cloaks they seem winged or hunchbacked. Fallen angels, stunted pterodactyls, mobile colonies of fungus? They dismiss all personal questions with an airy wave of their gloved hands."[1]

"The Masters apply peculiar customs duties: to fish below a certain size, to green ribbons but not red, to speckled eggs but not plain. Perhaps their strangest tax is a heavy duty on stories of love, but it only applies to stories leaving the Neath..."[1]

The Masters of the Bazaar: it's hard to describe these cloaked, slightly creepy things as anything but, well, alien space bats. They call themselves Mr, but they may not really be men. There are eleven titles, but two Masters take up four of them, and the rest have one apiece for a total of nine total Masters. Oh, and there are a few other titles that aren't really Masters, empirically speaking. Confusing? London is generally that way...


An Introduction[edit]

"Authority is what's left when the money runs out."[2]

The Masters of the Bazaar are in near-complete control of London's trade economy. Each Master oversees a certain form of trade; for example, Mr Iron oversees the trade of metals and weapons. The Masters may seem united, but in truth, many of them run independent (and sometimes incompatible and clashing) schemes that occasionally span far beyond the scope of London.

The Masters generally took on similar jobs and roles in the previous Fallen Cities; for example, they were called Khans during the time of the Fourth.[3] As might be expected of these beings, the Masters are thousands of years old. Don't ever mention the Second City in their presence, however; they will all react in different but unanimously negative ways.[1]

The Masters as a Group[edit]

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

  • Mr Apples (Mr Hearts)
    Mr Apples (Mr Hearts)
  • Mr Iron
    Mr Iron
  • Mr Cups
    Mr Cups
  • Mr Mirrors
    Mr Mirrors
  • Mr Spices
    Mr Spices
  • Mr Wines
    Mr Wines
  • Mr Veils
    Mr Veils
  • Mr Fires
    Mr Fires
  • Mr Pages
    Mr Pages
  • Mr Stones
    Mr Stones
  • And who might this be?
    And who might this be?

The Masters' Artifacts[edit]

Everyone has treasures they'd like to keep under wraps, and the Masters are no exception.

 The Crimson Book[edit]

"The most stirring, the most wretched, the most savage tales of love and loss are here entombed. It has passed through fire and flood to rest in your hands. Leave it sealed... for now."

The Crimson Book contains the most 'savage tales of love and loss' and has 'passed through fire and flood'. This indicates that the Crimson Book may have been written long before the Fifth City; perhaps it is still being added to today?[4] The Masters have allegedly assigned a group of Special Constables to specifically seek out and confiscate any and all copies.[5]

 Masters' Blood[edit]

"The most grandiose trophy an anarchist might aspire to. Was it shed in battle, or given as a gift?"

Masters' Blood has many unusual and unique properties that separate it from normal blood. It is a far deeper red, is cold to the touch, and contains a song: 'an unending fading ring like black space struck with a fingernail.' It also emits a constant low vibration, and if left on a shelf, other items will physically move away from it.[6]

 Veils-Velvet[edit]

"If Mr Veils shed hair - if blind orphans collected, carded and spun it over the years - it might just look like this."

Little is known about Veils-Velvet aside from this quote, which would explain why this fabric is so incredibly valuable.[7]

 The Sceptre of Mr Wines[edit]

"Topped with a black ruby miniature of an unknown crown, this bronzewood sceptre represents all the authority of some far-away kingdom and its once and former king."

A symbol of power that once belonged to a king. The Scepter of Mr Wines is as heavy as lead, covered in frost and talon-marks, and is topped with a jewel from a faraway land.[8] Mr Wines doesn't like looking at it much; maybe it's just insecure.[9]

What Lies Under the Cloak[edit]

"...everything I've ever told you was a lie. Except this. Mr Spices, Mr Iron, the rest, aren't the Masters of the Bazaar. They're its pets."[10]

"The second source is A Rhyming Revelry, a slim book of nonsense rhymes written by a once-celebrated cellist. He was, for a time, a favourite at Mr Wines’ revels. One rhyme concerns eleven pilgrims who travelled from a cold and windy waste. It enumerates each of the reasons the pilgrims were unwelcome in their homeland."[11]

Mr Apples / Mr Hearts. Art from Sunless Skies.

Based on two controversial sources, one called On the Origins and Descent of the Masters and another called A Rhyming Revelry, we may reveal the following information.

The Masters belong to a species native to the High Wilderness called Curators. These oversized space-bats hunt in the space between stars, often alone. On occasion, a group of Curators may band together to boast of their hoards and trade deals, and may fight amongst themselves for supremacy. Curator chiefs are described as "victorious, merciless pedlar-magnates."

In the grand scheme of things, the Masters of the Bazaar weren't Masters at all. Rather, they were a group of misfit criminals who joined forces with the Bazaar to escape "misfortune, failure, and fruitlessness."

The Crimes of the Masters[edit]

A Rhyming Revelry provides hints about the crimes of the Masters, though which crimes correspond to what bat are based on conjecture and guesswork.[11] The circumstances given in A Rhyming Revelry are:

  • Hoarding (Stones)[12]
  • Light-bringing (Fires?)
  • Impersonation, and the delivery of false testimony (probably Cups or Apples/Hearts, by process of elimination)
  • Perpetration of the crimes of knife and of candle (Iron?)
  • Idleness, and the dwelling-on of dreams (Spices?)
  • Runtery, aberration (Eaten)[13](though also all of them)[14]
  • Pursuit of a Treachery (Apples/Hearts for the Treachery of Breath[15][16], or Cups for the Treachery of Clocks[17])
  • Failure and defeat; a fall from king to beggar (Wines)[18]
  • Glass-whispering. And worse: charity (Mirrors?)
  • Violation of the Order of Days, “which determines the hour of the hunt, the feast, the council, the bargain, and the slaughter” (Veils)[21][22]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sidebar Snippets, Fallen London
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Mr_Apples/status/6927249405
  3. ↑ Dubious attribution, Fallen London
  4. ↑ A Sealed Copy of the Crimson Book, Fallen London
  5. ↑ Speak with bohemians about lost loves and the Surface, Fallen London
  6. ↑ Vial of Masters' Blood, Fallen London
  7. ↑ Veils-Velvet Scrap, Fallen London
  8. ↑ The Sceptre of Mr Wines, Fallen London
  9. ↑ The Property of Mr Wines, Fallen London
  10. ↑ Rare success on "Speak with your consulting cartographer"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 A secret about the Masters, Failbetter Games
  12. ↑ Steer the conversation to Mr Stones, Fallen London "[...]one must wonder what all this wealth Mr Stones is accumulating is for. The Masters do not value wealth for its own sake. So what is it going to do with it all?"
  13. ↑ No map knows the place you go, Fallen London
  14. ↑ The Convocation of Runts, Fallen London
  15. ↑ Incarnadine Fur Robe, Fallen London "Mr Apples is hunched over a vast steel desk bristling with many-lensed contraptions. [...] This rare specimen is almost eternal [...]"
  16. ↑ Mostly Stuffed Bound Shark, Fallen London
  17. ↑ The trade in clocks, Fallen London "There are clockmakers' shops in the Neath, but they are the preserve of Mr Cups, and it is difficult to find them. Apparently, he guards his monopoly on clocks jealously, as if this puts him in control of time itself."
  18. ↑ Cricket, Anyone?, Fallen London
  19. ↑ Train with Mr Pages, Fallen London
  20. ↑ A Dream of Truth-Strangling, Fallen London
  21. ↑ The Day of the Hunt, Fallen London
  22. ↑ Embattled with Curator Mr Veils, Fallen London
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