Cornelius
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Cornelius is a prominent member of the Tracklayer's Union and the leader of the Prehistoricist movement within the Union.
Philosopher of the Chain
Cornelius is a scholar who has extensively studied both the Great Chain of Being and the Correspondence,[1][2] and founded the Prehistoricist ideology based on his findings.[3]
During the building of the Moloch Line, the original railway between London and Hell, Cornelius co-led the Tracklayer's Union alongside Furnace Ancona.[4] The construction of the line went well until the workers reached the Hurlers.[5] A deviless sought to sabotage Cornelius,[6] teasing him about not being able to read an inscription written in the Discordance, and smuggled him a dictionary. When Cornelius read the inscription, it wounded him grievously enough to send him to the Slow Boat[2] and gave him many extra mouths, each with its own voice and opinion.[7]
Disgraced and disfigured, Cornelius spent six months in The Tomb-Colonies.[8][9] After his return, he began to preach his philosophy in the Tracklayer's union headquarters at the Magistracy of the Evenlode,[10] and started planning his next move...[11]
References
- ↑ Ask about what she found at Hurlers, Fallen London
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ask how she first learned about stones like the one you just left, Fallen London
- ↑ Ask her about the Prehistoricists (Furnace), Fallen London
- ↑ Ask about those stones out in the frozen patch of Neath, Fallen London
- ↑ Ask about those stones out in the frozen patch of Neath, Fallen London
- ↑ Ask questions about the history between Furnace and the Devils, Fallen London
- ↑ Hear him out 2, Fallen London
- ↑ Persuade Cornelius, the Bandaged Prehistoricist, Fallen London ’"I find him dry, and I've just spent six months in the Tomb Colonies."'
- ↑ Speaking with Cornelius, Fallen London
- ↑ Ask the local opinion of Furnace Ancona, Fallen London
- ↑ Plans for the Neath, Fallen London
