The Solicitor-Baroness

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"I the Deviless am a scribe and a Solicitor" "I write for the Tower and for the greater Power of which the Tower is but a part"[2]

The Solicitor-Baroness is a deviless who works as a representative of the Creditor.

The Creditor's Agent[edit | edit source]

"Standing at the side of the room is a devil – no, a Baroness of Hell – in an old-fashioned robe. Her head is the iridescent black of a fly, her eyes hundred-faceted."[2]

Arid, mountainous terrain covered in fossils.
The Creditor

As her title suggests, the Solicitor-Baroness is the Creditor's solicitor: someone who writes[3] and speaks on its behalf.[4] Along with the Hillchanger Tower, she enforces her client's will throughout its domain of the Hinterlands.[5] She is also an aristocrat of Hell,[6] who first entered the Creditor's service when Hell needed a route to the Unterzee. Hell struck a deal with the Creditor to provide legal counsel, and the Baroness fulfilled this duty throughout many of her lives.[7]

The Baroness appears more insectoid than the Devils who frequent London,[8] with chitinous skin,[9] extra arms and legs,[10] mandibles,[11] and multifaceted[12] golden eyes.[13] As the Creditor's agent, she sincerely acts in its best interest[14] and provides the best representation she can.[15] In fact, she seems to admire it,[16] even considering it a friend.[17] On a personal level, she is a strong advocate for change and transformation.[18][19]

An Old Flame[edit | edit source]

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"The Creditor is older than most of our minds can compass, but it is still capable of change. But the Bazaar... I would not put my child in his service. I would not chain anyone to his decay. And Mr Spices has neither will nor capacity to offer our child anything else."[20]

A hooded figure with gloves and multicolored robes.
Mr Spices

The Solicitor-Baroness was once a paramour of Mr Spices.[21] During their relationship, she assumed a bat-like appearance similar to that of a Curator,[22] and eventually, Spices became pregnant with their child.[23]

As of now, the Baroness is no longer in contact with Spices.[24] She does not wish to dictate her child's direction in life; however, she also does not want it under the employ of the Echo Bazaar, as she considers it stagnant and crumbling,[25] antithetical to her philosophy of continual change.[26]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ In Credit, Fallen London
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Interview with a Tower, Fallen London
  3. ↑ Interview with a Tower, Fallen London "I the Deviless am a scribe and a Solicitor [...] I write for the Tower and for the greater Power [...]"
  4. ↑ In Credit, Fallen London "The Tower floor rumbles [...] The Creditor's Solicitor thins her mouth. "This is a bargain [...]"
  5. ↑ In Credit, Fallen London "The deviless considers you. [...] this Power will not suffer you to go further [...] unless some limit is attached [...] and some price paid [...] The Tower floor rumbles [...]"
  6. ↑ Ask the Baroness why she, an aristocrat of Hell, performs a clerk's duty, Fallen London "Ask the Baroness why she, an aristocrat of Hell, [...]"
  7. ↑ Ask the Baroness why she, an aristocrat of Hell, performs a clerk's duty, Fallen London "[...] when Hell first sought [...] passage to the Zee. We [...] made our payment then." [...] this party has engaged Hell as its firm of solicitors, and I [...] perform that role, for [...] More generations than I have been alive [...]"
  8. ↑ Ask about the Sleeping Merchant, Fallen London "Her face is [...] the face of an insect."
  9. ↑ Step back from what you have done, Fallen London "[...] her handshake is [...] chitinous."
  10. ↑ Agree to the meeting, Fallen London "[...] there are extra sleeves in her [...] overcoat, accommodating the extra limbs. All four of her shoes [...]"
  11. ↑ Ask the Baroness what she wants for the child, Fallen London "She [...] crunches it [...] in her mandibles."
  12. ↑ Interview with a Tower, Fallen London "[...] her eyes hundred-faceted."
  13. ↑ Agree to the meeting, Fallen London "[...] she says, glinting yellow-eyed [...]"
  14. ↑ Put your (coin description) suggestion to the Solicitor-Baroness, Fallen London ""We had hoped," [...] "for something that would guarantee a resolution. If the Bazaar's cities or the [...] Masters do [...] offence, we would have them sent to the Magistracy [...] and tried under blended law.""
  15. ↑ Put your (coin description) suggestion to the Solicitor-Baroness, Fallen London "Hell, [...] does better for its clients [...] she will not consent to anything so feeble."
  16. ↑ Tell her not to ask this of you, Fallen London "The Creditor is great-hearted and disinclined to jealousy [...]"
  17. ↑ Ask the Baroness why she, an aristocrat of Hell, performs a clerk's duty, Fallen London "My client-friend needs us only rarely."
  18. ↑ You have a different notion of love, Fallen London "A suitor who did not transform one at all would be the severest disappointment."
  19. ↑ Raise concerns about the transition, Fallen London "[...] it would be like dying in the best way," [...] "It would be like a devil's death."
  20. ↑ Ask the Baroness what she wants for the child, Fallen London
  21. ↑ Ask why these particular masters are involved in the matter, Fallen London "Mr Spices has a personal connection with the Creditor's legal representative."
  22. ↑ Ask a pointed question, Fallen London "I styled myself in bat-flesh, once, [...] a being with a bat-like face, [...] furred ears, [...]"
  23. ↑ Seek out the Solicitor-Baroness, Fallen London "You have [...] some of the details of Mr Spices' condition. [...] contact the child's other parent – the Creditor's Solicitor."
  24. ↑ Deliver Mr Transport to the Solicitor-Baroness, Fallen London "After Mr Spices and I parted ways, I did not expect to see this day."
  25. ↑ Ask the Baroness what she wants for the child, Fallen London "What does it want for itself? I would not presume to speak [...] the wishes of my offspring." [...] "The Bazaar is aged. [...] The Creditor is older [...] but [...] still capable of change. But the Bazaar... I would not put my child in his service. I would not chain anyone to his decay."
  26. ↑ Deliver Mr Transport to the Solicitor-Baroness, Fallen London "There's no joy in remaining as you are."
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