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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 '''[[the Liberation of Night|Liberation of Night]]'''. The philosophy behind it is spreading across the Unterzee and up to [[the Surface]], and predates the Council itself.<ref name=":0">{{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 '''Calendar Council''' is the primary revolutionary organization in [[London]]. Its members, code-named after the months of the year, are for the most part plotting and planning for their end goal, the '''[[the Liberation of Night|Liberation of Night]]'''. The philosophy behind it is spreading across the [[Unterzee]] and up to the [[Surface]], and predates the Council itself.<ref name=":0">{{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>


==Members==
==Members==
*The current '''[[January]]''' is '''the Masked Curator'''. She is the founder of '''the Museum of Injustice''', which exhibits many forms and acts of oppression.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Invite_January_to_the_Board|Invite January to the Board|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''[[January]]''' is also known as the '''Masked Curator'''. She is the founder of the Museum of Injustice, which exhibits many forms and acts of oppression.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Remind_her_of_a_meeting_at_the_Museum_of_Injustices|Remind her of a meeting at the Museum of Injustices|Fallen London|}} ''""Many wrongs have been done to us," says January. "And even if others choose to forget, I do not.""''</ref>  
*'''[[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.wiki/wiki/The_Cave_of_the_Nadir|The Cave of the Nadir|Fallen London|}}</ref> She's also involved in [[Knife-and-Candle]], and is a sworn rival of [[Mr Iron]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/February_of_the_Calendar_Council|February of the Calendar Council|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_patronage_of_February|The patronage of February|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''[[February]] '''is searching for the [[Cave of the Nadir]], as it is of great interest to her cause.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sell_the_location_to_Revolutionaries|Sell the location to Revolutionaries|Fallen London|}} ''"The things we'll build there! Oh, Iron, my sweet. You have no idea what's coming. The very liberation of night..."''</ref> She is also involved in [[Knife-and-Candle]], and is a sworn rival of [[Mr Iron]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/February_of_the_Calendar_Council|February of the Calendar Council|Fallen London|}}''"February is a revolutionary, and the avowed opponent of Mr Iron: but the Cottage is a neutral place, and she is seen here sometimes."''</ref>
*The previous March was '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cassell John Cassell]''', publisher of the ''Working Man's Friend'' and ''The Echo''.<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.wiki/wiki/Drink_with_the_Doctor|Drink with the Doctor|Fallen London|}}</ref> and self-proclaimed sworn enemy of [[Mr Wines]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/--Two_action_refreshes_for_the_price_of_one!--|--Two action refreshes for the price of one!--|Fallen London|}}</ref> He was killed by [[the Haunted Doctor]], who had been hired to do it by the rest of the Council.<ref name="haunteddoctor" /><ref name="bury">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bury_the_Council%27s_Secrets|Bury the Council's Secrets|Fallen London|March needs assistance containing an escape of secrets (it is perhaps not entirely his fault; he inherited a compromised network). June cannot be trusted. (After what she ''made''? It's all the more difficult to make the lights go out, now.) August is being recalcitrant. Again. April's latest business ventures need burying, before it's discovered she still lives.}}</ref> The position is currently empty, though there's talk that it may be offered to [[Furnace Ancona]].<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Supervise_a_visit_from_the_Castellan_of_Balmoral_(September) Supervise a visit from the Castellan of Balmoral, ''Fallen London'']</ref>
*The previous [[March]] was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cassell John Cassell], publisher of the ''Working Man's Friend'' and ''The Echo''.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-mysteries-revealed-again|The Mysteries Revealed, Again|Failbetter Games|}} ''"What happened to the working man's friend? The Haunted Doctor/Calendar Council killed him."''</ref> He was a coffee seller<ref name="haunteddoctor">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Drink_with_the_Doctor|Drink with the Doctor|Fallen London|}}''"One day, they ordered me to treat a member of the Council. His religion conflicted with his politics [...] He offered me his shilling coffee every time I visited. Maybe his politics were unwise, but – I owed him better."''</ref> and opponent of [[Mr Wines]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/--Two_action_refreshes_for_the_price_of_one!--|--Two action refreshes for the price of one!--|Fallen London|}}''"[...] but here's March, the self-proclaimed adversary of Mr Wines, [...]"''</ref> He was killed by the [[Haunted Doctor]], who had been hired to do it by the rest of the Council.<ref name="haunteddoctor" /><ref name=":1" /> While there was consideration of offering the position to [[Furnace Ancona]],<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Supervise_a_visit_from_the_Castellan_of_Balmoral_(September) Supervise a visit from the Castellan of Balmoral, ''Fallen London''] ''"Furnace wilnae look much outside the walls of this city. [...] But there's some would like tae see her play on a larger board [...] Talk o' offering her the name of March, aye? But it'll come tae nowt."''</ref> it appears to have been filled by an unknown man.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bury_the_Council%27s_Secrets|Bury the Council's Secrets|Fallen London|}} ''"March needs assistance containing an escape of secrets (it is perhaps not entirely his fault; he inherited a compromised network)."''</ref>
*'''[[April]]''' is a deaf explosives expert, '''Emelia Hathersage''', who is presumed dead by most of London.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ambition:_Bag_a_Legend!_115_-_April%27s_Attention|Ambition: Bag a Legend! 115 - April's Attention|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''[[April]]''' is a deaf explosives expert, '''Emelia Hathersage''', who is presumed dead by most of London.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ambition:_Bag_a_Legend!_115_%E2%80%93_April%27s_Attention|Ambition: Bag a Legend!: April's Attention|Fallen London|}}''"Calamity visited Wolfstack Docks in the late hours when an explosion blasted the Cotterell & Hathersage factory. The accident incurred a mortality of fifteen [...] Included in the toll was Emilia Hathersage, co-founder of the company: a woman of fierce ingenuity and meticulous conscience."''</ref>
*'''[[May]]''' is a frequent visitor of the nightmare-plagued.<ref name="2018mysteries" />
*'''[[May]]''' is a certain [[The Manager of the Royal Bethlehem Hotel|merry gentleman]].<ref>{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-mysteries-revealed-again|The Mysteries Revealed, Again|Failbetter Games|}} ''"Who is May? The Manager of the Royal Bethlehem/the Merry Gentleman"''</ref>
*'''[[June]]''' was the original architect of [[the Dawn Machine]].<ref name="2018mysteries" /> She is distrusted by the rest of the Council.<ref name="bury" />
*'''[[June]]''' was the original architect of the [[Dawn Machine]].<ref>{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-mysteries-revealed-again|The Mysteries Revealed, Again|Failbetter Games|}} ''"Who was the original architect of the Dawn Machine? June of the Calendar Council, or just 'June'"''</ref> Since the Machine emits light (and thus law) rather than working to extinguish it, she is distrusted by the rest of the Council.<ref name="bury">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bury_the_Council%27s_Secrets|Bury the Council's Secrets|Fallen London|March needs assistance containing an escape of secrets (it is perhaps not entirely his fault; he inherited a compromised network). June cannot be trusted. (After what she ''made''? It's all the more difficult to make the lights go out, now.) August is being recalcitrant. Again. April's latest business ventures need burying, before it's discovered she still lives.}}</ref>
*'''[[July]]''' was once 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.wiki/wiki/Lost_in_Reflections|Lost in Reflections|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''[[July]]''' was once 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.wiki/wiki/Lost_in_Reflections|Lost in Reflections|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''[[August]]''' is none other than the [[the Jovial Contrarian|Jovial Contrarian]], who knows quite a bit about various revolutionary causes despite not always being involved in them.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Help_plant_an_agent_in_the_Ministry_for_Public_Decency|Help plant an agent in the Ministry for Public Decency|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''[[August]]''' is none other than the [[the Jovial Contrarian|Jovial Contrarian]], who knows quite a bit about various revolutionary causes despite not always being involved in them.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Help_plant_an_agent_in_the_Ministry_for_Public_Decency|Help plant an agent in the Ministry for Public Decency|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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*The leader of the Calendar Council is '''[[December]]''', the Boatman’s sibling,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Speak_with_the_Bishop_of_St_Fiacre%27s_(Aboard_the_Noble_Garter)|Speak with the Bishop of St Fiacre|Fallen London|}}</ref> although nobody except [[The Bishop of St Fiacre's]] seems to know much about this ambiguously gendered individual. they seem adamant about either destroying or sharing the [[The Mountain of Light|Mountain of Light]]'s vitality.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22...give_it_to_the_world.%22|"...give it to the world."|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22..end_it,_as_I_swore_I_would.%22|"..end it, as I swore I would."|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*The leader of the Calendar Council is '''[[December]]''', the Boatman’s sibling,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Speak_with_the_Bishop_of_St_Fiacre%27s_(Aboard_the_Noble_Garter)|Speak with the Bishop of St Fiacre|Fallen London|}}</ref> although nobody except [[The Bishop of St Fiacre's]] seems to know much about this ambiguously gendered individual. they seem adamant about either destroying or sharing the [[The Mountain of Light|Mountain of Light]]'s vitality.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22...give_it_to_the_world.%22|"...give it to the world."|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22..end_it,_as_I_swore_I_would.%22|"..end it, as I swore I would."|Fallen London|}}</ref>


== Historical and Cultural Inspirations ==
==Historical and Cultural Inspirations==
The idea of having leaders named after months may have come from G. K. Chesterton's ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Thursday The Man Who Was Thursday]'', about a bunch of anarchists (or so we are supposed to think) with leaders named after days of the week.
The idea of having leaders named after months may have come from G. K. Chesterton's ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Thursday The Man Who Was Thursday]'', about a bunch of anarchists (or so we are supposed to think) with leaders named after days of the week.


== Gallery ==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="100">
<gallery widths="100">
File:Maskamber.png|January
File:January.png|January
February.png|February
February.png|February
File:April.png|April
File:April.png|April
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File:DecemberMask.png|December
File:DecemberMask.png|December
</gallery>
</gallery>
== References ==
==References==
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"The Calendar Council: a shadowy organisation of revolutionaries, the enemies of the Masters."[1]


The Calendar Council is the primary revolutionary organization in London. Its members, code-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.[2]

Members

  • January is also known as the Masked Curator. She is the founder of the Museum of Injustice, which exhibits many forms and acts of oppression.[3]
  • February is searching for the Cave of the Nadir, as it is of great interest to her cause.[4] She is also involved in Knife-and-Candle, and is a sworn rival of Mr Iron.[5]
  • The previous March was John Cassell, publisher of the Working Man's Friend and The Echo.[6] He was a coffee seller[7] and opponent of Mr Wines.[8] He was killed by the Haunted Doctor, who had been hired to do it by the rest of the Council.[7][6] While there was consideration of offering the position to Furnace Ancona,[9] it appears to have been filled by an unknown man.[10]
  • April is a deaf explosives expert, Emelia Hathersage, who is presumed dead by most of London.[11]
  • May is a certain merry gentleman.[12]
  • June was the original architect of the Dawn Machine.[13] Since the Machine emits light (and thus law) rather than working to extinguish it, she is distrusted by the rest of the Council.[14]
  • July was once a cultured society lady and violinist, but she lost her mind to a powerful Fingerking. She trades her memories for dreams of the future.[15]
  • August is none other than the Jovial Contrarian, who knows quite a bit about various revolutionary causes despite not always being involved in them.[16]
  • September stirs unrest in Balmoral, a Scottish holding of London that fell to the Neath with the city.[17]
  • October dabbles in dreams and mirrors. She won the Marvellous and wished for her dreams to come true; as a consequence, she was trapped in Parabola, but managed to imprison Mr Mirrors in the process.[18][19]
  • 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.[20]
  • The leader of the Calendar Council is December, the Boatman’s sibling,[21] although nobody except The Bishop of St Fiacre's seems to know much about this ambiguously gendered individual. they seem adamant about either destroying or sharing the Mountain of Light's vitality.[22][23]

Historical and Cultural Inspirations

The idea of having leaders named after months may have come from G. K. Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday, about a bunch of anarchists (or so we are supposed to think) with leaders named after days of the week.

Gallery

  • January
    January
  • February
    February
  • April
    April
  • May
    May
  • July
    July
  • August
    August
  • September
    September
  • October's mask
    October's mask
  • November
    November
  • December
    December

References

  1. ↑ --Two action refreshes for the price of one!--, Fallen London
  2. ↑ 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.""
  3. ↑ Remind her of a meeting at the Museum of Injustices, Fallen London ""Many wrongs have been done to us," says January. "And even if others choose to forget, I do not.""
  4. ↑ Sell the location to Revolutionaries, Fallen London "The things we'll build there! Oh, Iron, my sweet. You have no idea what's coming. The very liberation of night..."
  5. ↑ February of the Calendar Council, Fallen London "February is a revolutionary, and the avowed opponent of Mr Iron: but the Cottage is a neutral place, and she is seen here sometimes."
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Mysteries Revealed, Again, Failbetter Games "What happened to the working man's friend? The Haunted Doctor/Calendar Council killed him."
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Drink with the Doctor, Fallen London "One day, they ordered me to treat a member of the Council. His religion conflicted with his politics [...] He offered me his shilling coffee every time I visited. Maybe his politics were unwise, but – I owed him better."
  8. ↑ --Two action refreshes for the price of one!--, Fallen London "[...] but here's March, the self-proclaimed adversary of Mr Wines, [...]"
  9. ↑ Supervise a visit from the Castellan of Balmoral, Fallen London "Furnace wilnae look much outside the walls of this city. [...] But there's some would like tae see her play on a larger board [...] Talk o' offering her the name of March, aye? But it'll come tae nowt."
  10. ↑ Bury the Council's Secrets, Fallen London "March needs assistance containing an escape of secrets (it is perhaps not entirely his fault; he inherited a compromised network)."
  11. ↑ Ambition: Bag a Legend!: April's Attention, Fallen London "Calamity visited Wolfstack Docks in the late hours when an explosion blasted the Cotterell & Hathersage factory. The accident incurred a mortality of fifteen [...] Included in the toll was Emilia Hathersage, co-founder of the company: a woman of fierce ingenuity and meticulous conscience."
  12. ↑ The Mysteries Revealed, Again, Failbetter Games "Who is May? The Manager of the Royal Bethlehem/the Merry Gentleman"
  13. ↑ The Mysteries Revealed, Again, Failbetter Games "Who was the original architect of the Dawn Machine? June of the Calendar Council, or just 'June'"
  14. ↑ Bury the Council's Secrets, Fallen London March needs assistance containing an escape of secrets (it is perhaps not entirely his fault; he inherited a compromised network). June cannot be trusted. (After what she made? It's all the more difficult to make the lights go out, now.) August is being recalcitrant. Again. April's latest business ventures need burying, before it's discovered she still lives.
  15. ↑ Lost in Reflections, Fallen London
  16. ↑ Help plant an agent in the Ministry for Public Decency, Fallen London
  17. ↑ The Kirk of the Septemberists, Fallen London
  18. ↑ Piece your clues together (1), Fallen London
  19. ↑ Ask about her heart's desire, Fallen London
  20. ↑ A Little Pandemonium, Fallen London
  21. ↑ Speak with the Bishop of St Fiacre, Fallen London
  22. ↑ "...give it to the world.", Fallen London
  23. ↑ "..end it, as I swore I would.", Fallen London
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