The Church

"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...

"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

Thank you to saint-arthur

Saints Mentioned in Fallen London and Sunless Sea

St. John - the Baptist is definitely mentioned; the Evangelist may be as well. St. Matthew St. Joshua - patron of spies  St. Fiacre - patron of medicine and gardeners (though his attributes may have changed after the Fall) St. Cyriac - patron of learning (this is a definite attribute change) St. Dunstan - patron of smiths of every kind, as well as musicians St. Meliflua - patron of anarchists and devils (ahistorical) St. Arthur - probably patron of betrayal (this is a definite attribute change; IRL St. Arthur isn't a patron) St. Beau - patronage unknown, ahistorical/name change St. Cerise - patronage unknown, ahistorical/name change St. Destin - patronage unknown, ahistorical/name change St. Erzulie - patronage unknown, ahistorical/name change St. Forthigan - probably patron of innocence, name change St. Gertrude de Nivelles, St. Stephen-in-the-River, St. Aegidius, St. Simeon, St. Giles, St. Nathanael, St. Vincent of Saragossa, St. Guthlac, St. Leonard, St. Cyril, St. Agafa, St. Sebastian, St. Brillifage, St. Ulrich, St. Erasmus,  and St. Cadfael all are mentioned in events. Some are undoubtedly real, and some are fictional or name changes.

Some notable figures in the Church:

The Bishop of St. Fiacre's is...
... a Snuffer, a face-stealing monster from the Elder Continent. 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. Those who seek their Heart's Desire will find that he's one of the players of the Marvellous.

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.

Who Works With the Church?

Note: some individuals of these types also collaborate with Revolutionaries.

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  Campaigners
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  Mystics
• Glassmen
  Glassmen

What Do Bishops Have In Their Cellars?

Whatever it is, the Affable Monsignor will trade it.

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  Greyfields 1882
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  Morelways 1872
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  Strangling Willow Absinthe
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  Broken Giant 1844 (Real grape wine from before the Fall!)
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  Tiny Jeweled Reliquary (a mark of recognition)