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| | ''"A suspicious number of orphans call the tangled streets of the Fifth City home. The child-gangs that plague us include: the Fisher-Kings, the Naughts, the Crosses, the Regiment, and the Knotted Sock."'' |
| {{Character|image1 = Urchin.png|caption1 = Ello. Art from FL.|location = [[Spite]]
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| [[The Flit]]|allegiance = Independent|relationships = [[Storm]]|notable_members = Slivvy}}<blockquote>''"A suspicious number of orphans call the tangled streets of the Fifth City home. The child-gangs that plague us include: the Fisher-Kings, the Naughts, the Crosses, the Regiment, and the Knotted Sock." (Aw. Look at their sooty little cheeks. Hey, where'd my wallet go?)''</blockquote>'''Urchins''' are the probably-futureless street-roaming orphans of [[London]]. They have territory throughout London, but they're particularly noticeable around [[Spite]] and in [[the Flit]].
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| | [[File:Urchin.png|thumb]]Urchins: the probably futureless street-roaming orphans of London. They have territory throughout London, but they're particularly noticeable around Spite and in the Flit. There are several infamous gangs, listed in the sidebar snippet above; each has its own peculiar customs and traditions. For example, the Naughts and Crosses seem to be playing a giant game of, well, naughts and crosses (aka tic-tac-toe), and the Fisher Kings actually fish for head adornments! |
| | | ==Who Works with the Urchins?== |
| ==To the Rooftops!==
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| [[Fallen London]] is packed with several infamous urchin gangs; each has its own peculiar customs and traditions. Some of these traditions allegedly date back to the Second City. Some urchin-gangs include: | | Trickster.png|Tricksters |
| *'''The Naughts and Crosses''', who play, well, naughts and crosses (read: tic-tac-toe).To be more specific, they're in a constant gang-war with each other that spans the checkered streets of Fallen London.
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| *'''The Regiment''', the most powerful of the urchin-gangs.
| | Crookedcross.png|Crooked-Crosses |
| *'''The Knotted Sock''', more on them below.
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| *'''The Fisher-Kings''', who fish for hats and valuables from [[the Flit]].
| | ==What do the Urchins Deal In?== |
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| Urchins are often used as couriers and informants, and sometimes even as mercenaries. During the Twelve Days of [[Mr Sacks]], the urchins gather up the best lacre available from the streets and rooftops of London and collect it into pails of "snow," which they sell at exorbitant prices.
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| | | correspondenceplaque.png|Correspondence Plaque |
| Some urchins seem to have a close relationship with [[Storm]], a rage-filled god of the Unterzee.
| | aeolian.png|Aeolian Scream |
| | | stormthrenody.png|Storm-Threnody |
| ==The Knotted-Sock== | | rookery.png|Rookery Password (a mark of recognition) |
| {{spoiler}}<blockquote>''"A Vehement Campaigner wants to reform the Knotted Sock, and has ascended to the Flit armed with morally improving literature. The Sock are willing to let you join in the fun."''</blockquote>
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| [[File:Doubleurchin.png|thumb|Out you go longshanks!]]
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| The Knotted Sock doesn't get its name solely from the nail- and brick-filled socks they wield as weapons. Their name comes from an "'''ur-sock'''" (really, a glorified sock) said to contain a star.
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| The Knotted Sock is one of the only urchin gangs that is brave enough to venture into [[the Forgotten Quarter]]. Their headquarters are located in a building in [[Spite]] known as '''Old Downy''', which is rumored to be haunted.
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| In truth, the building isn't haunted; rather, it is alive due to the influence of a large shard of the [[King with a Hundred Hearts|King with a Hundred Hearts']] heart which they have stolen. And that is the star.
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| ==Slivvy==
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| {{Character|title1 = The Stuttering Urchin|image1 = Stutteringurchin.png|caption1 = Slivvy remembers. Art from FL.|name = Slivvy|location = He travels a lot.|allegiance = [[Storm]]}}<blockquote>''"'ere, longshanks! Slivvy says 'as 'ow you wants to get rid of your wind-brand. And for a wery reasonable price."''</blockquote>'''Slivvy''' is an urchin who can talk to the wind. He answers to the zee-god [[Storm]], and sometimes kills people at its request by dropping large rocks on them from the great heights of [[the Flit]]. The port-wine birthmark on Slivvy's face, along with his stutter, are signs of "the Lightning's Kiss," which he received during a storm.
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| According to Slivvy, the urchin gangs may go back even further than the [[The Fallen Cities|Second City]]. They may even originate from the "other children" of [[the Bazaar]].
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