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*'''[[January]]''' is also known as the '''Masked Curator'''. She is the founder of the | *'''[[January]]''' is also known as the '''Masked Curator'''. She is the founder of the Museum of Injustice, which exhibits many forms and acts of oppression.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Remind_her_of_a_meeting_at_the_Museum_of_Injustices|Remind her of a meeting at the Museum of Injustices|Fallen London|}} ''""Many wrongs have been done to us," says January. "And even if others choose to forget, I do not.""''</ref> | ||
*'''[[February]] '''is searching for the [[Cave of the Nadir]], | *'''[[February]] '''is searching for the [[Cave of the Nadir]], as it is of great interest to her cause.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sell_the_location_to_Revolutionaries|Sell the location to Revolutionaries|Fallen London|}} ''"The things we'll build there! Oh, Iron, my sweet. You have no idea what's coming. The very liberation of night..."''</ref> She is also involved in [[Knife-and-Candle]], and is a sworn rival of [[Mr Iron]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/February_of_the_Calendar_Council|February of the Calendar Council|Fallen London|}}''"February is a revolutionary, and the avowed opponent of Mr Iron: but the Cottage is a neutral place, and she is seen here sometimes."''</ref> | ||
*The previous [[March]] was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cassell John Cassell], publisher of the ''Working Man's Friend'' and ''The Echo''.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-mysteries-revealed-again|The Mysteries Revealed, Again|Failbetter Games|}} ''"What happened to the working man's friend? The Haunted Doctor/Calendar Council killed him."''</ref> He was a coffee seller<ref name="haunteddoctor">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Drink_with_the_Doctor|Drink with the Doctor|Fallen London|}}''"One day, they ordered me to treat a member of the Council. His religion conflicted with his politics [...] He offered me his shilling coffee every time I visited. Maybe his politics were unwise, but – I owed him better."''</ref> and opponent of [[Mr Wines]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/--Two_action_refreshes_for_the_price_of_one!--|--Two action refreshes for the price of one!--|Fallen London|}}''"[...] but here's March, the self-proclaimed adversary of Mr Wines, [...]"''</ref> | *The previous [[March]] was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cassell John Cassell], publisher of the ''Working Man's Friend'' and ''The Echo''.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-mysteries-revealed-again|The Mysteries Revealed, Again|Failbetter Games|}} ''"What happened to the working man's friend? The Haunted Doctor/Calendar Council killed him."''</ref> He was a coffee seller<ref name="haunteddoctor">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Drink_with_the_Doctor|Drink with the Doctor|Fallen London|}}''"One day, they ordered me to treat a member of the Council. His religion conflicted with his politics [...] He offered me his shilling coffee every time I visited. Maybe his politics were unwise, but – I owed him better."''</ref> and opponent of [[Mr Wines]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/--Two_action_refreshes_for_the_price_of_one!--|--Two action refreshes for the price of one!--|Fallen London|}}''"[...] but here's March, the self-proclaimed adversary of Mr Wines, [...]"''</ref> He was killed by the [[Haunted Doctor]], who had been hired to do it by the rest of the Council.<ref name="haunteddoctor" /><ref name=":1" /> While there was consideration of offering the position to [[Furnace Ancona]],<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Supervise_a_visit_from_the_Castellan_of_Balmoral_(September) Supervise a visit from the Castellan of Balmoral, ''Fallen London''] ''"Furnace wilnae look much outside the walls of this city. [...] But there's some would like tae see her play on a larger board [...] Talk o' offering her the name of March, aye? But it'll come tae nowt."''</ref> it appears to have been filled by an unknown man.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bury_the_Council%27s_Secrets|Bury the Council's Secrets|Fallen London|}} ''"March needs assistance containing an escape of secrets (it is perhaps not entirely his fault; he inherited a compromised network)."''</ref> | ||
*'''[[April]]''' is a deaf explosives expert, '''Emelia Hathersage''', who is presumed dead by most of London.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ambition:_Bag_a_Legend!_115_%E2%80%93_April%27s_Attention|Ambition: Bag a Legend!: April's Attention|Fallen London|}}''"Calamity visited Wolfstack Docks in the late hours when an explosion blasted the Cotterell & Hathersage factory. The accident incurred a mortality of fifteen [...] Included in the toll was Emilia Hathersage, co-founder of the company: a woman of fierce ingenuity and meticulous conscience."''</ref> | *'''[[April]]''' is a deaf explosives expert, '''Emelia Hathersage''', who is presumed dead by most of London.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ambition:_Bag_a_Legend!_115_%E2%80%93_April%27s_Attention|Ambition: Bag a Legend!: April's Attention|Fallen London|}}''"Calamity visited Wolfstack Docks in the late hours when an explosion blasted the Cotterell & Hathersage factory. The accident incurred a mortality of fifteen [...] Included in the toll was Emilia Hathersage, co-founder of the company: a woman of fierce ingenuity and meticulous conscience."''</ref> | ||
*'''[[May]]''' is a certain [[The Manager of the Royal Bethlehem Hotel|merry gentleman]].<ref>{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-mysteries-revealed-again|The Mysteries Revealed, Again|Failbetter Games|}} ''"Who is May? The Manager of the Royal Bethlehem/the Merry Gentleman"''</ref> | *'''[[May]]''' is a certain [[The Manager of the Royal Bethlehem Hotel|merry gentleman]].<ref>{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-mysteries-revealed-again|The Mysteries Revealed, Again|Failbetter Games|}} ''"Who is May? The Manager of the Royal Bethlehem/the Merry Gentleman"''</ref> | ||
*'''[[June]]''' was the original architect of the [[Dawn Machine]].<ref>{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-mysteries-revealed-again|The Mysteries Revealed, Again|Failbetter Games|}} ''"Who was the original architect of the Dawn Machine? June of the Calendar Council, or just 'June'"''</ref> Since the Machine emits light (and thus law) rather than working to extinguish it, she is distrusted by the rest of the Council.<ref name="bury">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bury_the_Council%27s_Secrets|Bury the Council's Secrets|Fallen London|March needs assistance containing an escape of secrets (it is perhaps not entirely his fault; he inherited a compromised network). June cannot be trusted. (After what she ''made''? It's all the more difficult to make the lights go out, now.) August is being recalcitrant. Again. April's latest business ventures need burying, before it's discovered she still lives.}}</ref> | *'''[[June]]''' was the original architect of the [[Dawn Machine]].<ref>{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-mysteries-revealed-again|The Mysteries Revealed, Again|Failbetter Games|}} ''"Who was the original architect of the Dawn Machine? June of the Calendar Council, or just 'June'"''</ref> Since the Machine emits light (and thus law) rather than working to extinguish it, she is distrusted by the rest of the Council.<ref name="bury">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bury_the_Council%27s_Secrets|Bury the Council's Secrets|Fallen London|March needs assistance containing an escape of secrets (it is perhaps not entirely his fault; he inherited a compromised network). June cannot be trusted. (After what she ''made''? It's all the more difficult to make the lights go out, now.) August is being recalcitrant. Again. April's latest business ventures need burying, before it's discovered she still lives.}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[July]]''' was once a cultured society lady and violinist, but lost her mind to a powerful [[The Fingerkings|Fingerking]]. She trades her memories for dreams of the future.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lost_in_Reflections|Lost in Reflections|Fallen London|}}</ref> | *'''[[July]]''' was once a cultured society lady and violinist, but she lost her mind to a powerful [[The Fingerkings|Fingerking]]. She trades her memories for dreams of the future.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Lost_in_Reflections|Lost in Reflections|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[August]]''' is none other than the [[the Jovial Contrarian|Jovial Contrarian]], who knows quite a bit about various revolutionary causes despite not always being involved in them.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Help_plant_an_agent_in_the_Ministry_for_Public_Decency|Help plant an agent in the Ministry for Public Decency|Fallen London|}} | *'''[[August]]''' is none other than the [[the Jovial Contrarian|Jovial Contrarian]], who knows quite a bit about various revolutionary causes despite not always being involved in them.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Help_plant_an_agent_in_the_Ministry_for_Public_Decency|Help plant an agent in the Ministry for Public Decency|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[September]]''' | *'''[[September]]''' stirs unrest in [[Balmoral]], a Scottish holding of London that fell to the Neath with the city.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Kirk_of_the_Septemberists|The Kirk of the Septemberists|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[October]]''' won the [[Marvellous]] and wished for her dreams to come true; she managed to imprison | *'''[[October]]''' dabbles in dreams and mirrors. She won the [[Marvellous]] and wished for her dreams to come true; as a consequence, she was trapped in [[Parabola]], but managed to imprison [[Mr Mirrors]] in the process.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Piece_your_clues_together_(1)|Piece your clues together (1)|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_her_heart%27s_desire|Ask about her heart's desire|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[November]]''' has been missing for quite a while. Her lost cell and comrades have been trying to enact her plan in her stead, and maybe hasten her return.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Little_Pandemonium|A Little Pandemonium|Fallen London|}}</ref> | *'''[[November]]''' has been missing for quite a while. Her lost cell and comrades have been trying to enact her plan in her stead, and maybe hasten her return.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Little_Pandemonium|A Little Pandemonium|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*The | *The leader of the Calendar Council is '''[[December]]''', the Boatman’s sibling,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Speak_with_the_Bishop_of_St_Fiacre%27s_(Aboard_the_Noble_Garter)|Speak with the Bishop of St Fiacre|Fallen London|}}</ref> although nobody except [[The Bishop of St Fiacre's]] seems to know much about this ambiguously gendered individual. they seem adamant about either destroying or sharing the [[The Mountain of Light|Mountain of Light]]'s vitality.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22...give_it_to_the_world.%22|"...give it to the world."|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22..end_it,_as_I_swore_I_would.%22|"..end it, as I swore I would."|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
==Historical and Cultural Inspirations== | ==Historical and Cultural Inspirations== |