Keepers of Stones

The Keepers of Stones are strange sorts, even among the Hypogean freaks of UnderLondon. Each of them is master of one of the sets of Stones, the pieces of mouldering stonework left over from Roman times - the last remnants of Latin construction which they believe keep the Curse in check.

The Keepers' purviews are also symbolic of the powers they have seized for themselves in UnderLondon. Though they do not directly control anything, everyone answers to one of the Keepers, in some capacity. Civilization in UnderLondon is centered around the Keepers (or, properly, around the Stones, though they may as well be one and the same at this point), who serve as social hearthlights for monsters, with dark, unmanaged tunnels between their bulwarks.

The Keepers all dress identically - long tattered robes, with various pieces of jewelry, and mummers' masks. Each one has a piece of jewelry that acts as a badge within his or her household, given to those who have sworn direct allegiance. Many of the Keepers also have Agents who serve them in an official capacity or another.

Keeper of the Waters

• Aqueduct
• Controls access to potable water in UnderLondon, and access to the waterways (sewers and Thames)
• Badge: A silver pendant with a clear blue stone, like a suspended drop of water.
• Agents: The Nereids, all of whom are quite comfortable in the water. Though there are a few water spirits among them, many of them are other kinds of entities, having been amphibiously transformed through years of service to the Keeper of the Waters.

Keeper of the Fanum

• Temple
• Philosopher and ritualist, controlling access to the Fanum itself, as well as the things of religion: incenses, wines and song.
• Badge: Twining vines tattooed around the arms.
• Agents: The Bacchantes, wild, prowling nearly-nude men and women who are driven mad by the drumming in the deeps that echoes in the Fanum. It is said that the Bacchantes are normal Hypogeans until the Keeper of the Fanum calls them, by the silent drums that only they can hear.

Keeper of the Baths

• Bath
• Controls the brothels of UnderLondon (and some say quite a few of the doxies in London Above), as well as the healing Baths themselves.
• Badge: A bracelet made of strung-together, water-smoothed pieces of marble.
• Agents: The Scarlet, spy-courtesans who serve their mistress' whims in any way she asks.

Keeper of the Arch

• Ruined, abandoned Arch
• Master of passageways and land-travel.

Keeper of the Gardens

• Gardens
• Food access, and massive tracts of fungal wilderness

Keeper of the Glass

• Glass Mosaic
• Art and glassworks

Keeper of the Caldarium

• Hypocaust
• Heat, combustables, smithwork, candles and lanterns

Keeper of the Forum

• Gathering Place
• Arbiter and judge, peace-keeper and public speaker

Keeper of the Wall

• Piece of old Roman wall
• Defense of UnderLondon, and keeping its secrets