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{{Character | <blockquote>{{Character | ||
|image1 = Adventuress.png | |image1 = Adventuress.png | ||
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|location = [[Fallen London]] | |location = [[Fallen London]] | ||
|relationships = [[The Presbyterate]] | |relationships = [[The Presbyterate]] | ||
[[Admiralty]] | [[Admiralty]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
''"Perhaps she's afraid of being forgotten. She isn't afraid of much else."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea. | ''"Perhaps she's afraid of being forgotten. She isn't afraid of much else."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Presbyterate_Adventuress|Presbyterate Adventuress|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
''"I'm older than I look. We're all older than we look, to you people."''<ref name = "dine">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea. | ''"I'm older than I look. We're all older than we look, to you people."''<ref name="dine">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Presbyterate_Adventuress|Invite her to dine with you|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote>The '''Presbyterate Adventuress''' is an exile from the the [[Elder Continent]] who has brought her talents to the [[Admiralty]]. | ||
The '''Presbyterate Adventuress''' | |||
== A Shattering Force == | == A Shattering Force == | ||
''"Yes, I was in the Navy. Did you think I'd stolen the uniform? I retired before they threw me out."''<ref name = "dine">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea. | <blockquote>''"Yes, I was in the Navy. Did you think I'd stolen the uniform? I retired before they threw me out."''<ref name="dine">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Presbyterate_Adventuress|Invite her to dine with you|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote>As a member of the Royal Navy, the Adventuress used her knowledge of the continent to forge a path through the Elder Continent for the Admiralty, one that even the [[tigers]] of the Wakeful Eye were unaware of. This triumph, and the resulting victories in various respects (intelligence, war, et cetera), led to the founding of [[London|London's]] only colony, [[The Carnelian Coast|Port Carnelian]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Join_her_in_her_rooms|Join her in her rooms|Fallen London|}}''"London was engaged in her Carnelian campaign. And she was losing - until I charted a course through the fungal jungle. One that even the Court of the Wakeful Eye was blind to. The Presbyterate is still furious about London's victory."''</ref> The [[Presbyterate]] are unaware of her role in establishing Port Carnelian, but they are keeping an eye on her.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Betray_the_Presbyterate_Adventuress%27_trust|Betray the Presbyterate Adventuress' trust|Fallen London|}}''"Tell him how the Presbyterate Adventuress helped London win the campaign in Port Carnelian."''</ref> | ||
Her tenure also led to the creation of the ''Adventuress' Correspondence Course'', a martial course based on many of her exploits during her time at the navy that emphasized exploration and survival in the wilderness.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Adventuress%27_Correspondence_Course|The Adventuress' Correspondence Course|Fallen London|}}''"She is a soldier, an explorer, and a mercenary. Her course is intensely practical, focusing as much on travel and wilderness survival as defence."''</ref> | |||
Her tenure also led to the creation of the ''Adventuress Correspondence Course'', a martial course based on many of her exploits during her time at the navy that emphasized exploration and survival in the wilderness.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Adventuress%27_Correspondence_Course|The Adventuress' Correspondence Course|Fallen London|}}</ref> | |||
==Borrowed Time== | ==Borrowed Time== | ||
''"We have too many names for [[The Mountain of Light|her]]. One for every day of the year... I could never get them right. And I resented her. I still do. She has all that life to give, and none of it for me. Because my bloody father got greedy."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea. | <blockquote>''"We have too many names for [[The Mountain of Light|her]]. One for every day of the year... I could never get them right. And I resented her. I still do. She has all that life to give, and none of it for me. Because my bloody father got greedy."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Adam%27s_Way#Adam.27s_Way|Go ashore with the Adventuress|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote>The Adventuress was exiled from the [[Elder Continent]] because her father outlived the time he was allotted (''None shall live a thousand years''); he was killed permanently, and she was exiled and given a century to live (''thou shalt not live a hundred years'').<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Presbyterate_Adventuress|Ask the Adventuress why you've been ambushed by assassins from her homeland|Sunless Sea|}} ''"In the Presbyterate, in the South, we're close to the Mountain and far from the Sun. So we could live forever, were that permitted. It isn't. The law is 'none shall live a thousand years'. My father made it to a thousand and eleven. [...] Good for him. Bad for his children. The law for me is 'thou shalt not live a hundred years'. I'm out of time."''</ref> She left the Royal Navy shortly before the end of her term of assigned service to prevent more casualties from [[Presbyterate]] assassins.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Presbyterate_Adventuress|Ask the Adventuress why you've been ambushed by assassins from her homeland|Sunless Sea|}} ''"That's why I left the Navy. The College will get to me - they always do in the end - and I can't keep letting other people die for me."''</ref> | ||
The Adventuress was exiled from the Elder | |||
While she would readily accept being executed by the Presbyterate, she would rather die in a much less mundane manner: perhaps a fierce battle.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea. | While she would readily accept being executed by the Presbyterate, she would rather die in a much less mundane manner: perhaps a fierce battle.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Presbyterate_Adventuress|Ask the Adventuress why you've been ambushed by assassins from her homeland|Sunless Sea|}} ''"Will you help me find a way to die well? In battle would do. Or a duel. I don't want to be - oh, you know. Just shot by a pirate. Eaten by a shark. I want people to talk after I'm gone."''</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Human]] | [[Category:Human]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:55, 8 June 2025
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"Perhaps she's afraid of being forgotten. She isn't afraid of much else."[1]
"I'm older than I look. We're all older than we look, to you people."[2]
The Presbyterate Adventuress is an exile from the the Elder Continent who has brought her talents to the Admiralty.
A Shattering Force[edit]
"Yes, I was in the Navy. Did you think I'd stolen the uniform? I retired before they threw me out."[2]
As a member of the Royal Navy, the Adventuress used her knowledge of the continent to forge a path through the Elder Continent for the Admiralty, one that even the tigers of the Wakeful Eye were unaware of. This triumph, and the resulting victories in various respects (intelligence, war, et cetera), led to the founding of London's only colony, Port Carnelian.[3] The Presbyterate are unaware of her role in establishing Port Carnelian, but they are keeping an eye on her.[4]
Her tenure also led to the creation of the Adventuress' Correspondence Course, a martial course based on many of her exploits during her time at the navy that emphasized exploration and survival in the wilderness.[5]
Borrowed Time[edit]
"We have too many names for her. One for every day of the year... I could never get them right. And I resented her. I still do. She has all that life to give, and none of it for me. Because my bloody father got greedy."[6]
The Adventuress was exiled from the Elder Continent because her father outlived the time he was allotted (None shall live a thousand years); he was killed permanently, and she was exiled and given a century to live (thou shalt not live a hundred years).[7] She left the Royal Navy shortly before the end of her term of assigned service to prevent more casualties from Presbyterate assassins.[8]
While she would readily accept being executed by the Presbyterate, she would rather die in a much less mundane manner: perhaps a fierce battle.[9]
References[edit]
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