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<blockquote>''"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."''<ref name = "tower talk"/></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"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."''<ref name = "tower talk"/></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Creditor.png|alt=Arid, mountainous terrain covered in fossils.|thumb|[[The Creditor]]]] | [[File:Creditor.png|alt=Arid, mountainous terrain covered in fossils.|thumb|[[The Creditor]]]] | ||
As her title suggests, the Solicitor-Baroness is the [[The Creditor|Creditor's]] solicitor: someone who writes<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Interview_with_a_Tower|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 [...]"''</ref> and speaks on its behalf.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/In_Credit|In Credit|Fallen London|}} ''"The Tower floor rumbles [...] The Creditor's Solicitor thins her mouth. "This is a bargain [...]"''</ref> | As her title suggests, the Solicitor-Baroness is the [[The Creditor|Creditor's]] solicitor: someone who writes<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Interview_with_a_Tower|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 [...]"''</ref> and speaks on its behalf.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/In_Credit|In Credit|Fallen London|}} ''"The Tower floor rumbles [...] The Creditor's Solicitor thins her mouth. "This is a bargain [...]"''</ref> Together with the [[Hillchanger Tower]], she enforces her client's will throughout its domain of the [[Hinterlands]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/In_Credit|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 [...]"''</ref> | ||
The Baroness appears more insectoid than the [[Devils]] who frequent [[London]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_the_Sleeping_Merchant|Ask about the Sleeping Merchant|Fallen London|}} ''"Her face is [...] the face of an insect."''</ref> with chitinous skin,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Step_back_from_what_you_have_done|Step back from what you have done|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] her handshake is [...] chitinous."''</ref> extra arms and legs,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Agree_to_the_meeting|Agree to the meeting|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] there are extra sleeves in her [...] overcoat, accommodating the extra limbs. All four of her shoes [...]"''</ref> mandibles,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_what_she_wants_for_the_child|Ask the Baroness what she wants for the child|Fallen London|}} ''"She [...] crunches it [...] in her mandibles."''</ref> and multifaceted<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Interview_with_a_Tower|Interview with a Tower|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] her eyes hundred-faceted."''</ref> golden eyes.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Agree_to_the_meeting|Agree to the meeting|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] she says, glinting yellow-eyed [...]"''</ref> As the Creditor's agent, she sincerely acts in its best interest<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Put_your_(coin_description)_suggestion_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|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.""''</ref> and provides the best representation she can.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Put_your_(coin_description)_suggestion_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|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."''</ref> In fact, she seems to admire it,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Tell_her_not_to_ask_this_of_you|Tell her not to ask this of you|Fallen London|}} ''"The Creditor is great-hearted and disinclined to jealousy [...]"''</ref> even considering it a friend.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_why_she,_an_aristocrat_of_Hell,_performs_a_clerk%27s_duty|Ask the Baroness why she, an aristocrat of Hell, performs a clerk's duty|Fallen London|}} ''"My client-friend needs us only rarely."''</ref> On a personal level, she is a strong advocate for change and transformation.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/You_have_a_different_notion_of_love|You have a different notion of love|Fallen London|}} ''"A suitor who did not transform one at all would be the severest disappointment."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Raise_concerns_about_the_transition|Raise concerns about the transition|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] it would be like dying in the best way," [...] "It would be like a devil's death."''</ref> | The Baroness is also an aristocrat of [[Hell]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_why_she,_an_aristocrat_of_Hell,_performs_a_clerk%27s_duty|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, [...]"''</ref> She appears more insectoid than the [[Devils]] who frequent [[London]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_the_Sleeping_Merchant|Ask about the Sleeping Merchant|Fallen London|}} ''"Her face is [...] the face of an insect."''</ref> with chitinous skin,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Step_back_from_what_you_have_done|Step back from what you have done|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] her handshake is [...] chitinous."''</ref> extra arms and legs,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Agree_to_the_meeting|Agree to the meeting|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] there are extra sleeves in her [...] overcoat, accommodating the extra limbs. All four of her shoes [...]"''</ref> mandibles,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_what_she_wants_for_the_child|Ask the Baroness what she wants for the child|Fallen London|}} ''"She [...] crunches it [...] in her mandibles."''</ref> and multifaceted<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Interview_with_a_Tower|Interview with a Tower|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] her eyes hundred-faceted."''</ref> golden eyes.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Agree_to_the_meeting|Agree to the meeting|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] she says, glinting yellow-eyed [...]"''</ref> She first entered the Creditor's service when Hell needed a route to the [[Unterzee]]; they struck a deal with the Creditor to serve as its legal counsel, and the Baroness fulfilled this duty throughout many of her lives.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_why_she,_an_aristocrat_of_Hell,_performs_a_clerk%27s_duty|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 [...]"''</ref> | ||
As the Creditor's agent, she sincerely acts in its best interest<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Put_your_(coin_description)_suggestion_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|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.""''</ref> and provides the best representation she can.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Put_your_(coin_description)_suggestion_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|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."''</ref> In fact, she seems to admire it,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Tell_her_not_to_ask_this_of_you|Tell her not to ask this of you|Fallen London|}} ''"The Creditor is great-hearted and disinclined to jealousy [...]"''</ref> even considering it a friend.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_why_she,_an_aristocrat_of_Hell,_performs_a_clerk%27s_duty|Ask the Baroness why she, an aristocrat of Hell, performs a clerk's duty|Fallen London|}} ''"My client-friend needs us only rarely."''</ref> On a personal level, she is a strong advocate for change and transformation.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/You_have_a_different_notion_of_love|You have a different notion of love|Fallen London|}} ''"A suitor who did not transform one at all would be the severest disappointment."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Raise_concerns_about_the_transition|Raise concerns about the transition|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] it would be like dying in the best way," [...] "It would be like a devil's death."''</ref> | |||
== An Old Flame == | == An Old Flame == | ||
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<blockquote>''"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."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_what_she_wants_for_the_child|Ask the Baroness what she wants for the child|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"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."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_what_she_wants_for_the_child|Ask the Baroness what she wants for the child|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Spices.png|alt=A hooded figure with gloves and multicolored robes.|thumb|[[Mr Spices]]]] | [[File:Spices.png|alt=A hooded figure with gloves and multicolored robes.|thumb|[[Mr Spices]]]] | ||
The Solicitor-Baroness was once a paramour of [[Mr Spices]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_why_these_particular_masters_are_involved_in_the_matter|Ask why these particular masters are involved in the matter|Fallen London|}} ''"Mr Spices has a personal connection with the Creditor's legal representative."''</ref> During their relationship, she assumed a bat-like appearance similar to that of a [[Curator]] | The Solicitor-Baroness was once a paramour of [[Mr Spices]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_why_these_particular_masters_are_involved_in_the_matter|Ask why these particular masters are involved in the matter|Fallen London|}} ''"Mr Spices has a personal connection with the Creditor's legal representative."''</ref> During their relationship, she assumed a bat-like appearance similar to that of a [[Curator]];<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_a_pointed_question|Ask a pointed question|Fallen London|}} ''"I styled myself in bat-flesh, once, [...] a being with a bat-like face, [...] furred ears, [...]"''</ref> as a result, Spices became pregnant with their child.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Seek_out_the_Solicitor-Baroness|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."''</ref> | ||
As of now, the Baroness is no longer in contact with Spices.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Deliver_Mr_Transport_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Deliver Mr Transport to the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''"After Mr Spices and I parted ways, I did not expect to see this day."''</ref> 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,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_what_she_wants_for_the_child|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."''</ref> antithetical to her philosophy of continual change.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Deliver_Mr_Transport_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Deliver Mr Transport to the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''"There's no joy in remaining as you are."''</ref> | As of now, the Baroness is no longer in contact with Spices.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Deliver_Mr_Transport_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Deliver Mr Transport to the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''"After Mr Spices and I parted ways, I did not expect to see this day."''</ref> 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,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_the_Baroness_what_she_wants_for_the_child|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."''</ref> antithetical to her philosophy of continual change.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Deliver_Mr_Transport_to_the_Solicitor-Baroness|Deliver Mr Transport to the Solicitor-Baroness|Fallen London|}} ''"There's no joy in remaining as you are."''</ref> | ||
