#koloman republic

[sorepharmacist]

I can't FORCE you to play Fallen London, but I CAN Force you to look at the beautiful flag of the Koloman Republic. (edit, forgot to link to source, my bad: https://www.reddit.com/r/fallenlondon/comments/1emosb4/as_a_flag_nerd_and_a_goose_enjoyer_i_liked_the/)

[geraldofallon]

Fallen London Travel Guide:

Koloman Republic

One thing they do keep in common, despite the medley of accents, languages, and, on closer inspection, dress. They all appear deathly afraid of death. Surfacers. They’ll learn.

Requested by @crow-caller

[lasersquid]

BREAKING NEWS: COILHEART GAMES REVOKES PLANETARY SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS WIN, AWARDS RETROACTIVE TOURNAMENT OF IMAGINATION VICTORY TO KOLOMAN REPUBLIC

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THE FAIR ARBITRATOR EXPOSED! NEUTRAL THIRD PARTY REVEALED AS KOLOMAN MINISTER OF IMAGINATION; COURT OF THE WAKEFUL EYE RULING ON APPEAL: GREAT USE OF CREATIVITY

[ekp0133f]

The Koloman Republic are from the Presbyterate disguised as Surfacers

[jordan-of-dawn-and-storms]

Choose Geese

[peligin-eyed]

Henry is thriving helping a bunch of tomb colonists build a boat. He doesn’t really care about boats, but he HAS built a zubmarine before, and he can also help out their doctors

Great first event for him honestly (as expected from the science event lol)

[neathbound]

Koloman Republic: Analysis

I'm specifically of the opinion that they're a coalition of agents for White.

Their flag

Purple, a notably regal color. Also similar to irrigo, associated with the Great Game.

"Lux," of course, for light.

Geese are a symbol of collective effort, as their V-formation allows them to fly more efficiently. Collective effort, however, isn't always merely republican; take "goose-stepping" for example.

The tongs, possibly for forging a new republic, possibly for forging the Chain.

The rope and the hat honestly elude me.

Other tidbits

They're associated with lilies and lavender, both of which commonly symbolize purity.

They aren't noticeable at the opening ceremonies, and the game specifically notes that they've either "assimilated" (which spies would be good at) or didn't come (they've got something else to do while everyone's distracted).

Naturally the wide spread of apparent cultures could indicate a group of agents of different nationalities; I'd also note (and this could be me showing my ignorance here) that they seem to imply that the Republic stretches from the Alps to the Adriatic, which isn't necessarily a huge swath of land, despite how often the game emphasizes how many disparate cultures seem to be represented.

Entirely self-indulgent, but it's specifically noted that they're supposedly famous for their architects and engineers - people who create and maintain specific systems and structures.

Smarter people than me have explained this in more detail, but they seem to be named after a historical figure who was (suspected of being?) a spy.

I've almost certainly missed a few things, and obviously any number of these could be red herrings. It would be pretty funny if after all of the suspicion, they turn out to really just be a normal Surface country.

[failbettergames]

Thank you so much for Koloman Republic. I would die for the goose. I will die for the goose. I jump into the mirror in the carnival

honk honk team goose forever

[thegreatyin]

alright, place your bets now.

[esteemed-excellency]

THE NAME IS KILLING ME TOO!! "van der" being dutch mixed with "caligari-mastroiani" being italian(?) Really just feels like its trying to sound European TM so hard askdjfg

average koloman republic team

[zeefaring]

ok heres my definitive take on the koloman republic. it used to be a fake country for spy project made by a single country, but then so many different parties infiltrated it that now basically everyone is from a different country and they cant get a story straight because no two people in there have the same allegiance. so basically every spy was hoping to just see what was there and go with the flow, only to discover there was in fact no flow to go with.

[czolgosz]

[ID: a tumblr post by leolaroot which reads, "doing spy missions with a ragtag crew but if I'm being honest I hate all of their fucking guts. we are not making an unlikely family I want to kill these people"; "spy" has been changed from "space" /end ID]

after seeing most of the recent clues, this is the koloman republic to me

[neathbowprideflag]

the koloman republic has a GDP of one kolomillion dollars

[the-fugitive-lexicologist]

I'll be honest, at this point there's so much stuff pointing to the Koloman Republic being spies that I think it's just bad writing. Two possibilities:

1. They are the worst spies of all time. Literally from the moment they got off the boat they acted over-the-top sus. You're trying to tell me this is a group of spies that did an operation as complex and high-stakes as this and just.....didn't bother with a good cover story? They only brought incompetent spies who fumble the backstory? They only get more bumbling as time passes? It kinda shatters suspension of disbelief. If this is the Great Game they've flipped the tone and flopped the delivery. If FBG tries to do a reveal that they're spies, it's just sloppy writing. Spies don't suck at the job this bad.

2. They aren't spies. This seems more likely to me, but it's also bad writing if so. If they do some big reveal that the Koloman delegation is actually something totally unexpected, unrelated entirely to the Great Game.......what was the point of putting in 27 clues that they are spies? It's not really a twist as much as just a red herring. Also sloppy writing.

IDK, I just don't know how they could pull what they've written already into a satisfying reveal.

[wind-come-calling]

There are several interesting theories about what may be hidden within the sixth coil flitting around Fallen London communities, so I thought it would be interesting to gauge which side FL Tumblr falls on.

[justdiptych]

MR HUFFAM: We must find out what the tigers have planned for the opening of the Sixth Coil.

FALLEN LONDONERS: Yeah sure bestie but what the Hell is going on with the Koloman Republic? They appear to be from everywhere in Europe at once, they keep making reference to history that hasn't happened yet, they might or might not be human, and their national flag has a goose in a hat on it.