Editing Tigers

<blockquote>{{Character|image1 = SS_tigergaz.png|caption1 = That's a tiger alright. Art from Sunless Sea.|location = [[The Labyrinth of Tigers]]<br>

''"At rest, its ambered stripes are like frozen fire. When it rises, when it pads to the bars, they slide like sunlight on the jungle floor. The tiger sits. It takes your scent. It blinks, slowly."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_tiger|A tiger|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>'''Tigers''' in the Neath are sapient, talkative creatures, and are an influential faction in the [[Elder Continent]] and [[Fallen London]].

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<blockquote>''"Some of the keepers down here are a bit short-sighted. And tigers are too vain to consider spectacles. There's one that's been looking at you suspiciously, and it's become clear he thinks you're an escapee."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Avoid_becoming_an_exhibit_yourself|Avoid becoming an exhibit yourself|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>In [[London]], many tigers can be found in the aptly named [[The Labyrinth of Tigers|Labyrinth of Tigers]], which serves as a zoo for many of the Neath's bizarre fauna. The tigers that live here as "exhibits" are actually quite comfortable; they're often allowed to roam freely throughout the Labyrinth, and their "cages" are lavishly furnished.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Find_Mr_Inch|Find Mr Inch|Fallen London|}}</ref> Rather creepily, the Third Coil of the Labyrinth of Tigers is full of human exhibits, who suffer even worse conditions than prisoners in [[New Newgate]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_a_stroll_around|Take a stroll around|Fallen London|}}</ref>

{{spoiler}}<blockquote>''"Deep within the fungal jungle is the Court of the Wakeful Eye's mighty stone palace. Shallow braziers, housing prismatic fires, are positioned so as to ensure every angle of the stonework shines."''<ref name = "court">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Court_of_the_Wakeful_Eye|Court of the Wakeful Eye|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>

Tigers are native to the [[Elder Continent]], which means they often come in conflict with the human expeditions and settlements there. This conflict is especially heated at the [[Carnelian Coast]], where the tigers are trying to hold back [[London|Imperial colonists]] and the [[Khanate]] from their former territory.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Port_Carnelian|Visit Heartscross House|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Tigers are also not part of the [[Presbyterate]]; they left the immortal patchwork empire for reasons that are currently unknown.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Replacements_for_the_Seven|A replacement for Rosina|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> However, all tigers do have an allegiance toward the Prester.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Exile%27s_Chalice|The Exile's Chalice|Fallen London|}}’Allegiance is a funny thing. As tigers, we have many. To reality. To the Banded Prince, and our feline brothers and sisters. And, yes, to the Prester too.’</ref>

Not too far from Port Carnelian is '''the Court of the Wakeful Eye''', which serves as the tigers' central governing body.<ref name = "court">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Court_of_the_Wakeful_Eye|Court of the Wakeful Eye|Fallen London|}}</ref> The Court is presided over by '''the Banded Prince''', who is in turn served by his four ministers.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Accept_a_summons_from_the_Banded_Prince|Accept a summons from the Banded Prince|Fallen London|}}</ref> The tigers have an extensive intelligence network, making them extremely knowledgeable on what's happening in London.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Join_the_Minister_of_State_Affairs_for_a_long_afternoon|Join the Minister of State Affairs for a long afternoon|Fallen London|}}</ref> They are also heavily interested in activities [[Parabola|behind mirrors]], especially seeing as they also exist there, and are sworn enemies of the [[Fingerkings]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Offer_Memories_of_Light|Offer Memories of Light|Fallen London|}}</ref>

<blockquote>''"The Tiger Keeper is a tiger. Fangs, stripes, a lazily undulating tail. He's wearing an emerald velvet smoking cap. He takes a long, burbling draw from a hookah and slowly focuses on you."''<ref name="find">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Go_and_find_him|Go and find him|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Tigerhat.png|thumb|The Tiger Keeper]]

It should come as no surprise that the head of the Labyrinth of Tigers, the Tiger Keeper, is, well, a tiger. He often conducts business with Mr Inch and other hopeful wranglers, though he's infamously reclusive as a boss. The Tiger Keeper has a fondness for hookah, though he's also in the market for secrets and other trinkets.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Bartering_with_the_Tiger_Keeper|Bartering with the Tiger Keeper|Fallen London|}}</ref> Also, he wears a fez.<ref name="find" /> Once, the fez had a trio of Correspondance Sigils engraved upon it.<ref>[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Search_the_Tiger_Keeper%27s_office ''<nowiki/>'An Oath Between Distant Bodies'; 'Spiralling in Towards a Lover's Arms'; 'Sublimation into a Larger Whole''' - Search the Tiger Keeper's Office, Fallen London]</ref>

 

 

The primary duty of the Tiger Keeper's position, as has recently been made clear, is the overseeing of the Sixth Coil of the Labyrinth, and keeping the Tiger's Greatest Shame locked within. The Seventh Coil doesn't seem to mind, however.

<blockquote>''""We are made for destruction. Not yours, though. But the enemy's. But that is no concern to us now.""''<ref name="war">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Enjoy_an_extended_walk_through_the_fungal_jungle_with_the_Minister_of_War|Enjoy an extended walk through the fungal jungle with the Minister of War|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Tigerdangerous.png|thumb|The Minister of War]]

<blockquote>"''"Perhaps I should explain," she says, catching your eye. "We have extensive records of every fallen city. Prohibited to all but a few of us," she's quick to add."''<ref name="afternoon">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Join_the_Minister_of_State_Affairs_for_a_long_afternoon|Join the Minister of State Affairs for a long afternoon|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Tigerwatchful.png|thumb|The Minister of State Affairs]]

<blockquote>''""Can any of your London acquaintances do that?" he asks; no, you're forced to reply, you've not seen a person blow a proper rainbow from their nostrils on any street or any establishment. "I thought not."''<ref name="hookah">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Enjoy_a_bubbling_hookah_with_the_Minister_of_Culture|Enjoy a bubbling hookah with the Minister of Culture|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Tigerpersuasive.png|thumb|The Minister of Culture]]

<blockquote>''"The Minister of Enigmas peeks lazily out of its cover. Will it teach you its secrets, you wonder? The mysteries of the Elder Continent, of life, death, and all that is neither? The Minister narrows their eyes at you, smiles, and shakes their head."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Request_access_to_the_Minister_of_Enigmas|Request access to the Minister of Enigmas|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Tigershadowy.png|thumb|The Minister of Enigmas]]

Their true title is unknown.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Minister_of_Enigmas|The Minister of Enigmas|Fallen London|}}</ref><blockquote>''"The Minister of Enigmas is as cautious as ever to not say anything of genuine importance. But as the powder in the brazier begins to burn away into nothing, and the colours darken, and the warm tea grows cold, they do offer this: "Sad, to see it all wind down. But they served their purpose. We should be so lucky." They smile, and ask if you might not fill their bowl one last time for the evening."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Join_the_Minister_of_Enigmas_for_teatime|Join the Minister of Enigmas for teatime|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>