Those Who Descend
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Description summary:
The description varies based on the 
Transplants from Above level.
| Transplants | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | In the furthest stalactite from the entrance to the catacombs, a small pillar of smoke rises from a cavern. Hushed voices come from within – French. |
| 2-3 | The man whose torso melds into rock smiles; the other labourers adopt expressions of wary anticipation. "The locals told me of your arrival." He shifts back, wincing as the rock digs into flesh. "We are hoping you might be able to help us." |
| ?? | "More of us come through every so often, lost in bones and spat out beneath. This is not, you understand, a one-time rescue." The Engineer's gaze is crafty; this is clearly not his first negotiation. |
| 15 | The Petrified Engineer claps his hands together whenever you visit. "Saviour of my countrymen! I grow weary, trapped here alone. Regale me with news from beyond this cave, and I will tell you all I've heard from my perch." […] |
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Unlocked with 
Transplants from Above
Storylet appears in 
The Sous
Options:
Sneak a look at those inside
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Transplants from Above exactly 1
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 200 || 137 - very chancy (41%) || 170 - chancy (51%) || 204 - modest (61%) || 237 - very modest (71%) || 270 - low-risk (81%) || 304 - straightforward (91%) || 334 - straightforward (100%)Success
An ear to the ground
What brings the French down here? (Sets Transplants from Above to 2 - Getting to know some stranded Parisians)
Failure
^
Approach with a friendly 'hello'
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Transplants from Above exactly 1
Challenge information
Broad,
Persuasive 200 || 137 - very chancy (41%) || 170 - chancy (51%) || 204 - modest (61%) || 237 - very modest (71%) || 270 - low-risk (81%) || 304 - straightforward (91%) || 334 - straightforward (100%)Success
- What brings the French down here? (Sets Transplants from Above to 2 - Getting to know some stranded Parisians)
Failure
Wary
Persuasive is increasing…- What brings the French down here? (Sets Transplants from Above to 2 - Getting to know some stranded Parisians)
Redirects to: Those Who Descend
^
Ask who they are
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Transplants from Above 2
Success
A metropolitan line
- Somewhere far above the Sous, it seems, one might find Paris. (Sets Transplants from Above to 3 - Getting to know some stranded Parisians)
Redirects to: Those Who Descend
^
Inquire about the Petrified Engineer's predicament
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Transplants from Above 2
Success
Starved medicine
- Somewhere far above the Sous, it seems, one might find Paris. (Sets Transplants from Above to 4 - Getting to know some stranded Parisians)
Redirects to: Those Who Descend
^
Get to the heart of the matter
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Transplants from Above 4-5
Success
Liberté
- Here comes the ask. (Sets Transplants from Above to 6 - Getting to know some stranded Parisians)
Redirects to: Those Who Descend
^
Suggest they take refuge in Burgundy
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with
You know the way to the duchy of Burgundy., Transplants from Above 6-9
Success
Stuck in the past
^
Offer them employment with the Candle-Men
- Spoiler Unlocked with
A Crabbed List of Contacts, Leads and Likely Opportunities, Transplants from Above 6-9
Success
On a mission to the Moon
- How does one say 'Candle-Men' in French? (Sets Transplants from Above to 10 - Getting to know some stranded Parisians)
Offer some of the stranded tracklayers employment
- Spoiler Unlocked with
5000 x Fistful of Surface Currency, Transplants from Above 6
Locked with
A Parisian Contingent
Success
Welcome aboard
You've gained 1 x A Parisian Contingent
You've lost 5000 x Fistful of Surface Currency
Silence. The dead demand their quiet veneration. [Airs of the Sous change…] (random)
Make the necessary provisions
- Spoiler Unlocked with
5000 x Stuiver, 
10 x Set of Workman's Clothes, 
500 x Nodule of Warm Amber, Transplants from Above exactly 10
Success
That's the preamble out the way
You've lost 5000 x Stuiver
You've lost 10 x Set of Workman's Clothes
You've lost 500 x Nodule of Warm Amber- The Midnight Moon swells in number. (Sets Transplants from Above to 15 - Rescuer of lost Frenchmen)
Regale him with an intrigue of power against power
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Queen Mate, Transplants from Above 15
Success
Dark and stormy
You've lost 1 x Queen Mate
You've gained 2 x Storm-Threnody- Silence. The dead demand their quiet veneration. [Airs of the Sous change…] (random)
Tell him a story of an unfortunate loss
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Epaulette Mate, Transplants from Above 15
Success
Whispers
You've lost 1 x Epaulette Mate
You've gained 10 x Aeolian Scream- Silence. The dead demand their quiet veneration. [Airs of the Sous change…] (random)
Detail an agonising stalemate
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Stalemate, Transplants from Above 15
Success
Silence
You've gained 1 x Night-Whisper
Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
You've lost 1 x Stalemate- Silence. The dead demand their quiet veneration. [Airs of the Sous change…] (random)
Offer him the services of a Lost Research Assistant
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Lost Research Assistant, Transplants from Above 15
Success
Field research
- You've gained 420 x Fistful of Surface Currency
You've lost 1 x Lost Research Assistant
