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</gallery>|caption1 = Ladybones Road, secrets abound.|location = [[London]]|alias = Marylebone (original name)|allegiance = [[London]]|notable_inhabitants = [[ | </gallery>|caption1 = Ladybones Road, secrets abound.|location = [[London]]|alias = Marylebone (original name)|allegiance = [[London]]|notable_inhabitants = [[The Clathermonts]]|music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/an-embassy-waltz An Embassy Waltz]}}''"What can you find in Ladybones Road? Moloch Street Underground Station is the first stop on the journey to Hell. Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour, haunt of spies, is here. Hangman's Arch can be a good place to hear gossip, and is always a good place for a hanging."''<ref name = "what can find ladybones">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Places|What can you find in Ladybones Road?|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
'''Ladybones Road''' is | '''Ladybones Road''' is an important district of [[London]].__forcetoc__ | ||
==Secrets for All to See== | ==Secrets for All to See== | ||
''"Fallen London is a city of secrets. If you're here to find them, Ladybones Road is the place to start."''<ref name = "study secrets fallen london">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Study_the_secrets_of_Fallen_London|Study the secrets of Fallen London|Fallen London|}}</ref> | |||
Ladybones Road is a place known for its secrets and mysteries.<ref name = "study secrets fallen london"/> For instance, it's home to graffiti apparently written by denizens from [[Hell]]. These writings are tricky to decipher, but they seem to provide hints of Hell's internal affairs.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Decipher_graffiti|Decipher graffiti|Fallen London|}}</ref> The [[Brass Embassy]], Hell's embassy in London, is located on Ladybones Road,<ref name = "raid on brass embassy">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Making_Your_Name:_A_Raid_on_the_Brass_Embassy!|Making Your Name: A Raid on the Brass Embassy!|Fallen London|}}</ref> and it's staffed by [[Devils]] and [[Goat-Demons]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Brass_Embassy#Interactions|Escort the Deviless to the Brass Embassy|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> [[Moloch Street]], containing the railway to Hell,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Disagreements_at_Moloch_Street|Disagreements at Moloch Street|Fallen London|}}</ref> is also located here.<ref name = "what can find ladybones"/> [[The Clathermonts|Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour]] is a popular establishment located here for agents of the [[Great Game]],<ref name = "what can find ladybones"/> who use tattoos to encode messages and secrets.<ref name = "sketch tattoo">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sketch_a_tattoo-with-a-secret_at_Clathermont%27s_Tattoo_Parlour|Sketch a tattoo-with-a-secret at Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Study_the_hidden_language_of_tattoos|Study the hidden language of tattoos|Fallen London|}}</ref> Some of Clathermont's patrons visit nearby taverns afterwards to rest and share their given symbols and meanings.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Frequent_the_public_house_across_from_Clathermont%27s_Tattoo_Parlour.|Frequent the public house across from Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour.|Fallen London|}}</ref> | |||
Ladybones Road houses the entrance to the [[Clay Quarters]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Infiltrate_the_Clay_Quarters|Infiltrate the Clay Quarters|Fallen London|}}</ref> a labyrinth under the city in which [[Clay Men]] conduct their business.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Disguise_yourself!|Disguise yourself!|Fallen London|}}</ref> | |||
Before the [[Fall of London]], Ladybones Road was called '''Marylebone'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/See_the_sights|See the sights|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/the-mysteries-answered/|‘What were Ladybones Road, Spite, Veilgarden and Watchmaker’s Hill called before the Fall?’|Failbetter Games|}}</ref> | |||
== Detectives for Hire == | |||
''"Ladybones Road: home of detectives and rumourmongers. The best place to pick up the trail."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Cat_and_Mouse:_an_Elusive_Target|Cat and Mouse: an Elusive Target|Fallen London|}}</ref> | |||
[[File:Arch.png|alt=A large marble arch.|thumb|Hangman's Arch]] | |||
Due to the intrigues surrounding Ladybones Road, it's frequented by detectives and [[Constables]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_walk_down_Ladybones_Road|A walk down Ladybones Road|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref name = "raid on brass embassy"/> [[Concord Square]], the Constables' headquarters, is located in this district.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Velocipede_Squad|The Velocipede Squad|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Making_Your_Name:_The_Records_Office_in_Concord_Square|Making Your Name: The Records Office in Concord Square|Fallen London|}}</ref> Independent detectives are usually commissioned by patrons to solve mysteries,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Consulting_detective_required|Consulting detective required|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Well,_what_is_the_case%3F|Well, what is the case?|Fallen London|}}</ref> and the Constables often seek intelligence on spies and the Brass Embassy.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Industrial_espionage!|Industrial espionage!|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref name = "sketch tattoo"/> | |||
Despite the fact that [[death]] is elusive in the [[Neath]], public hangings are still conducted at '''Hangman's Arch''' on Ladybones Road. The executions staged here draw crowds,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Life_on_Ladybones_Road|Life on Ladybones Road|Fallen London|}}</ref> and elderly women sell sugared mushrooms beneath the Arch during wait times.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Listen_to_gossip_at_Hangman%27s_Arch|Listen to gossip at Hangman's Arch|Fallen London|}}</ref> Hanged prisoners who recover are exiled to the [[Tomb-Colonies]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Turn_them_in_for_the_reward|Turn them in for the reward|Fallen London|}}</ref> and their discarded garmets are gifted to informants by the Constables as a traditional,<ref name = "reward">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/There_might_be_a_reward...|There might be a reward...|Fallen London|}}</ref> and sometimes morbid, reward.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Inform_the_Constables_2|Inform the Constables 2|Fallen London|}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 03:36, 6 December 2021
"What can you find in Ladybones Road? Moloch Street Underground Station is the first stop on the journey to Hell. Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour, haunt of spies, is here. Hangman's Arch can be a good place to hear gossip, and is always a good place for a hanging."[1]
Ladybones Road is an important district of London.
Secrets for All to See
"Fallen London is a city of secrets. If you're here to find them, Ladybones Road is the place to start."[2]
Ladybones Road is a place known for its secrets and mysteries.[2] For instance, it's home to graffiti apparently written by denizens from Hell. These writings are tricky to decipher, but they seem to provide hints of Hell's internal affairs.[3] The Brass Embassy, Hell's embassy in London, is located on Ladybones Road,[4] and it's staffed by Devils and Goat-Demons.[5] Moloch Street, containing the railway to Hell,[6] is also located here.[1] Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour is a popular establishment located here for agents of the Great Game,[1] who use tattoos to encode messages and secrets.[7][8] Some of Clathermont's patrons visit nearby taverns afterwards to rest and share their given symbols and meanings.[9]
Ladybones Road houses the entrance to the Clay Quarters,[10] a labyrinth under the city in which Clay Men conduct their business.[11]
Before the Fall of London, Ladybones Road was called Marylebone.[12][13]
Detectives for Hire
"Ladybones Road: home of detectives and rumourmongers. The best place to pick up the trail."[14]
Due to the intrigues surrounding Ladybones Road, it's frequented by detectives and Constables.[15][4] Concord Square, the Constables' headquarters, is located in this district.[16][17] Independent detectives are usually commissioned by patrons to solve mysteries,[18][19] and the Constables often seek intelligence on spies and the Brass Embassy.[20][7]
Despite the fact that death is elusive in the Neath, public hangings are still conducted at Hangman's Arch on Ladybones Road. The executions staged here draw crowds,[21] and elderly women sell sugared mushrooms beneath the Arch during wait times.[22] Hanged prisoners who recover are exiled to the Tomb-Colonies,[23] and their discarded garmets are gifted to informants by the Constables as a traditional,[24] and sometimes morbid, reward.[25]
References
Original by NiteBrite/Mrs. Brite
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 What can you find in Ladybones Road?, Fallen London
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Study the secrets of Fallen London, Fallen London
- ↑ Decipher graffiti, Fallen London
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Making Your Name: A Raid on the Brass Embassy!, Fallen London
- ↑ Escort the Deviless to the Brass Embassy, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Disagreements at Moloch Street, Fallen London
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sketch a tattoo-with-a-secret at Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour, Fallen London
- ↑ Study the hidden language of tattoos, Fallen London
- ↑ Frequent the public house across from Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour., Fallen London
- ↑ Infiltrate the Clay Quarters, Fallen London
- ↑ Disguise yourself!, Fallen London
- ↑ See the sights, Fallen London
- ↑ ‘What were Ladybones Road, Spite, Veilgarden and Watchmaker’s Hill called before the Fall?’, Failbetter Games
- ↑ Cat and Mouse: an Elusive Target, Fallen London
- ↑ A walk down Ladybones Road, Fallen London
- ↑ The Velocipede Squad, Fallen London
- ↑ Making Your Name: The Records Office in Concord Square, Fallen London
- ↑ Consulting detective required, Fallen London
- ↑ Well, what is the case?, Fallen London
- ↑ Industrial espionage!, Fallen London
- ↑ Life on Ladybones Road, Fallen London
- ↑ Listen to gossip at Hangman's Arch, Fallen London
- ↑ Turn them in for the reward, Fallen London
- ↑ There might be a reward..., Fallen London
- ↑ Inform the Constables 2, Fallen London
