Editing The Black Ribbon Society

{{Character|image1 = Blackribbon.png|caption1 = A black ribbon.|location = [[London]]|allegiance = [[Feducci]]|notable_members = [[Feducci]]

<blockquote>''"The duellists are eager to dissect your latest victory: 'That trick at the end – where did you learn that?'"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Gathering_of_the_Black_Ribbon|A Gathering of the Black Ribbon|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>The [[The Tomb-Colonies|tomb-colonist]] [[Feducci]] is a patron of fighters across [[London]]. He runs several illegal fighting arenas<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Ring_of_Meat:_Take_Part_in_an_Illegal_Fighting_Ring|The Ring of Meat: Take Part in an Illegal Fighting Ring|Fallen London|}} ''"Feducci, an exiled prince of the Tomb-Colonies, runs a makeshift arena called the Ring of Meat down in one of the warehouses by the wharves."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Painted_Ring|The Painted Ring|Fallen London|}} ''"A password – chosen by Feducci – grants entrance."''</ref> around the city,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Making_your_Name:_the_Fighting_Rings|Making your Name: the Fighting Rings|Fallen London|}} ''"London's illegal fighting rings are a closely guarded secret. Death is unlikely. Pain is certain."''</ref> and those who make a name for themselves in these rings may be invited to join his Black Ribbon Society.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%27Dear_(title),_%27|'Dear (title), '|Fallen London|}} ''"'I have been watching your progress through the fighting rings. [...] This is my inner circle: a group of duellists who are prepared to duel to the final death in search of glory and sport. Find me near Wolfstack Docks if you have the courage.' [...] Blind Helmsman at Wolfstack Docks, was it?"''</ref>  

The Black Ribbon meets at the [[The Blind Helmsman|Blind Helmsman]] in [[Wolfstack Docks]],<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Gathering_of_the_Black_Ribbon|A Gathering of the Black Ribbon|Fallen London|}} ''"Or at least, those who are in a fit state to attend. The duellists are eager to dissect your latest victory: "That trick at the end – where did you learn that?""''</ref> already a hub of brawls, boasting, and spider fights. Identifiable by the black ribbons they wear, this society of duelists fights with the courage to face permanent [[death]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Joining_the_Black_Ribbon|Joining the Black Ribbon|Fallen London|}} ''""So, you want into the Black Ribbon, do you? Or at least, you're interested. Good. We are a duelling society of those who have the courage to face a final death."''</ref> Their duels are overseen personally by Feducci himself,<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Joining_the_Black_Ribbon|Joining the Black Ribbon|Fallen London|}} ''"I oversee the duels and as patron I offer a purse of rostygold."''</ref> and all of London is their dueling ground.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Scout_a_battlefield|Scout a battlefield|Fallen London|}} ''"So, where is it to be? The spider-haunted alleys behind Wolfstack Docks? The genteel Tyrant's Gardens? The dizzying heights of the Flit? Whichever you choose, you will be at home."''</ref> Feducci awards the victor a small purse of rostygold, even if they don’t quite kill their opponent forever.<ref name=":1" /> If a duel does end in permanent death, the victor claims and wears the ribbon of their fallen opponent.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Joining_the_Black_Ribbon|Joining the Black Ribbon|Fallen London|}} ''"No, you won't get one yet: the ribbon is only worn when one has killed another member of the Society."''</ref>

According to Feducci, the current Black Ribbon has fallen far from its former glory; its members used to be [[Monster-Hunters|monster-hunters]], who looked all across the [[zee]] for ferocious beasts to slay.<ref name=":3">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%27Come_to_dinner...%27|'Come to dinner...'|Fallen London|}} ''"Ah, we're just a shadow of what we were, you know. There was a time we hunted all across the Unterzee shores, looking for beasts that might challenge us. We even brought a few back here: have you ever been in prison?"''</ref> Feducci implies that the Black Ribbon was responsible for bringing [[snuffers]] to [[New Newgate]].<ref name=":3" />