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[[Pan]] ''(Sunless Skies timeline)''|allegiance=[[The Liberation of Night]]|notable_members=[[January]]<br>
[[February]]<br>
[[March]]<br>
[[April]]<br>
[[May]]<br>
[[June]]<br>
[[July]]<br>
[[August]]<br>
[[September]]<br>
[[October]]<br>
[[November]]<br>
[[December]]<br>}}
 
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 Liberation of Night]]'''. The philosophy behind it is spreading across the Unterzee and up to [[the Surface]], and predates the Council itself.<ref>{{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==
*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>
*'''[[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>
*The identity of the current '''[[March]]''' is unknown; 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>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bury_the_Council%27s_Secrets|Bury the Council's Secrets|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_-_April%27s_Attention|Ambition: Bag a Legend! 115 - April's Attention|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''[[May]]''' is a frequent visitor of the nightmare-plagued.<ref name="2018mysteries" />
*'''[[June]]''' was the original architect of [[the Dawn Machine]].<ref name="2018mysteries" />
*'''[[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>
*'''[[September]]''' stirs unrest in [[Balmoral]], a Scottish holding of London that fell to the Neath with the city.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Kirk_of_the_Septemberists|The Kirk of the Septemberists|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''[[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.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Piece_your_clues_together_(1)|Piece your clues together (1)|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_her_heart%27s_desire|Ask about her heart's desire|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*'''[[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.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Little_Pandemonium|A Little Pandemonium|Fallen London|}}</ref>
*The leader of the Calendar Council is '''[[December]]''', although nobody seems to know much about this ambiguously gendered individual. Whoever they are, 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>
 
==Real-Life 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.
 
== References ==
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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 Liberation of Night. The philosophy behind it is spreading across the Unterzee and up to the Surface, and predates the Council itself.[1]

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.[2]
  • February is searching for the Cave of the Nadir in the Forgotten Quarter, as it is of great interest to her cause.[3] She's also involved in Knife-and-Candle, and is a sworn rival of Mr Iron.[4][5]
  • The identity of the current March is unknown; the previous March was John Cassell, publisher of the Working Man's Friend and The Echo.[6] He was a coffee-seller[7] and self-proclaimed sworn enemy 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][9]
  • April is a deaf explosives expert, Emelia Hathersage, who is presumed dead by most of London.[10]
  • May is a frequent visitor of the nightmare-plagued.[6]
  • June was the original architect of the Dawn Machine.[6]
  • 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.[11]
  • August is none other than the Jovial Contrarian, who knows quite a bit about various revolutionary causes despite not always being involved in them.[12]
  • September stirs unrest in Balmoral, a Scottish holding of London that fell to the Neath with the city.[13]
  • 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.[14][15]
  • 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.[16]
  • The leader of the Calendar Council is December, although nobody seems to know much about this ambiguously gendered individual. Whoever they are, they seem adamant about either destroying or sharing the Mountain of Light's vitality.[17][18]

Real-Life 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.

References

  1. ↑ 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.""
  2. ↑ Invite January to the Board, Fallen London
  3. ↑ The Cave of the Nadir, Fallen London
  4. ↑ February of the Calendar Council, Fallen London
  5. ↑ The patronage of February, Fallen London
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Mysteries Revealed, Again, Failbetter Games
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Drink with the Doctor, Fallen London
  8. ↑ --Two action refreshes for the price of one!--, Fallen London
  9. ↑ Bury the Council's Secrets, Fallen London
  10. ↑ Ambition: Bag a Legend! 115 - April's Attention, Fallen London
  11. ↑ Lost in Reflections, Fallen London
  12. ↑ Help plant an agent in the Ministry for Public Decency, Fallen London
  13. ↑ The Kirk of the Septemberists, Fallen London
  14. ↑ Piece your clues together (1), Fallen London
  15. ↑ Ask about her heart's desire, Fallen London
  16. ↑ A Little Pandemonium, Fallen London
  17. ↑ "...give it to the world.", Fallen London
  18. ↑ "..end it, as I swore I would.", Fallen London
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