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''"Churches still hold services, London still has its bishops, the Traitor Empress is still the head of the Church of England. Theology has become more flexible, of course. People are more polite about Hell. A few of the saints seem to have had a change of name."'' | ''"Churches still hold services, London still has its bishops, the Traitor Empress is still the head of the Church of England. Theology has become more flexible, of course. People are more polite about Hell. A few of the saints seem to have had a change of name."'' | ||
[[File:Church.png|thumb]][[File:Clergy.png|thumb|left]]'''The Anglican Church''' still survives in [[London]]. It just has to be more delicate about devils, because after all, it's now among devils... | [[File:Church.png|thumb]][[File:Clergy.png|thumb|left]]'''The Anglican Church''' still survives in [[London]]. It just has to be more delicate about [[devils]], because after all, it's now ''among'' devils... | ||
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*St. John | *St. John the Baptist | ||
*St. Matthew | *St. Matthew | ||
*St. Joshua - patron of spies | *St. Joshua - patron of spies | ||
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*St. Cyriac - patron of learning (this is a definite attribute change) | *St. Cyriac - patron of learning (this is a definite attribute change) | ||
*St. Dunstan - patron of smiths of every kind, as well as musicians | *St. Dunstan - patron of smiths of every kind, as well as musicians | ||
*St. Meliflua - patron of anarchists and devils (ahistorical) | *St. Meliflua - patron of anarchists and devils (ahistorical; I find it rather amusing that the patron saint of devils has a name having to do with honey...) | ||
*Mr. Eaten's saints: Arthur, Beau, Cerise, Destin, Erzulie, Forthigan, and Gawain. Many of these names belong to legendary figures, but not saints. | *Mr. Eaten's saints: Arthur, Beau, Cerise, Destin, Erzulie, Forthigan, and Gawain. Many of these names belong to legendary figures, but not saints. | ||
*Saints Gertrude de Nivelles, Stephen-in-the-River, Aegidius, Simeon, Giles, Nathanael, Vincent of Saragossa, Guthlac, Leonard, Cyril, Agafa, Sebastian, Brillifage, Ulrich, Erasmus, and Cadfael all are mentioned in events. Some are real, while others are fictional. | *Saints Gertrude de Nivelles, Stephen-in-the-River, Aegidius, Simeon, Giles, Nathanael, Vincent of Saragossa, Guthlac, Leonard, Cyril, Agafa, Sebastian, Brillifage, Ulrich, Erasmus, and Cadfael all are mentioned in events. Some are real, while others are fictional. | ||
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The Bishop of St. Fiacre's is a [[Snuffers|Snuffer]]. He's more benign than other Snuffers, but like the rest of his kind, he's looking for the secrets of [[the Mountain of Light]]. He is also one of the players of the card game called the Marvellous. | The Bishop of St. Fiacre's is a [[Snuffers|Snuffer]]. He's more benign than other Snuffers, but like the rest of his kind, he's looking for the secrets of [[the Mountain of Light]]. He is also one of the players of the card game called the Marvellous. | ||
His sister is the Woman in Yellow, who is featured in Flint. | His sister is the Woman in Yellow, who is featured in the Exceptional Story "Flint." | ||
One can assume his heart's desire is, in fact, the Mountain itself! | One can assume his heart's desire is, in fact, the Mountain itself! | ||
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Revision as of 16:08, 14 January 2019
"Churches still hold services, London still has its bishops, the Traitor Empress is still the head of the Church of England. Theology has become more flexible, of course. People are more polite about Hell. A few of the saints seem to have had a change of name."
The Anglican Church still survives in London. It just has to be more delicate about devils, because after all, it's now among devils...
 Saints Mentioned in Fallen London and Sunless Sea
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 Some Intriguing Snippets Collected by Spacemarine9
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| "Here beneath the earth, we drink dust, we dine with bones. Our mouths are stuffed with herbs. What uncoils in our hearts?" - Proverbs 41:3
"When you lie down, your name is forgotten. In the absence of names, yea, your sleep shall be sweet." - Proverbs 3:24 "The waters were gathered together, the floods slept in the Sun's blindness, and the depths rose like the Moon, in the light at the edge of the sea." - Exodus 15:8 "For I was hungry, and I ate you. I was thirsty, and I drank you" - ALL:SHALL "I was hungry, and you gave me only the pelt of trees. I was thirsty and you gave me only ink." - BE:WELL | ||
Notable Clergymen
The Bishop of Southwark is a giant wrestler and former cavalryman who hopes to lead a new invasion of Hell (even though the Campaign of '68 failed disastrously). They say his miter is made of iron. He ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of London in 1894.
 The Bishop of St. Fiacre's (Ambition: Heart's Desire)
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The Bishop of St. Fiacre's is a Snuffer. He's more benign than other Snuffers, but like the rest of his kind, he's looking for the secrets of the Mountain of Light. He is also one of the players of the card game called the Marvellous. His sister is the Woman in Yellow, who is featured in the Exceptional Story "Flint." One can assume his heart's desire is, in fact, the Mountain itself! | ||
