Pick up a candle
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From: A dream about a field of candles
Perhaps it will be easier if you reach for the ones you can see out of the corner of your eye.
Unlocked with 
Haunted by Stairs
Challenge information
A matter of luck: It could go either way (success chance: 50%)
Success
That's the knack
You take hold of a candle. As you lift it, the shadows shift, and the candlelight falls on stone stairs, draped in dusty cobwebs.
[…] You see a niche, with a bronze sconce in it. Clearly, the candle must go there – you put it in. It is satisfying.[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Haunted by Stairs is increasing… (+3 CP)- Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead is increasing… (+3 CP)
Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
Rare Success
You grasp the most splendid candle of all
The flickering light of the candle grows and rises, and you take a step back as the heat becomes scorching. You're standing on a stone roof, feeding pages into a huge bonfire. You can hear screaming.
- Haunted by Stairs is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
Failure
Elusive lights
[…] they're never where they were when your fingers close. As each eludes you, its flickering light gives you a glimpse of dry wood, piled in a heap. You wish you could put a flame to this kindling – it looks like it would go up splendidly.
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Haunted by Stairs is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
