"What can you find in Ladybones Road? Moloch Street Underground Station is the first stop on the journey to Hell. Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour, haunt of spies, is here. Hangman's Arch can be a good place to hear gossip, and is always a good place for a hanging."[3]
Ladybones is rife with mysteries and intrigue.[5][6]Hell's embassy in London, the Brass Embassy, is located on Moloch Street,[7][8] and is staffed by devils and goat-demons.[9] The eastern endpoint of the railway lines to Hell, Moloch Street Underground Station, is not too far away.[10] To match its infernal influence, Ladybones is dappled in hellish graffiti - tricky to decipher, but hints at Hell's internal affairs.[11]
A popular local establishment, Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour, is a meeting place for agents of the Great Game[12] who use tattoos to encode messages and secrets.[13][14] Some of Clathermont's patrons visit nearby pubs afterwards to wind down and chat about their tattoos' meanings.[15]Tyrant's Gardens is a park in Ladybones blooming with exotic fungi,[16][17] perfect for a stroll or discreet meeting.[18][19] Ladybones also houses the entrance to the Clay Quarters,[20] a labyrinth under the city in which Clay Men conduct their business.[21] Thanks to its mystique, Ladybones is frequented by detectives and Constables;[6][22] the Constables' headquarters, Concord Square,[23] is located in this district.[24]
Hangman's Arch[]
"The rattle of a passing hansom. The easy whistle of a constable as he proceeds in the direction of the docks. The soft creak of rope strung from Hangman's Arch, and the cheerful chatter of the crowd as it disperses after the hanging."[25]
Hangman's Arch
Hangman's Arch is a famous landmark of Ladybones. Public hangings are conducted here, drawing crowds despite the unreliability of death in the Neath.[26] During downtime, elderly women gather beneath the Arch to gossip and sell sugared mushrooms.[27] Hanged prisoners who recover from death are exiled to the Tomb-Colonies,[28] and their discarded garments are gifted to informants by the Constables as a traditional, and grim, reward.[29][30]
↑ 1.01.1See the sights, Fallen London"All these places had names on the surface. [...] the names changed when the city fell, just as M________e became Ladybones."
↑Escort the Deviless to the Brass Embassy, Sunless Sea"Two [...] goat-demons shamble up: one takes each of the Deviless' arms. [...] The goat-demons guide her down a flight of iron steps, [...] The Urbane Devil lounges by [...]"
↑Decipher graffiti, Fallen London"Visitors from Hell come through here. Some of the scrawlings are bizarre, [...] Some hold valuable secrets. [...] You glean some intriguing tidbits about recent promotions and demotions in the hierarchies of Hell."
↑Life on Ladybones Road, Fallen London"The soft creak of rope strung from Hangman's Arch, and the cheerful chatter of the crowd as it disperses after the hanging."
