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| [[The Iron Republic]]<br> | | [[The Iron Republic]]<br> |
| [[Vienna]]<br> | | [[Vienna]]<br> |
| [[Pan]]|allegiance = The Liberation of Night|notable_members = The Calendar Council | | [[Pan]]|allegiance = [[The Liberation of Night]]|notable_members = [[The Calendar Council]] |
| The New Sequencers<br> | | [[The New Sequence]]<br> |
| The Secular Missionary<br> | | The Secular Missionary<br> |
| The Revolutionary Firebrand}} | | The Revolutionary Firebrand}} |
| ''"Some call them the dynamite faction, but they're very far from united. Socialists, anarchists, foreign agents: only their hatred of the Masters unites them."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Gunpowder_and_Zeal:_the_Revolutionaries|Gunpowder and Zeal: the Revolutionaries|Fallen London|}}</ref> | | <blockquote>''"Some call them the dynamite faction, but they're very far from united. Socialists, anarchists, foreign agents: only their hatred of the Masters unites them."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Gunpowder_and_Zeal:_the_Revolutionaries|Gunpowder and Zeal: the Revolutionaries|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> |
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| Most '''Revolutionaries''' oppose [[The Echo Bazaar|the Bazaar]] and [[The Masters of the Bazaar|the Masters]], though this group... isn't really a group.__forcetoc__ | | Most '''Revolutionaries''' oppose the [[Bazaar]] and the [[Masters]], though this group... isn't really a group.__forcetoc__ |
| ==The Calendar Council== | | ==The Calendar Council== |
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| The '''Calendar Council''' is the primary revolutionary organization in London. Its members, named after the months of the year, are for the most part plotting and planning for their end goal, '''the Liberation of Night'''. The philosophy behind it is spreading across the Unterzee and up to [[the Surface]], and predates the Council itself.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Under_Sunless_Skies|Under Sunless Skies|Sunless Sea|}}''""The Liberation of Night began long ago," the veiled creature pipes. "Tell whoever you choose, or do not. You are the message. Those who must know, will know.""''</ref> | | The most organized group of revolutionaries in [[London]] is the '''[[Calendar Council]]''' - though even they don't get along in all aspects. Its members, named after the months of the year, are for the most part plotting and planning for their end goal, the [[Liberation of Night]]. The philosophy behind it is spreading across the [[Unterzee]] and up to the [[Surface]], and predates the Council itself.<ref>{{Citation|1=https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Under_Sunless_Skies|2=Under Sunless Skies|3=Sunless Sea|4=}}''""The Liberation of Night began long ago," the veiled creature pipes. "Tell whoever you choose, or do not. You are the message. Those who must know, will know.""''</ref> |
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| *The title of '''January''' has been passed down at least once;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/...blow_up_the_Bazaar|...blow up the Bazaar|Fallen London|}}</ref> the current iteration of January is '''the Masked Curator'''. She founded '''the Museum of Injustice''', which exhibits many forms and acts of oppression.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Invite_January_to_the_Board|Invite January to the Board|Fallen London|}}</ref> She was the former Dean of [[The University|Benthic]], and has written a book called '''''Liber Stinguendi'''''.<ref>{{Citation|https://community.failbettergames.com/topic23366-revolutions-season-item-tradein.aspx|Season of Revolutions|Fallen London|}}''""The museum must close for a time [...] What is displayed here will continue as long as the light remains. I'm rather proud of that book. [...]" [...] Looking at the book, you see the author's name on the cover: January."''</ref> As of 1906 in the ''Sunless Skies'' timeline, she leads the settlement of [[Pan]] in [[Eleutheria]], and heads the Calendar Council's base there.<ref name = "winter's reside">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Winter%27s_Reside|Winter's Reside|Sunless Skies|}}
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| | *The '''[[Rosers]]''' were a group of [[bohemians|artists]] and revolutionaries who were responsible for the end of [[the Fourth City]], and took refuge in the hidden city of [[Arbor]]. |
| *'''February '''is searching for [[the Cave of the Nadir]] in [[the Forgotten Quarter]], as it is of great interest to her cause.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cave_of_the_Nadir|The Cave of the Nadir|Fallen London|}}</ref> She's also involved in [[Knife-and-Candle]], as a patron in the Moon League, and is a sworn rival of [[Mr Iron]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/February_of_the_Calendar_Council|February of the Calendar Council|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_patronage_of_February|The patronage of February|Fallen London|}}</ref> As of 1906 in the ''Sunless Skies'' timeline, she resides in Pan.<ref name = "winter's reside">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Winter%27s_Reside|Winter's Reside|Sunless Skies|}}
| | *The '''[[Copper]]''' were a group of revolutionaries from the [[Fourth City]] who worshipped the [[God-Eaters]]. |
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| *'''March''' was '''John Cassell''', the working man’s friend.<ref name = "2018mysteries">{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/the-mysteries-revealed-again/|The Mysteries Revealed, Again|Failbetter Games|}}</ref> He was a coffee-seller<ref name = "haunteddoctor">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Drink_with_the_Doctor|Drink with the Doctor|Fallen London|}}</ref> and self-proclaimed sworn enemy of Mr Wines.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/--Two_action_refreshes_for_the_price_of_one!--|--Two action refreshes for the price of one!--|Fallen London|}}</ref> However, that iteration of March was killed by [[the Haunted Doctor]], who had been hired to do it by the rest of the Council.<ref name = "haunteddoctor">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Drink_with_the_Doctor|Drink with the Doctor|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Bury_the_Council%27s_Secrets|Bury the Council's Secrets|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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| *'''April''' is a master at building explosives, and her work has made her deaf. They say her real name is '''Emilia Hathersage''', and she is one half of a partnership that makes the finest naval weapons in London.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Ambition:_Bag_a_Legend!_115_-_April%27s_Attention|Ambition: Bag a Legend! 115 - April's Attention|Fallen London|}}</ref> | |
| *'''May '''is the Manager of [[the Royal Bethlehem Hotel]].<ref name = "2018mysteries"/>
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| *'''June''' is a woman who was the original architect of [[the Dawn Machine]].<ref name = "2018mysteries"/>
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| *'''July''' used to be a cultured society lady and violinist, but she lost her mind to a powerful [[The Fingerkings|Fingerking]]. She trades her memories for dreams of the future.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Lost_in_Reflections|Lost in Reflections|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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| *'''August '''is [[the Jovial Contrarian]], who knows quite a bit about various revolutionary causes despite not always being involved in them.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Help_plant_an_agent_in_the_Ministry_for_Public_Decency|Help plant an agent in the Ministry for Public Decency|Fallen London|}}</ref> He has some kind of relationship and/or rivalry with the Affluent Photographer.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Revolution_and_Coffee|Revolution and Coffee|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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| *'''September''' is a man who resides in Balmoral, a Scottish holding of London that fell to the Neath with it.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Kirk_of_the_Septemberists|The Kirk of the Septemberists|Fallen London|}}</ref> To Londoners, however, he is only known by reputation.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Refuse_her_and_speak_with_the_Jovial_Contrarian|Refuse her and speak with the Jovial Contrarian|Fallen London|}}''"You've heard of the Calendar Council? […] up to no good. Especially March - not a patch on April or September"''</ref> As a member of the Calendar Council, he is fiercely interested in deciphering the writing patterns of [[Mr Pages]], as he is convinced they hold a hidden meaning to understanding [[the Masters]] and their plans.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Discern_hidden_truths|Discern hidden truths|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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| *'''October''' is a woman who dabbles in [[Parabola|dreams and mirrors]], and might be a sponsor of Mrs Plenty's[[Mrs Plenty's Carnival#The House of Mirrors| House of Mirrors]] for this very purpose.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Shallows|The Shallows|Fallen London|}}</ref> She was also one of the past winners of the Marvellous; her heart's desire was for her dreams "to come true", and so she got stuck in [[Parabola]] but managed to imprison [[Mr Mirrors |Mr Mirrors]] in the process.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Piece_your_clues_together_(1)|Piece your clues together (1)|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Ask_about_her_heart%27s_desire|Ask about her heart's desire|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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| *'''November''' has been missing for quite a while. Her lost cell and comrades have been trying to enact her plan in her stead, and maybe hasten her return.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/A_Little_Pandemonium|A Little Pandemonium|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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| *The leader of the Calendar Council is '''December''', although nobody seems to know much about this ambiguously gendered individual. Their true name cannot be spoken by the human mouth, and the pale mask that they wear might be their actual face. Whoever they are, they seem adamant about either destroying or sharing the [[The Mountain of Light|Mountain of Light]]'s vitality.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/%22...give_it_to_the_world.%22|"...give it to the world."|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/%22..end_it,_as_I_swore_I_would.%22|"..end it, as I swore I would."|Fallen London|}}</ref> As of 1906 in the ''Sunless Skies'' timeline, they reside in Pan.<ref name = "winter's reside">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Winter%27s_Reside|Winter's Reside|Sunless Skies|}} | |
| </ref><ref>{{Citation|http://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/A_Dining_Table_in_the_Conservatory|A Dining Table in the Conservatory|Sunless Skies|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Winter%27s_Reside:_Something_More_Than_Revolutionary#December|Winter's Reside: Something More Than Revolutionary|Sunless Skies|}}''"'December' is not their real name [...] that name was not made to be spoken with tongue and lips and a throat. Their face is long and serene, like a Borzoi hound[...] Is that their mask, or their face? You do not recall them removing it to eat."''</ref>
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| *[[The New Sequence]] is a rebellious faction of the [[Admiralty]] that serves [[the Dawn Machine]]. They can be identified by their gold-speckled eyes.
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| *[[The Seven Against Nidah]] are a group of individuals who seek to liberate the secret of immortality from the [[The Presbyterate]].
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| *[[Arbor#History|The Rosers]] were a group of [[bohemians|artists]] and revolutionaries who were responsible for the end of [[the Fourth City]], and took refuge in the hidden city of [[Arbor]].
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| | Some other groups have desires to upend the status quo of the Neath, the world, or the whole of the Is. They have some ties to the Revolutionaries, but don't share the goals of the Calendar Council or most of the street-level revolutionaries; they do not appear preoccupied with the Masters or Night at all. |
| | *[[The New Sequence|'''The New Sequence''']] is a rebellious faction of the [[Admiralty]] that serves [[the Dawn Machine]]. They can be identified by their gold-speckled eyes. |
| | *[[The Seven Against Nidah|'''The Seven Against Nidah''']] are a group of individuals who seek to liberate the secret of immortality from the [[The Presbyterate]]. |
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| ==Other Revolutionaries== | | ==Other Revolutionaries == |
| *[[The Curt Relicker]] was on the Council until he fell in love with December and was kicked out.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Offer_your_investigative_services_(25_FATE)|Offer your investigative services (25 FATE)|Fallen London|}}</ref> | | *[[The Curt Relicker|'''The Curt Relicker''']] was a member of the Calendar Council until he fell in love with [[December]] and was kicked out.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Offer_your_investigative_services_(25_FATE)|Offer your investigative services (25 FATE)|Fallen London|}}</ref> |
| *'''The Affluent Photographer''' is one of the Council's main correspondents.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Investigating_the_Affluent_Photographer|Investigating the Affluent Photographer|Fallen London|}} | | *'''[[The Seven Against Nidah#Bourdain, the Propagandist|Bourdain]],''' a member of the [[Seven Against Nidah]], was also formerly one of the Council.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Seven_Statues|The Seven Statues|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> |
| | *'''The Affluent Photographer''' is one of the Council's main correspondents.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Investigating_the_Affluent_Photographer|Investigating the Affluent Photographer|Fallen London|}} |
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| *'''The Secular Missionary''' is a charming lady who has come to the Neath searching for her missing husband. She looks innocent, but is actually well-acquainted with anarchist causes. She has an apparent connection to, or preoccupation with, Joan of Arc. Her ulterior motive is to find the Cave of the Nadir, for use as a source of wealth or power, and potentially to sell the location to the highest bidder.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/%22This_is_why_you_came_to_the_Neath%3F%22|"This is why you came to the Neath?"|Fallen London|}}</ref> She may not know its location, but does know how to enter it.<ref name = "firebrand&missionary">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Missionary_and_the_Firebrand|The Missionary and the Firebrand|Fallen London|}}</ref> | | *[[The Secular Missionary]] and [[the Revolutionary Firebrand]] are recent arrivals in London, who at least claim to be husband and wife. |
| *'''The Revolutionary Firebrand''' is a recent arrival in London and the exceptionally handsome husband of the Secular Missionary. He is known for being a bit of a cheapskate. His ulterior motive is to find the Cave of the Nadir, for use as a secret location for plotting the Revolution. He doesn't quite know how to get in, but he knows where it is.<ref name = "firebrand&missionary">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Missionary_and_the_Firebrand|The Missionary and the Firebrand|Fallen London|}}</ref>
| | *'''The Radical Factotum''' is tasked by the Calendar Council to collect materials for the production of light-extinguishing Unclear Bombs.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/You_know_a_fellow_who_wants_it|You know a fellow who wants it|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Radical_Factotum_will_take_them_off_your_hands|The Radical Factotum will take them off your hands|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_fair_exchange|A fair exchange|Fallen London|}} |
| *'''The Radical Factotum''' is tasked by the Council to collect materials to advance the production of the Unclear Bomb such as Mourning Candles and Eyeless Skull.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/You_know_a_fellow_who_wants_it|You know a fellow who wants it|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Radical_Factotum_will_take_them_off_your_hands|The Radical Factotum will take them off your hands|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/A_fair_exchange|A fair exchange|Fallen London|}} | | </ref> He also extracts memories of [[Parabola]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Trying_to_remember|Trying to remember|Fallen London|}}</ref> |
| </ref> He also extracts people memories of Parabola.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Trying_to_remember|Trying to remember|Fallen London|}}</ref> | |
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| | | Electioncontrarian.png|The Jovial Contrarian |
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| Ezgif-5-9aeeb964f12a.png|The Secular Missionary | | Ezgif-5-9aeeb964f12a.png|The Secular Missionary |
| Revolutionaryfirebrand.png|The Revolutionary Firebrand | | Revolutionaryfirebrand.png|The Revolutionary Firebrand |
| Chap6.png|The Radical Factotum | | Chap6.png|The Radical Factotum |
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| ''"Society's law is unjust because natural law is Unjust. Tyranny begins at the top. Not from the factory-owner; not even from the palace of a queen. But in [[The High Wilderness|the arch of heaven]] itself. Those who join us should be prepared to defy the suns. And prepared to win, for our grievances are immeasurable."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Opening_a_Christmas_Card|Opening a Christmas Card|Sunless Skies|}}
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| ''"With the aid of the Calendar Council, you begin to establish a new kind of society, a ripe and feverish vitality like corpse-fungus. Over time, the survivors adapt. [...] The principles you’ve developed here will function on a much larger scale. The Sun itself is not beyond your reach. The stars. [[Judgements|The Judgements]] that rule the universe, that seemed eternal: you will end them."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/No-one._This_is_what_you%27ve_been_working_towards.|No-one. This is what you've been working towards.|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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| [[File:unclearbomb.png|thumb|100px|right|An Unclear Bomb. Art from Sunless Sea.]]'''The Liberation of Night''' is an anarchist plot to blow up the Bazaar and extinguish every light in the Neath. And this would only be a test run, because the Revolutionaries then plan to get rid of all the light in the ''universe'' (the Liberation being from the [[Judgements|sources of said light]] and their tyranny). | |
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| ''"February hands you each a glass of your Aunt's brandy. "London did approach us about building an Unclear Bomb. We had an enemy in common: the Masters of old London. The Calendar Council helped make them an Unclear Bomb. We used it to blow up the sun."''
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| "''She shrugs. "But that's ancient history. Not sure why you bothered me with all this. Still, shall we raise a toast? To old acquaintances never forgot.""''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Learning_about_an_Inconvenient_Aunt#February|Learning about an Inconvenient Aunt|Sunless Skies|}}</ref>
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| </ref> Meanwhile, Albion's Judgement was replaced by the [[Clockwork Sun]], solidifying the victory of the New Sequence.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Most_Serene_Mausoleum#The_Nave_2|Contemplate the dead sun|Sunless Skies|}}
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| Meanwhile in [[Eleutheria]], [[the Halved]] is at the forefront of the Liberation, radiating anti-light and making its realm as dark and chaotic as possible. It is responsible for the death of the Garden-King, causing [[the Reach]] to become overgrown and chaotic.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Bones_of_the_Sun|Strive to hear the death-cry of a fallen sun|Sunless Skies|}}</ref> Meanwhile, the Calendar Council has taken up residence in [[Pan]], with December and January as their ringleaders.<ref name = "winter's reside"/> Crazed skyfarers known as '''Dousers '''have sworn to extinguish every light in Eleutheria, especially the electric bulbs of [[Eagle's Empyrean]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Douser|Douser|Sunless Skies|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Bespectacled_Official|The Bespectacled Official|Sunless Skies|}}</ref>
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The Jovial Contrarian
The Secular Missionary
The Revolutionary Firebrand
The Radical Factotum
