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<blockquote>''"Barges steered by black-liveried oarsmen pass by slowly. Somewhere, a distant viol plays, before being lost upstream."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Enter_Jericho_Locks|Enter Jericho Locks|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"Barges steered by black-liveried oarsmen pass by slowly. Somewhere, a distant viol plays, before being lost upstream."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Enter_Jericho_Locks|Enter Jericho Locks|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
The Guild of Gondoliers' members | The Guild of Gondoliers' members travel the rivers of the [[The Hinterlands|Hinterlands]] between [[Hell]] and [[London]],<ref name = "jericho storylet">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Jericho_Locks_(Storylet)|Jericho Locks (Storylet)|Fallen London|}} ''"Jericho Locks: [...] where the bargemen cool their heels between voyages, where certain trade between London and Hell flows."''</ref> facilitating trade and transporting passengers.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Jericho_Locks:_The_Lockside|Jericho Locks: The Lockside|Fallen London|}} ''"Jericho Locks [...] its Guild of Gondoliers: the canal-men and women who live and work the [...] trade routes between the two great cities of the west."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_a_barge_to_the_lower_rivers|Take a barge to the lower rivers|Fallen London|}} ''"The Guild is permitted to take [...] passengers on tours of the canals [...]"''</ref> They are stationed in the canal hub of [[Jericho Locks]].<ref name = "jericho storylet"/> The Gondoliers have a somber aesthetic: black uniforms<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Enter_Jericho_Locks|Enter Jericho Locks|Fallen London|}} ''"Barges steered by black-liveried oarsmen pass by [...]"''</ref> with boats and oars painted the same color.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Jericho_Locks:_The_Lockside|Jericho Locks: The Lockside|Fallen London|}} ''"The canals are full of barges, black-painted [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_a_barge_to_the_lower_rivers|Take a barge to the lower rivers|Fallen London|}} ''"A captain of the Guild [...] she sets her black oar into the [...] water and you set off."''</ref> Captains of the Guild wear silver half-masks,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_a_barge_to_the_lower_rivers|Take a barge to the lower rivers|Fallen London|}} ''"A captain of the Guild smiles from under her silver half-mask."''</ref> and other senior members of the Guild wear black and silver full masks when on duty.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Betray_the_Wandering_Gondolier|Betray the Wandering Gondolier|Fallen London|}} ''"The most senior Guild members convene [...] Behind their masks of silver and jet, the guild members’ expressions are concealed [...]"''</ref> Each of the Guild's barges is staffed by two gondoliers, one an rower, the other a viol player.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Jericho_Locks:_The_Lockside|Jericho Locks: The Lockside|Fallen London|}} ''"Each barge is staffed by two gondoliers: one to row, the other to play a [...] viol."''</ref> | ||
[[File:Maskamber.png|alt=A golden mask.|thumb|The [[The Gonfaloniere|Gonfaloniere]]'s mask.]] | [[File:Maskamber.png|alt=A golden mask.|thumb|The [[The Gonfaloniere|Gonfaloniere]]'s mask.]] | ||
The Guild is a highly structured organization. At the bottom are water carriers who perform menial tasks like wayfinding.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Betray_the_Wandering_Gondolier|Betray the Wandering Gondolier|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] demoted to waterboy, to run the canals route-finding [...]"''</ref> | The Guild is a highly structured organization. At the bottom are water carriers who perform menial tasks like wayfinding.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Betray_the_Wandering_Gondolier|Betray the Wandering Gondolier|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] demoted to waterboy, to run the canals route-finding [...]"''</ref> Next are pole-arms, explorers, and scouts. At the top are masters, captains, and the [[The Gonfaloniere|Gonfaloniere]] himself.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Watch_a_parade|Watch a parade|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] order of rank within the Guild. Waterboys and girls [...] pole-arms, explorers and scouts [...] masters, captains and the Gonfaloniere [...]"''</ref> The '''Doleful Poleman''' is a captain and the second-in-command who handles affairs in his superior's absence,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Join_the_Wandering_Gondolier|Join the Wandering Gondolier|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Doleful Poleman, second in rank to the Gonfalionere himself. [...] The Captain scowls."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Doleful_Poleman|The Doleful Poleman|Fallen London|}} ''"The wellbeing of the gondoliers rests on his [...] shoulders while the Gonfaloniere is away."''</ref> and the Guild's governing body is called the '''Court of Penances'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Court of Penances (the [...] governing body of the Guild) [...]"''</ref> Not all of the Gondoliers are human: some are [[devils]], such as the '''Saturnine Gondolier''' who is apparently "on loan."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_him_about_himself|Ask him about himself|Fallen London|}} ''"Why is a devil working for the Guild? [...] "Might be that a person's on loan. Might [...] has his own reasons for being here. Might [...] doesn't like too many personal questions."''</ref> | ||
The Guild oversees the Hinterlands' waterways, demanding tolls and firing upon those who refuse.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_London_(from_Jericho_Locks)|Return to London (from Jericho Locks)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] waterfalls, patrolled by [...] Guildmembers. You bypass their tolls [...] They open fire in response."''</ref> They also defend their territory from enemy factions and monsters of the canals.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_London_(from_Jericho_Locks)|Return to London (from Jericho Locks)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] a tense stand-off between gondoliers, two sects of devils and an ancient, [...] thing rising from the [...] canal water."''</ref> They do not often explore the waterways, however, outside of expanding their trade interests.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_the_palace|Ask about the palace|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Guild doesn't want me to. [...] If it doesn't support trade, they're not interested in exploring further."''</ref> Gondoliers congregate at meeting places like the [[The Fiddler's Scarlet|Fiddler's Scarlet]], an inn which they run to house their own.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Leave_the_barge_(The_Fiddler%27s_Scarlet)|Leave the barge (The Fiddler's Scarlet)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Fiddler's Scarlet – a [...] inn run for and by the Guild of Gondoliers."''</ref> They also have secret dealings with certain factions,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Give_him_a_report_on_the_cedar_grove|Give him a report on the cedar grove|Fallen London|}} ''"They must be careful. We must be careful. London doesn't know everything that happens here."''</ref> such as the renegade [[devils]] of the [[The Cedar-Woods|Cedar-Woods]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Leave_the_barge_(The_Cedar-Woods)|Leave the barge (The Cedar-Woods)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] devils guard the woods [...] An accord with the Guild lets them make use of the river that runs through the grove, in exchange for [...] intelligence. [...] the bargewoman confers with senior members of the devils [...] [...] the [...] junior devils [...] grow bold and blaspheme against Hell."''</ref> | The Guild oversees the Hinterlands' waterways, demanding tolls and firing upon those who refuse.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_London_(from_Jericho_Locks)|Return to London (from Jericho Locks)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] waterfalls, patrolled by [...] Guildmembers. You bypass their tolls [...] They open fire in response."''</ref> They also defend their territory from enemy factions and monsters of the canals.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_London_(from_Jericho_Locks)|Return to London (from Jericho Locks)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] a tense stand-off between gondoliers, two sects of devils and an ancient, [...] thing rising from the [...] canal water."''</ref> They do not often explore the waterways, however, outside of expanding their trade interests.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_the_palace|Ask about the palace|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Guild doesn't want me to. [...] If it doesn't support trade, they're not interested in exploring further."''</ref> Gondoliers congregate at meeting places like the [[The Fiddler's Scarlet|Fiddler's Scarlet]], an inn which they run to house their own.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Leave_the_barge_(The_Fiddler%27s_Scarlet)|Leave the barge (The Fiddler's Scarlet)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Fiddler's Scarlet – a [...] inn run for and by the Guild of Gondoliers."''</ref> They also have secret dealings with certain factions,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Give_him_a_report_on_the_cedar_grove|Give him a report on the cedar grove|Fallen London|}} ''"They must be careful. We must be careful. London doesn't know everything that happens here."''</ref> such as the renegade [[devils]] of the [[The Cedar-Woods|Cedar-Woods]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Leave_the_barge_(The_Cedar-Woods)|Leave the barge (The Cedar-Woods)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] devils guard the woods [...] An accord with the Guild lets them make use of the river that runs through the grove, in exchange for [...] intelligence. [...] the bargewoman confers with senior members of the devils [...] [...] the [...] junior devils [...] grow bold and blaspheme against Hell."''</ref> | ||
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<blockquote>''"A rose-hued text details the fierce competition with the bargemen contracted by Hell from the docks; the mysteries of their disappearance, its totality..."''<ref name = "library"/></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"A rose-hued text details the fierce competition with the bargemen contracted by Hell from the docks; the mysteries of their disappearance, its totality..."''<ref name = "library"/></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Cumaeancanal port.png|alt=A canal lit by sunlight.|thumb|[[The Cumaean Canal]]]] | [[File:Cumaeancanal port.png|alt=A canal lit by sunlight.|thumb|[[The Cumaean Canal]]]] | ||
The founders of the Guild were workers from [[Naples]] who migrated to the [[Neath]] in the wake of the [[Fall of London]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] migrations of peoples in the mid 19th century is, [...] the 'Translation of London'. [...] the 'Neapolitan Exodus.'"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"A Neapolitan scholar details the exodus in the wake of political upheaval. [...] opportunity opening in deep below...."''</ref> These workers may have also worked on the [[Cumaean Canal]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the progress of the modern Guild from its origins as workers in the Cumaean north and westward [...]"''</ref> In its early days, [[Hell]] assisted the gondoliers in navigating the Hinterlands' rivers,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the efficacy of Hell's assistance to the Guildsmen as they set up to service the [...] trade route between Hell and its newest neighbour."''</ref> and the two factions forged many | The founders of the Guild were workers from [[Naples]] who migrated to the [[Neath]] in the wake of the [[Fall of London]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] migrations of peoples in the mid 19th century is, [...] the 'Translation of London'. [...] the 'Neapolitan Exodus.'"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"A Neapolitan scholar details the exodus in the wake of political upheaval. [...] opportunity opening in deep below...."''</ref> These workers may have also worked on the [[Cumaean Canal]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the progress of the modern Guild from its origins as workers in the Cumaean north and westward [...]"''</ref> In its early days, [[Hell]] assisted the gondoliers in navigating the Hinterlands' rivers,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the efficacy of Hell's assistance to the Guildsmen as they set up to service the [...] trade route between Hell and its newest neighbour."''</ref> and the two factions forged many contracts.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"A volume [...] details the contracts forged between Hell and the Guild [...]"''</ref> At some point, the Guild faced competition from dockworkers contracted by Hell, but the latter group disappeared under mysterious circumstances.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the [...] competition with the bargemen contracted by Hell from the docks; the mysteries of their disappearance, its totality..."''</ref> | ||
The members of the Guild believe their organization dates back to before the [[First City]], | The members of the Guild believe their organization dates back to before the [[First City]], its members then consisting of [[devils]] and "other things."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Support_the_motion_of_the_Wandering_Gondolier_regarding_a_route_to_Moulin|Support the motion of the Wandering Gondolier regarding a route to Moulin|Fallen London|}} ''"The Wandering Gondolier's information comes out in the form of ditties and rhymes, [...] Failed gondola expeditions [...] before the First City. [...] the Guild of Gondoliers cannot [...] predate the First City. [...] The Wandering Gondolier shakes his head [...] "The Gondoliers were here before the city was, [...] the guild was mostly devils [...] And other things, they say.""''</ref> It is said this ancient Guild forged a treaty with the [[Neath]]'s powers, leaving behind a monument in a language called the '''Tongue of Ash'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Persuade_the_Hell-Scarred_Gondolier/Tables|Persuade the Hell-Scarred Gondolier/Tables|Fallen London|}} ''"The Hell-Scarred Gondolier [...] where the treaty was made between the ancient Guild and the powers of the Neath. [...] a monument, [...] inscribed in the Tongue of Ash, [...] words are never used [...] except in eulogy.""''</ref> | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
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<blockquote>''"A green tome slick with amber reveals a tradition of leaving coins in the river for the Swan Bride, in the hopes of paying a debt. The debt goes unsaid, the Swan Bride entirely unaware of the custom. "Given no one will sell a thing to me, I think the execution leaves a little to be desired," she says wearily."''<ref name = "library"/></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"A green tome slick with amber reveals a tradition of leaving coins in the river for the Swan Bride, in the hopes of paying a debt. The debt goes unsaid, the Swan Bride entirely unaware of the custom. "Given no one will sell a thing to me, I think the execution leaves a little to be desired," she says wearily."''<ref name = "library"/></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Swanbride.png|alt=A woman with pale green skin and a golden swan mask.|thumb|[[The Swan Bride]]]] | |||
The Guild has many rules and traditions its members would never dare violate.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"The traditions of the Gondoliers are legion: [...] Once adopted, a tradition is held in the highest reverence."''</ref> Examples include a ban on any music in [[Jericho Locks|Jericho]] except the viol,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_him_about_the_prohibition_on_music|Ask him about the prohibition on music|Fallen London|}} ''"Why are viols the only permitted instrument in Jericho? [...] an old superstition. [...] blow a trumpet in Jericho, the walls will come tumbling down." [...] No music, except the viol. [...]"''</ref> a rule that anyone who charters a gondola can choose their gondolier,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Conversation_with_the_Wandering_Gondolier|A Conversation with the Wandering Gondolier|Fallen London|}} ''"The Guild [...] have a tradition. Anyone who charters a barge can choose their gondolier [...]"''</ref> and a ban on conferring with the [[Swan Bride]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"A woman [...] wears a mask depicting a golden swan, [...] The Gonfaloniere [...] forbids contact with her; [...] barred from the Arborist's Hands [...] no bargeman will carry her."''</ref> Not all of the Guild's traditions arose organically; the [[Masters of the Bazaar]] rely on the Guild for trade, so they manipulated its previously unaffiliated workers by setting up hierarchies and rules to ensure their compliance.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_the_Guild_of_Gondoliers|Ask about the Guild of Gondoliers|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] not always been a Guild here. Just boatmen [...] Kept things flowing, trade [...] they started to get uppity. [...] the Masters give 'em something to aspire to: traditions, honours, ranks. A boss. Gives 'em meaning. [...] keeps 'em quiet.""''</ref> In fact, several of these rules were justified using fabricated tomes.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''""A golden prayerbook [...] a careful forgery: designed for the Guild to shore up their traditions [...]"''</ref> | The Guild has many rules and traditions its members would never dare violate.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"The traditions of the Gondoliers are legion: [...] Once adopted, a tradition is held in the highest reverence."''</ref> Examples include a ban on any music in [[Jericho Locks|Jericho]] except the viol,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_him_about_the_prohibition_on_music|Ask him about the prohibition on music|Fallen London|}} ''"Why are viols the only permitted instrument in Jericho? [...] an old superstition. [...] blow a trumpet in Jericho, the walls will come tumbling down." [...] No music, except the viol. [...]"''</ref> a rule that anyone who charters a gondola can choose their gondolier,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Conversation_with_the_Wandering_Gondolier|A Conversation with the Wandering Gondolier|Fallen London|}} ''"The Guild [...] have a tradition. Anyone who charters a barge can choose their gondolier [...]"''</ref> and a ban on conferring with the [[Swan Bride]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"A woman [...] wears a mask depicting a golden swan, [...] The Gonfaloniere [...] forbids contact with her; [...] barred from the Arborist's Hands [...] no bargeman will carry her."''</ref> Not all of the Guild's traditions arose organically; the [[Masters of the Bazaar]] rely on the Guild for trade, so they manipulated its previously unaffiliated workers by setting up hierarchies and rules to ensure their compliance.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_the_Guild_of_Gondoliers|Ask about the Guild of Gondoliers|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] not always been a Guild here. Just boatmen [...] Kept things flowing, trade [...] they started to get uppity. [...] the Masters give 'em something to aspire to: traditions, honours, ranks. A boss. Gives 'em meaning. [...] keeps 'em quiet.""''</ref> In fact, several of these rules were justified using fabricated tomes.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''""A golden prayerbook [...] a careful forgery: designed for the Guild to shore up their traditions [...]"''</ref> | ||
[[File:Musculargondolier.png|alt=A muscular woman with an up-do.|thumb|The Thoroughly Experienced Gondolier, a former Guild member.]] | [[File:Musculargondolier.png|alt=A muscular woman with an up-do.|thumb|The Thoroughly Experienced Gondolier, a former Guild member.]] | ||
The Guild's members are typically conservative in their outlook,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Provide_news_from_London|Provide news from London|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] disappointed to learn the outcome of the most recent election, repulsed by the latest fashionable trends, [...] pleased to learn [...] Mr Fires' efforts against the unions."''</ref> and | The Guild's members are typically conservative in their outlook,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Provide_news_from_London|Provide news from London|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] disappointed to learn the outcome of the most recent election, repulsed by the latest fashionable trends, [...] pleased to learn [...] Mr Fires' efforts against the unions."''</ref> and strongly believe in hierarchies.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"A [...] tome on the duties of the Gondoliers reaffirms [...] importance of [...] captain, the [...] tragedies that arise when the hierarchy goes ignored."''</ref> Since they are often away from [[London]] for months if not the rest of their lives, their news may be outdated.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Provide_news_from_London|Provide news from London|Fallen London|}} ''"The bargemen work [...] months away from the Fifth City. Many never go back, [...] Much of their information is out of date [...]"''</ref> Conversely, they focus heavily on the Guild itself and its history, staging parades to celebrate it.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Watch_a_parade|Watch a parade|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Guild of Gondoliers stages processions [...] to honour [...] great gondoliers. [...] banners depicting saints of Hell, former regiments of London's armies, [...] prestigious confraternities within the Guild. Barges go by in order of rank within the Guild. [...]"''</ref> The Guild views the [[Great Hellbound Railway]] with distrust, as it poses a threat to their business.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Assist_an_out-of-work_Gondolier|Assist an out-of-work Gondolier|Fallen London|}} ''"Demand for the Guild of Gondoliers has suffered now that the GHR [...] at Jericho Locks."''</ref> Members are known to call its locomotives "the devil's own chariots,"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Join_the_Wandering_Gondolier|Join the Wandering Gondolier|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] The Captain scowls. [...] outsiders," [...] who come here on trains! The devil's own chariots.""''</ref> and some even attempt to sabotage the railway.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_London_(from_Jericho_Locks)|Return to London (from Jericho Locks)|Fallen London|}} ''"One of the gondoliers [...] engaged in [...] industrial sabotage. [...] You haul him from the engine [...]"''</ref> The Gondoliers also view [[The Unterzee|zailors]] as rivals, despite their frequent interactions.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"Research the dialects of zailors [...] Despite their rivalry, they traffic with Jericho often."''</ref> | ||
Weddings and marriage are treated especially seriously among the Guild.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] jokes are crude on all [...] but marriage. [...] the holiest state [...] cannot be broken. [...] a gondolier will not be unbound."''</ref> A member of the Guild may typically only marry another member.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"Only a gondolier is fit for another gondolier."''</ref> Many choose not to marry at all, but some may symbolically marry the water itself.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"Marriages are rare in the Guild; [...] Some marry the waters in ceremonies of [...] symbolic nature, [...]"''</ref> In fact, water has a very special place in the Guild's culture, described as the "mother and bride and mistress of ceremonies all."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the significance of water to the Guild: mother and bride and mistress of ceremonies all."''</ref> | Weddings and marriage are treated especially seriously among the Guild.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] jokes are crude on all [...] but marriage. [...] the holiest state [...] cannot be broken. [...] a gondolier will not be unbound."''</ref> A member of the Guild may typically only marry another member.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"Only a gondolier is fit for another gondolier."''</ref> Many choose not to marry at all, but some may symbolically marry the water itself.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"Marriages are rare in the Guild; [...] Some marry the waters in ceremonies of [...] symbolic nature, [...]"''</ref> In fact, water has a very special place in the Guild's culture, described as the "mother and bride and mistress of ceremonies all."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Poisoner%27s_Library|The Poisoner's Library|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the significance of water to the Guild: mother and bride and mistress of ceremonies all."''</ref> | ||
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