Diving in the Magistracy
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Description summary:
As your 
Diving Depth increases, the title and description of this Storylet change. The description above is when you first enter the water, values at lower depths can be seen by expanding the text below.
| Depth | Ending on Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Below the Surface | The Magistracy is already unrecognizable as soon as you are below the water. Green moss covers the walls. Tiny, misshapen fish swirl around your diving bell. |
| 2 | The Snails | Here, the stones in the walls have been fitted so perfectly; no light can shine through any cracks. Spiral motifs were carved into them, once, though they are worn nearly smooth. |
| 3 | Among Boughs | The walls here are tangled with the ancient remains of roots and vines. The stone is cracked by their intrusion, though the wood itself has long since petrified or rotted away. |
| 4 | Open Space | Your diving bell has entered a larger space; the dim glim-lamp light barely reaches the walls here. The light from above has completely faded; but something glows in the distance below. |
| 5 | Peligin Water | The water here is brutally cold, and livid with peligin light. Shadows flit around in the water, borne on fins or tentacles. The bottom is near. |
| 6 | The Bottom? | A stone floor impedes further progress. Patterns were carved into it, once; now they are partially obscured by a carpet of peligin moss. This is an inhuman place. |
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Unlocked with redirect from Descend, or Dive in the Magistracy Basement
Storylet appears in 
The Magistracy of the Evenlode
Options:
Ascend
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Diving Depth 2
Locked with
Nightmares 7
Success
Up, up, up
You ascend towards the surface... (Lowers Diving Depth by 1)
Acclimating to Pressure is increasing… (+1 CP)
[Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
Descend
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Diving Depth
Locked with Diving Depth equal to 
Evenlode Diving Bell, Nightmares 6
Success
Down, down, down
- You go down into the water... (Raises Diving Depth by 1, up to Diving Bell level)
- Acclimating to Pressure is increasing… (+1 CP)
- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
Emergence
Emerge from the water
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Acclimating to Pressure
Locked with Diving Depth 2, Nightmares 7
Success
The Bends
Wounds is increasing… (+
Acclimating to Pressure CP)- You are no longer diving. (Removes Diving Depth)
- Your 'Acclimating to Pressure' Quality has gone!
Redirects to: Foyer of the Magistracy
^
Emerge from the water (Pressure-Acclimated)
- Spoiler Locked with Diving Depth 2, Nightmares 7, Acclimating to Pressure
Success
Gasping
- You are no longer diving. (Removes Diving Depth)
Redirects to: Foyer of the Magistracy
^
ASCEND!
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Nightmares 7
Success
Emergency exit
- You are no longer diving. (Removes Diving Depth)
- Wounds is increasing… (+5-6 CP)
- Your 'Acclimating to Pressure' Quality has gone!
Redirects to: Foyer of the Magistracy
^
Searching Floors
Search the upper floors ( Diving Depth 1 to 2)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Diving Depth 1 to 2
Locked with Nightmares 7
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 200 || 137 - very chancy (41%) || 170 - chancy (51%) || 204 - modest (61%) || 237 - very modest (71%) || 270 - low-risk (81%) || 304 - straightforward (91%) || 334 - straightforward (100%)Success
Someone's lunch?
Watchful is increasing…
You've gained 1 x Tin of Zzoup
You've gained Diving Depth x Inkling of Identity- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Rare Success
A find!
Wiki note: Rare success chance is 5%.
- Watchful is increasing…
You've gained 2 x Trace of the First City
You've gained 6 + Diving Depth x First City Coin
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Failure
Momentarily lost
- Watchful is increasing…
Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Search the lower floors ( Diving Depth 3 to 4)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Diving Depth 3 to 4
Locked with Nightmares 7
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 210 || 144 - very chancy (41%) || 179 - chancy (51%) || 214 - modest (61%) || 249 - very modest (71%) || 284 - low-risk (81%) || 319 - straightforward (91%) || 350 - straightforward (100%)Success
Trinkets of the First City
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 2 x Trace of the First City
- You've gained 5 + ( Diving Depth) x First City Coin
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
You've gained 1 x Expertise of the First City
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Rare Success
A Curious Ring
Wiki note: Rare success chance is 5%.
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 2 + ( Diving Depth) x Trace of the First City
You've gained 1 x Ring of Stone- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
- You've gained 1 x Expertise of the First City
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Failure
A Shadow
- Watchful is increasing…
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
Search the lowest Floors ( Diving Depth 5+)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Diving Depth 5
Locked with Nightmares 7
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 220 || 151 - very chancy (41%) || 187 - chancy (51%) || 224 - modest (61%) || 261 - very modest (71%) || 297 - low-risk (81%) || 334 - straightforward (91%) || 367 - straightforward (100%)Success
Traces and Trails
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 2 x Trace of the First City
- You've gained 4 x First City Coin
You've gained 50*( Diving Depth) x Jade Fragment- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
- You've gained ( Diving Depth) x Expertise of the First City
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Rare Success
An Ancient Coffer
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Ring of Stone
- You've gained 5 x First City Coin
- You've gained 50*( Diving Depth) x Jade Fragment
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
- You've gained ( Diving Depth) x Expertise of the First City
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Failure
Is Something Here?
- Watchful is increasing…
- Nightmares is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
Seeking the Throne Room
Look for the Throne Room ( Diving Depth 5+)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Diving Depth 5, 
Seeking a Submerged Throne Room 1
Locked with Nightmares 7
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 220 || 151 - very chancy (41%) || 187 - chancy (51%) || 224 - modest (61%) || 261 - very modest (71%) || 297 - low-risk (81%) || 334 - straightforward (91%) || 367 - straightforward (100%)Success
A Tangling Line
- Watchful is increasing…
Redirects to: The Place of the Judge
Failure
Ever turning left
- Watchful is increasing…
- Nightmares is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
Meet The One Who Dwells Below
Chase the light in the darkness ( Diving Depth 6)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Diving Depth 6, 
Chasing the Glow of Peligin
Locked with Nightmares 7, 
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy (hidden)
Challenge information
Broad,
Chasing the Glow of Peligin 8 || 6 - very chancy (45%) || 7 - chancy (52%) || 9 - modest (67%) || 10 - very modest (75%) || 11 - low-risk (82%) || 13 - straightforward (97%) || 14 - straightforward (100%)Success
Bright and Near
Redirects to: The Light-In-Exile
Failure
Bright and Distant
- Watchful is increasing…
- Nightmares is increasing… (+4 CP)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
Revisit the light in the darkness ( Diving Depth 6)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Diving Depth 6, Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy 1 (hidden)
Locked with Nightmares 7
Challenge information
Narrow,
Monstrous Anatomy 3 (50% base) || 0 - high-risk (20%) || 1 - high-risk (30%) || 2 - tough (40%) || 3 - very chancy (50%) || 4 - chancy (60%) || 5 - modest (70%) || 6 - very modest (80%) || 7 - low-risk (90%) || 8 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Bright and Near
Redirects to: The Light-In-Exile
Failure
Bright and Distant
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+4 CP)
Airs-Dependent Options
Observe a gilled lamp-cat (
Airs 25-50)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Airs of the Evenlode 25 to 50
Locked with Nightmares 7
Challenge information
Narrow,
Monstrous Anatomy 1 (50% base) || 0 - tough (40%) || 1 - very chancy (50%) || 2 - chancy (60%) || 3 - modest (70%) || 4 - very modest (80%) || 5 - low-risk (90%) || 6 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Something Changed
Monstrous Anatomy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + 
Monstrous Studies)
You've gained (4 + Diving Depth) x Incisive Observation- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Failure
A blur of Light
- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
- Monstrous Anatomy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + Monstrous Studies)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Go spear-fishing ( Airs 51-75)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Airs of the Evenlode 51-75
Locked with Nightmares 7
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 210 || 144 - very chancy (41%) || 179 - chancy (51%) || 214 - modest (61%) || 249 - very modest (71%) || 284 - low-risk (81%) || 319 - straightforward (91%) || 350 - straightforward (100%)Success
A Prize Caught
Dangerous is increasing…
You've gained (1 + Diving Depth) x Deep-zee Catch
You've gained 2 x Fin Bones, Collected- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Rare Success
A Prize Caught
- Dangerous is increasing…
You've gained 1 x Tiny Cave Fish- You've gained 2 x Fin Bones, Collected
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Failure
A Prize Lost
- Dangerous is increasing…
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
Send your Abyssal Sawtooth out to hunt ( Airs 51-75)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Airs of the Evenlode 51-75, 
Abyssal Sawtooth
Locked with Nightmares 7
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 200 || 137 - very chancy (41%) || 170 - chancy (51%) || 204 - modest (61%) || 237 - very modest (71%) || 270 - low-risk (81%) || 304 - straightforward (91%) || 334 - straightforward (100%)Success
Divergent evolution
Shadowy is increasing…- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
You've gained (2 + Diving Depth) x Ambiguous Eolith
You've gained 1 x Live Specimen
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Alternative Success
Hunted
- Shadowy is increasing…
- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
You've gained 2 x Withered Tentacle
You've gained 1 x Unprovenanced Artefact
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Failure
Unpredatory
- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
Study drowned architecture ( Airs 76-100)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Airs of the Evenlode 76
Locked with Nightmares 7
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 200 || 137 - very chancy (41%) || 170 - chancy (51%) || 204 - modest (61%) || 237 - very modest (71%) || 270 - low-risk (81%) || 304 - straightforward (91%) || 334 - straightforward (100%)Success
Cyclopean
- Watchful is increasing…
- Monstrous Anatomy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + Monstrous Studies)
You've gained 1 x Extraordinary Implication- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
Without
Discovered: the Lowest Floors of the Magistracy:
- Chasing the Glow of Peligin is increasing… (+( Diving Depth) CP, up to level 21)
Failure
Cyclopean
- Watchful is increasing…
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
- [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random)
Help
Seek consolation from a Diving Companion ( Diving Depth < 4)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
A Submerged Rector, Nightmares 3
Locked with Diving Depth 4
Success
Doubts are abroad: make Thou these doubts to cease
- Nightmares is dropping… (-2 CP)
- Acclimating to Pressure is dropping… (-1 CP)
