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{{Character|title1=The Solicitor-Baroness|image1=SolicitorBaroness.png|caption1=The Solicitor-Baroness|alias=The Creditor's Solicitor<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/In_Credit|In Credit|Fallen London|}}</ref>|allegiance=[[The Creditor]]|relationships=[[Mr Spices]] | {{Character|title1=The Solicitor-Baroness|image1=SolicitorBaroness.png|caption1=The Solicitor-Baroness|alias=The Creditor's Solicitor<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/In_Credit|In Credit|Fallen London|}}</ref>|allegiance=[[The Creditor]]|relationships=[[Mr Spices]]}}<blockquote>''"I the Deviless am a scribe and a Solicitor"'' | ||
''"I write for the Tower and for the greater Power of which the Tower is but a part"''<ref name = "tower talk">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Interview_with_a_Tower|Interview with a Tower|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ''"I write for the Tower and for the greater Power of which the Tower is but a part"''<ref name = "tower talk">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Interview_with_a_Tower|Interview with a Tower|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
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As the Creditor's agent, she sincerely acts in its best interest<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Put_your_(coin_description)_suggestion_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Put your (coin description) suggestion to the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''""We had hoped," [...] "for something that would guarantee a resolution. If the Bazaar's cities or the [...] Masters do [...] offence, we would have them sent to the Magistracy [...] and tried under blended law.""''</ref> and provides the best representation she can.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Put_your_(coin_description)_suggestion_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Put your (coin description) suggestion to the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''"Hell, [...] does better for its clients [...] she will not consent to anything so feeble."''</ref> In fact, she seems to admire it,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Tell_her_not_to_ask_this_of_you|Tell her not to ask this of you|Fallen London|}} ''"The Creditor is great-hearted and disinclined to jealousy [...]"''</ref> even considering it a friend.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_why_she,_an_aristocrat_of_Hell,_performs_a_clerk%27s_duty|Ask the Baroness why she, an aristocrat of Hell, performs a clerk's duty|Fallen London|}} ''"My client-friend needs us only rarely."''</ref> On a personal level, she is a strong advocate for change and transformation.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/You_have_a_different_notion_of_love|You have a different notion of love|Fallen London|}} ''"A suitor who did not transform one at all would be the severest disappointment."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Raise_concerns_about_the_transition|Raise concerns about the transition|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] it would be like dying in the best way," [...] "It would be like a devil's death."''</ref> | As the Creditor's agent, she sincerely acts in its best interest<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Put_your_(coin_description)_suggestion_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Put your (coin description) suggestion to the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''""We had hoped," [...] "for something that would guarantee a resolution. If the Bazaar's cities or the [...] Masters do [...] offence, we would have them sent to the Magistracy [...] and tried under blended law.""''</ref> and provides the best representation she can.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Put_your_(coin_description)_suggestion_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Put your (coin description) suggestion to the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''"Hell, [...] does better for its clients [...] she will not consent to anything so feeble."''</ref> In fact, she seems to admire it,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Tell_her_not_to_ask_this_of_you|Tell her not to ask this of you|Fallen London|}} ''"The Creditor is great-hearted and disinclined to jealousy [...]"''</ref> even considering it a friend.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_why_she,_an_aristocrat_of_Hell,_performs_a_clerk%27s_duty|Ask the Baroness why she, an aristocrat of Hell, performs a clerk's duty|Fallen London|}} ''"My client-friend needs us only rarely."''</ref> On a personal level, she is a strong advocate for change and transformation.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/You_have_a_different_notion_of_love|You have a different notion of love|Fallen London|}} ''"A suitor who did not transform one at all would be the severest disappointment."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Raise_concerns_about_the_transition|Raise concerns about the transition|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] it would be like dying in the best way," [...] "It would be like a devil's death."''</ref> | ||
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<blockquote>''" | <blockquote>''"The Creditor is older than most of our minds can compass, but it is still capable of change. But the Bazaar... I would not put my child in his service. I would not chain anyone to his decay. And Mr Spices has neither will nor capacity to offer our child anything else."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_what_she_wants_for_the_child|Ask the Baroness what she wants for the child|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Spices.png|alt=A hooded figure with gloves and multicolored robes.|thumb|[[Mr Spices]]]] | [[File:Spices.png|alt=A hooded figure with gloves and multicolored robes.|thumb|[[Mr Spices]]]] | ||
The Solicitor-Baroness was once a paramour of [[Mr Spices]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_why_these_particular_masters_are_involved_in_the_matter|Ask why these particular masters are involved in the matter|Fallen London|}} ''"Mr Spices has a personal connection with the Creditor's legal representative."''</ref> During their relationship, she assumed a bat-like appearance similar to that of a [[Curator]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_a_pointed_question|Ask a pointed question|Fallen London|}} ''"I styled myself in bat-flesh, once, [...] a being with a bat-like face, [...] furred ears, [...]"''</ref> As a result of their | The Solicitor-Baroness was once a paramour of [[Mr Spices]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_why_these_particular_masters_are_involved_in_the_matter|Ask why these particular masters are involved in the matter|Fallen London|}} ''"Mr Spices has a personal connection with the Creditor's legal representative."''</ref> During their relationship, she assumed a bat-like appearance similar to that of a [[Curator]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_a_pointed_question|Ask a pointed question|Fallen London|}} ''"I styled myself in bat-flesh, once, [...] a being with a bat-like face, [...] furred ears, [...]"''</ref> As a result of their connection, Spices became pregnant with their child.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Seek_out_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Seek out the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''"You have [...] some of the details of Mr Spices' condition. [...] contact the child's other parent – the Creditor's Solicitor."''</ref> | ||
As of now, the Baroness is no longer in contact with Spices | As of now, the Baroness is no longer in contact with Spices.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Deliver_Mr_Transport_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Deliver Mr Transport to the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''"After Mr Spices and I parted ways, I did not expect to see this day."''</ref> For her child, she does not wish to dictate its direction in life. However, she also does not want it under the employ of the [[Echo Bazaar]], as she considers it stagnant and crumbling,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_what_she_wants_for_the_child|Ask the Baroness what she wants for the child|Fallen London|}} ''"What does it want for itself? I would not presume to speak [...] the wishes of my offspring." [...] "The Bazaar is aged. [...] The Creditor is older [...] but [...] still capable of change. But the Bazaar... I would not put my child in his service. I would not chain anyone to his decay."''</ref> antithetical to her philosophy of continual change.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Deliver_Mr_Transport_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Deliver Mr Transport to the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''"There's no joy in remaining as you are."''</ref> | ||
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"I the Deviless am a scribe and a Solicitor"
"I write for the Tower and for the greater Power of which the Tower is but a part"[2]
The Solicitor-Baroness is a deviless who works as a representative of the Creditor.
The Creditor's Agent
"Standing at the side of the room is a devil – no, a Baroness of Hell – in an old-fashioned robe. Her head is the iridescent black of a fly, her eyes hundred-faceted."[2]
As her title suggests, the Solicitor-Baroness is the Creditor's solicitor: someone who writes[3] and speaks on its behalf.[4] Together with the Hillchanger Tower, she enforces her client's will throughout its domain of the Hinterlands.[5]
The Baroness is also an aristocrat of Hell.[6] She appears more insectoid than the Devils who frequent London,[7] with chitinous skin,[8] extra arms and legs,[9] mandibles,[10] and multifaceted[11] golden eyes.[12] She first entered the Creditor's service when Hell needed a route to the Unterzee; they struck a deal with the Creditor to serve as its legal counsel, and the Baroness fulfilled this duty throughout many of her lives.[13]
As the Creditor's agent, she sincerely acts in its best interest[14] and provides the best representation she can.[15] In fact, she seems to admire it,[16] even considering it a friend.[17] On a personal level, she is a strong advocate for change and transformation.[18][19]
A Former Connection
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"The Creditor is older than most of our minds can compass, but it is still capable of change. But the Bazaar... I would not put my child in his service. I would not chain anyone to his decay. And Mr Spices has neither will nor capacity to offer our child anything else."[20]
The Solicitor-Baroness was once a paramour of Mr Spices.[21] During their relationship, she assumed a bat-like appearance similar to that of a Curator.[22] As a result of their connection, Spices became pregnant with their child.[23]
As of now, the Baroness is no longer in contact with Spices.[24] For her child, she does not wish to dictate its direction in life. However, she also does not want it under the employ of the Echo Bazaar, as she considers it stagnant and crumbling,[25] antithetical to her philosophy of continual change.[26]
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