#snuffers

[thevioletscout]

Ya know the tricky thing about Fallen London being a technically non-visual medium is running into weird ass problems. Like what skin color Snuffers have going on when they're not wearing someone's face.

[geraldofallon]

Fallen London Species: Snuffers

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The Bishop of St. Fiacre's: My kind is a very nice kind, ladies. I'm not a monster.

[thevioletscout]

"I think you know who my people are. Yes, we're what the Presbyter calls Snuffers. We hail from the Elder Continent. We have been denied. Our masks hide us from the boatman. We do not Partake. But perhaps, one day, we will."

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Yet another submission for @neathyfashioncoalition! This time of my dear Dr. Poppy, in a rare moment where to get to see beneath the careful layers of protection. Without his mask.

So to the rare person who might recognize Poppy but missed the fact that he's a Snuffer- Surprise!!

I did base the robe off mens' dressing gowns from the Victorian era, though I also wanted to take the opportunity to do some minor anatomy practice with a plus-sized man's chest. Hope that'll be alright.

A photo of a model I found on pinterest was used as reference. I also based the pattern off one from adobe stock.

Also tumblr Poppy is a cisgender man, do not try me with the exposed chest.

[thevioletscout]

The Doctor and his Patient

After a few posts of sorting out some details with very helpful folk, I decided I wanted to draw my Nemesis PC and his loved one.

This story revolves around a nameless doctor in a plague mask. A rather strange man, he became the personal caretaker for a young girl named Bebe Rivera. In his time caring for the child, they became quite close despite an age and language barrier, and he even allowed her to give him the name "Poppy," assuming it was inspired by the flowers painted on her wheelchair.

Then tragedy struck one day when the doctor returned home to find that his ward had been murdered. She was dead at the tender age of six, permanently.

Out of fury for the senseless violence, for the life taken, Poppy swore that he would track down whoever killed his patient. His friend. His dau- ahem. Bebe, whoever killed Bebe. In a place like the Neath, where one can easily shrug off death, it's only a matter of time until he finds them, right?

Well... Now here's where I pull back the curtain and tell you Poppy's secret. Why it is he lacks a name and never shows anyone, even Bebe, what's beneath his mask. He's a Snuffer. The creatures that steal their faces from humans. He is one of those that have chosen to live among humans peacefully, hence him using a more literal mask as his face and tending to human patients as a doctor, but he is still a Snuffer nonetheless and most would not be pleased if this fact about him got out to the public. Furthermore, Snuffers do not come back from death like humans. If he dies before he can get his vengeance, that will be it for him. He will have to use his wits along with his strength to succeed in his goals.

It will be a few months before I truly begin Poppy's playthrough, as I wish to get through the rest of Light Fingers before I make yet another account for Fallen London, but I've fallen in love with these two characters all over again lately (pre-existing OCs lol) and couldn't ignore the urge to draw them.

Oh and while Bebe's death may be the inciting incident, I want to take a moment to assure everyone that this will not be the last time we see her. I am not so tasteless to use a disabled girl's death as simple motivation. In fact, I actually wouldn't mind if other players with physical disabilities of their own wanted to provide consultation on how to portray Bebe in an authentic and sensitive manner, especially if you're aware of how Nemesis ends.

Anyway, photos of fashion models were used as reference, and I won't be mentioning it every time but I am using this Sims 4 CC as my reference model for Bebe's wheelchair so I can keep it consistent.

[thevioletscout]

I need someone knowledgeable on Snuffer lore willing to help me figure something out

I have an OC idea but I need someone more knowledgeable to help me weigh some pros and cons.

So as some of you might be aware, some might not- all of my PCs are based off pre-existing OCs I have with readjustments to fit into the world of Fallen London. I have yet to do a run for Nemesis, and won't make the account for it until later this year, but I've decided on the character I'm going to use. A plague doctor whose face and name are unknown to most everyone, who is seeking to gain vengeance for the murder of a little girl in his care. Importantly, he was not human when I originally made him.

This led me to getting the idea to make him a Snuffer, to explain why he's always wearing the plague mask and is sparse with personal details. He literally doesn't have a face under there. This would also add an interesting bit of stakes to his quest for revenge. He only has one shot. Snuffers don't come back from death like others in the Neath, so if he dies in the process, it's over.

However, this also presents my biggest problem; I would have to awkwardly write around any deaths I do experience as him (because I'm not going to just stop playing if I do die lol), whether by accident and misfortune or as a required part of Nemesis since that's not unheard for the ambitions. I would also have to ignore a lot of the text explicitly saying the player and their loved one are from the Surface, unless there was a reasonable way I could have had my character go up to the Surface.

So I ask the question; is it worth it? On the one hand, I really like this idea and find it interesting, both for how I'd play Nemesis and frankly- I already have two human PCs, I'd like to shake it up a bit and explore the other species that inhabit the Neath. On the other hand, it's a lot of awkward work arounds I have to do that might not be fully compatible with gameplay/this ambition and considering I'm still trying to figure out the lore a part of me is just a bit scared of overstepping. I already have to pester Tumblr with clay man questions for Fae every now and then. Perhaps there's even yet another important detail about them I've missed until now. (And I don't mean the fact that they rip off people's faces and wear them and eat candles and come from the Garden and some want to return there, I know that)

One thing I will mention now as an important detail. This character, Poppy, while he might be a snuffer, Bebe, the girl in his care, was not. She was human. They are not biologically related.

[thevioletscout]

Also because I have two non-human player characters for Fallen London, I feel the need to make an important distinction for future reference.

Fae, clay woman: I am tormented by the fact that I am made of stone and not flesh due to a lifetime of abuse and discrimination from humans who look down on me or see me as a threat. I have a turbulent relationship with humans as I both long to be part of them while despising them for having the privileges I don't for merely being born. I cannot blend in as a human under any circumstance, but I am tolerated because of what I can do for them.

Dr. Poppy, snuffer: I'm actually mostly at peace with my inhuman nature and don't hold many insecurities about not being human. In fact, I've come to love humanity as a whole, partially due to coming to love one as my daughter I mean patient, and prefer to wear a literal mask rather than steal faces like others of my kind do. However, if I reveal my true face to the wrong person there is a high chance that I will be killed because of my species' reputation for being monstrous, and I don't get to come back from that like they do so I have to pretend to be human for my safety.

[thevioletscout]

Another weird Snuffer question (I'm so sorry)

I need some clarification on something. Do they have to keep replacing their faces, like will it start to rot, or can they just take a face and be good for as long as they want it?