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''"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> | ''"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> | ||
[[File:Embassy.png|alt=A brassy, modern building.|thumb|[[The Brass Embassy]]]] | [[File:Embassy.png|alt=A brassy, modern building.|thumb|[[The Brass Embassy]]]] | ||
Ladybones Road is a place | Ladybones Road is a place rife with mysteries and intrigue.<ref name = "study secrets fallen london"/><ref name = "walk ladybones">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_walk_down_Ladybones_Road|A walk down Ladybones Road|Fallen London|}}</ref> [[Hell|Hellish]] graffiti can be found here that's tricky to decipher, but hints of Hell's internal affairs.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Decipher_graffiti|Decipher graffiti|Fallen London|}}</ref> Hell's embassy in [[London]], the [[Brass Embassy]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Devils_and_Hell|What is the Brass Embassy?|Fallen London|}}</ref> is located here<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 is staffed by [[devils]] and [[Goat-Demons|goat-demons]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Brass_Embassy#Interactions|Escort the Deviless to the Brass Embassy|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> The Embassy pays Londoners well for intelligence<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Report_to_the_Brass_Embassy|Report to the Brass Embassy|Fallen London|}}</ref> and for human [[souls]],<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Brass_Embassy#Interactions|Sell a Crate of Human Souls to the Brass Embassy|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> including those from unlicensed [[spirifers]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Investigate_the_Embassy_warehouses|Investigate the Embassy warehouses|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] you [...] come across [...] unlicensed souls, [...] stolen by unscrupulous spirifers."''</ref> [[The Clathermonts|Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour]] is a popular local establishment 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 pubs afterwards to wind down and chat about their tattoos' 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 | Ladybones 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> [[Moloch Street]], London's station on the railway lines 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"/> | ||
Before the [[Fall of London]], Ladybones 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> | Before the [[Fall of London]], Ladybones 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> | ||
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''"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> | ''"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]] | [[File:Arch.png|alt=A large marble arch.|thumb|Hangman's Arch]] | ||
Thanks to its mystique, Ladybones is frequented by detectives and [[Constables]].<ref name = "walk ladybones"/> Independent detectives receive commissions 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 | Thanks to its mystique, Ladybones Road is frequented by detectives and [[Constables]].<ref name = "walk ladybones"/> [[Concord Square]], the Constables' headquarters,<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> is located in this district.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Velocipede_Squad|The Velocipede Squad|Fallen London|}}</ref> Independent detectives receive commissions 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 look for intelligence on the [[Brass Embassy]] and the [[Great Game]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Industrial_espionage!|Industrial espionage!|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref name = "sketch tattoo"/> | ||
'''Hangman's Arch''' is a famous landmark of Ladybones. Public hangings that often draw crowds are conducted here,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Life_on_Ladybones_Road|Life on Ladybones Road|Fallen London|}}</ref> despite [[death]]'s | '''Hangman's Arch''' is a famous landmark of Ladybones. Public hangings that often draw crowds are conducted here,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Life_on_Ladybones_Road|Life on Ladybones Road|Fallen London|}}</ref> despite [[death]]'s unreliability in the [[Neath]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Death|What happens when you die in Fallen London?|Fallen London|}}</ref> During downtime, elderly women gather beneath the Arch to gossip and sell sugared mushrooms.<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 from death 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,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Inform_the_Constables_2|Inform the Constables 2|Fallen London|}}</ref> reward.<ref name = "reward"/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 20:17, 9 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, or Ladybones, is a major 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 rife with mysteries and intrigue.[2][3] Hellish graffiti can be found here that's tricky to decipher, but hints of Hell's internal affairs.[4] Hell's embassy in London, the Brass Embassy,[5] is located here[6] and is staffed by devils and goat-demons.[7] The Embassy pays Londoners well for intelligence[8] and for human souls,[9] including those from unlicensed spirifers.[10] Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour is a popular local establishment for agents of the Great Game[1] who use tattoos to encode messages and secrets.[11][12] Some of Clathermont's patrons visit nearby pubs afterwards to wind down and chat about their tattoos' meanings.[13]
Ladybones houses the entrance to the Clay Quarters,[14] a labyrinth under the city in which Clay Men conduct their business.[15] Moloch Street, London's station on the railway lines to Hell,[16] is also located here.[1]
Before the Fall of London, Ladybones was called Marylebone.[17][18]
Detectives for Hire
"Ladybones Road: home of detectives and rumourmongers. The best place to pick up the trail."[19]
Thanks to its mystique, Ladybones Road is frequented by detectives and Constables.[3] Concord Square, the Constables' headquarters,[20] is located in this district.[21] Independent detectives receive commissions to solve mysteries,[22][23] and the Constables often look for intelligence on the Brass Embassy and the Great Game.[24][11]
Hangman's Arch is a famous landmark of Ladybones. Public hangings that often draw crowds are conducted here,[25] despite death's unreliability in the Neath.[26] During downtime, elderly women gather beneath the Arch to gossip and sell sugared mushrooms.[27] Hanged prisoners who recover from death are exiled to the Tomb-Colonies,[28] and their discarded garmets are gifted to informants by the Constables as a traditional,[29] and sometimes morbid,[30] reward.[29]
References
Special thanks to NiteBrite
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A walk down Ladybones Road, Fallen London
- ↑ Decipher graffiti, Fallen London
- ↑ What is the Brass Embassy?, Fallen London
- ↑ Making Your Name: A Raid on the Brass Embassy!, Fallen London
- ↑ Escort the Deviless to the Brass Embassy, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Report to the Brass Embassy, Fallen London
- ↑ Sell a Crate of Human Souls to the Brass Embassy, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Investigate the Embassy warehouses, Fallen London "[...] you [...] come across [...] unlicensed souls, [...] stolen by unscrupulous spirifers."
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 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
- ↑ Disagreements at Moloch Street, 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
- ↑ Making Your Name: The Records Office in Concord Square, Fallen London
- ↑ The Velocipede Squad, Fallen London
- ↑ Consulting detective required, Fallen London
- ↑ Well, what is the case?, Fallen London
- ↑ Industrial espionage!, Fallen London
- ↑ Life on Ladybones Road, Fallen London
- ↑ What happens when you die in Fallen London?, Fallen London
- ↑ Listen to gossip at Hangman's Arch, Fallen London
- ↑ Turn them in for the reward, Fallen London
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 There might be a reward..., Fallen London
- ↑ Inform the Constables 2, Fallen London
