Through the Hanging Mountains
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The Hanging Mountains range below you; […] High (or low) on the range, you survey the terrain below you. Your Company moves into a defensible position.
[…] to advance your campaign you must defend and attack simultaneously. Such is war in Parabola.Description summary:
The description of the Skin of the Sun varies based on a choice in one ambition. The beginning of the second paragraph depends on your level of 
The Enemy in Parabola
 The Sun Cracked? | Description |
|---|---|
| No | the Skin of the Sun, pristine and orange, hangs above. |
| Yes | the Skin of the Sun, hangs above. This close, its fracture is visible, yawning and unfixable, a mar upon the Skin. |
| The Enemy in Parabola | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Above (or below) on the mountainside, scarlet-hued Boils array themselves against you, fortifying their own position. |
| 2 | Above (or below) on the mountainside, excessively-titled feline princes array themselves against you, fortifying their own position. |
| 4 | Above (or below) on the mountainside, your purloined troops array themselves against you, fortifying their own position. |
| 5 | Above (or below) on the mountainside, the rattle of an unquiet dead, sightless yet present array themselves against you, fortifying their own position. |
| 6 | Above (or below) on the mountainside, dream-echoes of golden wings array themselves against you, fortifying their own position. |
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Game Instructions: (With < 24 
Advance!) You must reach 24 Advance! to progress the campaign.
(With 24 Advance!) You have reached your objective!
(With 
Parabolan Campaign 5-6) Campaign Morale may be gained during the war either during play or on embarking. It can be spent via certain branches during the campaign to gain a boost to your Advance!
You may choose to continue this stage of the campaign in Parabola or London unless you are participating in campaigns for the Viscountess, the Dreaming Priest, the Ophidian Gentleman, or certain one-off campaigns. Both locations offer challenges for different combinations of your basic stats.
Unlocked with a redirect from Ask what comes next, Leave for the Hanging Mountains or various redirects in Traversing the Wastes of Want.
Storylet appears in 
The Dolorous Pavilion
Options:
Gather the Flowers of Nevermore
- Spoiler Locked with
Advance! 24, 
Leading from the Back
Challenge information
Broad,
Persuasive 150 || 103 - very chancy (41%) || 128 - chancy (51%) || 153 - modest (61%) || 178 - very modest (71%) || 203 - low-risk (81%) || 228 - straightforward (91%) || 250 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Snake General reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
The gladden field
Persuasive is increasing…
You've gained 3 x Advance!
You've gained 2 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare
Failure
Remorseless volleys
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've gained 2 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare
Lead a raid from the sky
- Spoiler Locked with
Advance! 24, Leading from the Back
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 150 || 103 - very chancy (41%) || 128 - chancy (51%) || 153 - modest (61%) || 178 - very modest (71%) || 203 - low-risk (81%) || 228 - straightforward (91%) || 250 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Cat General reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
Up is down
Failure
The shaded wood
Shadowy is increasing…- You've gained 1 x Advance!
- You've gained 1 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare
Lure the (enemies) with false fruit
- Spoiler Unlocked with
6 x Solacefruits
Locked with Advance! 24, Leading from the Back
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 250 || 171 - very chancy (41%) || 213 - chancy (51%) || 255 - modest (61%) || 296 - very modest (71%) || 338 - low-risk (81%) || 380 - straightforward (91%) || 417 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Chess General reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
The golden songs of the Solacefruit
Watchful is increasing…- You've gained 3 x Advance!
You've lost 6 x Solacefruit
Failure
Into the labyrinth
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 3 x Solacefruit
- You've gained 1 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare
Deploy a whirlwind of allegiances
- Spoiler Unlocked with
3 x Well-Placed Pawns, 
1 x Moves in the Great Game
Locked with Advance! 24, Leading from the Back
Challenge information
Narrow,
A Player of Chess 5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Discord
- You've gained 2 x Advance!
You've lost 3 x Well-Placed Pawn
You've lost 1 x Moves in the Great Game
Failure
Unwanted company
- You've lost 1 x Well-Placed Pawn
Toxify the waters of the (enemies)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
3 x Deep-zee Catches
Locked with Advance! 24, Leading from the Back
Challenge information
Narrow,
Kataleptic Toxicology 5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Upriver dying
- You've gained 2 x Advance!
You've lost 3 x Deep-zee Catch
Failure
The worst fish
- You've lost 1 x Deep-zee Catch
Hold a feast
- Spoiler Locked with
Advance! 24, Leading from the Back
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 175 || 120 - very chancy (41%) || 149 - chancy (51%) || 178 - modest (61%) || 208 - very modest (71%) || 237 - low-risk (81%) || 266 - straightforward (91%) || 292 - straightforward (100%)Success
The Commander's table
Dangerous is increasing…- You've gained 1 x Advance!
You've gained 1 x Campaign Morale (up to 16)
Failure
Against the ruin
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've gained 2 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare
Reaching your objective
Defend the castle (Cats)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Advance! 24, 
Stage of the War exactly 2, 
Parabolan Campaign exactly 1 (Cats)
Success
Answering thunder
You must navigate the Writhing River to reach your objective. (Sets 
Stage of the War to 3)- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
You've lost 1 x An Absentee Commander
Redirects to: A Conclave of Cats
^
Greet Catastrophe's Emissary
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Advance! 24, Stage of the War exactly 2, Parabolan Campaign exactly 2 (The Fingerkings)
Success
The Place that Was White and Gold
- You must navigate the Writhing River to reach your objective. (Sets Stage of the War to 3)
- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
Redirects to: Along the Writhing River
^
Defend the castle (The Chessboard)
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Advance! 24, Stage of the War exactly 2, Parabolan Campaign exactly 3 (The Chessboard)
Success
Travails
- You must navigate the Writhing River to reach your objective. (Sets Stage of the War to 3)
- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
Redirects to: A Quiet Moment with the Appalling Socialite
^
Continue the hunt for yourself
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Parabolan Campaign exactly 4 (Yourself), Advance! 24, Stage of the War exactly 2
Success
The Oracle of Mirrors
- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
- You must navigate the Writhing River to reach your objective. (Sets Stage of the War to 3)
Redirects to: Along the Writhing River
^
Harvest the Gooseberry Key
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Parabolan Campaign exactly 5 (The Viscountess), Advance! 24
Success
Sealed away
- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
- You must navigate the Writhing River to reach your objective. (Sets Stage of the War to 3)
Redirects to: Along the Writhing River
^
Reach the Frost-Rimed Shrine
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Parabolan Campaign exactly 6 (The Ophidian Gentleman), Advance! 24
Success
Sealed away
- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
- You must navigate the Writhing River to reach your objective. (Sets Stage of the War to 3)
Redirects to: The Frost-Rimed Shrine
^
Locate the Echo of Chambers
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Parabolan Campaign exactly 7 (A Dreaming Priest of the Second City), Advance! 24
Success
Deepness
- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
- You must navigate the Writhing River to reach your objective. (Sets Stage of the War to 3)
Redirects to: The Echo of Chambers
^
Reach Beltane's Holdfast
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Advance! 24, Stage of the War exactly 2, Parabolan Campaign exactly 8 (The Defences of Zenith), 
Firmament exactly 725, 
They Do It With Mirrors exactly 5
Success
Travails
- You must navigate the Writhing River to reach your objective. (Sets Stage of the War to 3)
- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
Redirects to: Beltane's Holdfast
^
Changing the theater of war
Progress the War from London instead
- Spoiler Locked with
Advance! 24, Parabolan Campaign 5 - The Viscountess, Parabolan Campaign 6 - The Ophidian Gentleman, Parabolan Campaign 7 - A Dreaming Priest of the Second City, Parabolan Campaign 8 - The Defences of Zenith, Leading from the Back
Success
A new front opens
You have moved to a new area: Your Lodgings- You have moved to a new setting: The Fifth City (hidden)
You have elected to command this phase of the war from London, however. (Sets 
The War in London to 1 - You are conducting a phrase of your Parabolan Campaign from London)
With
Stage of the War exactly 2:
- Redirects to: The War from Home
With
Stage of the War exactly 4:
- Redirects to: Shadows on the Mirrorpane
Consider the environment
Consider the Hanging Mountains
- Spoiler
Leave for your Base-Camp
Return to your Base-Camp
- Spoiler
