Confront your dreams

ID: 8812

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From: The Eater-of-Chains Lies in Wait

You must banish the Eater-of-Chains from your dreams. Take a spoonful of honey and go looking for him.

Unlocked with Marked by the Eater-of-Chains 10, 10 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey

Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 130

• 89 - very chancy (41%)
• 111 - chancy (51%)
• 133 - modest (61%)
• 154 - very modest (71%)
• 176 - low-risk (81%)
• 198 - straightforward (91%)
• 217 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A peace of sorts

[…] you meet the Eater-of-Chains almost immediately. […] But the way he's pacing tells you he's anxious. […] Eventually, he withdraws, lies down and places his paws over his eyes. He will not challenge your dreams further, now you know his secret.

Description summary:
You find the Empress' puppy sleeping in the Shuttered Palace and sip some honey. The implicit threat that you can harm him subdues the Eater-of-Chains, who retreats after a show of force; he will leave you alone from now on.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Dangerous is increasing…
• You have moved to a new area: The Shuttered Palace
•  An occurrence! Your 'Marked by the Eater-of-Chains' Quality is now 11 - Quiescent once more!
•  You've gained 11 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip
•  You've gained 4 x Appalling Secret
•  You've gained 2 x Inkling of Identity
•  You've lost 10 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey

Rare Success

A resounding howl

[…] He snarls in your face, growling and threatening. […] Eventually, he withdraws. He throws himself back on his haunches, raises his head to the sky and lets out a long, piercing, ululating howl that will last far longer than this dream. […]

Description summary:
You find the Empress' puppy sleeping in the Shuttered Palace and sip some honey. The Eater-of-Chains appears but is subdued by the implicit threat that you can harm the puppy; he retreats and lets out a long, haunting howl. He will not bother you again.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Dangerous is increasing…
• You have moved to a new area: The Shuttered Palace
•  You've lost 10 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey
•  An occurrence! Your 'Marked by the Eater-of-Chains' Quality is now 11 - Quiescent once more!
•  You've gained 2 x Aeolian Scream

Failure

A savage encounter

[…] The beast knows you suspect the Empress' puppy, and he appears almost immediately, glaring balefully. […] Before you can do anything, his jaws clamp around your arm and he starts to shake you like a rag doll... […] You have been warned. […]

Description summary:
You sip some honey and the Eater-of-Chains promptly enters your dream, terrifying as ever. Aware of your suspicions, he attacks you as a warning. The dream fades but your scar does not hurt afterwards.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Dangerous is increasing…
•  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
•  You've lost 10 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey