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|Success summary = The success description varies by {{IL|Object of Historical Study}}. | |Success summary = The success description varies by {{IL|Object of Historical Study}}. | ||
| − | {{Variant table|Condition = Object of Historical Study|Condition alias = Object|Condition type = Text|Effect = Description| | + | {{Variant table|Condition = Object of Historical Study|Condition alias = Object|Condition type = Text|Effect = Description |
| − | | | + | |Value 100 = 100 |Effect 100 = ''A clay tablet dated to c. 200 B.C. claims that Nicator was a lucid dreamer, who would do battle against the serpents of dream, riding a chariot made of Cosmogone-stained glass and drawn by 77 cats.'' |
| − | |Value 110 = ''It is a well-attested but difficult to confirm fact that every Exile's Rose is surreptitiously stamped, on the inside surface of one of the inner petals, with a subtle sigil belonging to the House of Nicator.'' | + | |Value 110 = 110 |Effect 110 = ''It is a well-attested but difficult to confirm fact that every Exile's Rose is surreptitiously stamped, on the inside surface of one of the inner petals, with a subtle sigil belonging to the House of Nicator.'' |
| − | |Value 120 = ''Nicator was never a King of Arbor, but he was, […] the Consort of her Queen; this union would eventually end […], after events described in a partially-salvaged scroll […] Said scroll is difficult to read, on account of the moaning...'' | + | |Value 120 = 120 |Effect 120 = ''Nicator was never a King of Arbor, but he was, […] the Consort of her Queen; this union would eventually end […], after events described in a partially-salvaged scroll […] Said scroll is difficult to read, on account of the moaning...'' |
| − | |Value 130 = ''[…] Nicator was invited by a desperate court to come and become their new Khan. […] his first order as their new ruler was to smash every mirror in the palace. When the courtiers disobeyed him, Nicator departed the Fourth City, never to be seen again.'' | + | |Value 130 = 130 |Effect 130 = ''[…] Nicator was invited by a desperate court to come and become their new Khan. […] his first order as their new ruler was to smash every mirror in the palace. When the courtiers disobeyed him, Nicator departed the Fourth City, never to be seen again.'' |
| − | |Value 210 = ''Many veterans of the Campaign of '68 attest to having seen an unknown cavalry officer, […] against the forces of Hell. […] description of this unknown 'Knight of the Forgotten Quarter' matches effigies found on Elder Continent […] the year 500 A.D...'' | + | |Value 210 = 210 |Effect 210 = ''Many veterans of the Campaign of '68 attest to having seen an unknown cavalry officer, […] against the forces of Hell. […] description of this unknown 'Knight of the Forgotten Quarter' matches effigies found on Elder Continent […] the year 500 A.D...'' |
| − | |Value 220 = ''When London's first ships arrived at the future site of Port Carnelian, the first thing they found was a granite obelisk, […] in Elder Continent script. The inscription was simple: a promise, from Nicator, […]. The obelisk was eventually torn down […].'' | + | |Value 220 = 220 |Effect 220 = ''When London's first ships arrived at the future site of Port Carnelian, the first thing they found was a granite obelisk, […] in Elder Continent script. The inscription was simple: a promise, from Nicator, […]. The obelisk was eventually torn down […].'' |
| − | |Value 230 = ''Is Nicator still alive? If he is, he must be a critical figure in the Great Game. He has left traces of himself in the history of every Great Power; […] fine strands on a tangled spider's web, the centre of which cannot (yet) be found...'' | + | |Value 230 = 230 |Effect 230 = ''Is Nicator still alive? If he is, he must be a critical figure in the Great Game. He has left traces of himself in the history of every Great Power; […] fine strands on a tangled spider's web, the centre of which cannot (yet) be found...'' |
| − | |Value 240 = ''A Zee-shanty […] claims that Nicator was the first pirate to ever zail […]. […] the undying love of a great Lady who lived beneath the waves; and that his heartbreak […] go on to his great conquests in the Elder Continent.'' | + | |Value 240 = 240 |Effect 240 = ''A Zee-shanty […] claims that Nicator was the first pirate to ever zail […]. […] the undying love of a great Lady who lived beneath the waves; and that his heartbreak […] go on to his great conquests in the Elder Continent.'' |
| − | |Value 300 = ''Sources proscribed by the Taimen claim: when the Great Khan attempted to land his horde on the Elder Continent, […] Nicator was there […]. When he raised his sword […] the Khan ordered his fleet to turn around, and sail north, […].'' | + | |Value 300 = 300 |Effect 300 = ''Sources proscribed by the Taimen claim: when the Great Khan attempted to land his horde on the Elder Continent, […] Nicator was there […]. When he raised his sword […] the Khan ordered his fleet to turn around, and sail north, […].'' |
| − | |Value 310 = ''[...]'Before they waged war against Hell, the courtiers of the Fourth City travelled to the Elder Continent to seek Nicator's advice. [...]"You will fully display our courage against the forces of Hell." And thus it was that they were the first to flee[...]''' | + | |Value 310 = 310 |
| − | |Value 320 = ''This piece, dated to either 256 B.C. or 1742 A.D., is known to have been used either as a letter opener or for ceremonial human sacrifice, […] in the Elder Continent or in Swindon, […] by the Replete or by a parish priest of […] unjustifiable aesthetics.'' | + | |Effect 310 = ''[...]'Before they waged war against Hell, the courtiers of the Fourth City travelled to the Elder Continent to seek Nicator's advice. [...]"You will fully display our courage against the forces of Hell." And thus it was that they were the first to flee[...]''' |
| − | |Value 400, 500 = ''Most historical research is limited by the availability of sources. When it comes to Nicator's biography, however, one is confronted with limited time with which to examine the vast surfeit of sources available to a Historian.'' | + | |Value 320 = 320 |Effect 320 = ''This piece, dated to either 256 B.C. or 1742 A.D., is known to have been used either as a letter opener or for ceremonial human sacrifice, […] in the Elder Continent or in Swindon, […] by the Replete or by a parish priest of […] unjustifiable aesthetics.'' |
| + | |Value 400 = 400, 500 |Effect 400 = ''Most historical research is limited by the availability of sources. When it comes to Nicator's biography, however, one is confronted with limited time with which to examine the vast surfeit of sources available to a Historian.'' | ||
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*{{Item Loss|Monograph: Cautionary|50 x}} | *{{Item Loss|Monograph: Cautionary|50 x}} | ||
*{{Item Loss|Nicatorean Relic|5 x}} | *{{Item Loss|Nicatorean Relic|5 x}} | ||
| − | *{{Gain|Mithridacy|+ | + | *{{Gain|Mithridacy|+? CP}} |
