Inauspicious iron

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ID: 9012

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From: The Back of Corpsecage

As the tide recedes, you can see rusted iron manacles of recent design firmly fixed to the rock. They're below the zee-weedy strand of the high tide line.

Challenge information

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• 87 - very chancy (41%)
• 108 - chancy (51%)
• 130 - modest (61%)
• 151 - very modest (71%)
• 172 - low-risk (81%)
• 193 - straightforward (91%)
• 212 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Amber and, perhaps, essences

The manacles are of a style that was standard issue for the Constables of ten years ago. But not even the Velocipede Squad would stoop to this barbarity, would they?

[…] Theories extend suggestive tentacles of insight. Rubbery tentacles.

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• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've gained 40 x Page of Cryptopalaeontological Notes
•  An occurrence! Your 'Orthos is Coming!' Quality is now 9 - He is Here!!
•  You've gained 10 x Nodule of Warm Amber
•  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+1 CP)

Failure

And then gone

The tide rises, enfolding the manacles like a patient lover. Perhaps the Unterzee will swallow you like that, ship and all.

• Watchful is increasing…
•  An occurrence! Your 'Orthos is Coming!' Quality is now 9 - He is Here!!
•  Nightmares is increasing… (+? CP)