Mr Sacks stalks the streets of Fallen London
It's begun to make its rounds… and if you catch it before it arrives, it will allow you to take a gift from its sack. On the condition it is for someone else.
Option 1: Chat with the urchins who attend Mr Sacks
It's said they made a pact with him: each winter they put the last year of their lives into his sack, and so never grow up. Can it be true?
Persuasive challenge, straightforward at < 54
Secrets in the snow
The urchins evade the question, but they do it by distracting you with a half-dozen other delicious tidbits. Some of the secrets they share are old. 'Older than the fifth city' old.
Connected:
Urchins increase
1 x Appalling Secret
2 x Whispered Secret
Out of the mouths of babes
O the things these urchins know. The black things and the shining things. The stories of distant sun and terrible moon. The hints and snippets of Fluke-lore and Master-gossip and how the Bazaar came by its scars…
1 x Extraordinary Implication
1 x Tale of Terror!!
1 x Vision of the Surface
1 x Memory of Distant Shores
1 x Maniac's Prayer
They confirm the story, and a dozen more besides
Did you know the Cantigaster is the first Sorrow-Spider? That the Rubbery Men came from the far side of mirrors? That the Gracious Widow had an affair with the Empress' Consort? That the Empress herself is actually two urchins, one standing on the other's shoulders, wearing a frock? Hang on. Is that urchin sniggering?
Option 2: Lurk. See who's dipping into the sack…
…and eavesdrop on who they're sending presents to.
Shadowy challenge, straightforward at 45
Well, well, well.
There were some faces you didn't expect to see and some names you didn't expect to hear. A chilly but lucrative night.
Shadowy increase
3 x Inkling of Identity
1 x Secluded Address
1 x Incendiary Gossip
Mr Sacks doesn't take kindly to being spied on
'Spies' eyes go in the sack!' his urchins crow as he lumbers after you. All night he pursues you through the ravelled alleys. Every time you think you've got away, you hear that sound behind you; that terrible sound.
'Ho ho ho.'
Shadowy increase
Nightmares increase
Option 3: Brave the sack; pull out a present for a friend
'Oo's it for, then?' the urchins who attend Mr Sacks ask as you grope nervously inside. [Note: this allows you to send a seasonal gift to a friend, and gives you a small reward for your festive spirit.]
Requires 5 Fate
Fate-locked content must not be placed on the wiki, per the developers.
A visit from Mr Sacks
A knock on your door. A hunched figure. A gravelly voice. Ho ho ho. Mr Sacks is the only one of the Masters whose voice isn't shrill. He's brought his sack for you to fill. What are you going to put in it?
'Mr Sacks! Take my best regards!'
The traditional response from those who wish to keep their possessions. Mr Sacks may be disappointed, but you'll suffer no harm.
Ho ho ho.
Mr Sacks growls at you. Mr Sacks is not impressed. Mr Sacks ties the mouth of his sack closed and lurches out into the dark. Happy Christmas.
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality has increased!
Subtle increase
'Mr Sacks! Take this hat full of horrible dreams!'
Nightmares getting too much for you? Be rid of them!
Unlocked with Ridiculous Hat 1, Nightmares 1
Ho ho ho.
Into the sack goes the hat boiling with sadness. Mr Sacks ties the mouth closed and lurches out into the dark. Happy Christmas.
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality has increased!
Your '
Nightmares' Quality has gone! (mine was at 6 at the time)
1 x Ridiculous Hat
lost
'Mr Sacks! Would you care for a little of the '68?'
If you have a bottle of the wine that Mr Sacks favours, you can give him that.
Unlocked with Greyfields 1868 First Sporing 1
Ho ho ho ho.
Mr Sacks gives you a short bow and deposits the bottle in his sack. He ties the mouth closed and lurches out into the dark. Happy Christmas.
You have gained 3 Fate!
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality has increased!
1 x Greyfields 1868 First Sporing
lost
Connected:
Masters of the Bazaar increase (1 change point, does not appear to be capped)
Ho ho ho ho.
Mr Sacks gives you a short bow and deposits the bottle in its sack. "All shall be well," it growls, "and all manner of thing shall be well. That was the promise. And sometimes, so it is." It ties the mouth closed and lurches out into the dark. Happy Christmas.
You have gained 3 Fate!
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality is now 3 - A Veteran of the Visit of 1890! Hovertext: You survived a visit from the formidable Mr Sacks. Ho Ho Ho.
1 x Greyfields 1868 First Sporing
lost
Connected:
Masters of the Bazaar increase
'Mr Sacks! Take me!'
You could always climb into Mr Sacks' sack. This is a horrible idea that will do you considerable damage. Don't do it.
Unlocked with Dangerous 20, Shadowy 20, Watchful 20, Persuasive 20
Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho HO!
Mr Sacks stuffs you face-first into his sack and ties it closed behind you. You are, as someone once said, in the dark. There is the possibility of a grue.
You've moved to a new area:
a dark place
Your Opportunity deck can now hold 2 cards.
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality has increased!
'Mr Sacks! Take the sound of my footsteps!'
Thieves ask for this, or so it's said. Will Mr Sacks grant it? Or will he turn you over to the authorities? Is he, in fact, the authorities?
A matter of luck: it could go either way.
Unlocked with Shadowy 20
Ho ho shhhh….
The footsteps vanish into the sack like a burglar up a chimney. You'll step more quietly, at least until the Neath-snows melt.
You were fortunate!
3 x Hastily Scrawled Warning Note
Shadowy increase
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality has increased!
'Mr Sacks! Take these wicked words!'
Be rid of all your Scandal. You'll need some sticky words to tie it to.
Unlocked with 1 x Appalling Secret, 1 x Proscribed Material, Scandal 1
Ho ho ho!
Into the sack go the reams of paper in sinister black and surly white. Into the sack go the wicked things they're saying about you. Mr Sacks draws the neck tight. Happy Christmas.
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality has increased!
You've lost 1 x Proscribed Material.
You've lost 1 x Appalling Secret.
Your 'Scandal' Quality has gone!
'Mr Sacks! Take this Starveling Cat!'
The Cat hunches its back, glaring at Mr Sacks. Is it hungry? Angry? Excited? Its eyes, as ever, are wells of pestilent and unfathomable malevolence.
Unlocked with 1 x Starveling Cat
'I think not.'
The air in the room has grown chilly. Mr Sacks is not pleased. It growls deep in its hood. 'Candles should stay buried,' is all it says. What?
The Cat is not best pleased either. You have to wrestle it down off the coat-stand again, at the cost of some considerable quantity of skin.
Dangerous increase
Wounds increase (2 change points)
Suspicion increase (2 change points?)
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality has increased!
'Mr Sacks! Take this enormous spider!'
Those legs, as you know to your cost, are covered in rough sharp hairs. It may be a struggle getting it into the sack.
Unlocked with 1 x Fairly Tamed Sorrow-Spider
Ho ho ho argh ho!
Eventually the spider is subdued and the sack is a little better filled. You clean the blood from your hands: it's the precise shade of Mr Sacks' robe.
'The tree of ages has many gardeners,' Mr Sacks observes rather gnomically. Then he leans close and whispers in your ear. Really? They're involved in that? That'll come in useful! Happy Christmas.
1 x Fairly Tamed Sorrow-Spider
lost
2 x An Identity Uncovered
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality has increased!
'Mr Sacks! Take this most inconvenient of aunts!'
A rush and a push and she will trouble you no longer. Where will she end up? Well, that's hardly something to think about.
Unlocked with Inconvenienced by your Aunt 10
Ho ho hmm
In she goes. Your aunt's sturdy boots give Mr Sacks a hefty kick, and then she's gone. Mr Sacks gazes at you silently for some time. His sack twitches and wails. Who has come off better here? Neither of you seem certain. He ties the neck shut and they're gone. Happy Christmas.
An occurrence! Your 'Inconvenienced by your Aunt' Quality is now 20 - but Mr Sacks has her!!
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality has increased!
Ruthless increase (at least 2 points)
'Mr Sacks! Take a cutting from this magnificent plant!'
It's taking up altogether too much space. You won't uproot the whole thing for him, but some light pruning is in order anyway.
Unlocked with Attending to the Needs of a Singular Plant 2
Ho ho mmm…
Mr Sacks watches you snip a shoot from your green companion. It watches your plant fight back with its thorns. It holds its sack open and lets you drop the cutting inside. Wise Mr Sacks. 'Do you know who else once offered us such a plant? And what it told us, much later on?' It growls into your ear. Such scandalous secrets!
Attending to the Needs of a Singular Plant is dropping… (a few change points?)
Wounds is increasing…
You've gained 5 x Inkling of Identity.
You've gained 5 x Appalling Secret.
You've gained 1 x Extraordinary Implication.
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality has increased!
'Mr Sacks! Take this wretched child away!'
Take the urchin by the scruff of the neck? Fling him to the Crimson Beast of Winter? What kind of monster are you?
Unlocked with 1 x Grubby Urchin
A happy ending?
The Urchin wipes his nose with the back of his hand, leaving a pale streak in the grime. 'Please, sir,' he offers tremulously, 'I wants to be in your troop. I'll do right by you.'
They shake on it, and the Urchin skips out to join the rest, sparing you a single poisonous glance. Mr Sacks shakes his great head. 'I learnt a long time ago,' he growls, 'never to cross an urchin.' He flips a single silver coin to you on his way out.
You've lost 1 x Grubby Urchin
You've gained 1 x First City Coin
Heartless is increasing…
An occurrence! Your 'a Veteran of Mr Sacks' Visits' Quality is now 3 - A Veteran of the Visit of 1890!
'Mr Sacks! Take these festering wounds!'
If you are in pain, Mr Sacks can help. If you can spare a soul or three. Perhaps it needs them to cheat Death with.
Unlocked with 3 x Souls, Wounds 1
'Mr Sacks! Take these precious antiquities!'
Well, this collection of knick-knacks is cluttering up your mantelpiece.
Unlocked with 1 x Relic of the Fourth City , 1 x Relic of the Second City , 1 x Relic of the Third City
Delightful.
Mr Sacks places your little collection into its sack. It handles them with great care. 'Yes, this will keep the Eater-of-Chains from the door,' it mutters as it leaves. Its tone is satisfied. Perhaps it grins under its hood. Who knows? Happy Christmas.
2 x Confident Smile
'Mr Sacks! Take this drop of destiny!'
Mr Sacks doesn't generally do deliveries. But if you sweeten your Fate with honey, he'll take it to a friend. (This allows you to send a seasonal gift of eleven Fate to another player.)
Unlocked with 1 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey
This choice costs 11 Fate to play.
You were fortunate!
1 x Extraordinary Implication
Gain: 10 x Brilliant Soul
Scandal increase (1 change point)
