Mr Eaten

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Mr Eaten
Vital statistics
Position Former Master of the Bazaar
Age Unknown
Status Deceased
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Height Unknown
Weight Unknown

Mr Eaten, formerly known as Mr Candles and also known as the Drowned Man, was one of the thirteen Masters of the Bazaar, overseeing trade in lamps and candles and holding authority over dreams. The circumstances surrounding his death, during the fall of the Third City, continue to cast a shadow over events in the Neath.

Warning: As the focus of Fallen London's most infamous storyline, any information related to Mr Eaten constitutes a major spoiler by definition. Although certain elements of his backstory and ultimate fate are closely guarded secrets, there is still much publicly available lore that many would prefer to learn on their own. Proceed at your own risk.

Mr Candles
Mr Candles was one of the thirteen Masters of the Bazaar, overseeing trade in lamps and candles as well as holding authority over dreams. He may also have been responsible for brokering the Bazaar's contract with the Flukes of Axile.

Mr Candles had an unusual fondness for the Second City, and became a willing partner in its imprisonment of the Bazaar. This, in addition to certain other transgressions, led both the Bazaar and the notoriously impatient Mr Veils to decide that he had become a liability.

Mr Candles's Death
At some point around 900-1000 AD, the Bazaar arranged for the purchase of the Third City, offering its priest-kings the flesh of a god as their price. Mr Veils lured Mr Candles to the Third City under false pretenses of friendship, then betrayed him. Mr Candles was drowned in a well underneath a temple, and the priest-kings consumed his flesh, becoming the God-Eaters. His remains were likely buried somewhere in the northernmost reaches of the Neath.

Following Candles's death, the Masters erased all records of his existence and knowledge of his name.

Post-Death
Mr Eaten still holds considerable power and influence over the Neath, despite his death. He is capable of projecting his voice from the roar of deep water or as an echo from wells, but is at his most powerful in Parabola, and communicates mainly through dreams. He holds a bitter grudge against the Bazaar and the Masters, and Veils in particular, and is actively seeking revenge against them.

Mr Eaten is allied closely with the Lorn-Flukes, and has his own human servants, known as Seekers of the Name, who receive his commands through dreams. Dreams sent by Mr Eaten generally involve themes of water, candles, and cannibalism, as well as an overarching command to travel north.