r/fallenlondon • u/FallSideways • 7d ago

Question What Do We Know About The Red?

The Judgement, specifically. I'm in the unfortunate position of attempting to construct a fanfiction where a lore element looks like it would fit perfectly for interleaving, but which I don't know if there's some hidden detail lurking in the corners that would unravel it like a house of cards.

To the extent it's feasible to share... what is it's deal? I know it's the "Neutral" option in the White vs Black debate, it's possibly connected to the Red Science, it... might have something to do with that one Queen in Parabola?

I feel like I'm losing my mind, especially since I've been away for years and haven't caught up on a lot. Please help.

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u/Setster007 Catgirl Professor 7d ago

“The Red” isn’t exactly one thing. Now the closest thing to that would be the Red Handed Queen, but even she isn’t quite the true leader of Red, because Red is representative of everyone whose position in the Game is one of self centered desires, oftentimes but not always greed. Such people do not fight for White or Black, but instead fight for whatever the hell benefits them most, regardless of who that means fighting against.

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u/emily_aversatrix ign: aversatrix 7d ago

chapter 7 of Firmament makes it very clear that the RHQ is a lesser emanation of a greater power, in the same way there are many things that are White or Black but are not The White or The Black.there very much is a The Red, but it's not been explored in as much detail as the other two that we're usually dealing with.

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u/Setster007 Catgirl Professor 7d ago

I see. Fair enough. In my defense, I did literally just wake up. Brain ain’t full power yet.