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{{Character | {{Character | ||
|image1 = Poissonnier.png | |image1 = Poissonnier.png | ||
|caption1 = | |caption1 = The Bandaged Poissonnier | ||
|location = [[The Tomb-Colonies|Venderbight]] | |location = [[The Tomb-Colonies|Venderbight]]<br>[[London]] | ||
|allegiance = [[The Shuttered Palace]] (previously)<br> | |||
[[The Shuttered Palace]] (previously)<br> | [[The Khanate]] (previously)<br> | ||
[[Khanate]] (previously)<br> | }}<blockquote>''"To be edible, is to be possible to be consumed. And to be living, is to consume. Thus we find that the nature of the unliving is to be consumed. In fact, therefore, anything that is not living may be consumed - "''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Bandaged_Poissonnier|Culinary philosophies|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
''' | The '''Bandaged Poissonnier''' is a [[The Tomb-Colonies|tomb-colonist]] and a highly skilled chef.__forcetoc__ | ||
== Neath's Kitchen == | |||
<blockquote>''"He has an ambition for fish. A great ambition."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Bandaged_Poissonnier#Character_description|Character description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote> | |||
The Bandaged Poissonnier is a [[The Tomb-Colonies#The Tomb-Colonists|tomb-colonist]] with a passion for cooking.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Venderbight#Interactions|Visit a certain little restaurant|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> He owns a restaurant in [[Venderbight]] called '''The Vengeance of Jonah''',<ref name = "sample special">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Vengeance_of_Jonah|Sample today's special|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> described as "liberal in its approach to edibility."<ref name = "offer strange catch">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Vengeance_of_Jonah|Offer a Strange Catch|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> He also works in various [[London]] restaurants,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Collect_a_Confession_from_the_Bandaged_Poissonnier|Collect a Confession from the Bandaged Poissonnier|Fallen London|}}</ref> such as '''Mallerby's''' in [[Veilgarden]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22Fish!_Who%27ll_buy_my_fine_blind_fish%3F%22|"Fish! Who'll buy my fine blind fish?"|Fallen London|}}</ref> | |||
The Poissonnier's views on food are eccentric: he believes that anything nonliving can be consumed.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Bandaged_Poissonnier#Interactions|Increase your Hearts|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> His ingredients are equally outlandish, including a [[The Neathbow#Pelegin|peligin]] paste<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_hurried_interview|A hurried interview|Fallen London|}} ''"He daubs the headless fish with a peligin paste [...]"''</ref> or even spices from [[Parabola]].<ref name = "sample special"/> He can deduce the ingredients of dishes through experiments,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Chelonate#The_Chelonate|Find someone to teach secrets of butchery to the Bandaged Poissonnier|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> picking out even the finest details.<ref name = "poke head">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Bandaged_Poissonnier#Interactions|He pokes his head from the galley|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> He also uses unusual methods to prepare meals, such as boiling organs in a creature's own venom,<ref name = "offer strange catch"/> and he uses appliances of his own design, such as '''braising-alembics''',<ref name = "recruit cook">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Vengeance_of_Jonah|Recruit the Bandaged Poissonnier|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> '''athanor-stoves'''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Bandaged_Poissonnier#Interactions|Hand over a Strange Catch for his culinary masterpiece|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> or '''jugging-crucibles'''.<ref name = "poke head"/> Despite his talents, the Poissonnier feels his skills have diminished with age<ref name = "dine with cook">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Bandaged_Poissonnier#Interactions|Dine with the Ba-|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and require improvement.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Bandaged_Poissonnier#Interactions|A squelch, then a quivering thunk|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> He also seeks to discover the '''Seventh Sensation''', "the taste that one tastes with the heart."<ref name = "recruit cook"/> | |||
==Backstory== | |||
<blockquote>''"I've given everything for my art. Should I not be proud? Above, I served the royalty of Europe. Below, I cooked for the Empress' children, until they began to prefer their food raw. Or alive. I fed the Khan! A pleasure – before he demanded horse curds in every dish. I bore it. But when my whipped jillyfleur was sent back, I told him to stuff himself full of his precious curds. I left Khan's Heart that night; first boat out. Not even a goodbye to my wife or child."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_hurried_interview|A hurried interview|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote>''"Captain, a word of advice: do not divide yourself. Learn what matters to you. Pursue it avidly. It is kinder not to give in the first place, than it is to take back what you have given."''<ref name = "allow privacy">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Poissonnier%27s_Predicament|Allow him his privacy|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote> | |||
[[File:Khansheart port.png|alt=A city of canals and lights.|thumb|[[Khan's Heart]]]] | |||
The Poissonnier spent his early days on the [[Surface]], serving the royals of Europe. After the [[Fall of London]], he served meals for the [[The Empress|Empress]]' children, until their tastes grew grotesque. The Poissonnier departed for the [[Khanate]] and worked for the Khan himself.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_hurried_interview|A hurried interview|Fallen London|}} ''""Above, I served [...] royalty of Europe. Below, I cooked for the Empress' children, until they began to prefer their food raw. Or alive." [...] "I fed the Khan!" [...] I left Khan's Heart [...]"''</ref> He married the niece of a official from the [[The Khanate#The Taimen Clan|Taimen Clan]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Betray_the_Bandaged_Poissonnier%27s_trust|Betray the Bandaged Poissonnier's trust|Fallen London|}} ''"If he thinks he can boast about abandoning my niece—" [....] "I – and the Taimen – appreciate your confidence in me [...]"''</ref> and had a son with her.<ref name = "follow secret">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Poissonnier%27s_Predicament|Follow him in secret|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | |||
Unfortunately, the Poissonnier grew exhausted of the Khan's love for horse milk curds. When his [[Bestiary#Jillyfleur|jillyfleur]] dish was rejected, he insulted the Khan and fled the Khanate without saying goodbye to his family.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_hurried_interview|A hurried interview|Fallen London|}} ''""I fed the Khan!" [...] "A pleasure – before he demanded horse curds in every dish. I bore it. But when my whipped jillyfleur was sent back, I told him to stuff himself full of his precious curds. I left Khan's Heart that night; [...] Not even a goodbye to my wife or child.""''</ref> Despite his dedication towards his craft,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_hurried_interview|A hurried interview|Fallen London|}} ''""I've given everything for my art. Should I not be proud?""''</ref> the Poissonnier misses his wife and son. He still feels the weight of his decision,<ref name = "allow privacy"/> and sometimes observes their lives from afar.<ref name = "follow secret"/> | |||
==The Seventh Miracle== | ==The Seventh Miracle== | ||
<blockquote>''"The | <blockquote>''"I have cooked for barons and bishops. The Khan. The Empress. But there is one for whom I have not cooked. A creature of singular and acroamatic tastes. I want to make him marvel! The chef's art is alchemy, and this would be my philosopher's stone. My immortality."''<ref name = "dine with cook"/></blockquote> | ||
The | <blockquote>''"The diners lean back, bloated. When their senses return, they call for the Poissonnier and congratulate him upon impeccably reproducing the sensation of drowning in culinary form. "It was not drowning," the Fathomking says, his baritone rolling over their babble. "It was love.""''<ref name = "seven miracle">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fathomking#The_Throne-Cyst|Attend the Poissonnier's feast|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Fathomking FL.png|alt=A crowned man with pearl-eyes and green skin.|thumb|[[The Fathomking]]]] | |||
The Poissonnier's ultimate ambition<ref name = "dine with cook"/> is to serve his ''magnum opus'', the '''Seventh Miracle''',<ref name = "seven miracle"/> to the [[Fathomking]] and his court.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Bandaged_Poissonnier#Interactions|Deliver a Colossal Fluke-Core to the galley|Sunless Sea|}}</ref><ref name = "seven miracle"/> This seven-course feast would replicate the feeling of drowning, though the Fathomking would describe it as as "love."<ref name = "seven miracle"/> | |||
The | The courses of the feast are:<ref name = "seven miracle"/> | ||
# | #''The First Touch on the Skin'': pale flesh covered in yellow sauce with a fresh and shocking taste. | ||
# | #''Struggling Against the Current'': an eye-watering terrine. | ||
# | #''"Swallowed!"'': [[The Neathbow#Pelegin|peligin]] soup with a deep and heavy taste. | ||
# | #''The Surface, High Above'': a mousse that cleanses the palate. | ||
# | #''Lost Breath'': a roulade made of wriggling tentacles, initially bitter with a milder aftertaste. | ||
# | #''The Abandonment of the Self'': spherical balls of solid syrup that contain sweetmeats. | ||
# | #''The Promise of What is to Follow'': a crème brûlée described as pungent and "indescribably "more-ish."" | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Human]] | [[Category:Human]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:40, 2 June 2022
"To be edible, is to be possible to be consumed. And to be living, is to consume. Thus we find that the nature of the unliving is to be consumed. In fact, therefore, anything that is not living may be consumed - "[1]
The Bandaged Poissonnier is a tomb-colonist and a highly skilled chef.
Neath's Kitchen
"He has an ambition for fish. A great ambition."[2]
The Bandaged Poissonnier is a tomb-colonist with a passion for cooking.[3] He owns a restaurant in Venderbight called The Vengeance of Jonah,[4] described as "liberal in its approach to edibility."[5] He also works in various London restaurants,[6] such as Mallerby's in Veilgarden.[7]
The Poissonnier's views on food are eccentric: he believes that anything nonliving can be consumed.[8] His ingredients are equally outlandish, including a peligin paste[9] or even spices from Parabola.[4] He can deduce the ingredients of dishes through experiments,[10] picking out even the finest details.[11] He also uses unusual methods to prepare meals, such as boiling organs in a creature's own venom,[5] and he uses appliances of his own design, such as braising-alembics,[12] athanor-stoves[13] or jugging-crucibles.[11] Despite his talents, the Poissonnier feels his skills have diminished with age[14] and require improvement.[15] He also seeks to discover the Seventh Sensation, "the taste that one tastes with the heart."[12]
Backstory
"I've given everything for my art. Should I not be proud? Above, I served the royalty of Europe. Below, I cooked for the Empress' children, until they began to prefer their food raw. Or alive. I fed the Khan! A pleasure – before he demanded horse curds in every dish. I bore it. But when my whipped jillyfleur was sent back, I told him to stuff himself full of his precious curds. I left Khan's Heart that night; first boat out. Not even a goodbye to my wife or child."[16]
"Captain, a word of advice: do not divide yourself. Learn what matters to you. Pursue it avidly. It is kinder not to give in the first place, than it is to take back what you have given."[17]
The Poissonnier spent his early days on the Surface, serving the royals of Europe. After the Fall of London, he served meals for the Empress' children, until their tastes grew grotesque. The Poissonnier departed for the Khanate and worked for the Khan himself.[18] He married the niece of a official from the Taimen Clan,[19] and had a son with her.[20]
Unfortunately, the Poissonnier grew exhausted of the Khan's love for horse milk curds. When his jillyfleur dish was rejected, he insulted the Khan and fled the Khanate without saying goodbye to his family.[21] Despite his dedication towards his craft,[22] the Poissonnier misses his wife and son. He still feels the weight of his decision,[17] and sometimes observes their lives from afar.[20]
The Seventh Miracle
"I have cooked for barons and bishops. The Khan. The Empress. But there is one for whom I have not cooked. A creature of singular and acroamatic tastes. I want to make him marvel! The chef's art is alchemy, and this would be my philosopher's stone. My immortality."[14]
"The diners lean back, bloated. When their senses return, they call for the Poissonnier and congratulate him upon impeccably reproducing the sensation of drowning in culinary form. "It was not drowning," the Fathomking says, his baritone rolling over their babble. "It was love.""[23]
The Poissonnier's ultimate ambition[14] is to serve his magnum opus, the Seventh Miracle,[23] to the Fathomking and his court.[24][23] This seven-course feast would replicate the feeling of drowning, though the Fathomking would describe it as as "love."[23]
The courses of the feast are:[23]
- The First Touch on the Skin: pale flesh covered in yellow sauce with a fresh and shocking taste.
- Struggling Against the Current: an eye-watering terrine.
- "Swallowed!": peligin soup with a deep and heavy taste.
- The Surface, High Above: a mousse that cleanses the palate.
- Lost Breath: a roulade made of wriggling tentacles, initially bitter with a milder aftertaste.
- The Abandonment of the Self: spherical balls of solid syrup that contain sweetmeats.
- The Promise of What is to Follow: a crème brûlée described as pungent and "indescribably "more-ish.""
References
- ↑ Culinary philosophies, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Character description, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Visit a certain little restaurant, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sample today's special, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Offer a Strange Catch, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Collect a Confession from the Bandaged Poissonnier, Fallen London
- ↑ "Fish! Who'll buy my fine blind fish?", Fallen London
- ↑ Increase your Hearts, Sunless Sea
- ↑ A hurried interview, Fallen London "He daubs the headless fish with a peligin paste [...]"
- ↑ Find someone to teach secrets of butchery to the Bandaged Poissonnier, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 He pokes his head from the galley, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Recruit the Bandaged Poissonnier, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Hand over a Strange Catch for his culinary masterpiece, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Dine with the Ba-, Sunless Sea
- ↑ A squelch, then a quivering thunk, Sunless Sea
- ↑ A hurried interview, Fallen London
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Allow him his privacy, Sunless Sea
- ↑ A hurried interview, Fallen London ""Above, I served [...] royalty of Europe. Below, I cooked for the Empress' children, until they began to prefer their food raw. Or alive." [...] "I fed the Khan!" [...] I left Khan's Heart [...]"
- ↑ Betray the Bandaged Poissonnier's trust, Fallen London "If he thinks he can boast about abandoning my niece—" [....] "I – and the Taimen – appreciate your confidence in me [...]"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Follow him in secret, Sunless Sea
- ↑ A hurried interview, Fallen London ""I fed the Khan!" [...] "A pleasure – before he demanded horse curds in every dish. I bore it. But when my whipped jillyfleur was sent back, I told him to stuff himself full of his precious curds. I left Khan's Heart that night; [...] Not even a goodbye to my wife or child.""
- ↑ A hurried interview, Fallen London ""I've given everything for my art. Should I not be proud?""
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 Attend the Poissonnier's feast, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Deliver a Colossal Fluke-Core to the galley, Sunless Sea
