Editing The Sixth Coil (historical)

{{#set:Has icon=File:Estivaltiger.png}}[[File:Estival2024.png|thumb]]<blockquote>''The Tiger Keeper rises to his hind legs. "London!" He is bellowing now, gold eyes alight with zeal. "The Sixth Coil is opening at last!”''</blockquote>

The Sixth Coil was a one-off festival in Fallen London, which began on the 1st of August 1899 (2024). As with previous [[Estival (Guide)|Estivals]], six new items were available to purchase for {{IL|Estival Tokens}} alongside items from past Estivals and elections, and players were given 30 of these at the beginning of the festival. Furthermore, as a followup to the migration of the {{IL|Strangling Willow Ring}} and {{IL|Winking Gemstone Ring}} to the new [[Adornment]] slot, these rings could be traded for new [[Gloves]] with the same stats, the {{IL|Censor's Touch}} and the {{IL|Cautious Bracer}}. The new items were:
* {{IL|Censor's Touch}} - {{IL|Mithridacy}} gloves, {{IL|Estival Token|20 x}}
* {{IL|Varchaasi Holdall}} - {{IL|Glasswork}} luggage, {{IL|Estival Token|20 x}}
* {{IL|Pilgrim's Sandals}} - {{IL|Chthonosophy}} boots, {{IL|Estival Token|30 x}}
* {{IL|Huzzite Shroud}} - {{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}} and {{IL|Insubstantial}} hat, {{IL|Estival Token|30 x}}
* {{IL|Cautious Bracer}} - {{IL|Shapeling Arts}} gloves, {{IL|Estival Token|50 x}}
* {{IL|Gilded Spinneret}} - {{IL|Monstrous Anatomy}} adornment, {{IL|Estival Token|50 x}}

In a variation on previous Estivals, the Sixth Coil brought back some of the competitive elements of the elections<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/728292783584051220/1264943514534416386 Discord, 1] We thought long and hard about how to bring back a competitive element to the summer event in a way that felt healthier for the community.
<br/>
[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/728292783584051220/1264943700870692987 2]The main headlines are:
* Lower narrative stakes (it's about sport rather than politics)
* Much lower mechanical/game stakes (this is emphatically not a 'you get to decide which content goes in the game in the future' thing; it's about the outcome of this one story)
- Bruno FBG, 22/07/24 13:54 UTC</ref> in the form of the Coilheart Games and ran on a developer-determined schedule rather than stages being triggered by [[World Qualities]].<ref>[https://www.failbettergames.com/news/estival-the-sixth-coil] "{{...}} In previous years, your participation has affected the pacing of the event. This year, however, your efforts will determine not when events progress, but how: the winners of each of the Games' four disciplines will be determined by your actions {{...}}"</ref>

==Prelude==
''"this is concerning."<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Sacchi''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/728292783584051220/1264973734771556362 Discord], 22 August 15:54 UTC</ref></p>

As a prelude to the events of the festival, on the 22nd a new event-specific recurring dream became available; {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: the Forests of the Night}}, with the card [[A Dream of Wanting]] in which you dreamt of heading through a black-and-orange jungle to your lover on the other side, hunted by an enemy that resembled you exactly.

==1 August==
''"oh no the army of tiger orphans we sold have come back for a reckoning"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Pyronar''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268529273908625510 Discord], 11:25 UTC</ref></p>

The event began at 11:00 UTC, with an army of finely dressed orphans - [[Ask about him|implied]] to be the {{IL|Winsome Dispossessed Orphan}}s once [[Offer a winsome dispossessed orphan|offered to the Court of the Wakeful Eye]] for {{IL|Tribute}} in [[Money-Making/Midgame#Winsome Dispossessed Orphan grind|vast quantities]] - spreading leaflets, and also [[Grab a flyer|gemstones]]. This was followed by the Tiger Keeper (referred to by his full, very long title) announcing the Coilheart Games and the opening of the Sixth Coil of [[The Labyrinth of Tigers]] - with some of its riches to be claimed by the Games' victors. After that, Mr Huffam approached the player asking for help investigating the Sixth Coil; this was the beginning of the festival's clue hunt.

Initially, only seven clues were available, with game instructions letting players know that more would become available as the games progressed.
* The first clue to be discovered was {{IL|Lead: Immovable Doors}}, from [[Leaving the Fifth Coil]] in {{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}. It was reported to the Discord by Belphegora (IGN) at 11:06 UTC<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268525192347648060 Discord] "CLUESCLUESCLUESCLUES" ''A screenshot of the tooltip for {{IL|Lead: Immovable Doors}}''</ref>
* Two more clues were discovered at 11:11 UTC<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268526452865761280 Discord] "Where's the second?" ''A screenshot of [[Where should you start your preliminary investigations?]] indicating 2 clues had been uncovered'' - Honourablest Member Sans Cipher</ref> and 11:16 UTC<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268527705004048527 Discord] ''A screenshot of [[Where should you start your preliminary investigations?]] indicating 3 clues had been uncovered'' - Mr Pipes (ign: Raclette)</ref>. One, {{IL|Lead: The Tiger Keeper}} from [[Bartering with the Tiger Keeper]] in the Labyrinth of Tigers, was reported to the Discord by ai Catz at 11:18 UTC<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268528291065761814 Discord] "There's one in the First Coil" - ai Catz (not IGN)</ref>; the other, {{IL|Lead: The Bishop of Southwark}} from [[Tea with the Bishop]] in the Labyrinth, was reported at 11:20 UTC by Belphegora (IGN)<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268528659510333470 Discord] "Lead with the Bishop in the fourth coil" - Belphegora (IGN)</ref>
* At 11:19, the clue {{IL|Lead: Mr Inch}} was reported by Q-45275, Roof-Papacy Expert<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268528631018295407 Discord] ''A screenshot of the storylet [[Where can the Notable Beasts be Found?]] storylet, with the [[What might be found in the Sixth Coil?]] option visible'' - Q-45275, Roof-Papacy Expert</ref>
* At 11:35, the fifth clue, {{IL|Lead: Baseborn and Fowlingpiece}} from [[Call at the Offices of Baseborn & Fowlingpiece, Solicitors at Law]] in the {{IL|Bazaar Side-Streets}}, was reported by Sygnett (IGN: Gven)<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268532460598067313 Discord] "Baseborn and Fowlongpiece has a lead. Hdhdhd" - Sygnett (IGN: Gven)</ref>
* At 11:37, the sixth clue, {{IL|Lead: The Honey-Addled Detective}} from [[Working with the Honey-Addled Detective]] in {{IL|Moloch Street}}, was reported by Savato {IGN}<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268533021573779578 Discord] "The Honey-Addled Detective in Moloch Street has one!" - Savato {IGN}</ref>
* At 11:41, {{IL|Lead: The Clay Coalman}} from [[Speak to the Clay Coalman]] in {{IL|Your Lodgings}} was reported by Fluffernutter (IGN) (ping pls)<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268534183148388473 Discord] "FOUND IT" - Fluffernutter (IGN) (ping pls)</ref>

At around 12:33 UTC, all seven clues had been reported the requisite number of times<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268547087717503008 Discord] "Congratulations everyone yet again!" ''A screenshot of [[Where should you start your preliminary investigations?]] indicating all seven clues had been completed'' - RHbbcc (IGN: Gobbo Lin)</ref>.

In addition to the clue hunt, the structure of the festival was revealed both on Discord<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268517541396090970 Discord] "The Games are split into four Tournaments, which will each run for three days.<br/>
The Tournament of the Sciences will run from noon BST on the 3rd August until noon BST on the 6th.<br/>
The Tournament of Imagination will run from noon BST on the 5th August until noon BST on the 8th.<br/>
The Tournament of the Intellect will run from noon BST on the 7th August until noon BST on the 10th.<br/>
The Tournament of the Body will run from noon BST on the 9th August until noon BST on the 12th." - Hannah from Failbetter, 10:35 UTC</ref> and in the announcement page<ref>[https://www.failbettergames.com/news/estival-the-sixth-coil-is-here failbettergames.com]</ref>; four Tournaments, of the Sciences, Imagination, Intellect and the Body, running for three days each and starting at noon BST (11:00 UTC) on the 3rd. It was also revealed [[Inquire about visiting nations|in-game]] that delegations from the tournament would be coming from the Khanate, the Tomb-Colonies, the Court of the Wakeful Eye and even the Surface; and it was revealed on Discord<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268536751081652346 Discord] "more things will happen<br/>
before the first event<br/>
cool your jets" - Hannah from Failbetter, 11:52 UTC</ref> that more things would be happening before the first tournament started.

At 21:00 UTC, 10 hours after the event opened, the World Quality {{IL|The Games Approach}} reached 10 and unlocked [[Burning Bright]], in which the Court of the Wakeful Eye's delegation arrived. This unlocked a new option on the [[Entrepreneurs and Opportunism]] storylet, adding {{IL|Rat on a String}} to the {{IL|Bottle of Greyfields 1879}}, {{IL|Primordial Shriek}} and {{IL|Moon-Pearl}} already available within.

==2 August==
''"the Khanate does not have robots; just a guard with a fancy sword"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Graham, The Soul Proprietor''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268811534952435764 Discord], 6:04 UTC</ref></p>

''"The tomb-colonists have a spiked monowheel, they're automatically the best now."<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Roland Jones (IGN)''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1268967751070912603 Discord], 16:24 UTC</ref></p>


At 6:00 UTC, 19 hours after the event opened, the World Quality {{IL|The Games Approach}} reached 19 and unlocked [[Eagle's Splendour]], in which the Khanate's Eagle Clan delegation arrived. This unlocked a new option on the [[Entrepreneurs and Opportunism]] storylet, adding {{IL|Whispered Hint}} to the available items.

At 16:00 UTC, 29 hours after the event opened, the World Quality {{IL|The Games Approach}} reached 29 and unlocked [[Memento Mori]], in which the Tomb-Colonies delegation arrived. This unlocked a new option on the [[Entrepreneurs and Opportunism]] storylet, adding {{IL|Rostygold}} to the available items.

==3 August==
''"As above, so below. Therefore something incredibly stupid is also happening in the High Wilderness version of the olympics"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– The Fluid Professor''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269107715167227924 Discord], 1:40 UTC</ref></p>

''"the historical writeup on the wiki is going to be insane. so many quotes about how much we lost our minds over koloma"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Yinsie (IGN)''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269128523642044487 Discord], 3:03 UTC</ref></p>

[[File:Kolomanrepublic.png|thumb]]At 1:00 UTC, the Surface delegation arrived from the [[New Dawn|Koloman Republic]], with a most unusual flag. The community immediately went feral over them.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269101337052844095 Discord] "<b>The radio static clears once more, this time the area is quiet around the host.</b><br/><br/>

'Hello, listeners! It seems we've got the last team joining the games just now, some...Surfacers.'<br/><br/>

<i>There is something odd in the tone. Doubt. Perhaps anger. Or envy.</i><br/><br/>

'We welcome them, of course, however afraid they may be of local customs. Now then, I wish you all are doing well. And to all who participate, good games!'<br/><br/>

<i>There is grumbling before the radio cuts out. It seems the host does not like these ones.</i>" - Edward (Moth/Two IGNs), 1:15 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269103746030374932 Discord] "That flag is precision-designed to be as unhinged as possible. I love it" - The Fluid Professor, 1:25 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269103750329667738 Discord] "the flag is the flag of the great and glorious nation of koloma, what more do you need" - Yinsie (IGN), 1:25 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269103768394399794 Discord] "horrible goose nation" - dracjr (she, her), 1:25 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269109801028157611 Discord] "Oh hey it's Koloman Republic, I was wondering when these guys show up again, so glad FBG didn't forget about them from that one story." - Leander Cormyc [IGN], 1:49 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269125867301376093 Discord] "Fallen London players when tigers: Yeah I mean they organized<br/>
Fallen London players when underground electric mongolians: I mean yeah of course they're here<br/>
Fallen London players when dead people at olympics: sure that's normal<br/>
Fallen London players when new nation of normal-ass humans: <i>incoherent screeching</i>" - The Fluid Professor, 2:53 UTC</ref><ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/thegreatyin/757758594854895616/i-want-to-study-at-a-koloman-university-i-will?source=share tumblr] "i want to study at a koloman university<br/><br/>

i will spell colour as kolomour and use kolodegress kolocelcius. i would watch kolosherlock on KBC all night while drinking a koloma tea with my flatmates. i’ll have kolofish and kolochips every day that’s worth 5 kolobillion dollar. i would go to kologaff parties every night. i am also more likely to meet kolomans, kolomans, kolomans and The Koloman.<br/><br/>

i wish i was koloman :(<br/><br/>
&#x23;HELLO EVERYONE ELSE IN THE FAILBETTER DISCORD. IM POSTING THIS HERE AS WELL.&#x23;terrorizing my followers with only the most cursed of content&#x23;yin-thoughts&#x23;fallen london&#x23;for those not in the know; this is a reference to an ancient tumblr post about yearning to be british&#x23;we may have been going a little insane over the funny made up goose country
" - thegreatyin, 3:15 UTC</ref>. Wild speculation about them ensued, with many initially believing them to be spies due to descriptions of them having [[Act as guide for visitors from the Koloman Republic|wildly different languages and cultural norms]]. Some claimed the Republic was named for [[w:Coloman, King of Hungary|Coloman, King of Hungary]]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269111741736947814 Discord] "the koloman republic is definitely 100% named after this guy from the 1100s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloman,_King_of_Hungary" - illuminatiswag, 1:56 UTC</ref> but eventually the consensus on the etymology settled on [[w:Coloman of Stockerau|Coloman of Stockerau]], an Irish saint hanged near Vienna after being mistaken for a spy, based on symbols associated with him appearing on the flag.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269116580072132670 Discord] "So, Saint Colomon is associated with tongs and was hanged. And he is associated with the cockel hat, which can look like the goose's hat. Hdhdjd" - Sygnett (IGN: Gven), 2:16 UTC</ref>. The Kolomans also brought a new option to [[Entrepreneurs and Opportunism]] which paid in {{IL|Cryptic Clue|Appearance=Cryptic Clues}}.

===The Opening Ceremony===
''"i like that 'the summer curse' is implied to be a thing known to londonders at this point"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">–  mouseyMoment''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269250087184240763 Discord], 11:06 UTC</ref></p>

At 11:00 UTC, the opening ceremony of the Coilheart Games began. After people [[Packed to the Rafters|packed themselves]] into the newly-constructed amphitheatre, the Tiger Keeper began to give a speech from the ostentatiously gold-lined mosaic floor. Alas, this was interrupted by the ground shaking, prompting panic and [[Flash back to the Great Sink|recollections of]] [[Blink away the memories of the Starved War|Estival disasters past]]. The Tiger Keeper called for calm, and claimed this was [[A Prelude|merely the Sixth Coil stirring in anticipation of the glories of the Games]]. Despite this still being a really concerning thing for someone to say about the building everyone was currently on top of, people calmed down for long enough for the speech to finish. After a brief [[Wander the exhibits|tour]] [[Purchase refreshments|of the]] [[Grab a handful of jewels|celebrations]], and [[Check in with Mr Huffam|encounters]] with Mr Huffam - although no new clues became available - and the [[Seek out the Tiger Keeper|Tiger Keeper]] (who seemed to be avoiding his own Court's delegation) it was time for the Tournament of Sciences.

At this point, the continuation of the new recurring dream, {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: the Forests of the Night}} also became available; [[A Dream of Armistice]], in which you dreamt of making your way to your love across a burning battlefield, and ominously ended with the phrase ''"Only you can open the world to them."''

===[[A Tournament of the Sciences]]===
''"I'm gonna collect all 77 she/they Cackling Mechanics"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Passion (she/her)<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269325016332242995 Discord], 16:04 UTC</ref></p>

For the first tournament, the delegations were tasked with building a boat to zail from the poisonous waters by the Second City [[The Sere Palace|Sere Palace]] along Hellish canals to the Unterzee. For this tournament, the tigers bowed out (as [[Offer the labour of a zailor|they famously cannot operate a ship by themselves without thumbs]]) and the Khanate delegation split into teams representing the Eagle and Tortoise Clans. Players could choose to support any of the four teams, raising the Science: Aiding the (team name) World Qualities with options randomised by {{IL|Airs of the Games}}, by spending {{IL|Casing...}} to [[Offer some purloined secrets (Koloman Republic)|report on what other teams were doing]], or by completing a [[Conclude your investigations into the waterways of the Hinterlands|new research in the Lab]] and reporting back to them about it. There was also an option to offer [[Render material assistance to (Faction)|material assistance]] in the form of various high-value items, which promised multiplicative effects on the team's progress and could only be played three times; however, this was initially locked behind {{IL|Science: Schedule|2}}.

Each of the options to support the teams rewarded the player with varying amounts of {{IL|Coilheart Renown}}, which could be exchanged for various rewards in [[The Bounties of the Coil]] in {{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}, most notably {{IL|The Distinction of the Waking Fire}}, a {{IL|Dangerous}}, {{IL|Dreaded}} and {{IL|Nightmares}}-reducing event-exclusive [[Adornment]] for {{IL|Coilheart Renown|20000 x}}.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Action
!Cost
!Reward
|-
|[[Claim an insensible quantity of fighting-weasels]]
|1500 {{IL|Coilheart Renown|Appearance=}}
|{{IL|Araby Fighting-Weasel|30 x}}
|-
|[[Claim a grubby urchin]]
|2440 {{IL|Coilheart Renown|Appearance=}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Grubby Urchin|1 x}}|{{IL|Mystery of the Elder Continent|20 x}}}}
|-
|[[Claim a bevy of shattered mirrors]]
|2500 {{IL|Coilheart Renown|Appearance=}}
|{{IL|Memory of Light|50 x}}
|-
|[[Claim a box marked 'exhibit enrichment']]
|4000 {{IL|Coilheart Renown|Appearance=}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Femur of a Surface Deer|10 x}}|{{IL|Femur of a Jurassic Beast|4 x}}|{{IL|Ivory Humerus|2 x}}|{{IL|Bone Fragments|200 x}}|{{IL|Tale of Terror!!|4 x}}}}
|-
|[[Claim an assortment of jewels]]
|5150 {{IL|Coilheart Renown|Appearance=}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Sapphire|200 x}}|{{IL|Venom-Ruby|100 x}}|{{IL|Ostentatious Diamond|10 x}}|{{IL|Magnificent Diamond|1 x}}}}
|-
|[[Claim a glittering fragment]]
|6250 {{IL|Coilheart Renown|Appearance=}}
|{{IL|Mountain-sherd|1 x}}
|-
|[[Claim a sacred mystery]]
|31250 {{IL|Coilheart Renown|Appearance=}}
|{{IL|Elemental Secret|1 x}}
|}


At 11:54 UTC, LukeFBG confirmed that there would not be any unique reward for backing the winning team.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269262179870179511 Discord] "I am explicitly unconfirming this lol" - LukeFBG, 11:54 UTC</ref>. The tomb-colonist delegation took an early lead, with the Kolomanians trailing a little behind them. Speculation was prompted<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269410498311356507 Discord] "yep. a landlocked country that borders the Adriatic, just ask them!" - Locrian, 21:44 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269289028835086337 Discord] "One moment they're a landlocked country, the next - their capital is Venice (submerged + next to Adriatic) and they just keep throwing in random stereotypes that Londoners would associate with an European country that it makes me want to smack them if it wasn't so adorable 🦢" - (IGN) Tyr Teg 🦢, 13:41 UTC</ref> when the Koloman Republic was described as [[Pledge your support to the Koloman Republic|landlocked]] and as having canals that reached the Adriatic Sea. By the end of the day, the Tomb-Colonists led the competition by about 7,000 points.

==4 August==
''"sadly not everyone has millions of bejewelled lenses lying around"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Phoenix🐢🦅, The Fourteenth Month<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269581154630238248 Discord], 16:04 UTC</ref></p>

The Tomb-Colonists continued to grow their lead over the other factions throughout the day. At 23:00 UTC, the second stage of the Tournament of the Sciences began with a bang - literally. A previously concealed device in the Eagle area [[Approach the source of the ominous humming|exploded]], with the wreckage being promptly confiscated by the Constables. Of course, Mr Huffam was very interested in this, and so a second clue hunt began.
* The first clue, {{IL|Lead: Forgotten Alliances}} was found at 23:04 UTC<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269793143629287455 Discord] "Forgotten quarter clue" ''A screenshot of the option [[Share the Aquiline Assistant's musings]]''</ref> by Valerie Pine | 🐢TURT UP 🐢 in [[Eagles and Horseheads]] in {{IL|The Forgotten Quarter}}. According to @ekp0133F on tumblr<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/ekp0133f/757933224826748928/i-literally-made-fallen-london-history-today-i tumblr] "I literally made Fallen London history today. I found the third Eagle lead in the Forgotten Quarter. I was the one who found it. The counter went from 2 to 3 when I reported it to Huffam. I literally made history. You all are advancing the story because of me. I'm literally a hero<br/><br/>
&x23;fallen london &x23;red sasha &x23;failbetter games &x23;estival 2024 &x23;the sixth coil" - ekp0133f, 5 August 1:30 UTC</ref> this was the third clue to be turned in to Huffam, and she was the first one to do so.
* The next clue, {{IL|Lead: Extraordinary Illumination}}, was reported at 23:05 UTC<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269793454162968606 Discord] ""CLUE CLUE CLUE" ''A screenshot of the option [[The Vault of Impounded Contraband in Concord Square]]''</ref> by Valerie Pine | 🐢TURT UP 🐢 in the form of a new heist, [[The Vault of Impounded Contraband in Concord Square]].
* At 23:10, {{IL|Lead: The Precocious Engineer}} was reported by Clueless [IGN: Mew777]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269794718762537030 Discord] "Clue in the Khanate"</ref>, from the option [[Ask them about the machinations of the Eagle Clan]] in [[The Precocious Engineer]] in {{IL|Khan's Heart}}.
* Only a minute later, at 23:11 UTC, {{IL|Lead: The Old Celestial Embassy}} was reported as being in [[Spelunking in the Sunken Embassy]] by ted<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269794989534220440 Discord] "THERES A CLUE IN THE SUNKEN EMBASSY, AND THE FORGETTEN QUARTER"</ref>
* At 23:48, {{IL|Lead: Tortoise Intelligence}} was reported by LordPaido<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269804103694024806 Discord] ''A screenshot of the [[Begin an intrigue]] storylet, displaying the clue option''</ref> in [[Begin an intrigue]] in {{IL|Khan's Heart}} when [[Your Current Loyalty in the Khanate:|aligned with]] the Tortoise in Khaganian intrigues.
* Also at 23:48, {{IL|Lead: Xanthous Law}} was reported by Sara Rivers (IGN)<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269804265002766366 Discord] "Parabola laboratory: investigate the result from the heist." ''A screenshot of the option [[Investigate the properties of the Xanthous Bulb]]''</ref> in {{IL|Reflection of your Laboratory}} after completing the clue heist.

In addition to the clue hunt, the second stage unlocked the options to render material assistance; the use of these briefly bought the Republic the lead<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269793092920279142 Discord] "KOLOMEN WINNING" - IGN: Qu1cKsAnD ( :Goose: ), 11:04 UTC</ref> before the Tomb-Colonists reclaimed it again.

==5 August==
''"woah woah woah i just got on for the first time since yesterday evening what is this ominous humming 😰😰"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– tom (GOOSE GANG🪿🏆)<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269944065621757973 Discord], 9:04 UTC</ref></p>

At 00:27 UTC, it was noticed that the final clue had already been found and turned in by a person or persons unknown.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269813906696704157 Discord] "...........<i>who found it!?</i>" ''A screenshot of the results for [[Where should you look with regards to the Eagle?]], showing that all 7 clues had been uncovered'' - LordPaido, 00:27 UTC</ref> At 00:50, ted claimed that his friend had found the final clue.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269819701433864234 Discord] "It's the spider symposium."<br/>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269819977041444865 2] "Not me who found it, a friend did" - ted, 00:50 UTC</ref> A few minutes later, The Revered Abolitionist confirmed the existence of the clue with a screenshot.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269820305795317791 Discord] ''A screenshot of the results for [[Speak with a member of the audience]]'' - The Revered Abolitionist, 00:52 UTC</ref> The clue, {{IL|Lead: Strands of the Motherlings}}, had been missed by others searching the Symposium because it required having completed the Exceptional Story [[The Web of the Motherlings]]. At around 6:05 UTC, all seven clues reached completion.

===[[A Tournament of the Imagination]]===
''"Ofc she’s a dick in the jungle too" followed by a screenshot of [[Tend the Captivating Princess' Dream-Garden]]''<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Fluffernutter<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269974896566472755 Discord], 9:04 UTC</ref></p>

At 11:00 UTC, the second Tournament began, with the Court of the Wakeful Eye, the Koloman Republic, the Eagle Clan and a coterie of local Bohemians competing to produce the greatest creative work. In addition to Airs-based options and a locked material assistance option similar to the Tournament of the Sciences, there was an option to aid your team by [[Dreams: A Choice of Reverie|shaping the dreams of the Captivating Princess]] with a new Oneiropomping option that was soon confirmed to be permanent<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270001526982836286 Discord] "Yes, the Princess' dream is a permanent addition" - LukeFBG, 12:52 UTC</ref>. After a brief period of the Republic being in the lead<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1269974307203715103 Discord] "Kolomans in the lead!" ''A screenshot of the results text for [[Take stock of the standings (Imagination)]] showing the Koloman Republic in the lead''</ref>, the Bohemians quickly outpaced them.

At 12:54, LukeFBG confirmed that there were further QLDs beyond that for turning in 7 clues, but no other reward.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270002277754867793 Discord] "7 is the only reward bar new titles in the quality QLD." - LukeFBG, 12:54 UTC</ref>

==6 August==
''"It's inefficient, but flavorful. And I wouldn't call her evil, not in earshot.''

''I'm sure you wouldn't want to be a flower."''<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– IGN: Qu1cKsAnD ( :goosewine: )<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270254647336239206 Discord], 9:04 UTC</ref></p>

The Bohemians' lead in the Tournament of the Imagination continued to grow, as the new interactions with the Koloman Republic provided new contradictory information and prompted further questions about whether or not they actually existed.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270244430116421662 Discord] "... I think Koloman Republic might be from the area of Slovenia and Hungary.<br/><br/>

... They do have islands on their rivers. And it only has a sliver of a coastline, could certainly be landlocked easily.<br/><br/>

And it would place it between the Alps and Carpathians." - Sygnett (IGN: Gven) 🪿 Quack!~, 4:57 UTC</ref>. The discussion quickly shifted focus when the Tournament of the Sciences concluded.

===[[A Tournament of the Sciences: Final Judgement|A Tournament Concluded]]===
[[File:The Sixth Coil - The Tournament of Science.png]]
''"true Vital Intelligence can only be manufactured in the Vitalia Valley region up in the Kolomanian Alps!"''<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– ribbenquall,committed Kolomaniac<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270337682085773352 Discord], 11:08 UTC</ref></p>

''"The whole thing is sus. I don't trust the Tigers as far I can throw them."''<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Malitia from the Darkness 🦋<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270338720863621151 Discord], 11:12 UTC</ref></p>


At 11:00 UTC, the Tournament of the Sciences reached its conclusion, with the Tomb-Colonists winning. After a [[Watch the final ceremony (Science)|rant from the  Cackling Mechanic]], medals were handed out. Then a firework rose from the vicinity of the Labyrinth, exploding into a Correspondence sigil meaning 'To Assemble a Heart from Dust', which prompted speculation.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270337928098480140 Discord] "Or we are doing a Build-a-Bear monstrosity and the Tombies provided the Heart." - Pyronar, Temporary Drunk Queen, 11:09 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270397502952308767 Discord] "To assemble a heart from dust. Something to do with a piece of the mountain? Could the sixth coil be awakened with a shard of the mountain and slowly stirring now?" - barukhazad|KHAAAAAAAN, 15:06 UTC</ref> Players received rewards from the faction they had supported, with the Koloman reward - {{IL|Vital Intelligence}}, a [[Great Game]] item - prompting further discussion as to whether they were spies or faking their country for another reason.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270425159286653039 Discord] "Vital intelligece for the totally-not-spy Kolomen." - 🐅Finn'🐅, 16:56 UTC</ref>

===A Tournament of the Imagination: Self-Sabotage===
''"guys i'm starting to think this whole sixth coil business might not be entirely on the level"''<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– The Visceral Sybarite<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270520595917832227 Discord], 11:15 UTC</ref></p>

At 23:00 UTC, the Tournament of the Imagination was interrupted by [[Witness an argument|a row]] between the Striped Officiant and the Pantherine Impressionist as the former gave the latter a letter from the Banded Prince himself ordering her to cover up her existing painting and replace it with something worse. Of course, this was of interest to Mr Huffam, and so began the third clue hunt.
* At 23:02, Hythonia (IGN) 🐯 reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270517485300482130 Discord] "FIRST" ''A screenshot of the option [[Ask for information on tigers and coils]]''</ref> {{IL|Lead: Feline Gossip}} in {{IL|The Flit}}
* At 23:03, Fl: Lilliper, Temporary Thespian reported {{IL|Lead: Under Orders}}<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270517601746948198 Discord] "!!!" ''A photo of a computer screen showing the storylet [[The Singing Mandrake (storylet)]], and in particular the option [[Drink with the Keeper of the Dyes]]''</ref> in {{IL|The Singing Mandrake}}.
* Also at 23:03, The Fluid Professor reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270517660270202992 Discord] "DUCHESS SALON" ''A screenshot of the option [[Attend, and ask her thoughts on the Coilheart Games]]''</ref> {{IL|Lead: The Duchess' Disregard}} in {{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}, available to those who had completed the Exceptional Story [[Go Tell the King of Cats]]
* With the third clue to be found at 23:03, Antonia R (IGN) reported {{IL|Lead: A Reluctance to Compete}}<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270517755426373718 Discord] "Behold" ''A screenshot of the option [[Ask local tigers about their Coilheart performance]]''</ref> in {{IL|The Court of the Wakeful Eye}}
* At 23:05, Valashu (IGN) reported {{IL|Lead: Recollections of a Tigress}}<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270518033630363801 Discord] "Base Camp" ''A screenshot of the option [[Your Tigress, in Parabola (Upgraded Tigress)]]''</ref> in {{IL|Parabolan Base-Camp}} with {{IL|Parabolan Defences}} 3.
* At 23:08, Finn'💡🐈 reported {{IL|Lead: A Posting Little Sought After}}<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270518905739280436 Discord] "Port Carnelian." ''A screenshot of the option [[Inspect the records for mentions of the Sixth Coil]]''</ref> in {{IL|Port Carnelian}}
* At 23:20 the seventh clue was found<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270521914015879291 Discord] "Ok so 7 leads discovered it says" - Corbee</ref>; at 23:27 it was reported to the Discord by Phosphor [FL: Lukas Ashveil]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270523683353399380 Discord] "Has the tiger ballet clue already been reported?"</ref> on behalf of his friend Frost-Moth King (who was presumably the person to find it)<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270524883952210073 Discord] "(Mothy is the friend who found the ballet clue)" - Phosphor [FL: Lukas Ashveil], 23:32 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270524759544696928 Discord] ''A screenshot of a Discord message from Frost-Moth King, reading "I WASLITERALLY MAKING A BALLET AT THE TIME" [sic]'' - Phosphor [FL: Lukas Ashveil], 23:31 UTC</ref>


In the midst of the hunt, it was noticed that the Sixth Coil's doors now had a glowing sigil on their upper-left.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270521060457971782 Discord] "interesting" ''A screenshot of the option [[Descend to the Sixth Coil]], showing new text'' - Graham, The Soul Proprietor</ref>, and there was a new option to [[Warn London of the dangers of the Games]]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270526129631006730 Discord] "New action in the Games Storylet" ''A screenshot of the storylet [[The Coilheart Games (Storylet)]] showing [[Warn London of the dangers of the Games]], followed by a screenshot of the results of [[Warn London of the dangers of the Games]]'' - Ictus (IGN: Oculat), 23:37 UTC</ref>. At 23:57, a new QLD for {{IL|An Investigative Journalist:}} was found with all 21 clues<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270531314545721344 Discord] "21 clues turn in QLD" ''A screenshot of the QLD for {{IL|An Investigative Journalist:}}'' - Sacchi, 23:57 UTC</ref>.

The revelation that the tigers had held opening games for the Sixth Coil in previous cities, deliberately lost them, and were trying to deliberately lose these too, prompted many to switch from trying to ensure they lost out of spite to trying to ensure they won out of spite.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270520608974700544 Discord] "Now this does make it tempting to ''make'' the tigers win and see what happens..." - InfiniteJustine, 23:15 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270699752173867039 Discord] "Guys, if we make the tigers win, they get eaten! Let’s do this!" - Fluffernutter (IGN) (🦅🐢), 7th August 11:07 UTC</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/fallenlondon/comments/1em34hh/tombies_won_bohos_set_to_win_i_propose_tombie_and Reddit] 7 August 5:47 UTC</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/fallenlondon/comments/1elxixu/new_set_of_clues_available_and_a_call_to_action Reddit] 7 August 00:08 UTC</ref><ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/violant-apologia/758146619495563264/all-support-the-tigers-next-round-they-are tumblr] "ALL SUPPORT THE TIGERS NEXT ROUND! they are canonically throwing because they don't want to win, we need to make them win ANYWAY to mess with them<br/><br/>

we can fuck with the tigers if we work together!!!<br/>
&#x23;i hope we do manage this &#x23;seems like a natural next step &#x23;giving very blaseball vibes too &#x23;fallen london" - violant-apologia, 7 August 10:02 UTC</ref>.

In addition to the clue hunt, this unlocked the material assisstance option for the tournament.

==7 August==
''"[stumbles in covered in blood] hey is there a new qvd for getting all the clues, y/n"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– party boat 2024 💀🍷🌙''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270555382544334946 Discord], 01:33 UTC</ref></p>

At around 1:30 UTC, all seven clues were completed.

===[[A Tournament of the Intellect]]===
''"Intellect has been Lamp Cats vs people who want Tigers Dead"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– JotaToxic (IGN)''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270758123862491296 Discord], 14:59 UTC</ref></p>

At 11:00 UTC, the third tournament began. It took the form of a chess tournament in Spite, with issues caused by the many wildly incompatible chess rulesets of the Neath - not to mention the Koloman Republic's [[A Tournament of the Intellect: Aiding the Republic|famous six-sided chess]]. Delegations came from the Court of the Wakeful Eye, the Koloman Republic, the Eagle Clan and the Principles of Coral. The Principles and the Court soon had a substantial lead over the other teams, with the Principles only a little ahead of the Court.

In addition to the usual Airs options and locked materials option, players could assist their chosen team by [[Offer some inspiration (Intellect)|teaching them]] [[Play Chess with the Boatman|lessons learned playing chess against the Boatman]], or regaling them with [[Share your victories on the Moonlit Chessboard|tales of victory]] from {{IL|The Chessboard|Appearance=The Moonlit Chessboard}} in Parabola. This prompted complaints<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270701645432623136 Discord] "I didn’t know it would use the normal Boatman Chess option that raises Nightmares at max [three FBG Discord-exclusive Nightmares emoji]" - Tragedian on a Slow Boat, 11:14</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270704065361481782 Discord] "I am actually kinda mad that they specifically teased Boatman's Opponent being useful this Estival, only to actively punish players for grinding it." - Finn'💡🐈, 11:24UTC</ref>, as many had interpreted the announcement's talk of being able to "[o]ffer your allies chess tips from the Boatman" as implying an option requiring {{IL|The Boatman's Opponent}} 40, whereas this was actually gained from playing chess against the Boatman during the event and thus made harder by higher {{IL|The Boatman's Opponent}}. In response to these complaints, a new [[Play to lose as well as to win|event-exclusive option]] was added at 12:35 UTC<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270721998942765108 Discord] "uh" ''A screenshot of [[Play to lose as well as to win]]'' - Kirie (IGN: Kirié) 🖌𓅨, 12:35 UTC</ref> which was designed to avoid both the economy rewards and the menaces of the usual {{IL|The Boatman's Opponent}} 40 option.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270723084437159947 Discord] "Succeeding with the regular equivalent branch (for B. Opponent 40) has some extra econ rewards, which this foregoes, but the menaces here are less punishing." - George FBG, 12:39</ref>.

==8 August==

Over the course of the morning, the Principles' lead over the Court grew.

===[[A Tournament of the Imagination: Final Judgement|A Second Tournament Concluded]]===
''"forbidden Fingerking x Tiger star crossed lovers cmon lets goooo"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Selm.wave [IGN: Alectos]''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271062359452160001 Discord], 22 August 11:08 UTC</ref></p>

[[File:The Sixth Coil - The Tournament of Imagination.png]]

At 11:00 UTC, the Tournament of the Imagination reached its [[A Tournament of the Imagination: Final Judgement|conclusion]], with the <del>Bohemians</del> <del>Planetary Society for the Advancement of the Arts</del> <ins>Cosmic Unity for the Progression of Aesthetics</ins> winning with their play ''The Heart is the Heart is the Heart''. The Bohemians' celebration was [[Watch the final ceremony (Imagination)|interrupted]] by another Correspondence firework, this one meaning 'The Moment Before Two Hearts Touch'. A few minutes later, the presence of a second sigil on the Sixth Coil's doors was reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271062002969739377 Discord] "update" ''A screenshot of the [[Descend to the Sixth Coil]] text'' - Graham, The Soul Proprietor, 11:06 UTC</ref>.

After the Tournament of Imagination ended, the Court began to catch up to the Principles.

===A Tournament of the Intellect: Cover Blown===
''"WHO COULD HAVE FORESEEN THEY WHERE SPIES THE WHOLE TIME"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– InfiniteJustine''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271242269391065230 Discord], 23:03 UTC</ref></p>

At 23:00 UTC, the Koloman delegation's leading members - the Sun-Kissed Polymath and the Rogue Translator - found themselves on opposite sides of a chessboard. They immediately began arguing, before the Polymath revealed a {{IL|Corresponding Sounder}}-like device that fed him orders from the Surface, accused the Translator of having one too, and stormed off. The entirely foreseeable revelation that the Koloman Republic delegation were all Surface spies prompted another clue hunt.

* At 23:02 UTC, Finn'🦅 reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271242188600119358 Discord] "GG card" ''A screenshot of the option [[Intercept a likely looking document]]''</ref> {{IL|Lead: Intriguer's Orders}} on the card [[Whispers from the Surface: The Great Game]], which required {{IL|Balmoral}} access to decode in a Cabinet Noir
* At 23:03, Antonia R (IGN) reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271242312131018797 Discord] "Balmormal, dumbwaiter" ''A screenshot of the results text for [[Correspond with the Woman Upstairs about the Sixth Coil]]''</ref> {{IL|Lead: The Wrong Sort of Treasure}} in {{IL|Balmoral}} - either at the dumbwaiter or in [[A Master Smuggler]]
* At 23:04, silverlogan reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271242541953581147 Discord] "Theres one in the moonlit chess carousel!" ''A screenshot of [[Determine the Endgame]] showing the clue option''</ref> {{IL|Lead: A Sequestered Piece}} at the end of the {{IL|The Chessboard|Appearance=Moonlit Chessboard}} carousel
* At 23:04, ribbenquall, Kolomapostate reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271242648384176200 Discord] ''A screenshot of [[Practise with your Copper Cipher Ring]] showing the clue option''</ref> {{IL|Lead: Periodical Puzzles}} on the {{IL|Copper Cipher Ring}}
* At 23:07, ⚡🌈 (IGN: Adele Locke) reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271243385205948457 Discord] "end of foreign office" ''Screenshots of [[The Upper Gallery Records Room]] and its results text''</ref> {{IL|Lead: Overtures from Above}} at the end of the {{IL|The Foreign Office|Appearance=Foreign Office}} carousel
* At 23:15, Begrudged Bengal Benefactor reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271245370265178112 Discord] "VISION OF THE SURFACE" ''A photo of a screen showing [[Share your Visions of the Surface]] with the clue option''</ref> {{IL|Lead: Shown On No Map}} in {{IL|Vision of the Surface}}

The seventh clue would not be found until the next day, with a delay caused by someone reporting a fake clue, completed with forged screenshot.

With the unlocking of material contributions, the Court of the Wakeful Eye almost immediately claimed the lead from the Principles of Coral<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271242410890104842 Discord] ''A screenshot of the results text for [[Take stock of the standings (Intellect)]] showing the Court in the lead'' - Zach [FL: dna_cowboys], 23:03 UTC</ref>

==9 August==
''"is this whole debacle a notable part of estival proceedings in lieu of anything else''

''"meanwhile, while things were otherwise quiet, the community found ways to keep busy" or something"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– catherine (nyanbinyary)''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270912163028009002 Discord &#x5B;1&#x5D;] [https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1270912366594359337 2], 1:12 UTC</ref></p>

At 00:01 UTC, the seventh clue, {{IL|Lead: A Visitor's Ignorance}} was reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271257083131465800 Discord] "I found it! Someone try Sinning Jenny's boarding school! With the visitor from the surface!"</ref> by DisplacedLabRat in {{IL|Sinning Jenny's Finishing School (Guide)|Appearance=Sinning Jenny's Finishing School|Image=Electionjenny.png}}; at around 00:20 UTC, all seven clues were fully reported. At around 1:20 UTC, {{IL|Intellect: Aiding the Tigers}} overtook {{IL|Intellect: Aiding the Principles of Coral}}, cementing the Court's lead.

Meanwhile, while things were otherwise quiet, the community found ways to keep busy. (With discourse.)

===[[A Tournament of the Body]]===
''"Y'know. What are the odds the middle of this event is going to be interrupted by a murder, or a real murder?"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Lunarietta''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271426762584232009 Discord], 11:16 UTC</ref></p>

At 11:00 UTC, the final tournament of the games began, with delegations from the Court of the Wakeful Eye, the tomb-colonists, the Eagle Clan, and the Elder Continent kingdom of Skite. The tomb-colonists briefly held the lead, before the power of spite<ref>Despite now being in {{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}} rather than {{IL|Spite}}</ref> brought the Court into the lead, with the Eagle languishing in fourth and the tomb-colonists and Skite battling for second place. Skite's popularity despite their only previous mentions being in {{IL|Flint}}, {{IL|The House of Silk and Flame}} and [[The Season of Sceptres]] cast doubt on the popular theory that familiar factions would outperform unfamiliar ones<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271515595967565896 Discord] "I hope people flock to Skite as the runner-up though - it would disprove the old “people flock to who they’re familiar with” and Elder Continent stuff is good shit" - Hespiderean/Mr Menagerie, 17:09 UTC</ref>. Meanwhile, the presence of the tomb-colonists disproved the theory that they had been missing from the last two tournaments because FBG planned to prevent repeated faction wins by keeping winning factions out of future tournaments.

==10 August==
''"i really like how my entire approach went from "i support the tigers because they deserve to win" to "i support the tigers because they deserve to win" but now the shape of my smile is different."<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Tolpen, The Soft-Eyed Mycologist''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271774650770391060 Discord], 10:18 UTC</ref></p>

Anticipation grew as the end of the third tournament approached, with the tigers still in the lead but by a narrower margin than previous victors. Meanwhile, the gaps between the Court, Skite and the tomb-colonists in the Tournament of the Body continued to grow.

===[[A Tournament of the Intellect: Final Judgement|A Third Tournament Concluded]]===
''"Skite not spite!"''<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– SeerSword<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/fallenlondon/comments/1eoqbzr/an_impassioned_plea/ Reddit], 11:00 UTC</ref></p>

At 11:00 UTC, the Tournament of the Intellect came to a close. The Court [[Watch the final matches|won]], a fact that they seemed [[Watch the final ceremony (Intellect)|unhappy about]]. A third Correspondence firework was fired off, meaning 'A Negative Impulse, Poorly Resisted'; a third sigil was reported on the Sixth Coil's door, leaving room for only one more.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271787354558042203 Discord] "Oh, heat" ''A screenshot of [[Descend to the Sixth Coil]], showing the new text''</ref>

With only a single tournament remaining, focus turned to the Tournament of the Body, with some making a concerted effort to get Skite to win rather than a second win for the Court.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271788977510158377 Discord] "now we're campaigning to put a different faction into the sixth coil blender (skite appears popular)" - silurica🌿🌱 (no reply ping me), 11:15 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271792770146631793 Discord] "we need some new blood, go skite" - IGN: Jesse Notasquid, 11:30 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271796206317736006 Discord] "Guys, I am calling upon all of you: STOP SUPPORTING THE TIGERS AGAINST SKITE!!!<br/>
The tigers are in now and we need someone actually capable to fight off whatever's down there (probably fingerkings).<br/>
So, again, PLEASE STOP SUPPORTING THE TIGERS AND CHANGE SIDES TO SKITE!<br/> - Zodiac36Gold [IGN], 11:44 UTC</ref><ref>[https://community.failbettergames.com/t/estival-the-sixth-coil-is-here/22748/317 Failbetter Games Forum] "Tournament of Body. Let’s support the Skite, because novelty and both Tigers and Tomb Colonies have each already won a previous tournament.<br/><br/>

Total shutout for those Khaganate bastards!" - fishandchips, 11:51</ref>

===A Tournament of the Body: Murder Most Foul===
''"I am ride or die for the Whispering Duellist now. That woman knows how to murder someone with ''passion.''"''<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Pyronar, Temporary Tomb Queen<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271968388339728425 Discord], 23:08 UTC</ref></p>


At 23:00 UTC, a [[Witness a duel|duel]] between the Whispering Duellist and the Eagle Clan's second culminated in more violence than expected from the violence tournament, with the Duellist nearly consigning their opponent to true death. She was heard to mention the Sixth Coil in the same breath as "torments beyond death" to Feducci, which unlocked several new clues around the city and surrounding environs.

* The first lead, {{IL|Lead: Entrants From Ages Past}},  was reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271967040709722182 Discord] "Diary of the Dead" ''A screenshot of the option [[Search for very particular entries]]''</ref> by Antonia R (IGN) at 23:02 UTC, on the {{IL|Diary of the Dead}}.
* At 23:04 the next lead, {{IL|Lead: Lost Kings}}, was reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271967500459966526 Discord] "WASWOOD" ''A screenshot of the option [[Reach for a lost possibility]]''</ref> by Tragedian on a Slow Boat in the {{IL|The Waswood|Appearance=Waswood}}
* At 23:04, the third lead, {{IL|Lead: The Furthest Shores}} was reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271967527911686178 Discord] "Tanah-Chook" '' A screenshot of the clue option''</ref> by Finn'🦅 in Tanah-Chook, a location unlocked by the Exceptional Story {{IL|All Things Must End}}
* At 23:05, another lead, {{IL|Lead: For Whom the Boat Rows}}, was reported by suinicide (Sunnytime) in {{IL|a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river}}
* At 23:06, the fifth clue, {{IL|Lead: The Weight of Earth}}, was reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271967832443322460 Discord] "Creditor" ''A screenshot of the option [[What does it know of the earth beneath the Labyrinth?]]''</ref> by Valashu (IGN) in {{IL|Continue Your Conference|Appearance=The Mind of the Creditor}}

Based on Huffam's dialogue, players assumed the final clue would be unavailable until after the Tournament of the Body, when the Whispering Duellist became available for interview. However, in a startling change of pace from previous clue hunts, the community was unable to find the remaining clue in the first half-hour. While cooler heads suggested waiting for the Duellist's clue, others suggested increasingly deranged locations: During Roof travel, in a rare and entirely random encounter! <ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272056352839172156 Discord] a rare event on travelling between areas for firmament - Mouseymoment, 05:57 UTC</ref> The sell message for Hesperidian Cider!<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272065792745279521 Discord] Anyone checked the sale text for cider to see if it has a clue? - Treadwheel [IGN], 06:35 UTC</ref> A different game entirely!! <ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272059253204717619] ya kno how we had those people looking for fallout london last week or two weeks ago or however time works? clearly they were plants by FBG to hint that the clue is actually in ''that'' game! - Reaperfromtheabyss (IGN)[ping me], 06:09 UTC</ref>

With the option to donate materials unlocked, Skite near-instantly overtook the Court.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1271967056786362368 Discord] "Skite in the lead now!?!" - Reaperfromtheabyss(IGN)[ping me] 23:02 UTC</ref>

==11 August==
''"Bruno sleeping like a baby knowing he made the last couple clues absolutely stupid hard to find "''<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Mr Red (IGN: redruum)<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272057093590876173 Discord], 06:00 UTC</ref></p>

''"Patch note: Fixed George's reading incomprehension"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– George FBG''<ref name="george-error"></ref></p>

At 00:45 UTC, all five of the discovered clues were fully reported. The final two clues remained elusive, with users eventually resorting to extreme lengths: checking the {{IL|The Mind of a Long-Dead God}}, a Hearts' Game seven-win run, and even {{IL|The Black Castle}} <ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272037278595813396] Spoilers for the Deeper Discordant Studies!

...The clue wasn't in the Black Castle! - Dawn {IGN: Dawn Oversol}, 4:42 AM UTC</ref>. Some believed both of the remaining clues were time-locked, while others facetiously suggested searching for the missing sixth clue in the notoriously-delayed [[w:Hollow Knight: Silksong|Hollow Knight: Silksong]].

At 6:16 UTC, after over seven hours of consternation, George FBG woke up and confirmed that one of the clues was currently unavailable<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272076042911219742 Discord] "I have updated the metatext." ''An image of updated Huffam text, stating that 5/7 clues were found and 1 is currently unavailable'' - George FBG, 7:16 AM UTC</ref>, updating the metatext for Huffam's hint. The increasingly-manic clue hunters celebrated while redoubling their efforts on what they thought was the home stretch. However, 7 minutes later, George announced the metatext had been edited again: neither remaining clue was available yet<ref name="george-error">[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272077966477754480 Discord] "Patch note: Fixed George's reading incomprehension" ''An image of updated Huffam text, stating that 5/7 clues were found and 2 are currently unavailable'' - George FBG, 7:23 AM UTC</ref>. Whoops!

==12 August==
''"i bet the sixth coil is actually legitimately fine and full of treasure. however it does also contain the seventh coil, which is a big snake that hunts you"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– The Visceral Sybarite''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272497086302126110 Discord], 10:09 UTC</ref></p>

''"wait what?!! Nemesis tie in?!!"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– tom (GOOSE GANG🪿🏆)''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272523585713602560 Discord], 11:54 UTC</ref></p>

At 11:00 UTC, the Tournament of the Body [[A Tournament of the Body: to the Victor, the Spoils|concluded]], with [[Watch the final ceremony (Body)|Skite victorious]] and the Tiger Keeper heading towards the Labyrinth at speed as a final Correspondence firework - 'To Assemble a Name from Scars' - went off. With the final tournament over and the next stage of the event scheduled for the next day, focus immediately turned to locating the last two clues. Meanwhile, talking to Huffam gave a new [[Weapon]], {{IL|Huffam's Personal Blend}}. Instructions describing one of the clues as being Ambition-locked and in a location of importance to the tomb-colonies prompted speculation that it would be {{IL|Ambition: Nemesis}} exclusive - both as Nemesis was the only ambition not to have had an exclusive clue in prior Estivals, and as Nemesis involves visiting the Grand Sanatoria of the tomb-colonies.

The sixth clue, {{IL|Lead: A Whispered Connection}} was reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272511969597063242 Discord] "Ring of Roses - Fighting Rings."</ref> by Savato {IGN} at 11:08 UTC in [[The Fighting Rings|the fighting rings]] of {{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}, with the final clue, {{IL|Lead: The Tombs of Old Loves}}, being reported<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272513519169966100 Discord] ''A screenshot of the storylet [[Tombs in the Tomb-Colonies]]''</ref> by silurica🌿🌱 at 11:14 UTC in {{IL|disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies}}, requiring both the sixth clue and {{IL|Ambition: Nemesis}} 17. At 11:30, all seven clues were completely reported.

With all these clues, a picture was emerging. {{IL|Lead: The Weight of Earth}} spoke of something kept at a remove from the Is, {{IL|Lead: Lost Kings}} called it the Coiler of Hearts. {{IL|Lead: Entrants From Ages Past}} implied that those who entered the Sixth Coil in prior cities had been some kind of sacrifice to keep it imprisoned, and {{IL|Lead: The Furthest Shores}}, {{IL|Lead: For Whom the Boat Rows}}, {{IL|Lead: Strands of the Motherlings}} and {{IL|Lead: The Tombs of Old Loves}} showing that they had neither returned nor died. Overall, this was a very concerning picture, and Mr Huffam began making [[Share your findings from the Grand Sanatoria|plans to contact the winners about it]].

==13 August==
''"LET ME IN"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Mr. Messages (Asarta)''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272860128328159232 Discord], 10:11 UTC</ref></p>

Aniticipation built throughout the day, and in accordance with Estival tradition at least one prophetic comment was made<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272858685638574154 Discord] "what are the chances that there's a fingertiger/tigerking (? both sounds terrible) in the sixth coil" - 🎄MisterGooster🎄, 10:05</ref>.

===The Earthquake and the Exposé===
''"why couldnt they have told us there were clues *before* I fought a dozen tigers singlehandedly (<del>''I woulda done it anyways''</del>)"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Eager Eagle Enthusiast''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272875872348803073 Discord], 11:14 UTC</ref></p>

At 11:00 UTC, the [[The End of the Games|end of the Games]] was interrupted by [[The Uncertain Gulf Between Inconvenience and Danger|another earthquake]], bringing the amphitheatres [[Help spectators from the stands|tumbling]] [[Make the most of the disturbance|to the]] [[Get yourself to safety|ground]]. The player, Huffam and various delegates [[Through Coil and Cage|hurried to the Sixth Coil]] - the obvious source of the disaster - to see the unexpectedly open doors [[Skid to a halt|guarded]] by dozens of tigers. After being turned away - with [[Attempt to force your way into the Sixth Coil|lethal force if necessary]] and told we did not know enough to help, a sixth clue hunt began so that we could [[An Unlikely News Team|learn what was needed to help]].

* The first clue, {{IL|Lead: Against Flesh}}, was reported at 11:05 by Phoenix🔥🦅, The Fourteenth Month in {{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272873689385533571 Discord] "First, in the labyrinth of coils new storylet" ''A screenshot of the results of [[Search the Tiger Keeper's office]]''</ref>
* The second clue, {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: the Forests of the Night}} 3, was reported in the form of a new dream card [[A Dream of Thresholds]] by RiyaT at 11:06 UTC<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272873969388752998 Discord] ''A screenshot of [[A Dream of Thresholds]]''</ref>
* The next clue, {{IL|Lead: Glass Impassable}}, was reported by Sans Cipher, Kolomaster 🦢🫡 at 11:08 UTC in {{IL|Parabolan Base-Camp}}<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272874475758817310 Discord] "New parabolan hunt" ''A screenshot of [[Track down the mirrors of the Sixth Coil]]''</ref>
* The fourth clue, {{IL|Lead: Attar, and Analogues}}, was reported by The Eternal Authoress at 11:09 UTC<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272874698753183764 Discord] "Far Arbor!" ''A screenshot of [[Petition Her Roseate Splendour for knowledge on Is and Not]]''</ref>
* The clue {{IL|Lead: Parabolan Treachery}} was reported at 11:19 by Etienne Bondeur in the item {{IL|Parabolan Parable}}<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272877130358849546 Discord] "Parabolan Parable has a clue"</ref>
* The sixth clue, {{IL|Lead: A King Long Ago}} was discovered at around 11:54 in {{IL|The Court of the Wakeful Eye}} by matcha IGN golver5 and reported in an unofficial Fallen London Discord server.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272885895233536118 Discord] "It says now 6 clues are found? What was the sixth?" - Etienne Bondeur, 11:54 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272886764478005399 Discord] "Other discord, wakeful eye all ministers 20 tribute" - Mr. Pages & Mr. Hearts, 11:57</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272887223628337183] ''A link to a journal entry on golver5's profile with the results text for [[Leverage all of the diplomatic power at your disposal]]'' - Fluffernutter (ping pls) (IGN!), 11:59</ref>
* The final clue, {{IL|Lead: A History in Banded Scales}}, was reported by Phosphor [FL: Lukas Ashveil] at 12:21 UTC in {{IL|The Stacks}}<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272892759329607770 Discord] "I FOUND IT" ''A screenshot of [[Peruse a book bound in banded scales]]''</ref>

The Google Doc in which both clue locations and checked locations were recorded can be viewed here: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQzhUuoH6XicxfVS2nwaQyXDUQuZhf8yVFBThHr5leUeSaLahM7qo0vxuEOUXH2Ch1iY_PKPGU4upir/pub].

At 12:39, all seven clues were fully reported, unlocking [[Attend a meeting of minds]]<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272897269389066252 Discord] "Go go go!!!" ''A screenshot of [[Attend a meeting of minds]]''</ref>. With this, Huffam printed his special, and in short measure the victors arrived at the Labyrinth to ask the Striped Officiant some [[Striped Shames|very pointed questions]].

It was at this point that the reward for having handed in seven clues (out of 42) was [[Accept a quick handshake|given]], {{IL|In Mr Huffam's Good Graces}}.

===[[Breaking a Gaol]]===
''"want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want want"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– Kaos Dragon (ign)''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272995824745578587 Discord], 19:10 UTC</ref></p>

After a [[Unease and Humbled Pleas|tense discussion]], the victors and the Striped Officiant agreed to a two-part scheme: to rescue those trapped in the coil, and to keep the Seventh Coil trapped in the Sixth Coil.

Players could contribute in two ways; either by entering the Sixth Coil themselves to map it out and try and locate the rogue Tiger Keeper and the Seventh Coil, increasing {{IL|A Route to the Centre}}, or by gathering special items and equipment with which to keep the Coil trapped, increasing {{IL|Planning for the Coil's Heart}}:
* {{IL|Viric Fixative}}, from {{IL|Viric Jungle|Appearance=The Viric Jungle}}
* {{IL|Xanthous Array}} from {{IL|University Laboratory (Place)|Appearance=University Laboratory}}
* {{IL|Midnight Sounder}} from {{IL|Wilmot's End}}
* {{IL|Unguent of Persistence}} from {{IL|Station VIII}}
* {{IL|Sealing Insight}} from {{IL|The Midnight Moon}}

Much discussion was had about the unusual description of {{IL|Temptation's Presence}}, a quality that formed an important part of navigating the Sixth Coil; and there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth amongst wiki editors<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272925813045723240 Discord] "Oh is this a fucking GCO lacre situation" - Mr. Messages (Asarta), 14:32 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272933828645621810 Discord] "the wiki is going to suffer" - Q-45275 (SKITE IT HIGH 🩸  !!!), 15:04</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272931380426309695 Discord] "oh we only did 77 back then huh<br/>we did 99 this time" ''with 23 :redactedfl: reactions'' - Bruno (FBG), 14:54</ref> when it was discovered that there was an option with random variant text that was only available on {{IL|Airs of the Labyrinth}} 100, reminiscent of the [[Mr Chimes' Grand Clearing-Out (historical)|Grand Clearing Out's]] [[In Their Wake]]. Much like [[In Their Wake]], this prompted the creation of a Google Doc to collate the snippets.

At around 19:49 UTC, {{IL|Planning for the Coil's Heart}} reached its target of 1,000,000.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1273005493228408862 Discord] "LET'S GO EVERYBODY 🎉" ''A screenshot of {{IL|Planning for the Coil's Heart}} showing a value of 1,001,150'' - Mr Cups, 19:49</ref>. Meanwhile, {{IL|A Route to the Centre}} was much slower to rise, only advancing 4% of the target in the first 12 hours.

It was also confirmed that Estival would remain open and available for people to catch up for "around a week after the endings are first unlocked".<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1272905439423762523 Discord] "Estival will be left open for people to catch up, play through the story, etc., for around a week after the endings are first unlocked. We'll be able to give a date once you've reached the end." - LukeFBG, 13:11 UTC</ref>

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==14 August==
''"rubbing my little hands together like some sort of creature because the 6th coil Airs 100 locked door has 99 unique whispers. and they're all delicious and also a lot refer to deep lore {{...}}"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– starryeyed-seer''<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/starryeyed-seer/758812613006295041/rubbing-my-little-hands-together-like-some-sort-of Tumblr], 18:28 UTC</ref></p>

At around 10:57, a small tweak was made to allow access to {{IL|Huffam's Personal Blend}} even after progressing the story past the final clue hunt<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1273234006204350514 Discord] "Yo, quick QoL tweak: if you missed Huffam's Personal Blend you can grab it in 'Breaking a Gaol'. We try to make these fun bits unmissable, but the blend was a late addition to the party" - LukeFBG</ref>, and an upper bound on the distance needed to leave the Coil was introduced<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1273234387856785428 Discord] "Another quick little tweak to the Sixth Coil: There's now an upper bound on how far you have to walk back after resolving to leave. It's still high enough that you may need to walk backwards too far, but should be a little less brutal for people who decided to wander around for entirely too long." - Bruno (FBG), 10:58 UTC</ref>. At around 11, a timer ran its course<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1273236762520715286 Discord] "Also, is this new? I recall not seeing it an hour ago" ''A screenshot for the result of [[Contemplate the Coil with renewed focus]]'' - Name Generic [IGN], 11:08 UTC</ref><ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1273237137126588437 Discord] "Oh, it was on a timer as well" - Mr. Messages (Asarta), 11:09 UTC</ref> and the Coilheart victors [[Contemplate the Coil with renewed focus|joined in the exploration of the coil]], leading to a significant increase in the rate at which {{IL|A Route to the Centre}} increased.

At around 12:29, the profitability of exploring the Coil was increased, with an additional reward for collecting all four of the [[Burden]]s therein<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/642347457644331011/1273257110846701600 Discord] <br/><b> August 14 bonus Patch Notes</b><br/>
Sixth Coil:<br/>
* Upped baseline profitability a skosh.
* Added a bonus reward for turning around if you’ve collected all four Burdens.
* There’s now an upper bound on how much ‘Coiling Ever Deeper’ you have to lose to leave the labyrinth.
* Fixed a bug where Temptation’s Presence was incrementing rather than being set to 1, causing it to (confusingly) keep increasing over and over.<br/> - Bruno (FBG)</ref> and a bugfix for {{IL|Temptation's Presence}}<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1273379607613149216 Discord] "Re: Temptation" ''A screenshot of another Discord message, reading "I think people are confused about this because it was bugged for the first day, but temptation's presence just has a chance to be on or off each step. Because this chance increases as you go deeper, it'll always be on past a certain point. But it's possible for it to trigger and then untrigger"'' - Mr. Messages (Asarta), 20:35 UTC</ref>

==15 August==
''"they thought of everything. i love you Emergency Interim Substitute Tiger Keeper"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– werefeathers''<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/werefeathers/758852389118853120/they-thought-of-everything-i-love-you-emergency Tumblr], 5:00 UTC</ref></p>

Exploration of the Sixth Coil continued apace, with {{IL|A Route to the Centre}} rising from just over 2.6 million - 26% of the target - at the start of the day, up to the halfway mark of 5 million by 15:00 UTC and reaching 70.8% by the end of the day.

==16 August==
''"In the end, it turns out that the most important element to resolve this situation was<br/>...<br/>Coilaboration"<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– ribbenquall, Coilquappe''<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1273982004391841954 Discord], 12:29 UTC</ref></p>

At 11:50 UTC, {{IL|A Route to the Centre}} reached its target of 10,000,000 and unlocked the conclusion of the story. After [[The Plan of Action| a brief discussion]], the player set off with the Coilheart victors to [[The Heart Inescapable|the heart of the Coil]]. At this point, players received the reward for contributing towards {{IL|Planning for the Coil's Heart}} - {{IL|Coilbreaker's Prints}}, {{IL|Glasswork}} and {{IL|Insubstantial}} [[Gloves]].

Upon entering and setting up the [[Set up the Xanthous Arrays|Xanthous Arrays]] in preparation for evacuating the previous tributes, the player and the victors [[The Keeper and the Coil|snuck]] between the Seventh Coil and the tributes while the Tiger Keeper tried to persuade his beloved to stop gathering his mind-controlled courtiers and just get out before the Sixth Coi's doors could be sealed again. Then the player character was spotted, [[The Shock of Noon After an Age of Night|activated the Arrays]] to momentarily hold back the Coil, and with the assistance of the victors [[Bellow orders to the assembled crowd|corralled the tributes and got them moving]], [[Sprint towards the light|injured an attacking Tiger Keeper]], [[Sprint to your allies|evaded the vast and unending coils of the infuriated Coil]] and [[Seal the door|sealed the centre's door]]. The player caught a final glimpse of the Coil picking up the injured Keeper, and [[Last Glimpses|read into its facial expression what they would]]. After that, all that remained was a pell-mell dash [[Champions in Moonish Light|out of the Labyrinth]], and a series of touching scenes as a party began.

Once all that was said and done - and the player had had one last chance to cash out {{IL|Coilheart Renown}} - [[At His Majesty's Request|the Banded Prince]] himself turned up, granting the player and the victors recognition and apology, as well as the {{IL|Half-Devoured Heart}}, a {{IL|Chthonosophy}} [[Home Comfort]]. Afterwards, as with previous Estivals the player could receive one of a handful of unique mementos - {{IL|Coilheart Games 1899 Commemorative Archway}}, {{IL|Parietal Kingscale}} or {{IL|'The Maze of Coiled Hearts', volumes 1-3}} - and a {{IL|Vestige of a Starlit Reverie}}.

At 12:59 UTC, George confirmed that the Sixth Coil would return as a permanent activity once Estival was over.<ref>[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/770266641762091079/1273989498597933079 Discord] "Sixth Coil will be back some time after Estival fully concludes."</ref>

==Conclusion==
''"Moral of the story: investigative journalism is expensive. Very, extremely expensive. {{...}} Congratulations to Failbetter Games. It’s a brilliant piece."<br><p style="margin-left: 2em; margin-top: -0.5em;">– KenShi''<ref>[https://community.failbettergames.com/t/estival-the-sixth-coil-is-here/22748/671 Failbetter Forums], 22 August 8:37 UTC</ref></p>

It stopped being possible to start the event on the 22nd of August. The event as a whole was scheduled to close on the 2nd of September<ref>[https://community.failbettergames.com/t/estival-the-sixth-coil-is-here/22748/666 Failbetter Forums] "The Coilheart Games draw to a close! Those who have not yet begun the event, but still wish to, have until this Thursday, August 22nd. The event will fully close on Monday, September 2nd, so make sure to conclude by then. Estival Tokens can be retained to spend in future Summer Events, but any unspent Coilheart Renown will be cleared when we close the event." - GeorgeFBG, 19th August 13:25 UTC</ref>; after briefly closing on the 2nd, the event reopened and finally closed at 9:30 UTC on the 5th. This gave final values of the world qualities as follows:

* {{IL|Planning for the Coil's Heart}}: {{Current Value|Planning for the Coil's Heart}}, {{#expr:{{Current Value|Planning for the Coil's Heart}}/10000}}% of the target
* {{IL|A Route to the Centre}}: {{Current Value|A Route to the Centre}}, {{#expr:{{Current Value|A Route to the Centre}}/100000}}% of the target

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