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''"A fixture among London's social reformers, she has a plethora of worthy causes, all of which she is passionately devoted to. Her slogan is 'Teatime for London.'"<ref name=":0">[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Choose_the_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner_as_your_candidate Choose the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner as your candidate, ''Fallen London''] ''"[…] the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner […] cares for animals, the poor, the reformed criminals and honey addicts […] against wicked landlords and spirifiers […] Her campaign is bolstered by staunch Society matrons, Criminals […] and the Church. […]"''</ref>''</blockquote>In the year 1895, the Campaigner announced her candidacy for the | ''"A fixture among London's social reformers, she has a plethora of worthy causes, all of which she is passionately devoted to. Her slogan is 'Teatime for London.'"<ref name=":0">[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Choose_the_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner_as_your_candidate Choose the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner as your candidate, ''Fallen London''] ''"[…] the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner […] cares for animals, the poor, the reformed criminals and honey addicts […] against wicked landlords and spirifiers […] Her campaign is bolstered by staunch Society matrons, Criminals […] and the Church. […]"''</ref>''</blockquote>In the year 1895, the Campaigner announced her candidacy for [[Lord Mayor of London|Mayor of London]], running under the slogan "''Teatime for London.''" Her platform included: improved conditions and greater rights for London’s workers, debtors, and tenants, establishment of "houses of respite and healing" to aid addicts and the impoverished, advocacy for London's assorted animals, crackdown on [[Spirifage]], and finally increased tea drinking.<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Learn_more_about_the_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner%27s_campaign Learn more about the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner's campaign, ''Fallen London''] ''"The Dauntless Temperance Campaigner tears herself away from a brisk conversation with a member of Humble Order of Mudlarkers and Steeplejacks to answer your questions. "I have dedicated my life to fighting exploitation. Yes, I've fought the honey-pushers, who addict dreamers, and the drink-dealers who poison mothers and fathers. But I'm here to fight the factory-owners, the landlords, the bankers who drive our citizens into such harmful escapes. We must help the addled and afflicted, provide houses of respite and healing. And tea. I am in favour of tea." She smiles and gives you a firm handshake, before marching away to menace a notoriously unscrupulous landlord."''</ref> Her campaign was supported by reformed poets, well-meaning members of Society, and deacons and deaconesses of the Church, all rallying under her emerald banners.<ref name=":0" /> Claymen also rallied behind her, recognizing her past advocacy on their behalf.<ref name=":1">[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Read_about_the_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner%27s_Campaign Read about the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner's Campaign, ''Fallen London''] ''"'The Dauntless Campaign is visibly struggling. Rumours of a 'honey-well' circulate in the taverns and low houses of Veilgarden, to general amusement. Her supporters are thinning, and her name has been heard uttered in a variety of unkind contexts by various luminaries of high society, in various exclusive teahouses.''' | ||
''<nowiki/>'Despite – or perhaps because of this – the Campaigner herself is unbowed. She has been seen marching with her head held high through Hastings Square, Spite, and Veilgarden. Rumour has it that there are rumblings in the Clay Quarters: that the Clay Men have begun to talk politics, and are remembering old kindnesses the Stalwart Lady has done for them.'"''</ref> Supporters received a bearskin hat that they later wore as statement pieces at the theatre.<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Indignant_Bearskin_(20_Estival_Tokens) An Indignant Bearskin (20 Estival Tokens), ''Fallen London'']</ref> | ''<nowiki/>'Despite – or perhaps because of this – the Campaigner herself is unbowed. She has been seen marching with her head held high through Hastings Square, Spite, and Veilgarden. Rumour has it that there are rumblings in the Clay Quarters: that the Clay Men have begun to talk politics, and are remembering old kindnesses the Stalwart Lady has done for them.'"''</ref> Supporters received a bearskin hat that they later wore as statement pieces at the theatre.<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Indignant_Bearskin_(20_Estival_Tokens) An Indignant Bearskin (20 Estival Tokens), ''Fallen London'']</ref> | ||
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However, her campaign also revealed tensions. Revolutionaries sought favors from her, only to be rebuffed. She still held a grudge against them for the murder of her friend and fellow temperance advocate, John Cassell.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Choose_a_Target:_The_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner%27s_Campaign|Choose a Target: The Dauntless Temperance Campaigner's Campaign|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Revolutionaries take two step back. She speaks like thunder: "I've seen how you treat your friends. You think I'd ever forget John? I campaign against all injustice, great and small. Now go!""''</ref> | However, her campaign also revealed tensions. Revolutionaries sought favors from her, only to be rebuffed. She still held a grudge against them for the murder of her friend and fellow temperance advocate, John Cassell.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Choose_a_Target:_The_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner%27s_Campaign|Choose a Target: The Dauntless Temperance Campaigner's Campaign|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Revolutionaries take two step back. She speaks like thunder: "I've seen how you treat your friends. You think I'd ever forget John? I campaign against all injustice, great and small. Now go!""''</ref> | ||
Her campaign headquarters were housed in the Guildhall of the Humble Order of Mudlarkers and Steeplejacks, a modest tenement on the edge of Spite. There, she detailed plans to waylay honey-dealers and buy out [[Prisoner's Honey]], though she soon found herself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of illicit substance acquired. With no alternative, she dumped it all down a "honey-well."<ref name=":2">[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner%27s_Campaign_1 The Dauntless Temperance Campaigner's Campaign 1, ''Fallen London'']</ref> | Her campaign headquarters were housed in the Guildhall of the Humble Order of Mudlarkers and Steeplejacks, a modest tenement on the edge of [[Spite]]. There, she detailed plans to waylay honey-dealers and buy out [[Prisoner's Honey]], though she soon found herself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of illicit substance acquired. With no alternative, she dumped it all down a "honey-well."<ref name=":2">[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner%27s_Campaign_1 The Dauntless Temperance Campaigner's Campaign 1, ''Fallen London'']</ref> | ||
Her grandson, Chuffy McAvoy-Dauntless, a tearaway member of the Young Stags, supported her efforts despite their differences. He and his fellow Young Stags guarded the honey-well<ref name=":2" /> and later helped her set up a picnic at [[The Fruits of the Zee Festival]].<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_tea_with_the_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner Take tea with the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner, ''Fallen London'']</ref> | Her grandson, Chuffy McAvoy-Dauntless, a tearaway member of the Young Stags, supported her efforts despite their differences. He and his fellow Young Stags guarded the honey-well<ref name=":2" /> and later helped her set up a picnic at [[The Fruits of the Zee Festival]].<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_tea_with_the_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner Take tea with the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner, ''Fallen London'']</ref> | ||
As the | As the Election progressed, she gradually lost influence—losing elite support and facing scrutiny over the honey-well incident. Still, she marched through London’s streets with her head held high, determined to bring about change.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
Ultimately, she and [[The Implacable Detective]] lost the Election to [[Feducci]].<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/1895:_The_Victor_is_Announced! 1895: The Victor is Announced!, ''Fallen London'']</ref> Yet, undeterred by defeat, the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner immediately set out on a new campaign.<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Have_a_word_with_the_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner Have a word with the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner, ''Fallen London''] ''"[…] "Not quite what we hoped, was it?" […] "I didn't compromise though. I do have that. If this is what the people want, well. We keep fighting. […]" She stands, draining her cup in one. She takes your hand. She smiles with proud weariness[…]."''</ref> | Ultimately, she and [[The Implacable Detective]] lost the Election to [[Feducci]].<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/1895:_The_Victor_is_Announced! 1895: The Victor is Announced!, ''Fallen London'']</ref> Yet, undeterred by defeat, the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner immediately set out on a new campaign.<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Have_a_word_with_the_Dauntless_Temperance_Campaigner Have a word with the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner, ''Fallen London''] ''"[…] "Not quite what we hoped, was it?" […] "I didn't compromise though. I do have that. If this is what the people want, well. We keep fighting. […]" She stands, draining her cup in one. She takes your hand. She smiles with proud weariness[…]."''</ref> | ||
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"She has an agenda for London, and all the lands around London, for that matter: clean living, virtue, and tea."[2]
The Dauntless Temperance Campaigner is a formidable yet grandmotherly activist, passionately championing social causes and the moral upliftment of London.
Description
The Campaigner is a member of Sophia's club. Though she isn't a Monster-Hunter herself, she attends for the tea and conversation.[3] She leads the club's relief efforts.[4] She has strong moral convictions and has the chops to back it up. She can hold her own in an arm-wrestling match against The Bishop of Southwark.[5]
She has a deep affinity for animals,[6] particularly Cats,[7] and dislikes seeing them in captivity. She is known to purchase caged animals simply to free them.[8] She also passionately opposes “Pass the Cat,” a game where creatures—often cats—are boxed up and passed around.[9]
She also lends her respectable image to promoting products from reputable producers—provided they align with her moral standards.[10] If an advertiser or product falls short, they will be met with swift condemnation. Her activism extends to staging protests outside establishments she believes harm the moral health of London.[11]
She visits the sick throughout the city, offering them hearty potato soup for their convalescence.[12] On occasion, she attends poetry readings in Veilgarden, where she loudly voices her opinions.[13] She is particularly critical of poetry that includes pagan elements, excessive alcohol references, or poor rhyming.[14]
Despite her commitment to rehabilitating criminals, she faces personal conflicts. She was friends with a Tomb-Colonist, only to discover he had once been a notorious hedonist who led others—her niece included—astray. Though he had reformed, she could not bring herself to forgive him.[15]
She was also a close friend of the late March, a member of The Calendar Council, before they ordered his assasination. It was she who found his body.[16]
Mayoral Campaign
"A fixture among London's social reformers, she has a plethora of worthy causes, all of which she is passionately devoted to. Her slogan is 'Teatime for London.'"[17]
In the year 1895, the Campaigner announced her candidacy for Mayor of London, running under the slogan "Teatime for London." Her platform included: improved conditions and greater rights for London’s workers, debtors, and tenants, establishment of "houses of respite and healing" to aid addicts and the impoverished, advocacy for London's assorted animals, crackdown on Spirifage, and finally increased tea drinking.[18] Her campaign was supported by reformed poets, well-meaning members of Society, and deacons and deaconesses of the Church, all rallying under her emerald banners.[17] Claymen also rallied behind her, recognizing her past advocacy on their behalf.[19] Supporters received a bearskin hat that they later wore as statement pieces at the theatre.[20]
However, her campaign also revealed tensions. Revolutionaries sought favors from her, only to be rebuffed. She still held a grudge against them for the murder of her friend and fellow temperance advocate, John Cassell.[21]
Her campaign headquarters were housed in the Guildhall of the Humble Order of Mudlarkers and Steeplejacks, a modest tenement on the edge of Spite. There, she detailed plans to waylay honey-dealers and buy out Prisoner's Honey, though she soon found herself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of illicit substance acquired. With no alternative, she dumped it all down a "honey-well."[22]
Her grandson, Chuffy McAvoy-Dauntless, a tearaway member of the Young Stags, supported her efforts despite their differences. He and his fellow Young Stags guarded the honey-well[22] and later helped her set up a picnic at The Fruits of the Zee Festival.[23]
As the Election progressed, she gradually lost influence—losing elite support and facing scrutiny over the honey-well incident. Still, she marched through London’s streets with her head held high, determined to bring about change.[19]
Ultimately, she and The Implacable Detective lost the Election to Feducci.[24] Yet, undeterred by defeat, the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner immediately set out on a new campaign.[25]
Historical Inspirations
The temperance movement in the United Kingdom emerged in the early 19th century as a response to widespread alcohol consumption and its associated social problems, including poverty, domestic violence, and public disorder. Initially, the movement promoted moderation, but over time, many advocates pushed for total abstinence, or "teetotalism." Organizations such as the National Temperance League, established in 1856, played a pivotal role in promoting these ideals.
Women were instrumental in the temperance movement, often linking the fight against alcohol to broader social reforms. Figures like Lady Henry Somerset championed both temperance and women's rights. The Dauntless Temperance Campaigner's friend and fellow activist, John Cassell, was a prominent temperance advocate and publisher. Cassell used his platform to promote temperance and educate the working class. Additionally, the Campaigner's focus on animal welfare aligns with the broader humanitarian concerns of the period, paralleling activists like Thomas Bywater Smithies, who campaigned for both temperance and animal welfare.
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