Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
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Description summary:
The description varies on your Delving Destination. There is also an additional passage with
600 x Fragments of Infernal Affairs.
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1 (West) | The western chambers are dominated by ivy […], in reflection of old Hell. Brass fixtures are functional and unembellished, in contrast to the marvels of stonework. […] Roses cling to the upper walls – still blooming and clustered tight as spiderwebs. |
2 (East) | Brasswork features mock the Fourth City; mosaics depict myths and khans of legend, with key figures replaced with […] devils. Ceilings are painted with stars and skies in lush and lurid azures and cobalt, a […] reminder of that which the Fourth has lost […] |
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600+ | Your arms are laden with recovered documents. You have as much as you can profitably sell. |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Unlocked with a redirect from Eastward or Westward
Storylet appears in Moloch Street
Options:
Follow a trail of coded language
- Spoiler
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 50 || 35 - very chancy (42%) || 43 - chancy (51%) || 51 - modest (61%) || 60 - very modest (72%) || 68 - low-risk (81%) || 76 - straightforward (91%) || 84 - straightforward (100%)
Success
Hell's relicts
Watchful is increasing…
You've gained 5 x Fragments of Infernal Affairs
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
Failure
False starts
Watchful is increasing…
Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
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Break open sealed chambers
- Spoiler Locked with
Airs of the Sunken Embassy 51
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 125 || 86 - very chancy (41%) || 107 - chancy (51%) || 128 - modest (61%) || 148 - very modest (71%) || 169 - low-risk (81%) || 190 - straightforward (91%) || 209 - straightforward (100%)
Success
What must be concealed
Dangerous is increasing…
You've gained 25 x Fragments of Infernal Affairs
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
Failure
Deep, dark
Dangerous is increasing…
You've lost 15 x Fragments of Infernal Affairs
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
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Seek out spy-holes
- Spoiler
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 178 || 122 - very chancy (41%) || 152 - chancy (51%) || 181 - modest (61%) || 211 - very modest (71%) || 241 - low-risk (81%) || 270 - straightforward (91%) || 297 - straightforward (100%)
Success
The spider's web
Watchful is increasing…
You've gained 38 x Fragments of Infernal Affairs
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
Failure
Dead places
Watchful is increasing…
You've lost 2 x Fragments of Infernal Affairs
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
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Consult scholarly tomes
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Palimpsest Scrap
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 90 || 62 - very chancy (41%) || 77 - chancy (51%) || 92 - modest (61%) || 107 - very modest (71%) || 122 - low-risk (81%) || 137 - straightforward (91%) || 150 - straightforward (100%)
Success
The hidden embassy
Watchful is increasing…
You've gained 37 x Fragments of Infernal Affairs
You've lost 1 x Palimpsest Scrap
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
Failure
Misremembrance
Watchful is increasing…
You've lost 1 x Palimpsest Scrap
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
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Locate an inner sanctum
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Airs of the Sunken Embassy 76,
Watchful 125
Success
Deeds that were done
You've gained 32 x Fragments of Infernal Affairs
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
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Peel fact from falsehood
- Spoiler
Challenge information
Narrow,
Mithridacy 5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)
Success
The currency of lies
You've gained 25 x Fragments of Infernal Affairs
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
Failure
The bitter wine
You've lost 15 x Fragments of Infernal Affairs
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
^
Return to the surface
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked withFragments of Infernal Affairs
Success
Above, below
Redirects to: The Sunken Spoils
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Return to the surface
- Spoiler
Playing with Soul
Find the Blind Pianist
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Playing with Soul exactly 11,
Delving Destination exactly 1
Success
The Rose in Webs
Follow the Blind Pianist. (Sets
Playing with Soul to 12 - Find the Blind Pianist in the Sunken Embassy on Moloch Street)
Redirects to: The Rose in Webs
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The Coilheart Games
Scour the archives for mention of stripes
- Spoiler Unlocked with
The Coilheart Games is 2 (World Quality, now locked),
Of Stripes, and Coils 150,
Coilheart Eagles 10
Locked withLead: The Old Celestial Embassy
Success
Diplomatic hubs
You've uncovered evidence of a tigrine embassy to the Fourth City. (Raises
Lead: The Old Celestial Embassy by 1)
Huffam will want to hear of this. And then double-check it scrupulously. (Raises
Bearing Valuable Leads by 1)
Stone creaks underfoot; the Embassy hangs over a precipice. [Airs of the Sunken Embassy change…] (random)
Redirects to: Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy
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