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When London launched the Campaign of 1868 and invaded [[Hell]], Reginald decided to become a chaplain for the regiment in which his father had once served.<ref name=":0" /> He accompanied a scouting patrol near the front,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}}''"Few made it into Hell at all. I was in the vanguard. New orders that scouting patrols had to have a priest."''</ref> and stopped to pick an infernal rose - which suddenly burned up, permanently leaving a scar on his forearm. Reginald's screams of pain alerted the [[Devils]], and they captured the whole troop.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}}''"I saw a rose that I thought Mi... it doesn't matter why, but I picked it. The d_____ thing burst into flames and seared my arm! If only I'd kept quiet! But I was weak and I cried out and gave us away. The whole troop was captured."''</ref> To add insult to injury, a [[Goat-Demons|goat-demon]] pulled Reginald's horse from under him and ate it.<ref name=":2">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Breed_the_Plated_Seal_5|Breed the Plated Seal 5|Fallen London|}}</ref> After being captured, all of his comrades lost their [[souls]], but he instead was sent to row a Brass Trireme.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}}''"The rest of the men had their souls pulled out, but not me. They sent me to row in the galleys. And they made me sign a contract! What a fool! What a weakling!"''</ref><ref name=":2" /> While captured, he went on a hunger strike, refusing to eat the food of Hell to keep his soul intact. In a state of hunger and delirium, he signed a contract that allowed him to keep his soul, and go back to London.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}}''"I was starved and half-mad when I signed their contract. I would not eat the food of Hell. All I knew at the time was that it would allow me to leave with my soul. That such a craven should rise to the mitre..."''</ref> Though this spared his life and immortal soul, he is ashamed of this decision, calling himself a craven for it. | When London launched the Campaign of 1868 and invaded [[Hell]], Reginald decided to become a chaplain for the regiment in which his father had once served.<ref name=":0" /> He accompanied a scouting patrol near the front,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}}''"Few made it into Hell at all. I was in the vanguard. New orders that scouting patrols had to have a priest."''</ref> and stopped to pick an infernal rose - which suddenly burned up, permanently leaving a scar on his forearm. Reginald's screams of pain alerted the [[Devils]], and they captured the whole troop.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}}''"I saw a rose that I thought Mi... it doesn't matter why, but I picked it. The d_____ thing burst into flames and seared my arm! If only I'd kept quiet! But I was weak and I cried out and gave us away. The whole troop was captured."''</ref> To add insult to injury, a [[Goat-Demons|goat-demon]] pulled Reginald's horse from under him and ate it.<ref name=":2">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Breed_the_Plated_Seal_5|Breed the Plated Seal 5|Fallen London|}}</ref> After being captured, all of his comrades lost their [[souls]], but he instead was sent to row a Brass Trireme.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}}''"The rest of the men had their souls pulled out, but not me. They sent me to row in the galleys. And they made me sign a contract! What a fool! What a weakling!"''</ref><ref name=":2" /> While captured, he went on a hunger strike, refusing to eat the food of Hell to keep his soul intact. In a state of hunger and delirium, he signed a contract that allowed him to keep his soul, and go back to London.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Brass_Grail_(Story)|The Brass Grail (Story)|Fallen London|}}''"I was starved and half-mad when I signed their contract. I would not eat the food of Hell. All I knew at the time was that it would allow me to leave with my soul. That such a craven should rise to the mitre..."''</ref> Though this spared his life and immortal soul, he is ashamed of this decision, calling himself a craven for it. | ||
The Bishop ran unsuccessfully for [[Mayor of London]] in 1894, under the slogan "For God's sake!"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Bishop_of_Southwark_4|The Bishop of Southwark 4|Fallen London|}}</ref> His agenda was to diminish the presence and influence that the devils have over London.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Learn_more_about_the_Bishop%27s_platform|Learn more about the Bishop's platform|Fallen London|}}</ref> However, it appeared that part of his campaign was financed by some devils themselves.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Bishop_of_Southwark%27s_Campaign_1|The Bishop of Southwark's Campaign 1|Fallen London|}}</ref> | The Bishop ran unsuccessfully for [[Mayor of London]] in 1894, under the slogan ''"For God's sake!"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Bishop_of_Southwark_4|The Bishop of Southwark 4|Fallen London|}}</ref> His agenda was to diminish the presence and influence that the devils have over London.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Learn_more_about_the_Bishop%27s_platform|Learn more about the Bishop's platform|Fallen London|}}</ref> However, it appeared that part of his campaign was financed by some devils themselves.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Bishop_of_Southwark%27s_Campaign_1|The Bishop of Southwark's Campaign 1|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
== A Tamer of Beasts == | == A Tamer of Beasts == | ||
Revision as of 21:00, 12 February 2025
"He hammers on your door. "Hurry up in there! It's all pagans and turnips out here! And it's cold.""[1]
The Bishop of Southwark - or Reginald, to his friends - is a powerful figure within London's Anglican Church. He is known for his boisterous character, his short temper, and his love of wrestling.
The Battle-Bishop
"Show me your worth, sinner!"[2]
Reginald was the eldest of an unknown number of siblings.[3] He is known to have attended university, though not which one,[4] and was once a member of the Young Stags[5] before devoting himself to a religious career. His father initially disapproved of his son’s vocation;[3] at the time of the Fall, he was a priest working for the St Albans Protomartyr church as a canon.[6]
When London launched the Campaign of 1868 and invaded Hell, Reginald decided to become a chaplain for the regiment in which his father had once served.[3] He accompanied a scouting patrol near the front,[7] and stopped to pick an infernal rose - which suddenly burned up, permanently leaving a scar on his forearm. Reginald's screams of pain alerted the Devils, and they captured the whole troop.[8] To add insult to injury, a goat-demon pulled Reginald's horse from under him and ate it.[9] After being captured, all of his comrades lost their souls, but he instead was sent to row a Brass Trireme.[10][9] While captured, he went on a hunger strike, refusing to eat the food of Hell to keep his soul intact. In a state of hunger and delirium, he signed a contract that allowed him to keep his soul, and go back to London.[11] Though this spared his life and immortal soul, he is ashamed of this decision, calling himself a craven for it.
The Bishop ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of London in 1894, under the slogan "For God's sake!"[12] His agenda was to diminish the presence and influence that the devils have over London.[13] However, it appeared that part of his campaign was financed by some devils themselves.[14]
A Tamer of Beasts
When not busy sorting the affairs of the church, invoking his martial prowess to disrupt the machinations of Hell, or debating the Bishop of St Fiacre’s,[15] Reginald spends his time in the fourth coil of the Labyrinth. Here he feeds all sort of animals to a winged bat in a barn, producing strange new creatures in the process; the Bishop is trying to breed a Hound of Heaven, which could be used to detect devils.[16] Ultimately, he would like to invade Hell once again, to take back what was lost the first time.[17]
Personal Affairs
The Bishop has engaged in two relationships with men in the past. The first was an Irishman[18][19] called Michael,[20] who had "eyes like flames"[19][21] and was Reginald's partner at the time of the invasion of Hell.[8] The second was called James; the relationship ended on bad terms, and the Bishop surmises he is now a revolutionary.[20]
The Bishop and Virginia, as might be expected given their respective histories, rather dislike each other.[22]
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