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Exceptional Stories[edit]

A Bright Future (45 FATE)

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The Illuminating Futurist has a bright vision for London – a city of light and prosperity. But the future of the Fifth City is contested by fierce and mighty powers, and they are rarely kind to competition. Secure funding for the Futurist's invention from the sometimes-great and almost-good, weigh the betterment of the people against the interests of capital, decide the future of this Miraculous Device, and – perhaps – blow something up.
Author: George Lockett.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with any of the following:
- Red-Feathered Pin
- 100000 x Penny (Wiki note: A thousand Echoes)
- 20 The Prestige of your Laboratory
- A Person of Some Importance - Paramount Presence
Unique text with:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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A Columbidaean Commotion (45 FATE)

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London's bird population has suffered since the Fall – robbed of their skies, forced to compete with bats, and preyed upon as easy meals. But the Unremarkable Fancier has plans to improve the humble pigeon's lot. Help the struggling Philoperisteron Society elect a new chairman, learn the secrets of the Delightful Dove's ever-sprouting twig, and find these birds a new place in the day-to-day life of the Neath.
Author: George Lockett.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- 1 x A Taste of the Garden
Unique options with:
- Seven-Throated Warbler
- Associating with Radical Academics 5
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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A Crown of Thorns (45 FATE)

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The Thorned Manservant returned from the War against Hell forever changed. Now he has found mysterious employment at the Shuttered Palace. Satiate your curiosity, infiltrate the palace, and uncover his connection with a certain secluded prince...
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
At some point you can choose to obtain a Clutch of Gelatinous Eggs.
Unique options with:
Variable text with:
- Ambition: Nemesis - Shuttered Palace 8
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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A Devil's Due (45 FATE)

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Verity is on the hunt for a particular soul, and she won't take 'no' for an answer! Consort with devils high and low as you track the Lyrical Soul through infernal society, strike bargains in a primordial currency of Hell, and uncover an ancient story of love and loss.
Author: Bruno Dias.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- 1 x Sap of the Cedar at the Crossroads (with Your very own Infernal Contract)
Unique options with:
- Closest To - The Church
- Currently residing in Brass Embassy Guest Room
- Renown: Hell 20
- A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets 5
- Closest To - Hell
- Discovering Events at a Salon 16-20
- Your very own Infernal Contract
- Renown: Bohemians 15
- Duelling with the Black Ribbon 5
- Sophia's
- Crimson Captain
Unique text with:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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A Little Pandemonium (45 FATE)

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The Ministry of Public Decency are resurrecting an old London tradition: Bonfire Night. But unsanctioned fireworks and effigies are circulating in the crowd. Investigate incendiary goings-on among the bonfires and revelers. Will you aid the troublemakers, or the constables? What harm, a little pandemonium?
Author: Jack de Quidt.
Starting points: Fate page, Begin 'A Little Pandemonium' (45 FATE).
Overview:
- A Smoke-Scented Mask
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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A Newt by Any Other Name (45 FATE)

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This can’t be happening! Lord P______ is the most scandalous man in London, and his diamond newt has found its way into your hands! Do you know what he does with this newt? Even the mildest rumours could destroy your reputation by association!
But you have a plan to save your good name. You’ll have to recruit a few criminal accomplices, break into Lord P______'s townhouse, and put the newt back where it belongs – without anyone learning you ever touched it. Prepare to embark on a heist like none other.
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- The Newt
- Diamond Newt
Unique options with:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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A Stretch in the Sky (45 FATE)

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New Newgate, the colossal stalactite-prison suspended above London, has its secrets. Its upper floors are fast filling up: to make room, someone must go free. Pose as a prisoner to infiltrate a cadre of high-profile pirates; uncover the reasons for your cellmates’ incarceration; choose your allegiances carefully as you identify a candidate for release. And remember to sleep with one eye open, this close to the Roof…
Author: Olivia Wood.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:

No notable rewards or tie-ins are recorded for this story.
If any are found, you can add them by editing its page (Reward summary parameter).

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Adornment (45 FATE)

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An incendiary smuggler seeks to rob Mr Stones of a prize beyond compare. Their intent for the Master is secret and unwise, and to achieve their end, they require a great deal of luck, a most unusual Clay Man, and you. How far must you go to untangle this labyrinthine scheme? And how far must you delve to learn what lies beneath the mines of Mr Stones?
Author: Harry Tuffs.
Starting points: Fate page, Something Glinting.
Overview:
Unique options for all of the following:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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All Things Must End (45 FATE)

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The discovery of a singular moth prompts a journey to Tanah-Chook, a tomb-colony with ancient roots. Assist an Ebullient Undertaker in her final duties. Investigate what befell the Third City's revolutionaries. And learn the fiercest complaint of the dead.
Author: Olivia Wood.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Tanah-Chook access. A new locale with a carousel providing up to 1.8 EPA in common T1-T4 items.
- A Cocoon
- A card in Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies giving 1 x Favours: Tomb-Colonies and reducing Scandal by 3 CP.
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Borrowed Glory (45 FATE)

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London is awash with dreams as a carefree tiger-prince comes to visit. But is there more to his appetites than his guests imagine? Will you capture his attentions? And, more importantly, should you wish to?
Author: Cassandra Khaw.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- An Old Tiger's Eye
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Caveat Emptor (45 FATE)

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A notorious Vicomte is buying property across London. Now he has an eye on your address – and perhaps something just a little below your collar. Navigate the estate market, infiltrate hidden lairs, and contend with a truly blood-sucking landlord.
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting points: Fate page, Window Shopping at Penstock's.
Overview:
- Soothe & Cooper Long-Box
- A Sanguine Château: A Remote Address with 3 cards and an Infrequent Frequency card with some options that change depending on your ending. See the lodgings page for detailed information.
- An option in Don't Perform Research: Don't research a parasitic property law ( A Scholar of the Correspondence 45 challenge. 7 x Parabolan Research, 5 x Memory of Distant Shores, 1 x Extraordinary Implication on success & 1 x Memory of Light, +2 CP Nightmares on failure.)
- Paramount Presences are guaranteed to obtain a Magnificent Feast once per playthrough.
Unique options with:
- A Person of Some Importance - (Base and A Paramount Presence versions)
- Sun-Stamped Mirrorcatch Box
- Newly-Cast Crown of the City of London
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Codename: Sugarplum (45 FATE)

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A journalist from the Surface has lost her pet dachshund, and contracted you to retrieve him. How hard can it be to find a missing dog? Just follow the clues, infiltrate a few undercover networks, expose a vast conspiracy in the Great Game, uncover the dark secrets of the sugar substitute industry, and you'll be back in time for tea.
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Sugarplum
- An option on the card Snowfall in the Adulterine Castle: Play with Sugarplum in the snow (Narrow, A Player of Chess 10; 44 x Well-Placed Pawn on success, 111 x Cryptic Clue on failure)
- A mechanically-identical version of Crack a code with some text referencing the story.
- Anticandle
Unique options with any of the following:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Cricket, Anyone? (45 FATE)

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The Tournament of Toasts! The greatest cricket match of the season! And the perfect opportunity for Benthic and Summerset College to tear each other to pieces! Grab a bat, grab a drink, but keep your wits sharp: the stakes are higher than they seem.
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting points: Fate page, A Crash through the Window.
Overview:
- Cricket Bat: a Weapon providing a +1 Dangerous, +1 Respectable bonus.
- A Standard Frequency card with two options, one granting 5 x Correspondence Plaque, and the other granting 1 x Secluded Address and 1 x An Identity Uncovered!.
- An option in Adulterine Castle: Suggest a cricketing manoeuvre to the (Number) Circle.
- A WORD, BROKEN: a Weapon providing a -10 Persuasive, -6 Dangerous, -3 Respectable bonus. Unlocks an option in The Place of the Judge: Wield the Broken Word (nothing mechanically valuable).
Unique options with:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Cut with Moonlight (45 FATE)

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Navigate the perils and profits of London's forbidden sunlight trade in this tale of lunacy, ambition and addiction.
Author: Chris Gardiner.
Starting points: Fate page, Consider the Moonlight (45 FATE).
Overview:
- Permanent access to an option to purchase Sun-Stamped Mirrorcatch Box. Depending on your final choice, it will be added to one Faction card:
  In Criminals and Constables endings, Sun-Stamped Mirrorcatch Box can be purchased in The Alleys of London: the Criminals for 33 x Surface Currency.
  
  In Society ending, Sun-Stamped Mirrorcatch Box can be purchased in Park and Palace: Society for 100 x Moon-Pearl.
- Opening a Sun-Stamped Mirrorcatch Box gives 1 x Vision of the Surface, 1 x Mirrorcatch Box (and, additionally, +1 CP Wounds on failure), and temporarily unlocks four storylets with 40% luck challenges:
  In Veilgarden:
  1 x Touching Love Story on success, +1 CP Wounds on failure;
  
  5 x Vision of the Surface on success, +1 CP Scandal and 1 x Vision of the Surface on failure.
  
  In Watchmaker's Hill:
  1 x Tale of Terror!! on success, +1 CP Suspicion on failure;
  
  5 x Romantic Notion on success, +1 CP Nightmares and 1 x Tale of Terror!! on failure.
  
  In Spite:
  1 x Tale of Terror!! on success, +1 CP Suspicion and 1 x Tale of Terror!! on failure;
  
  1 x Vision of the Surface on success, +1 CP Scandal and 1 x Vision of the Surface in failure.
  
  In Ladybones Road:
  1 x Vision of the Surface on success, +1 CP Suspicion and 1 x Vision of the Surface on failure;
  
  1 x Vision of the Surface on success, +1 CP Suspicion on failure.
- At some point of the story you can buy unlimited number of Sun-Stamped Mirrorcatch Box for 1 each. There is no way to retain this option after concluding the story.
Unique options with:
- The Young Stags' Club
- Renown: Urchins 5
- Subtle 4
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Damp Martyrs (45 FATE)

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A wealthy heiress has disappeared! Her family suspect kidnap, and blame the Circumcellion Brotherhood: a nautical band of martyr-marauders. Join a naval task force to uncover the truth, and learn whether salvation can be found on the cold Unterzee.
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Near-Death Experience
- An option in A Ship of Zealots: Signal your experience on the Samaritan. Increases Zailing by current Zailing Speed, gives +2 CP Troubled Waters and +1 Time Spent at Zee
Unique options with:
- Acquaintance: the Wry Functionary
- Genesis of a Diocese exactly 400
- A Crooked Cross
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Daylight (45 FATE)

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Join forces with a zailor and young rat to uncover the secrets of an abandoned model village. Journey to an island in the middle of the unterzee to uncover the painful legacy of an inventor's folly and confront the horror that lingers there still.
Author: Ash McAllan.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Sketch of the Daylight Stalker
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Dernier Cri (45 FATE)

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Famed London fashion house Abreo Couture is under new management, and about to launch its most daring collection yet. Explore unique Neathy fashions, design your very own lines, investigate the Persistent Prognosticator’s eccentric hiring practices, and help your Deputy Head of Design change hearts and minds one stitch at a time.
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Naval Waistcoat
- Ornate Mortar Board
Unique option with:
- Shrine to Saint Joshua
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Discernment (45 FATE)

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Souls are a queer business. What dictates the market value? History, or potential? Supply or demand? Would Salome's soul fetch a high price?
Author: Emily Short.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Factory of Favours (45 FATE)

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One of Iron and Misery's factories has gone silent. Learn why, negotiate with Clay Men, and bargain with Rattus Faber.
Author: Graham Robertson.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A Scored Stone
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Fading to a Coda (45 FATE)

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A notorious bar-room singer has made a surprise return to London. The Growling Radical makes dangerous enemies everywhere he goes – his latest exile was supposed to be his last. What has drawn him back to the Fifth City? Why has he fixed his eye on a Master of the Bazaar?
Author: Nigel Evans.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Boneless Pianist: a Companion providing a -1 Shadowy, +3 Persuasive bonus. Unlocks an option in Helicon House: Encourage the Boneless Pianist to join in.
Unique options with:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Fine Dining (45 FATE)

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It's opening night at Dolly's, one of London's most exclusive restaurants. The critics are in, pens sharpened to make mincemeat of the new set menu. Tempers will fray; pots will boil. Can you survive a night in the kitchen? You'll have to wait for the reviews to come in...
Author: Jack de Quidt.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Possibly Poisoned Cherries
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Five Minutes to Midday (45 FATE)

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Being the story of a man with a bomb and a political vendetta. Join the Subdued Protester's plot for justice in this tale of intrigue and deception.
Author: Cash DeCuir.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- An Account of the Souls Aboard Hell's Triremes
- The Embassy in Repair
Unique option with:
- Acquaintance: the Regretful Soldier
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Flame, Lead, Clay, Glass (45 FATE)

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A hungry fire blazes through the streets of London. A fire in the shape of a man. A fire that is looking for something. The Elevated Engineer seeks to harness it; the Clay Correspondent to destroy it. They oppose each other at every turn, and share a secret too terrible to say aloud.
Author: George Lockett.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
- A Scholar of the Correspondence (some with any level, one with at least level 10)
- Route: The University & Unwelcome at the University - A Respectable Academic
- Voluminous Library
- Nemesis / Bag a Legend! / Light Fingers! / Heart's Desire!
- A Person of Some Importance -
Unique text with:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Flint (120 FATE)

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In the bright heart of the Elder Continent lies a prison built to hold a pretender-god... [A large piece of content.]
Author: Alexis Kennedy.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Apis Meet permanent access. A locale with a multitude of options, some of which allow you to acquire certain low-tier items, including formerly exclusive Knobs of Scintillack and Carved Balls of Stygian Ivory.
- Griswine
- The Word of Caution: a Weapon providing a +5 Watchful, +1 Bizarre bonus.
- The Knapt: a Weapon providing a +5 Dangerous, +1 Dreaded bonus.
- A Seared Snuffer: a companion providing a +3 Shadowy, +1 Watchful bonus. Can be upgraded to the below later in the story.
- The Woman in Yellow: a companion providing a +4 Shadowy, +4 Watchful bonus.
- and/or Snuffer's Gratitude: up to 2 can be gained per playthrough. Can be exchanged at a 1:1 rate for Magnificent Diamonds or Puzzling Maps.
- Element of Dawn: only acquired if you choose to keep The Knapt when presented with a choice.
- Ravenglass Knife: this along with the two unique weapons above can be acquired by breaking a pact near the end.
- Elemental Secret
- Dreadful Surmise
- A Moment in Time
- Cherty
- A chance to raise your Base Dangerous by 2.5%, ignoring any caps (up to around 280). The choice decreases your Base Persuasive by 20%. Can only be done once per playthrough. For the option to unlock, you must raise the stakes much earlier in the story when prompted. Beware: this option ignores the cap but does not raise it. If the attribute is reduced, it cannot be raised back above the cap by any other means.
- A chance to get rid of any Stains on Your Soul.
- A full wipe of Wounds, Nightmares, Scandal, and Suspicion.
- A choice to raise a single Quirk to 14 while lowering its opposite to 0. The possible options are: Magnanimous (raise) & Heartless (wipe), Subtle (raise) & Forceful (wipe), Hedonist (raise) & Austere (wipe), Austere (raise) & Hedonist (wipe).
Unique options with:
- Uncovering the Secrets of the Face-Tailor exactly 5 or 6
- The Face Trade 26-29 or 50
- Seeking the Meaning of the Plaster Face exactly 15 or 20
- Renown: The Docks 5
- Renown: Society 5
- Renown: Bohemians 5
- Renown: The Church 5
- Acquaintance: the Repentant Forger
- Acquaintance: the Regretful Soldier
- Acquaintance: the Sardonic Music-Hall Singer
- Acquaintance: Silas the Showman
- Order Vespertine, Perilous
- Presbyterate Diplomat
- Duelling with the Black Ribbon 5
- Implacable Detective's Business Card
- Dilmun Club Lapel Badge
- Connected: Summerset 5
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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For A Dream Of Innocence (45 FATE)

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A Vatican spy descends to London, leaving chaos in her wake. Why has she surrounded herself with a congregation of adoring Rubbery Men? To what uncertain end does she drive them? And what lies dreaming in the vat she's left behind, waiting to emerge...
Author: Nigel Evans.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Variable text with:
- Visiting Flute Street 14?
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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For All the Saints Who From Their Labours Rest (45 FATE)

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Join an Intrepid Deacon on a deadly mission for the Church. Hunt for a missing saint, infiltrate the Brass Embassy and uncover the hidden history of Hell. What will you give up to learn the truth?
Author: James Chew.
Starting points: Fate page, Begin 'For All the Saints Who From Their Labours Rest' (45 FATE).
Overview:
- The Bishop's Good Book
- Options in Marigold Station: Beseech the Chandler & You know the way.
- The Deacon's Heart
- During the FEAST OF THE ROSE, you can get the Intrepid Deacon for 40 x Masquing (which might cost additional FATE). He is a Companion providing a +6 Watchful, +5 Persuasive, +1 Dreaded bonus.
  Unlocks an alternate choice of Deacon for Burrow-Infra-Mump and an option in Marigold Station.
Unique options with:
- Renown: The Church / Renown: Hell (whichever is the highest, also one if they are tied)
- A One Way Ticket on the 12:15 to Hell
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Go Tell the King of Cats (45 FATE)

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A difficult tabby cat has made his home in your lodgings. He insists that only you can help him get what he wants – a return to his former glory. He has a long journey in mind, one that will take him across the kingdoms of cats in search of their mythical King.
Author: James Chew.
Starting points: Fate page, Fur and Fury.
Overview:
- A Portrait of a Tabby in Repose
Unique options with:
- Connected: Shroud 20 / Connected: Glass 20
- An Ambassador: You are Ambassador to Arbor
- Connected: The Duchess 3
- An Explorer of the Unterzee -
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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HOJOTOHO! (45 FATE)

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London's street musicians sing of a child Valkyrie, who roams the winding streets with her broom-spear, setting right the wrongs of the world. Join her crusade and mentor the abandoned children she has taken under her wing. But take heed: she has declared herself against a singularly dangerous enemy - Mister Songbird, the whistler in the night.
Author: Cash DeCuir.
Starting points: Fate page, A Song in the Flit.
Overview:
- HEADLINE: The Valkyrie Sings!
- An option in The Roof-Tops: Urchins, that gives 1 x Favours: Urchins and -2 CP Nightmares.
- A storylet in The Foreign Office at Working toward a Foreign Posting 7 with an option that resets the quality and grants a 1 x Storm-Threnody, 1 x Touching Love Story and 30 x Romantic Notions.
- An option in Literary Ambitions, that gives 1 x Romantic Notion and -2 CP Nightmares.
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Homecoming (45 FATE)

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A spate of sunburn affects Londoners – an improbable affliction for a city underground. What can be causing it– and is there a connection to the newly opened Nostros Hotel and its very mysterious management?
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
- The Cat's Chiefest Claw
- A Night to Remember 150
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Inheritance (45 FATE)

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A Sage Archivist is consumed by her study of the First City. It is an obsession that has seen her sever all ties and take up unsettling experiments with lacre. Her former paramour fears for her safety, and looks to you to investigate this malady. Delve into the ruins below London to uncover a twisted legacy of love, memory, and duty.
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
- Route: The University
- Route: Bazaar Sidestreets
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Lamentation Lock (45 FATE)

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Pursue a smuggler to Lamentation Lock, built halfway between the Neath and the Surface. Trade in brutality, disquiet and estrangement with those who fled their sins.
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A Superbian Coin
Unique option with:
- An Explorer of the Unterzee -
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Leviathan (45 FATE)

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London's fad for fossils has drawn the Carpenter's Granddaughter to the Neath. Her search for the truth behind her mother's legacy will draw her deeper still: to the Gant Pole where great beasts dwell and die. Will you support her expedition? Can you avoid the attentions of the fell haruspices who reside there? And will you return the same as you were?
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting points: Fate page, Monstrous Dentistry.
Overview:
- Red Science at the Gant Pole
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Lost in Reflections (45 FATE)

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Help July, lost in reflections behind the mirrors, and dream of what your fate may be!
Authors: Richard Cobbett, Alexis Kennedy.
Starting points: Fate page, Gaze into the Winged Mirror (45 FATE).
Overview:
- Dreams of a Future: July
- With a certain ending, a complete reset of Advancing the Liberation of Night:.
- With The Empress' Shadow and a certain ending, an option at Sinning Jenny's Finishing School.
Unique options with:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Mistress of the Skies (45 FATE)

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The Mistress of the Skies invites Londoners – rich and poor – to paint their faces with the colours of the Neath. Investigate the Striking Saleswoman, with her iridescent nails and sparkling eyelids; observe the consequences of this new pigment on London’s social fabric; learn the true identity of the reclusive Mistress. And try not to trip over the cats.
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with the following completed stories:
- The Attendants
- Shades of Yesterday
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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My Kingdom for a Pig (45 FATE)

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A pox has spread across London! Join a crack team of conspirators to infiltrate a high-stakes auction and delve beneath a fungal vineyard in search of a cure. What will you find in the Fifth City's deepest cellars?
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting points: Fate page, A Lively Party.
Overview:
- Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Boar
- An alternative way to unlock a Moulin monograph: Chronicle the history of Gaider's Mourn.
- Stars Under Skin
Unique options with:
- Profession: Doctor
- The Pirate-Poet
- Deal with a Devil / Glimpse of Something Larger / Lens of Black Glass / Room Number at the Royal Beth / Last Hope of a Fidgeting Writer
- Reclaiming the Horizon
- The Gift 131-229
- Acquaintance: the Captivating Princess
- Admitted to the House of Chimes - An Oenologonaut
- In Search of a Stiff Drink exactly 5 or 7-10
- A Poet-Laureate 21
- Blemmigan Hat
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Noises from Upstairs (45 FATE)

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Accompany a jaded supernatural investigator on his final case. Journey to a remote peninsula and explore a clifftop haunted house. Is this another unscrupulous fake? Or do you need to see things from a different perspective?
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Dashing Debunker: a Companion. Could be upgraded to a Regretful Sceptic during Hallowmas 1898. Adds an option to Lowell's Locks and Cages (Card).
Unique option with:
- An Explorer of the Unterzee -
Unique text with:
- A Touch of the Upstairs about You
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Older, Not Wiser (45 FATE)

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Terror hits London! A team of crack cat-burglars menaces the city by night, making off with all manner of valuables. The constables are baffled: no one can identify a single suspect. Who are these mystery criminals? And why do they leave behind a scent distinctly redolent of peach?
Author: Olivia Wood.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
- Connected: The Widow 10
- Firkin of Hesperidean Cider
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Our Lady of Pyres (45 FATE)

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Journey to a wrecked ship where two faiths are at war. Conspire against the New Sequence and the Conflagrati. Deliver the Severe Bluejacket's bequeathment.
Author: James Chew.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- The Brazen Iconoclast's Fate
Unique option with:
- An Explorer of the Unterzee -
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Paisley (45 FATE)

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An aesthete has been murdered, and only his paisley outfit can identify the killer. Unfortunately, that outfit is on the lam. Track down the missing ensemble, conspire with textiles, and try to avoid a wardrobe malfunction
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting points: Fate page, Followers of Fashion.
Overview:
Unique options with:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Por Una Cabeza (45 FATE)

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You are invited to join the Mollusca Tour de London! Intrigue, dirty tricks and all manner of slugs abound! Who will win – who will cheat – and what will be the cost for racer and gambler alike?
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting points: Fate page, The Genuine Article?.
Overview:
- Song Stuck in Your Head: a Hat providing a +10% Nightmares gain.
Unique options with:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Required Repairs (45 FATE)

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Calamity has fallen on your lodgings! Cracks and leaks, rats and holes! Uncover a sinister plot interfering with your plumbing and baffle the Borough Council.
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Used Eyepatch
- Spider-Infested Eyeball: a Companion providing a +1 Bizarre, +1 Dreaded bonus.
Unique text with:
- Arachnologist
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Reunion (45 FATE)

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An Evasive Aristocrat has returned to London in search of his old family. Having fatally misplaced his bodyguard, he's in need of a new escort through London's underworld. But how much of his past does he really remember? Why does he seek it in Red Honey? Will he remember who he is before he returns to the Surface - if he returns at all?
Author: James Chew.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
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SALON SCANDAL! (45 FATE)

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What actually happened at the Duchess of Bedfordshire's infamous salon? Who was caught in the Duke's bedchamber? How did Lord J_____ die? And who stole the Vicar's cassock? The papers print such outlandish rumours! But you were there. You saw it all. And yours is the tale that will separate fact from fiction.
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:

No notable rewards or tie-ins are recorded for this story.
If any are found, you can add them by editing its page (Reward summary parameter).

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Say it With Flowers (45 FATE)

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London is awash with fresh flowers! Is it a passing floral fad, or does something rotten lurk beneath the petals? Intercept coded bouquets, spy on spies, and investigate intrigue along the Cumaean Canal.
Author: Olivia Wood.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A Decorative Mushroom
Unique text with:
- Held in Esteem by the Crew of the Galatea
- The Regard of the Generous Princess
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Shades of Yesterday (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Artists and the literati rejoice — a pen show visits London! Nibs as numerous as a battalion’s bayonets! Inks, in all the wild colours of the Neath! Try them to your hearts content! What’s that? Rumours of stolen memories? Utter nonsense. Come, and look at all the lovely pens.
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A New Pen
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Slobgollion (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Rubbery Men don't take the slow boat. Wherever they go after death, none have ever returned to life – until now.
Investigate the case of Mr Martin McIntosh, the subject of the first Rubbery resurrection. Get to know the bodies in Concord Square's morgue, and delve into the Fifth City's illegal amber trade. What secrets lurk beyond the grave? And what in the world does 'slobgollion' mean?
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
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Steeped in Honey (45 FATE)

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Investigate Veilgarden's most exclusive Honey Den, infiltrate a house of charity, and venture among reprobates at Watchmaker's Hill. Join us in a cup of red honey and burrow through the lost memories of the woman with the bee-stung eyes.
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- The Withered Vagabond's Locket
Unique option with:
- The Cat's Chiefest Claw
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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Stolen Stanzas (45 FATE)

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The entire print run of Julian R. Harvey's poetic epic 'Reflections on Ys' has been confiscated by the agents of Mr Pages! Investigate the contents of this mysterious volume, plan an audacious theft from a Ministry warehouse, and reunite the publisher with his product. Then maybe – just maybe – you'll be able to sneak a peek at the latest work to pique Mr Pages' ire.
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Volume Two
- 1 x Queer Soul and Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise (with Renown: Bohemians 10)
Unique options with:
- Master Thief
- Renown: Bohemians 10
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Stripes of Wrath (45 FATE)

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The Detective taps her temple. "Allow me to present my prudentials. The Case of the Missing Muffins. The Lizard of Lacewhisper Street. The Mysterious Weasel Thief Who Definitely Weren't Arnold Even Though The Missing Weasels Showed Up Inside His Hat. That were all me. I mean, it were me that solved 'em. Not me that done 'em."

A hideous murder attempt rocks London – an attack so vicious it sends its victim off to the Grand Sanatorium. A tangle of magicians, tigers and insects has the Constables scratching their heads and the greatest detectives in London flummoxed. But what did the cabbies see? And what is that persistent buzzing noise…
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Urchin Detective's Business Card
- Salve of Righteousness, Oil of Companionship or Mortification of a Great Power
Unique options with:
- Closest To: Tomb-Colonists
- Special Dispensation
- Implacable Detective's Business Card
- Connected: Shroud
- Have a station built at Balmoral
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Tauroktonos (45 FATE)

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An ailing professor uncovers a secret beneath a butcher's shop: a forgotten Mithraic temple. Delve into its mysteries, open its great brass door, and lead an expedition of troubled souls along the Devilbone Road.
Author: Harry Tuffs.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- The Classicist's Expedition Journal
Unique options with:
- Connected: The Masters of the Bazaar 3
- Renown: Hell 10
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Art of Murder (45 FATE)

Spoiler
A new sensation in Bohemian circles. Sharp knives. Deadly poison. Elaborate and impractical deathtraps.
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Vial of Murderer's Blood
Unique options with:
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The Attendants (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Accept an invitation to a secret party from a mysterious acquaintance. Navigate a sinister game of hide and seek and survive the horrors of charades. Explore a manor hiding a greater half. Will you uncover the hidden history of the Second City?
Author: James Chew.
Starting points: Fate page, Whispers of a Clandestine Gathering.
Overview:
- A Ubiquitous Ushabti
- Completing the story unlocks options in Bag a Legend, the Parabolan War and some Fate-locked stories.
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Ballad of Johnny Croak (45 FATE)

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A string of horrible murders strikes London, made all the more horrid by their permanence. Who is Johnny Croak, the legendary urchin with the lethal crossbow? What’s his connection to Mr Fires' factories? And what's with all the frogs?
Author: Harry Tuffs.
Starting points: Fate page, A Unique Specimen.
Overview:
- A Hollow Crossbow Bolt
- Aggrieved Toad: a +1 Dangerous companion.
Unique options with:
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The Bloody Wallpaper (45 FATE)

Spoiler
The Red-and-Gold Gala commences! The Royal Bethlehem Hotel always hosts the Gala during the Season, when social butterflies flock to London for the year's most exclusive parties. It's going to be a busy night. Fine dining. Guests from across the waking and sleeping worlds. Not to mention all the gossip. Invitations are exclusive – and scarce – but as a member of hotel staff, you'll be right at the centre of the action. Just sign here – with your own blood, please.
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
- Reservation at the Royal Bethlehem
- A Wink from the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem
Variable text with:
- Your very own Infernal Contract
- Ambition: Bag a Legend! 400
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Bones of London (45 FATE)

Spoiler
What lies beneath London's streets? Take up your theodolite and find out! Delve into London's mysteries, uncover buried secrets and help a hidden society map the Fifth City.
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Brass Theodolite
- One of the endings gains a Map of Prelapsarian London: a +2 Shadowy, +3 Watchful Home Comfort.
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Calendar Code (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Infiltrate a private library at the behest of a mysterious buyer and unravel the mechanism that protects its heart in The Calendar Code!
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A Special's Lucky Knuckles
Unique options with:
- My Kingdom for a Pig 21
- Lost In Reflections: 800
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Century Exhibition (45 FATE)

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A magnificent Exhibition has come to London, with all the wonders of modern technology on display! But a thief is amidst the gaudy pavilions, seeking an elusive prize, and an aberrant menace from the Heavens is about to be unleashed. Dare you make an enemy of time itself?
Authors: Fred Zeleny, James Chew, Cash DeCuir.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- The Glass Tablet
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The Children of the Glow (45 FATE)

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A new artistic school, styling themselves ‘the Children of the Glow’, has arisen from the dark. Their works are ethereal, glowing with an inner light that is a balm in the Neath’s shadowed corners. London’s fickle attention is piqued – and where public interest moves, the press must follow! As (temporary) arts correspondent for the London Unexpurgated Gazette, Mr Huffam has charged you with delivering the scoop on this shining clique of creatives. Unravel their politics. Rummage in their art supplies. Untangle, bit by bit, the mystery of their muse: the Luminous Miss Sparks. You’ve got a deadline, and column inches to fill. What are you waiting for?
Author: Katharine Neil.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:

No notable rewards or tie-ins are recorded for this story.
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The Chimney Pot Wars (45 FATE)

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London's urchin-gangs are at each others' throats, and chaos spills down to the streets! Form alliances, lead an urchin-army of your own, and solve the riddle of The Chimney Pot Wars!
Author: Chris Gardiner.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- What is Perhaps an Ear
- An uncapped level of Seeking Mr Eaten's Name
Unique option with:
- The Cheery Man's Fate
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Clay Man's Arm (45 FATE)

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Deep in the Clay Quarter, someone is experimenting with flesh and clay. A distressing morning discovery makes clear that you have been his next victim. Will you seek out this scholar and his collection of ghastly subjects?
Author: Graham Robertson.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A Story of Clay Oppression: a Curiosity item.
- You may choose whether or not to retain A Clay Arm at the end of the story.
  Unlocks an option in Underclay: Convince the Calcified Man that you are of Polythreme. It is a Mithridacy 6 challenge giving 33 x Stone Confessions on success and +3 CP Nightmares on failure.
Unique option with:
- A Finder of Heiresses
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The Committee (45 FATE)

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Something is rotten in the state of London. An old man refuses to go gracefully to the Tomb-Colonies. He claims to have unfinished business. Delve into secrets best left buried and uncover the last regret of a once brilliant servant.
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Last Breath
Unique option with:
- Closest To - The Great Game
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Court of Cats (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Assist the Duchess in arbitrating the secret Court of Cats, and learn more about London's feline inhabitants!
Author: Chris Gardiner.
Starting points: Fate page, A Steamer from Liverpool.
Overview:
Unique option with:
- Austere 8
- Attending to the Needs of a Singular Plant 1-18
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Crocodile Who Would Be King (45 FATE)

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An alligator in the sewers? Nonsense! It's clearly a crocodile, and Mr Inch is offering a bounty to anyone who can capture it: dead or alive. Embark upon a hunt beneath the city streets, confront what's really lurking in the waterways, and try not to lose any body parts you've become overly accustomed to.
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with any of the following:
- A Procurer of Savage Beasts/ A Fearsome Duellist (and other mutually exclusive options based on your A Name Scrawled in Blood progress)
- A Notched Bone Harpoon
- Connected: Glass or/and Connected: Shroud
- The Stone Guest 90
- Set of Cosmogone Spectacles
- A Night to Remember (multiple options and variable text based on your ending)
- Use of Villains
- Gang of Hoodlums
- A Bewildering Procession of Companions, Lovers, Suitors, and Paramours
- Circle of Acolytes
- A Weaseller 2
- Dream-Shadow of a Curator's Vestige
- Ambition: Heart's Desire! 230
- Immaterial Material
- London's Season: Hallowmas 1-2
- A Cup, Half-Empty
- The Empty Cup
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The Deadly Dapperlings (45 FATE)

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The Benthic Engineering Club, ‘The Deadly Dapperlings’, need an advisor to help with the upcoming Inventors Competition. Their work-in-progress – a fungal network that they hope will revolutionise long-distance communication – is brilliant, revolutionary, and only occasionally explodes.
Author: Camille Nohra.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
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The Dilettante's Debut (45 FATE)

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The great and noble house of Fairfax has fallen into decay. Its last heir idles away his fortune on dark dreams. Will you restore them to glory? Or help bring about their final collapse?
Author: Hannah Powell-Smith.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Captured Jillyfish
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Exile's Chalice (45 FATE)

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A lost city, submerged for generations. A great act of love and rebellion. A despot's wrath. And the quest for a grail... The bright forces of the Presbyterate mobilise to reclaim a forgotten legacy and rewrite history. The Morbid Archaeologist will not allow it – but they cannot stand alone. Journey across the Unterzee and delve into the depths of history in 'The Exile's Chalice'.
Author: Luke van den Barselaar.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
- An Explorer of the Unterzee -
- Archaeologist
Unique text with:
Unique options and text with:
- Long-Forgotten Waters 1100
- Zubmersibility
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Fair Unknown (45 FATE)

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A Menace Eradicator embarks on a quest to save his missing lover. Will you journey with him to the fabled Tournament of Rubies? Test your skill at arms against Parabola's most skilled combatants. Unmask the Mystery Knight. Perhaps even win the favour of the Bloody-Handed Queen. All is to play for in the Queen's tourney ground.
Author: James Chew.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Scarlet-Handed.
- A Parabolan War ending: Make a sacrifice. Changes Scarlet-Handed to Crimson-Handed, one time only.
Unique options with:
Unique option and text with:
- A Member of the Order of Those Who Will Not Be Caught Red-Handed
Variable text with:
- A Notched Bone Harpoon
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Final Curtain (45 FATE)

Spoiler
A failing theatre. A singular plant. The first performance of The Mirror'd Chariot. Must the show go on?
Author: Olivia Wood.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Slaking a Thirst
- A Bullet Whose Purpose has been Rendered Moot
Unique options with:
- Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion 20
- Lucky Weasel
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Frequently Deceased (45 FATE)

Spoiler
A family of promising youngsters have killed their Governess again. This time, she hasn't come back.
Author: Emily Short.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Business Card of the Triple Orpheus
- With The Empress' Shadow, a source of Favours: Society.
Unique options with:
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The Garden Embassy (45 FATE)

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The Decorated Ambassador arrives in London, determined to put on an unforgettable evening. For one night only, the Garden Embassy is hosting a ball. It is essential London makes the right impression. Will you rise to the occasion?
Author: Ash McAllan.
Starting points: Fate page, A Floral Convoy.
Overview:
- Surface Bouquet
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Green King (45 FATE)

Spoiler
"It arrives in a pale envelope. Your name and address are written in a mossy-hued ink. The details are correct to the letter, but the invitation is to a club you have never heard of: a group calling themselves the Old Pretenders."

An invite in emerald; a woman in scarlet; an exclusive dining club that meets but once every seven years. What do these things have in common, and what on earth do they want with you? Infiltrate London's upper crust and learn the moves of a game long in the playing. Ensure your piece becomes a king rather than a pawn. Beware the pull of a castle across the zee.
Author: James Chew.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
- The Young Stags' Club
- The Seven-Day Reign
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Haunting at the Marsh-House (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Do you believe in ghosts? Begin the Gothic tale of the Haunting at the Marsh-House.
Author: Chris Gardiner.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- With one ending, A Once-Great Marsh-House: A Remote Address with a 3 card hand. No associated opportunity card.
Unique options with:
- The Face Trade exactly 27 or at least 28
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Heart, the Devil and the Zee (45 FATE)

Spoiler
A Conscientious Nurse. A Besotted Poet. A Garrulous Devil. Untangle a knot of love and duty among the sooty tenements of London’s working poor. But be warned: in this tale of hard lives and hard choices there is no peace to be made between the devils, the honey, and the heart.
Authors: Olivia Wood, James Chew.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Notes on the Commercial Affairs of a Devil
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Heretic of Hollow Street (45 FATE)

Spoiler
A taciturn barber in Veilgarden offers to cut more than just his patrons' hair. Where did he get his comb and scissors from? Are you brave enough to sit in the Barber of Hollow Street's chair?
Author: Harry Tuffs.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- The Innocuous Comb
Unique options with:
- Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess 5
- Magnanimous 3
Unique option and text with:
- Set of Cosmogone Spectacles
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Hollow Triptych (45 FATE)

Spoiler
An art gallery has appeared on Hollow Street – one of London's most insalubrious locales – and its collection is taking the city by storm. The rich and mannered brave the muck of Spite to catch a glimpse of coiling, idiosyncratic masterworks. But just who is the Recondite Painter? How did he come by his hallucinatory talents? And why, when you sleep, do you dream of paint, and of skin that is not your own?
Author: Luke van den Barselaar.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options and text with:
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The House of Silk and Flame (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Midnight visitors are common in London, but visiting royalty is rare. Accompany an Injurious Princess on a perilous errand: the recovery of her brother from a tyrant's clutches. Journey through the northerly realms of the Elder Continent, navigate the politics of a poisonous court, and beware the spider's kiss.
Author: James Chew.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
At some point, while traveling, your choice will determine if you get:
- Discovered: The Third Arbor or
- a Favour: Her Roseate Splendour
Later in the story you will acquire one of the following:
- Wild Vesture Spider: a +1 Dangerous, +1 Bizarre companion.
- Docile Vesture Spider: a +1 Persuasive, +1 Respectable companion.
Unique options for:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Icarian Cup (45 FATE)

Spoiler
The Icarian Cup returns to London! A daring boatrace around the Southern Archipelago, the prize a magnificent trophy (and a bounty of sapphires)! Pay no mind to the talk about the race being 'cursed' and 'ships disappearing' or 'the race was closed in 1868 after too many captains disappeared'. All that matters is that the Icarian Cup is back and in need of captains brave enough to run the race!
Author: Harry Tuffs.
Starting points: Fate page, A Menacing Vessel.
Overview:
- The Icarian Cup
- +1 CP of Dawnburnt
Unique options with:
Unique options and text with:
- Zubmarine
- Majestic Pleasure Yacht
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Last Dog Society (45 FATE)

Spoiler
A murderer hides within a secret society at the heart of Her Enduring Majesty's navy! Infiltrate their ranks and uncover the secrets of the Last Dog Society.
Author: Rob Morgan.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Soothe & Cooper Long-Box
Unique options with:
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The Magician's Dream (45 FATE)

Spoiler
The magicians of the Glass are holding their annual masque, and you are invited. Don a mask, attend the ball, and uncover the secrets that plague the society's most promising magician.
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- The Magician's Ring
Unique options and text with:
- Connected: Glass
- Connected: Shroud
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Mudlark's Lament (45 FATE)

Spoiler
There is a beast in the sewers beneath the Fifth City – or so the urchins believe. But the Precocious Tosher has no fear, and a good, honest monster-battering is the only thing standing between her and the ballads of urchin legend. All she needs is an expendab— ahem, a dependable longshanks to bear witness to her heroism.
Author: Luke van den Barselaar.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
- Renown: Urchins 5
- A Notched Bone Harpoon
- The Chimney Pot War 700-799
- The Crocodile Who Would Be King 100
Unique text with:
- Discovered: a Non-Existent Block
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The Murgatroyd Formula (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Murgatroyd’s Apothecary is yet to open, and it is already in crisis. Embroil yourself in a feud between Mr Murgatroyd’s ambitious daughters, track down a dealer in moon-milk, and orchestrate the grand opening of the mercantile family's latest enterprise.
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Souvenir Bottle from Murgatroyd's Apothecary
Unique option with:
- Ambition: Light Fingers! 54
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Path of Blood and Smoke (45 FATE)

Spoiler
An ancient hunger wakes in the tomb-colonies. A prophecy of the Third City unfurls among the ice and rock, and if the Lace-Wrapped Emissary can be believed, you are the fulcrum. Follow in the footsteps of the Priest-Kings. Tread the path of trust and hear the call of betrayal.
Author: Luke van den Barselaar.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
Unique text with:
- Lens of Black Glass
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Pentecost Predicament (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Be served by trained Pentecost Apes whose aspirations of humanity will amuse and repel. Discover the dark culinary secrets of the Empire of Hands. Just keep a tight grip on your soul.
Author: Richard Cobbett.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Vespasian's Prize
Unique options with:
- Pentecost Ape
- Renown: The Docks 5
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Persona Engine (45 FATE)

Spoiler
London's government departments are ineffective and widely scorned. And now, expertly forged work orders are eroding their capacities further. Discover what hidden power has been playing the government against itself!
Author: Cash DeCuir.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Blueprint for a Seal of Red Science: a quality unlocking an option in Draw on your Knowledge of the Red Science for lab projects with Red Science Focus. Same challenges and effects as Contemplate your Element of Dawn.
- An option in Don't Perform Research: Don't feed your research into the Persona Engine.
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Price of Loss (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Enter a tent where the lost, the grieving and the wounded gather. Share their stories, enter their dreams, and reveal the truth behind their healing rituals. Is the medicine really better than the cure?
Author: Kevin Snow.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A Mirror, Filigreed with Tulips
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Pursuit of Moths (45 FATE)

Spoiler
A rogue artist has been spreading incandescent graffiti. Join a secret society in pursuit of the mysterious vandal and help them chase down the culprit—if their own secrets don't catch up to them first.
Author: Harry Tuffs.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Moth-woven Greatcoat: a +3 Shadowy Clothing item.
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Queen of the Elephants (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Meet Queen Mary, the fashionable thief taking London’s underworld by storm. Accompany her and her Forty Elephants on an audacious heist that stretches the bounds of the possible, learn of the Queen of Elephants’ true ambitions, and face up to the fearsome nightmare that made her who she is today.
Author: Harry Tuffs.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Queen Mary's Esteem
- Queen Mary's Banishment
Unique options with any of the following:
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Rat-Catcher (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Team up with a Department of Menace Eradicator to find her missing partner! Collect bounties, interrogate rodents, and venture into the Prickfinger Wastes. Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and your pistol closest still.
Author: Chandler Groover.
Starting points: Fate page, A Scurrying (45 FATE).
Overview:
- Dire Appendage
- Wings-of-Thunder Batling: a Companion providing a +5 Dangerous, +2 Dreaded bonus.
Unique options with:
- Talkative Rattus Faber
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Seven-Day Reign (45 FATE)

Spoiler
The Young Stags are holding a lottery! They require a temporary sovereign to reign over them for seven days.
Author: Chris Gardiner.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Numbered Antler-Fragment
- The permanent loss of Your Aunt.
- The permanent loss of A Daughter in the Shadows.
Unique option with:
- The Young Stags' Club
Unique options and text with:
- Inconvenienced by Your Aunt
- A Daughter in the Shadows
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Shallows (45 FATE)

Spoiler
A sensitive Ministry operation gone wrong. A secretive Revolutionary cell blown open. Journey to a farther shore to discover a secret lost beyond retrieve? Will you take up the Boatman's oar?
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting points: Fate page, A Shallow Memory.
Overview:
- Clues to a Controller
- The Boatman's Hat: a Hat providing a +6 Shadowy, +2 Persuasive, +2 Dreaded bonus. Lose at the end to obtain.
- The Boatman's Lantern: a Weapon providing a +6 Watchful, +2 Dangerous, +1 Bizarre, +1 Dreaded bonus. Win at the end to obtain.
  Can be used in Ealing Gardens to Build a Watchtower, lit with the reflected light of the Boatman's Lantern.
Unique options with:
- Closest To - Revolutionaries
- The Boatman's Opponent
- Horsehead Amulet
You can edit the reward summary on this page.
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The Sinking Synod (45 FATE)

Spoiler
A new dioceses has been proposed for London! Journey to Bugsby's Marsh where you'll quarrel with vicars, sermonise at deacons and frustrate nuns as you decide who'll be the new Bishop of Watchmaker's Hill.
Author: Gavin Inglis.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- Proceedings of a Synod
- Addressed as: Bishop.
  An option in A Jurisdictional Dispute: Stake your own position. Playing it gives 1 x Favours: The Church and 75 x Proscribed Material.
  
  An option in Burrow-Infra-Mump: Put up a statue honouring the Bishop of Watchmaker's Hill, that is, Yourself. Gives you a chance to trade 2 x Extraordinary Implications and 2 x Memories of a Much Lesser Self for a Verse of Counter-Creed.
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The Stag and the Shark (45 FATE)

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A Young Stag has grown weary of quaffing brandy and stealing trousers. He wants to do something spectacular for his next lark – and he's looking for a suitable chum to join him! Steer his ship on a perilous shark-watching voyage. Will he return the same man as he left?
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting points: Fate page, A Private Party (45 FATE).
Overview:
- Mermaid's Purse
- Element of Dawn
- +1 CP of Dawnburnt
Unique option with:
- The Young Stags' Club
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The Stolen Song (45 FATE)

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A performance interrupted; a melody malappropriated; a courtroom in chaos. The Accused Contralto stands trial, charged with the theft of her latest music-hall song. Take the reins from the Contralto's truly abysmal counsel. Investigate the origins of the contested tune. Lead cross-examinations against eccentric and unwilling witnesses. Pursue truth, or justice, or simple acquittal by any means you can.
One thing is clear: this is no straightforward case. D__n catchy tune, though.
Author: Katharine Neil.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:

No notable rewards or tie-ins are recorded for this story.
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The Stone Guest (45 FATE)

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Don Juan: de Molina created him in poetry, Moliere brought him to the stage, Mozart immortalised him in music. And now, if you can revive fallen spirits, broker a deal with devils, fend off rude cabbies, etc., you shall join a collection of the Neath's greatest artists to capture his life and after-life in moving pictures.
Author: Cash DeCuir.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A sliver of film
Unique options with:
- Renown: Rubbery Men 3
- The Crocodile Who Would Be King 100
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The Sunken River (45 FATE)

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"The interior of the Questionable has a noisy, almost raucous atmosphere. It’s inevitable – in such tight confines, trapped in this metal coffin, sound cannot escape, and men make jokes to keep the fear at bay. But when the bell sounds and the officers gather in the bridge, a hush falls over the ship. Descent is, to the zubmariner, a sacrament."
The Unsanctioned Zubmariner has one last voyage to make – and, through the Admiralty’s machinations, you’ve just been promoted to First Officer. Embark on an ill-advised, officially unacknowledged expedition beneath the dark waves. Follow a trail of blood to the very heart of the Unterzee. Try not to crack under the pressure.
Author: Bruno Dias.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Depending on your final choice:
- The Inconstant Friendship of a Retired Zubmariner
- A Collection of Uncut Zee-Rubies
Unique options with:
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The Tale of Old Fritz (45 FATE)

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"There is a tale of a whale who rose again. His ambergris all gant, and his bloated heart clogged with unnatural inks. And against all who would bid him die – the other beasts, the zailors and the very powers of the deep – he swore his vengeance."
The Doomed Diver is haunted by nightmares of sinking ships, a graveyard beast rising from the deep, and a lady with a lantern who guides them inexorably to their end. Driven to desperation, they've taken to wandering London at night, seeking companions for a doomed mission: to hunt the fabled Old Fritz across the wide Unterzee. Uncover their tragic history with the beast, and their connection to the lost ship Incredulous. Follow monster and man under the waters, and into the lightless depths below.
Author: Ben Sabin.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
- Leviathan
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The Tempest (45 FATE)

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Weather? In London? A ferocious storm has come in from the zee. Join a crowd of storm chasers to examine this rare phenomenon. Consider the omens in the forks of lightning. Ignore the small child who persists in kicking your ankles.
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:

No notable rewards or tie-ins are recorded for this story.
If any are found, you can add them by editing its page (Reward summary parameter).

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The Thing That Came in From the Fog (45 FATE)

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An uninvited visitor appears in the fog. He seeps into your lodgings and occupies the bathtub; he spills crumbs on your carpet and tea on your favourite chair. What does this fog-man want – and how can you get him to leave? And why is he so fixated on chess?
Author: Harry Tuffs.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
Variable text with:
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The Twelve-Fifteen from Moloch Street (45 FATE)

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Moloch Street Station, where the soulless depart London. Board the train to Hell, intercept an infernal agent, and solve a murder in which all the suspects are already damned. All aboard!
Author: James Chew.
Starting points: Fate page, A Commotion at Moloch Street Station.
Overview:
- Unlocks certain options when first becoming Involved in a Railway Venture.
- A Commission for the Factories of Hell
- All your main Attributes get randomised (~±10 levels).
Unique options with:
- A Merchant of Souls
- Your very own Infernal Contract
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The Waltz That Moved the World (45 FATE)

Spoiler
The Resolute Aesthete has traveled from Vienna. She has her mother's bloodied bandages, three leads to her father, and a knife.
Author: Cash DeCuir.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A Bloodied Handkerchief
Unique options with:
- The Boatman's Opponent
- Route: The Cave of the Nadir
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The Web of the Motherlings (45 FATE)

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Relics of a mysterious Fourth City Cult have disappeared, sparking a desperate scramble to reclaim them. A scarred Khaganian competes with a one-eyed, spidery Seamstress. Choose your alliances carefully, and be ready for a confrontation in the Forgotten Quarter.
Author: Graham Robertson.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A Tile Emblazoned with a Thin Path
Unique option with:
- Dilmun Club Lapel Badge
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There is the Richest Juice in Poison-Flowers (45 FATE)

Spoiler
There is a plant on the Surface that blooms but once every ten years. Somehow, a Sun-touched Gardener has not only brought it down to the Neath – he has also kept it alive, and thriving. Now, at last, it is time for it to flower. But why is it being kept in a poison-garden? And who are the mystery buyers who mean to keep the plant for themselves? All will be illuminated, when the poison-flower blooms.
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
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Totentanz (45 FATE)

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The streets are crowded with dusty bandages. Foot traffic has slowed to a crawl. Tomb-colonists flock to London in advance of their one, last dance: the Totentanz. Hunt down its lost instruments and learn its deadly choreography. Help the Withered Celebrant throw a revel bathed in moonlight. Appease an ancient power that claims to hold even the Masters to account. Will you dance the true steps of death?
Author: Matt Diaz.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- The Totentanz Destroyed
Unique options with:
- Sinning Jenny's Finishing School
Unique option and text with:
- Route: The University
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Trial and Error (45 FATE)

Spoiler
One of London's most notorious barristers is relying on unusual help. Uncover the secret to his victories, then face him in open court!
Author: Graham Robertson.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A Report on the Power of Law
- Unlocks an action in the Evenlode Courts that reduces Menaces
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Unto Dust (45 FATE)

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Caught in the machinations of a wily Tomb-Colonist, it's up to you to save a high society funeral from disaster! Can you navigate the demands of a corpse who won't stay dead, to say nothing of his confounded relatives... In Fallen London the dead don't stay buried and the living never rest easy.
Author: James Chew.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
Unique options with:
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We Absolutely Meant to Go to Zee (45 FATE)

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A nautical upset leaves you adrift with three spirited children in an unzeeworthy boat. Explore forgotten islets. Visit the pirate haven of Gaider's Mourn. And for goodness' sake, get them home in time for tea.
Author: Olivia Wood.
Starting points: Fate page, Tales of the Zee.
Overview:
- Your Pirate First Name
- Your Pirate Second Name
Unique options with:
- Cheerful Goldfish
- The Pirate-Poet / The Pirate-Poet, Inscribed Anew
Variable text with:
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Where You and I Must Go (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Travel north with a crew and a coffin. Survive a white hell. Unravel the mystery of one of London's greatest follies in Where You and I Must Go!
Author: Cash DeCuir.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- A Coffin for Lieutenant R. F. Harris
- Discovered: North
Unique options with:
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Written in the Glim (45 FATE)

Spoiler
Can the false-stars predict the future? Help a disgraced astrologer, discover your false-star sign, and embark on a hazardous research trip to find out.
Author: Mary Goodden.
Starting point: Fate page.
Overview:
- False-Star Chart
- An option in A Navigation Error: Consider what you learned from the Starved Men.
Unique option with:
- Knowledge of the Arts
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