#the intrepid deacon

[the-insouciant-scientist]

ooo art request of my favourite devil-worshipping canon/canon/oc trio, if you're down:

C1 with 💛 the intrepid deacon, ❤️ the crimson captain and 💙 the apologist?

Here you go!

[geraldofallon]

Romance in the Neath: Intrepid Deacon

He followed you to Hell once. Now, he is at your side again.

He knows what he’s looking for. His eyes meet yours.

His faith in you is unshakable, though he doesn’t like being left alone for too long.

[kafkaesquegf]

FAILBETTER GAMES???????

[sparingiscaring]

My Search For FL Text is Neverending

[esteemed-excellency]

I was curious to see what would happen if you appoint the Intrepid Deacon, and well. You know :)

[sunless-smash-or-pass]

[violant-apologia]

potential christmas card?

potential christmas card – what’s your favorite fallen london festival? this is... really difficult actually! i love getting new companions, so it's probably between whitsun, hallowmas and the feast of the rose (with chrismas not far behind, just for vibes)

whitsun is a little too slow-paced for me, and the companions all being animals gets a bit same-y? i still enjoy it a lot, but those do hold it back. the feast of the rose is cool, and absolutely LOVE some of the companions it's added (crimson captain and intrepid deacon my beloveds) but i think the menace grinding and confession-management mean hallowmas ekes it out for most enjoyable?

ask game here!

[thepastisalreadywritten]

SAINT OF THE DAY (June 1)

"We are slain with the sword, but we increase and multiply; the more we are persecuted and destroyed, the more are deaf to our numbers.

As a vine, by being pruned and cut close, shoots forth new suckers, and bears a greater abundance of fruit; so is it with us."

– St. Justin Martyr

Justin was born around the year 100 in the Palestinian province of Samaria, the son of Greek-speaking parents whose ancestors were sent as colonists to that area of the Roman Empire.

Justin's father followed the Greek pagan religion and raised his son to do the same, but he also provided Justin with an excellent education in literature and history.

Justin was an avid lover of truth, and as a young man, became interested in philosophy and searched for truth in the various schools of thought that had spread throughout the empire.

But he became frustrated with the professional philosophers' intellectual conceits and limitations, as well as their apparent indifference to God.

After several years of study, Justin had a life-changing encounter with an old man who questioned him about his beliefs and especially about the sufficiency of philosophy as a means of attaining truth.

He urged him to study the Jewish prophets and told Justin that these authors had not only spoken by God's inspiration, but also predicted the coming of Christ and the foundation of his Church.

“Above all things, pray that the gates of life may be opened to you,” the old man told Justin, “for these are not things to be discerned, unless God and Christ grant to a man the knowledge of them.”

Justin had always admired Christians from a distance because of the beauty of their moral lives.

As he writes in his Apologies:

"When I was a disciple of Plato, hearing the accusations made against the Christians and seeing them intrepid in the face of death and of all that men fear, I said to myself that it was impossible that they should be living in evil and in the love of pleasure.”

The aspiring philosopher eventually decided to be baptized around the age of 30.

After his conversion, Justin continued to wear the type of cloak that Greek culture associated with the philosophers.

Inspired by the dedicated example of other Catholics whom he had seen put to death for their faith, he embraced a simple and austere lifestyle even after moving to Rome.

Justin was most likely ordained a deacon since he preached, did not marry, and gave religious instruction in his home.

He is best known as the author of early apologetic works, which argued for the Catholic faith against the claims of Jews, pagans, and non-Christian philosophers.

Several of these works were written to Roman officials, for the purpose of refuting lies that had been told about the Church.

Justin sought to convince the rulers of the Roman Empire that they had nothing to gain and much to lose by persecuting the Christians.

His two most famous apologetical treatises were "Apologies" and "Dialogue with Tryphon."

In order to fulfill this task, Justin gave explicit written descriptions of the early Church's beliefs and its mode of worship.

In modern times, scholars have noted that Justin's descriptions correspond to the traditions of the Catholic Church on every essential point.

Justin describes the weekly Sunday liturgy as a sacrifice and speaks of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Christ.

He further states that only baptized persons who believe the Church's teachings and are free of serious sin may receive it.

Justin also explains in his writings that the Church regards celibacy as a sacred calling, condemns the common practice of killing infants, and looks down on the accumulation of excessive wealth and property.

His first defense of the faith, written to Emperor Antonius Pius around 150, convinced the emperor to regard the Church with tolerance.

In 167, however, persecution began again under Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

During that year, Justin wrote to the emperor, who was himself a philosopher and the author of the well-known “Meditations.”

He tried to demonstrate the injustice of the persecutions and the superiority of the Catholic faith over Greek philosophy.

Justin emphasized the strength of his convictions by stating that he expected to be put to death for expressing them.

He was, indeed, seized along with a group of other believers and brought before Rusticus, prefect of Rome.

A surviving eyewitness account shows how Justin the philosopher became known as “St. Justin Martyr.”

The prefect made it clear how Justin might save his life:

“Obey the gods, and comply with the edicts of the emperors.”

Justin responded that “no one can be justly blamed or condemned for obeying the commands of our Savior Jesus Christ.”

Rusticus briefly questioned Justin and his companions regarding their beliefs about Christ and their manner of worshiping God. Then he laid down the law.

“Hear me,” he said, “you who are noted for your eloquence, who think that you make a profession of the right philosophy. If I cause you to be scourged from head to foot, do you think you shall go to heaven?”

“If I suffer what you mention,” Justin replied, “I hope to receive the reward which those have already received, who have obeyed the precepts of Jesus Christ.”

“There is nothing which we more earnestly desire, than to endure torments for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ,” he explained. “We are Christians and will never sacrifice to idols.”

Justin was scourged and beheaded along with six companions who joined him in his confession of faith.

Justin Martyr has been regarded as a saint since the earliest centuries of the Church.

Eastern Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians also celebrate his feast day on June 1.

[stoportotouch]

the intrepid deacon's first name is percival, huh.

[cruger2984]

THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT VINCENT OF SARAGOSSA The Protomartyr of Spain and Patron of Lisbon and Valencia Feast Day: January 22

Vincent was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa (now called Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza). In 304 AD, Dacian (Dacianus), the prefect of Spain, captured 18 Christians in Saragossa and put them to death. Soon after, Vincent and his bishop, St. Valerius of Saragossa, were arrested and confined to the prison of Valencia, where they suffered starvation and miseries for a long time. Dacian hoped to shake their faith, but, when they were brought before him, he was surprised to see them still intrepid in body and spirit. Vincent, on behalf of his bishop, informed the judge that they were ready to suffer everything for their faith, and that they could pay no heed either to threats or promises.

Dacian became furious and inflicted every sort of torture on him. He was stretched on the rack and his flesh torn with iron hooks. Then, his wounds were rubbed with salt and he was burned alive upon a red-hot gridiron. Finally, he was cast into prison and laid on a floor scattered with broken pottery, where he died.

During his martyrdom, he preserved such peace and tranquility that it astonished his jailer, who repented from his sins and was converted. Vincent's dead body was thrown into the sea in a sack, but was later recovered by the Christians and his veneration immediately spread throughout the Church.

[dragons-bones]

Currently hemming and hawing over my final set of decisions. My Parish Council is 3-2 on Jericho Locks as the location for a daughter-church versus expanding at Burrow, so I'm proooobably going to go with Jericho, but I also like the idea of expanding at Burrow. Kinda wish there was some further gameplay utility to your choice of mission, sometimes the purely RP choices give me more trouble when it's a coin flip.

And then of course I've gotta deal with the Drummer-in-the-Depths. The Intrepid Deacon and Crimson Captain are basically egging on my hedonist thief-queen character to do whatever the Drummer wants, everyone else just wants the noise to fucking stop, buuuut I'm trying to take this decision especially with Aliénor's thoughts in mind, and...I think she'd fuck with the Drummer to assert dominance. 🤔

So yesterday I made my Bedraggled, Forlorn Fox the "mouse"/mascot of the semi-heretical (depends on who you ask) church I'm building halfway between London and Hell! He is very sweet! (And wants me to spend the proceeds from the collection plate on improving the church because how dare he not have a better quality of pillows and toys and food.)

My church is also dedicated to a saint I made myself! It's got five skulls! I got a skeleton with seven necks, and stuck on some duplicated skulls from my counterfeit head of John the Baptist via eldritch science. Didn't have enough bone fragments, though, so I couldn't do the full seven I wanted, and just slapped some balls of stygian ivory onto the remaining two necks to make them look like spinal protrusions.

Gosh I just love how extra unhinged I sound when I talk about this game. :D

[bronskibeet]

HELP i'm thinking about the intrepid deacon again 😐😐😐 namely this fbg blog post from the person who wrote him

[incorrectfallenlondonquotes]

Let The Player Run For Mayor 1899

The Intrepid Deacon: Well, I think we know who won.

(Cut to the Player, the Deacon, and Lilac hearing the news)

Mr. Huffman: This just in: The Incomparable Candidate loses!

All Three: What?!

Mr. Huffman: Despite winning an overwhelming 95% of the vote, election officials had to disqualify them due to discovery of an extensive criminal record.

The Player: Oh boy.

The Intrepid Deacon: Oh, no, what did you do?!

The Player: What DIDN'T I do?

Mr. Huffman: Crimes include shoplifting, teaching tigers to sail, a new crime they invented called ‘arsonceny’, sixth degree manslaughter…..

The Player: It was a really convoluted plan.

Mr. Huffman: Due to this shocking development it would appear the mayorship passes to the only candidate who filled out their paperwork: the Struggling Artist. We will dedicate the rest of this town meeting to listing the Candidate's crimes. (Picks up a huge stack of paper) First-degree identity theft. Felony tax evasion. Pickpocketing…impersonating a priest….General indecency…..fishing boat theft….bingo fraud…..telling jokes that just go on and on….

The Player, throwing away the newspaper: Whew. At least they didn’t list any of the bad ones. On an unrelated topic I have a lot of gold and I need to move it fast.

Lilac: Aw, I’m sorry. I actually think you as mayor would’ve been fun.

The Player: Eh. Maybe it’s for the best. C’mon, wanna go vandalize the Struggling Artist's house?

Lilac: Yay, vandalism!

[kafkaesquegf]

do you guys remember the intrepid deacon??? that was for real insane. character of all time

[vonlipvig]

“I’ll take care of you.”  “It’s rotten work.”  “Not to me. Not if it’s you.”

A little gift for my amazing friend Dion @intrepiddeacon, who was so so kind and sent me so many wonderful gifts for my birthday. The least I could do was return the favor! So here’s Dion’s OC Belén with their husband, the Intrepid Deacon!

I hope you like it as much as I do! 

[esteemed-excellency]

I compiled a list of all the Exceptional Stories I played, to be updated with every new one I play or buy. The bolded ones fit with Hiram's storyline, and the stars are for my favourites:

A Trade in Souls - Spirifier ending

The Gift ⭐️ Sided with the Princess

Cut with Moonlight - Meridian House continues to operate

The Last Dog Society - The Sunken Admiral had his revenge killing the Sequencer and the Shamble-Man

Discernment

The Art of Murder - [played both endings, killing the snuffer was the most in character option but I liked her character]

The Waltz that Moved the World ⭐️ Danced the Waltzing Duke to his death and took his secret

The Frequently Deceased

Where You and I Must Go

Our Lady of Pyres

The Persona Engine - Destroyed the Machine

The Twelve-Fifteen from Moloch Street - Uncovered The Lily's secret and entered Hell

The Century Exhibition - entrusted the Wind of Ages to Hell, and kept its location from the Empress' regiment

The Season of Skies - the Gracious Widow will continue the Polymath's work, hoping for London to see the stars again

The Marriage of Feducci ⭐️ The marriage fell through

HOJOTOHO!

Trial and Error

The Stone Guest ⭐️ Filmed with stage magic and The Grand Hunt

The Sinking Synod

Lamentation Lock - Left with the Listless Pugilist, the Ascetic Housebreaker and the Hollow-Eyed Turncoat

Written in the Glim - The Entomological Astrologer continues her activities

For All the Saints Who From Their Labour Rest ⭐️ The Intrepid Deacon became an agent of the Brass Embassy

The Magician's Dream - The Haunted Magician keeps working for the Glass

Cricket, Anyone? ⭐️ Gave the Broken Word to Hell, the Game must go on

Noises from Upstairs - Saved the Dashing Debunker from moonlight

Tauroktonos

The Garden Embassy

The Brass Grail - The Dowager helped against Virginia and the Bishop regained his lover

Say it With Flowers ⭐️ Met with the Brooding Captain and the Lady in Lilac to mess with the Princess' plan, the messengers are safe.

Por Una Cabeza ⭐️ Doña Villar won the bet and kept her soul, her villa went to the urchins. Hiram kept the secret.

Go Tell the King of Cats - The Turbulent Tabby refused the King's gift and chose to spend his last days in comfort, surrounded by kittens, imparting what wisdom he could.

The Dilettante's Debut

The Icarian Cup ⭐️ Saved the Zeefarer and won the race, the Zeefarer and the Explorer parted in friendship

Caveat Emptor ⭐️ Preserved the original parasitic sigil and its copy on the deed

The Fair Unknown ⭐️ Won the tournament with the Red-Handed Queen's favour and claimed the boon

The Thing That Came in From the Fog - The Grandmaster exploded in Mr Fires' office

Reunion - The Prince remained in London, forsaking the royal family

The Tempest - The Tempestuous Urchin learned to let go of her anger, and she remains with Silvvy

A Crown of Thorns - Accepted and destroyed the Belligerant Prince's honey batch, helped with the Thorned Manservant's campaign

Adornment - Escaped Mr Stones' mines thanks to the Superstitious Smuggler's sacrifice. goddammit mr stones

Mistress of the Skies - The Collective moved to Parabola

A Stretch in the Sky

Totentanz ⭐️ Danced the true Totentanz and preserved its instruments

The Queen of the Elephants

Codename: Sugarplum ⭐️ Mr Stones kept the bomb, and the Bazaarine Correspondent went West. Hiram has the dog the dog

Dernier Cri

Inheritance

The Exile's Chalice

A Devil's Due - Helped Verity recover the Lyrical Soul

SALON SCANDAL! - The Foreign Office declined to comment (and the Monster had wings)

Stolen Stanzas

The Hollow Triptych - Freed the Conjunction of Absence

A Bright Future - Brokered a compromise between Mr Fires and the Futurist

The Deadly Dapperlings

The Mudlark's Lament ⭐️ Befriended the Precocious Tosher and helped the Drownie

Flame, Lead, Clay, Glass - Both the Engineer and the Correspondent survived and will probably get together again in the future, the Correction was dealt with

The Stolen Song - The final verses of the Enigmatic Drownie's song convinced the Accused Contralto not to join her in the zee

The Bloody Wallpaper ⭐️ Payed the debt to the Fingerkings, shouted at the Manager

The Path of Blood and Smoke

The Children of the Glow - Chose to not reveal the truth about the Luminous Miss Sparks and her glowing paint

The Stripes of Wrath - Left the tiger to die in peace

The Green King - The Green King died, though Lady Jane bound herself to him

A Newt by Any Other Name ⭐️ Sacrificed The Lure, left The Newt in the vault, and kept the diamond newt

The Tale of Old Fritz ⭐️ The Doomed Diver returned home safe

Slobgollion

The Sunken River - The Zubmariner and the Heart returned to London, safe from the Admiralty

Déjà Vu

The Laws of the Game

Arcana - Drank the Cider and freed the Sacristan

A Nest in the Eaves

Death and Tax Evasion

Aces High