Village of Fowl Devotees
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| First mentioned | The Vile Village |
| Possessed by | Village of Fowl Devotees |
The Village Of Fowl Devotees is a fictional village in the book series, A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. It is the setting in book the Seventh: The Vile Village. It is often called "V.F.D." instead of its full name. The Baudelaires mistook this V.F.D. for the other V.F.D. and decided to pick this city to adopt them. When the Baudelaires arrive it is obvious that the villagers agreed to adopt orphans so that they could do all the town's chores. During the Baudelaire's stay, the only village citizen that actually cares for the Baudelaires is Hector.
The government of V.F.D. is a council of elders, who all wear odd looking crow hats on their heads. The council has made thousands of rules, which are described as "insane" throughout the book, and many of which are "contradictory" according to Klaus Baudelaire, who stays up all night studying them. For example:
- No mechanical devices
- The only pens that may be used are pens made of crow feathers
- Residents may not make things out of crow feathers
- The village library may not include any books that break any of the other rules (For instance, if somebody in a book uses a mechanical device, that book is not allowed. Ironically, this means that The Vile Village would not be allowed).
- When the Baudelaire orphans arrived, the town created Rule #19,833 to protect them. The rule says that no villains are allowed within the city limits
The village is considered to be luck that it is named after V.F.D., although, many people think that it is a meeting place for all V.F.D. members.
All the rules have numbers (Rule #201: No murdering, Rule #1: No one may hurt a crow). Anyone who breaks rules in V.F.D. is burned at the stake.(Rule #2)There does not seem to be a trial for rule-breaking, but there is a jail.The city is called "Village of Fowl Devotees" because the entire village is devoted to crows. There are crows all over V.F.D., which roost downtown in the morning, uptown in the afternoon, and then all fly to a gigantic tree known as Nevermore Tree at night. Features of the uptown include Town Hall and the nearby Fowl Fountain, which was built by Count Olaf and his associates to trap the Quagmires. Unknown to many, the fountain has a hidden mechanism in its eye, allowing the beak to open so at least two human-sized objects can be placed inside. Another feature is the Uptown Jail. The Deluxe Cell is the filthiest cell in it.
| Preceded by: Jerome and Esmé Squalor (The Ersatz Elevator) |
Guardian of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire | Succeeded by: None official, but possibly Volunteers Fighting Disease or Hal (The Hostile Hospital) |
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