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|location = Caligula's Coffee-House<br>[[Ladybones Road]] | |location = Caligula's Coffee-House<br>[[Ladybones Road]] | ||
|alias = Stiff-Backed Young Lady | |alias = Stiff-Backed Young Lady | ||
|allegiance = [[The Constables]] | |allegiance = [[The Constables]] | ||
|relationships = [[The Cheery Man]] (father | |relationships = [[The Cheery Man]] (father) | ||
}}<blockquote>''"She styles herself 'the last honest Special Constable in London'. And she wants to bring down the Cheery Man, who controls Watchmaker's Hill."''<ref name=":0">[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Working_with_the_Last_Constable Working with the Last Constable, ''Fallen London''] ''"You find her in a cramped office above Caligula's Coffee-House. [...]'' | |||
}}<blockquote>''"She styles herself 'the last honest Special Constable in London'. And she wants to bring down the Cheery Man, who controls Watchmaker's Hill."''<ref> | |||
''She comes downstairs for a cup of coffee. The staff bring her the 'usual' – a dangerously deep mug of the number four special. She drains half of it in one swallow. "I'm sorry. I haven't been sleeping well. I'm the only one left, you see. The only one. The others all work for the Ministry now. Masters' puppets."'' | |||
The Constable' | ''"You've heard of the Cheery Man? He runs Watchmaker's Hill and half the Docks."''</ref></blockquote>'''The Last Constable''' is the self-proclaimed "last honest Special Constable in London", having distanced herself from her colleagues when they fell in with the '''Ministry of Public Decency''' and [[The Masters of the Bazaar]]. Her primary objective is to dismantle the criminal operations of her father, [[The Cheery Man]], a notorious crime lord in the city. A dedicated investigator, the Last Constable spends much of her time holed up in an office above Caligula’s Coffee-House. She’s an avid drinker of coffee, which keeps her going but deprives her of much-needed sleep.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
She was born into a family that once ruled Spite and beyond through crime, making many enemies. Though her father is infamous, her mother was equally ruthless—perhaps even worse. One day, the Last Constable and her father arrived at Beatrice’s to meet her mother, only to find a deadly ambush unfolding. Though her mother fought fiercely and took down many of her attackers, she did not survive, leaving only her husband and daughter behind.<ref name=":03">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Last_Constable_about_her_mother|Ask the Last Constable about her mother|Fallen London|}} ''"The Last Constable walks over to the tomb, her fingers idly stroking the stone. "Don't get me wrong. Mother was every bit as bad as my father. Worse, sometimes." She turns to face you, silhouetted in the light. "Spite and beyond used to be part of the family empire. They ruled it together, and you don't do that without making enemies. One day, father and I went to meet her at Beatrice's. Were almost right there. But when we saw what was going on inside - even though she'd taken down a number of them - no, he didn't want to stop." She pauses. "And then it was just us two.""''</ref> Before her death, she had requested a coffin filled with sunlight should the worst happen. Her father dismissed the idea that she would ever need it, yet after her death, he sealed her within it, ensuring the tomb remained utterly lethal to any who dared disturb it.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Inquire_after_the_tomb_(Last_Constable)|Inquire after the tomb (Last Constable)|Fallen London|}} ''"She asked my father a favour. To prepare a coffin filled with sunlight for her, in case. That's why the tomb's sealed as it is. The light is utterly lethal. Father being as he is, never considered she'd actually ever need it. And so here we are. And there she lies."''</ref> | |||
Her relentless pursuit of justice against her father’s operations made her a target, forcing him to send goons after her.<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Dealing_with_the_Last_Constable,_once_and_for_all Dealing with the Last Constable, once and for all, ''Fallen London'']</ref> Realizing how dire the situation had become, she fled [[London]] for [[Port Carnelian]]<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Tomb_of_Sunlight Saving the Last Constable, ''Fallen London'']</ref> and then deeper into [[The Elder Continent]].<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hear_her_proposal How did she get back to London?, ''Fallen London'']</ref> She planned to stay abroad permanently, free from her past identities.<ref name=":1">[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hear_her_proposal Hear her proposal, ''Fallen London'']</ref> However, at [[The Feast of the Exceptional Rose]], she returned to the city in disguise, briefly enjoying the festivities without the weight of her old life.<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Stiff-Backed_Young_Lady_2 A Stiff-Backed Young Lady 2, ''Fallen London'']</ref> The anniversary of her mother’s death, however, drew her to her mother’s tomb.<ref name=":1" /> There, she made a decision—to end the family feud once and for all.<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_what_she_means_to_do_now%3F Ask what she means to do now?, ''Fallen London'']</ref> | |||
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