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<blockquote> | <blockquote>''"The Mountain cast us all out of the Garden, when it found that our progenitor had taken jewels from its wombs, to make a weapon to serve its hatred."''<ref name="fallenlondon.wiki">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>While the [[Snuffers]] have no real organization (at least one apparent to the common man), it is widely recognized that the legendary '''Thief-of-Faces''', their progenitor, holds sway over many of them.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}} ''"The prison of the Thief-of-Faces. Not a name that is often spoken aloud. He’s a god of sorts, to the sad and faceless folk."''</ref> His and his children's goals are not made clear, although they may have to do with [[Stone]] and perhaps the [[Judgements]] themselves. | ||
''"The Mountain cast us all out of the Garden, when it found that our progenitor had taken jewels from its wombs, to make a weapon to serve its hatred."''<ref name="fallenlondon.wiki">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>While the [[Snuffers]] have no real organization (at least one apparent to the common man), it is widely recognized that the legendary '''Thief-of-Faces''', their progenitor, holds sway over many of them.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}} ''"The prison of the Thief-of-Faces. Not a name that is often spoken aloud. He’s a god of sorts, to the sad and faceless folk."''</ref> His and his children's goals are not made clear, although they may have to do with [[Stone]] and perhaps the [[Judgements]] themselves. | |||
The Thief-of-Faces is a powerful shapeshifter; he is capable of warping his body into anything he so pleases.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}} ''"It changes both its shape and its self."''</ref> As punishment for a crime against [[Stone]], the Thief was captured in a prison of flint.<ref name=":0" /> He soon broke out, however, and even the [[Masters of the Bazaar]] fear his infiltrative capabilities. As such, they have dedicated a section of the [[Tragedy Procedures]] to detailing what should happen if the Thief is impersonating a Master.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Waltz_That_Moved_the_World|The Waltz That Moved the World|Fallen London}}''"In the event of suspected impersumption by the Thief-of-Faces, convene the Committee for the General Benefit. All Masters to submitify themselves to the Presumption, the Red Levy, and the Caged Choir."''</ref> | The Thief-of-Faces is a powerful shapeshifter; he is capable of warping his body into anything he so pleases.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London}} ''"It changes both its shape and its self."''</ref> As punishment for a crime against [[Stone]], the Thief was captured in a prison of flint.<ref name=":0" /> He soon broke out, however, and even the [[Masters of the Bazaar]] fear his infiltrative capabilities. As such, they have dedicated a section of the [[Tragedy Procedures]] to detailing what should happen if the Thief is impersonating a Master.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Waltz_That_Moved_the_World|The Waltz That Moved the World|Fallen London}}''"In the event of suspected impersumption by the Thief-of-Faces, convene the Committee for the General Benefit. All Masters to submitify themselves to the Presumption, the Red Levy, and the Caged Choir."''</ref> | ||
