The Tomb of the Silken Thread 2

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From: Pursuing an Archaeological Expedition

Desiccated spider husks are tangled in the thick silk webs hanging from the columns propping up the entrance.

Unlocked with 30 x Archaeologist's Progress, An Expedition: Seeking the Tomb of the Silken Thread (The Tomb of the Silken Thread)

Locked with Rivals' Progress 10

Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 60

• 41 - very chancy (41%)
• 51 - chancy (51%)
• 61 - modest (61%)
• 71 - very modest (71%)
• 81 - low-risk (81%)
• 91 - straightforward (91%)
• 100 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

When the stars were young

[…] a battered altar […] where the Khan's wife worshipped […] folded tapestry, somehow preserved […] resembles drawings […] a star infested with spiders […] On the reverse, an azure regent prepares for war […] You gather up what valuables […]

Description summary:
You found the tapestry, presumably woven by the exiled queen of the Khan. It is a disturbing thing, but valuable nonetheless.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Watchful is increasing…
• [The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter wistfully change…] (random)
•  Your 'Rivals' Progress' Quality has gone!
• 'Archaeologist's Progress' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
•  Your Expedition is over! (Removes An Expedition:)
•  Archaeologist is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
•  You've gained 1 x Judgements' Egg
•  You've gained 1 x Parabola-Linen Scrap
•  Your 'Hearing Rumours of the Lugubrious Seamstress' Progress' Quality has gone!

Failure

A practical guide to incandescent husbandry

Shreds of silk line […] the tomb […] A broken altar houses a mangled tabernacle […] Inside is a folded length of cloth. […] Judging from the illustrations it's a guide to tapestry-making […] You put it away.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Watchful is increasing…
• [The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter wistfully change…] (random)
•  Your 'Rivals' Progress' Quality has gone!
• 'Archaeologist's Progress' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
•  Your Expedition is over! (Removes An Expedition:)
•  Archaeologist is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
•  You've gained 1 x Parabola-Linen Scrap
•  Your 'Hearing Rumours of the Lugubrious Seamstress' Progress' Quality has gone!