The Wreckers' Cove (Historical)
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[…] 'Choose quickly!' She hisses. 'Before we're found!'
You are in a dripping cave. One side opens onto a cliffy inlet filled by the booming zee. The other piles with crates and chests[…]: the spoils of a dozen shipwrecked vessels.[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Game Instructions: You can choose one treasure. The better the Strange Catch you gave to the Hooded Lady, the more rewarding your choices can be.
Unlocked with a redirect from Offer a Hooded Lady your Strange Catch
Storylet appears in Mutton Island
Wiki note: the options available depend on your Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove level. Buy items for Fate via the Something else... option.
Repeatable rewards: ( Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove level)
A waterlogged log book ( Picking 4)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 5
Success
Boldly gone
- You've gained 6-10 x Zee-Ztory
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Rare Success
From the far side of the zee
- You've gained 3 x Partial Map
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A small jewellery box ( Picking 4-8)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 4 - 8
Success
An heirloom
- You've gained 8-12 x Flawed Diamond
- You've gained 6-10 x Ostentatious Diamond
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Rare Success
A lucky find
- You've gained 1 x Magnificent Diamond
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A trunk of soggy letters ( Picking 6-12)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 6 - 12
Success
The contents of a heart
- You've gained 1 x Touching Love Story
- You've gained 8-12 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip
- You've gained 1-10 x Inkling of Identity
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Alternative Success
Diplomacy
- You've gained 1 x Volume of Collated Research
- You've gained 8-12 x Compromising Document
- You've gained 1-10 x Inkling of Identity
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A consignment of wines ( Picking 10-16)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 10 - 16
Success
Jusht a little tashte
- You've gained 1 x Bottle of Broken Giant 1844
- You've gained 21-30 x Bottle of Morelways 1872
- You've gained 1-10 x Bottle of Strangling Willow Absinthe
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Rare Success
Oh-ho!
- You've gained 3-4 x Muscaria Brandy
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A forgotten dossier ( Picking 14-20)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 14 - 20
Success
'The Mountain casts no shadow…'
- You've gained 1-2 x Presbyterate Passphrase
- You've gained 2 x An Identity Uncovered!
- You've gained 2-3 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Rare Success
An insurance policy, of sorts
- You've gained 1 x Blackmail Material
- You've gained 1 x An Identity Uncovered!
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A crate of glorious fabrics ( Picking 18-24)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 18 - 24
Success
Light-drinking
- You've gained 4 x Thirsty Bombazine Scrap
- You've gained 1-4 x Whisper-Satin Scrap
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Rare Success
Bright secrets
- You've gained 1 x Puzzle-Damask Scrap
- You've gained 2 x Thirsty Bombazine Scrap
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
An Uncanny Incunabulum ( Picking 22-28)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 22-28
Success
The Throne of the Zee
- You've gained 1 x Uncanny Incunabulum
- You've gained 1-5 x Tale of Terror!!
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A thrumming chest of stoppered jars ( Picking 26+)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 26
Success
An offering to zee-gods
- You've gained 1 x Storm-Threnody
- You've gained 1-2 x Aeolian Scream
- You've gained 1-100 x Primordial Shriek
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A Clay Man ( Picking 26+)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 30
Success
A promise
- You've gained 1 x Strong-Backed Labour
- You've gained 1-3 x Sworn Statement
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Something else... (leads to Fate-locked options)
- Spoiler
Unique items: ( Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove level)
New in 2022
An Inquisitive Lamp-cat ( Picking 18-20)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 18-20
Locked with Inquisitive Lamp-cat
Success
Assessed
- An occurrence! Your 'Inquisitive Lamp-cat' Quality is now 1!
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
Redirects to: The Fruits of the Zee Festival!
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A Corpulent Carriage ( Picking 22-24)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 22-24
Locked with Corpulent Carriage
Success
Pilgrimage
- An occurrence! Your 'Corpulent Carriage' Quality is now 1!
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Keelgraspers ( Picking 26-28)
- Spoiler
New in 2020:
Sun-Seared Silken Gloves ( Picking 18-20)
- Spoiler
White as the beaches of Aestival, these gossamer-light adornments remember the warmth of the sun. Perfect for a foggy London season.
This item is only available during certain times of the year. For details, see slot:
- Respectable +2 (Shared Best-in-Slot item)
- A Player of Chess +1 (Shared Best-in-Slot item)
- Also: Shared Best-in-Slot BDR item
This item has no other documented uses.
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The Forsaken Crown of a Prince of Hell ( Picking 26-28)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 26-28
Locked with The Forsaken Crown of a Grand Devil
Success
Forged in molten starlight
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
- You've gained 1 x The Forsaken Crown of a Grand Devil
New in 2019:
A Nuncian Pocket Watch ( Picking 18-20)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 18-20
Locked with 1 x Nuncian Pocket Watch
Success
Decorated with pride
- You've gained 1 x Nuncian Pocket Watch
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Redirects to: The Fruits of the Zee Festival!
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A Semi-Automated Mary Lloyd ( Picking 26-28)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 26-28
Locked with 1 x Semi-Automated Mary Lloyd
Success
Almost perfect working condition
- An occurrence! Your 'Semi-Automated Mary Lloyd' Quality is now 1!
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Redirects to: The Fruits of the Zee Festival!
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New in 2016:
A Scrimshander Carving Knife ( Picking 10-12)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 10–12
Locked with 1 x Scrimshander Carving Knife
Success
The sharp end of history
- You now have 1 x Scrimshander Carving Knife
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Resets Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove to 0)
A Faceted Decanter of Drownie Effluvia ( Picking 14-16)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 14-16
Locked with 1 x A Faceted Decanter of Drownie Effluvia
Success
Pearlescent foam
- An occurrence! Your 'A Faceted Decanter of Drownie Effluvia' Quality is now 1!
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Wrecking Boots ( Picking 18-20)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 18–20
Locked with 1 x Wrecking Boots
Success
Zailor's bane
- You now have 1 x Wrecking Boots
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A Cured Jillyfleur Cloak ( Picking 22-24)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 22-24
Locked with 1 x A Cured Jillyfleur Cloak
Success
A weather flesh-cloak
- You now have 1 x A Cured Jillyfleur Cloak
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A Submerged Rector ( Picking 26+)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 26+
Locked with 1 x A Submerged Rector
Success
A very loud ecclesiastical
- You now have 1 x A Submerged Rector
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
New in 2014:
Wiki note: As of the 2016 festival, these options are retired. The items are only available if you pay Fate.
A bronze jar, still cold from the North.. ( Picking 3)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove exactly 3
Locked with 1 x Mutersalt
Success
Mischief is the mother of invention
- You now have 1 x Mutersalt
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A well-packed keg of Scintillack Snuff ( Picking 4)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove exactly 4
Locked with 1 x Consignment of Scintillack Snuff
Success
Fire in your nostrils!
- You now have 1 x Consignment of Scintillack Snuff
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A sinister shard of flint ( Picking 5)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove exactly 5
Locked with 1 x Bloodstained Eolith
Success
From an age of stone and endless night
- You now have 1 x Bloodstained Eolith
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
A wildly-spinning compass ( Picking 6)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove exactly 6
Locked with 1 x 'For Your Own Good' Compass
Success
A parent's advice
- You now have 1 x 'For Your Own Good' Compass
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
An armoured guineau-pig, shackled to a heavy ball of lead ( Picking 7+)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 7+
Locked with 1 x Pre-Emptive Guinea-Pig
Success
Scarred in far-off wars
- You now have 1 x Pre-Emptive Guinea-Pig
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Purchasing unique items with Fate:
Wiki note: Items can be purchased regardless of Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove level.
Something else... (leads to Fate-locked options)
- Spoiler
Back (returns to the regular Cove)
- Spoiler
A Faceted Decanter of Drownie Effluvia (5 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with A Faceted Decanter of Drownie Effluvia
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x A Faceted Decanter of Drownie Effluvia
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
A Scrimshander Carving Knife (5 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with Scrimshander Carving Knife
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Scrimshander Carving Knife
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
Wrecking Boots (10 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with Wrecking Boots
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Wrecking Boots
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
A Cured Jillyfleur Cloak (10 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with A Cured Jillyfleur Cloak
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x A Cured Jillyfleur Cloak
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
Sun-Seared Silken Gloves (10 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with Sun-Seared Silken Gloves
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Sun-Seared Silken Gloves
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
A Nuncian Pocket Watch (10 FATE)
- Spoiler Locked with Nuncian Pocket Watch
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Nuncian Pocket Watch
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
Keelgraspers (10 FATE)
- Spoiler Locked with Keelgraspers
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Keelgraspers
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
A bronze jar, still cold from the North.. (10 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with Mutersalt
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Mutersalt
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
A well-packed keg of Scintillack Snuff (10 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with Consignment of Scintillack Snuff
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Consignment of Scintillack Snuff
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
A Submerged Rector (15 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with A Submerged Rector
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x A Submerged Rector
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
An Inquisitive Lamp-cat (15 FATE)
- Spoiler Locked with Inquisitive Lamp-cat
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Inquisitive Lamp-cat
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
A sinister shard of flint (15 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with Bloodstained Eolith
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Bloodstained Eolith
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
A wildly spinning compass (15 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with 'For Your Own Good' Compass
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x 'For Your Own Good' Compass
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
An armoured guinea-pig, shackled to a heavy ball of lead (20 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with Pre-Emptive Guinea-Pig
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Pre-Emptive Guinea-Pig
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
A Semi-Automated Mary Lloyd (30 FATE)
- Spoiler Locked with Semi-Automated Mary Lloyd
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Semi-Automated Mary Lloyd
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
The Forsaken Crown of a Prince of Hell (30 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with The Forsaken Crown of a Grand Devil
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x The Forsaken Crown of a Grand Devil
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
A Corpulent Carriage (30 FATE)
- Spoiler Locked with Corpulent Carriage
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You now have 1 x Corpulent Carriage
- Your 'Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove' Quality has gone!
Obsolete options
Available only in 1898 (2020):
A Bedraggled, Bejeweled Collar ( Picking 14+)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 14, The Viscountess at the Fruits of the Zee exactly 7
Locked with Viscount's Bejewelled Collar
Success
The Viscount's Joy
- You've gained 1 x Viscount's Bejewelled Collar
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Redirects to: The Fruits of the Zee Festival!
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A Switching of Collars (Hers for his)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 14, The Viscountess at the Fruits of the Zee 22, Viscount's Bejewelled Collar
Locked with Viscountess' Bejewelled Collar
Success
The Viscount's Joy
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
- You've lost 1 x Viscount's Bejewelled Collar
- You've gained 1 x Viscountess' Bejewelled Collar
Redirects to: The Fruits of the Zee Festival!
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A Switching of Collars (His for hers)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 14, The Viscountess at the Fruits of the Zee 22, Viscountess' Bejewelled Collar
Locked with Viscount's Bejewelled Collar
Success
The Viscount's Joy
- You've lost 1 x Viscountess' Bejewelled Collar
- You've gained 1 x Viscount's Bejewelled Collar
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Redirects to: The Fruits of the Zee Festival!
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Available only in 1897 (2019)
An Anonymous White Mask, Zee-Stained and Mildewy ( Picking 22+)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 22, [hidden quality set by taking Virginia to the lighthouse]
Locked with 1 x Anonymous White Mask, Zee-Stained and Mildewy
Success
An overwhelming musty stench
- You've gained 1 x Anonymous White Mask, Zee-Stained and Mildewy
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Redirects to: The Fruits of the Zee Festival!
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An Anonymous White Mask, Zee-Stained and Mildewy, Again ( Picking 22+)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 22, [hidden quality set by giving Virginia the mask]
Locked with 1 x Anonymous White Mask, Zee-Stained and Mildewy
Success
An overwhelming musty stench
- You've gained 1 x Anonymous White Mask, Zee-Stained and Mildewy
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Redirects to: The Fruits of the Zee Festival!
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Available only in 1894 (2016)
The Wimple of Sinning Jenny ( Picking 9+)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 9+
Locked with An Encounter with Jenny, 1 x Sinning Jenny's Forsaken Wimple
Success
Old folly
- You now have 1 x Sinning Jenny's Forsaken Wimple
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)
Sinning Jenny's Wimple. Again. ( Picking 9+)
- Spoiler Unlocked with An Encounter with Jenny, Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove 9+
Locked with 1 x Sinning Jenny's Forsaken Wimple
Success
A wimple twice forsaken
- You now have 1 x Sinning Jenny's Forsaken Wimple
- You leave the wreckers' cove and return with haste to the festival. (Removes all Picking Through the Wreckers' Cove)