#FALLEN LONDON A DISGRACEFUL SPECTACLE SERIES#

You can find out more about our spoiler policy here. This may include endgame or Fate-locked content. The Canal leads to Lake Avernus, a lake in southern Italy that the Romans believed to be the entrance to Hades.īeyond this point lie major spoilers for Fallen London, Sunless Sea, or Sunless Skies. Apparently, the Cumaean Canal proper was dug by the mysterious Stone Pigs. While it is a hotbed for the Great Game, it's also surprisingly well-maintained and efficient the governments of the Surface ensure it remains so.

#FALLEN LONDON A DISGRACEFUL SPECTACLE SERIES#

The route to the Surface is constructed from giant arches supporting a series of locks. The Cumaean Canal Staging Area is a true marvel of engineering that allows for easy passage between the Neath and the Surface. 'Here, the dark waters run down from the surface, from a brighter sea.' The Cumaean Canal The Cumaean Canal Staging Area. They may also import Surface-grown flowers, but these wither quickly, unless they're properly embalmed beforehand.

Neathy citizens struck by nostalgia for the Surface may also indulge in Surface-inspired dinners, or may import food from the Surface for an extremely high price. Quite a few citizens of the Neath miss sunlight, even if they won't openly admit it, and peddlers of sunlight can turn in huge profits, but they also have a bad habit of succumbing to their own product. Zailors who travel to the Surface often engage in the highly illegal sunlight trade, where they fill mysterious Mirrorcatch Boxes with captured sunlight, and sell them to those who can afford such a luxury. Traveling to the Surface can be profitable, but it is also extremely dangerous, as exposure to sunlight can be a death sentence for denizens of the Neath. The two primary connections between the Surface and the Neath are the Travertine Spiral and the Cumaean Canal. But it calms the heart to look at, don't it?'' 'I keep thinking I'm going to fall off up, like. 'It's not right up here,' your bo'sun confides. The crew splash in the canal, whenever they can, to cool themselves after the heat of the sun. 'The trees are the dusty green of old jade: the hills, tawny as a lion.

Fallen london a disgraceful spectacle