The Belly of the Proverbial

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Below the whale, […] the spout. […] Within the whale, the source. All that remains is to – awfulness of awfulness – enter the blowhole.

Inside the whale you can see the water pouring, […] emerging from what must be the midway point of the whale's innards.

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Storylet appears in The Midnight Moon

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Determine the cause of the whale's unnatural state
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    Challenge information

    Narrow, Monstrous Anatomy 7 (50% base) || 3 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 4 - high-risk (20%) || 5 - high-risk (30%) || 6 - tough (40%) || 7 - very chancy (50%) || 8 - chancy (60%) || 9 - modest (70%) || 10 - very modest (80%) || 11 - low-risk (90%) || 12 and above - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    Nox

    • Midnightwhalesmall.png You are indeed where you think you are. It is as bad as could be imagined. (Sets Through the Blowhole to 1)

    Failure

    Accidental injury

    ^
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Discover how the whale works
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    Challenge information

    Narrow, Artisan of the Red Science 7 (50% base) || 3 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 4 - high-risk (20%) || 5 - high-risk (30%) || 6 - tough (40%) || 7 - very chancy (50%) || 8 - chancy (60%) || 9 - modest (70%) || 10 - very modest (80%) || 11 - low-risk (90%) || 12 and above - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    Whalerise

    • Midnightwhalesmall.png You are indeed where you think you are. It is as bad as could be imagined. (Sets Through the Blowhole to 1)

    Failure

    In the deep places

    ^
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Trace the whereabouts of the ambergris miners
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    Challenge information

    Narrow, A Player of Chess 7 (50% base) || 3 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 4 - high-risk (20%) || 5 - high-risk (30%) || 6 - tough (40%) || 7 - very chancy (50%) || 8 - chancy (60%) || 9 - modest (70%) || 10 - very modest (80%) || 11 - low-risk (90%) || 12 and above - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    Vanquished

    • Midnightwhalesmall.png You are indeed where you think you are. It is as bad as could be imagined. (Sets Through the Blowhole to 1)

    Failure

    Gone

    ^
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Reach the waterfall
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Draw your conclusions