Things to do in the Forgotten Quarter...

Pursue an Archaeological Expedition

There are hidden treasures to find in The Forgotten Quarter.



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You can seek out hidden treasures in the Forgotten Quarter by going on archaeological expeditions. First you will need to prepare by accumulating Expedition Supplies using various kinds of secrets, goods and connections. You will need at least 10 for the simplest expeditions but many more for more daring expeditions.

Once you have finished accumulating supplies, you can choose an expedition, then pursue the expedition with various storylet options, using up your supplies and making progress (Archaeologist's Progress) toward the goal.

Other helpful options may be available, depending on Airs of the Forgotten Quarter. Complications may also arise or you may discover rivals that will compete with you, as well.

Prepare for an Expedition

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Prepare for an Expedition in the Forgotten Quarter

You can seek out hidden treasures in the Forgotten Quarter. But first you'll need food, tools, water, assistants… and information. Build up Supplies to begin an Expedition. Completing an Expedition gives story snippets and substantial rewards.
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Begin an Expedition

Enough preparation. Go somewhere and dig something up.
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[This storylet will not cost you an action!]
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Show us the money

Purchase secrets, assistance, preserved cave-herring. Not the cheapest way of accruing Supplies, but cash is straightforward to come by.
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[This storylet will cost you 4 actions!]
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Rumours of treasure

Teasing possibilities! You might know where to dig. And your knowledge might tempt collaborators.
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Blood-red tales

Who lights the torches in the Forgotten Quarter? What is the use of the Nine Glass Keys? What does the wind say when it walks the empty avenues?
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Your own expertise

You've researched this very subject! There must be something useful in your journals.
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Hire a porter from the docks

Heavily-muscled, fearless, inured to the surprises of Fallen London. Just what you need.
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Burly guards and porters

They'll fetch, they'll carry, they'll fight off blemmigans.
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Choose an Expedition to Begin

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Begin an Expedition in the Forgotten Quarter

The Forgotten Quarter: a vast wilderness of Fourth City ruins… and beneath it, older cities still. Treasures lie buried here, and the answers to questions centuries old. Choose a goal. Be sure you have enough Supplies to reach it. If you run out of Supplies, your expedition will be over.

Learn the Traditions of the Forgotten Quarter

Knowledge is your most important weapon, here in the hissing dark. Knowledge of the traps and dangers… and knowledge of the past. Put together the scraps and fragments of lore you've gleaned, learn something of history, and you can declare yourself an Archaeologist. The Archaeologist skill unlocks Expeditions.
Unlocked with 1 x Tale of Terror, 250 x Cryptic Clue, 1000 x Whispered Secret

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More supplies!

You can never have too many supplies. Be sure you have enough to reach your goal. If you run out, you'll be forced to abandon your progress. Return to Preparations for the Expedition.
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Seek a thieves' cache

Not exactly archaeology. But you know enough about the quarter to find the place this cracksman has stashed his softlies. (If that's what 'softlies' means.) You will need at least 10 Supplies to complete this: more will give you a margin.
Unlocked with Archaeologist 1, 10 x Expedition Supplies, Connected: Criminals 3, not currently on an Expedition
(Watchful challenge)

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Seek a shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven

The Fourth City had curious gods. Not gods at all by the standards of newer peoples. There were places that they worshipped the sky, or its essence. Where would you find such a thing? You will need at least 20 Supplies to complete this: more will give you a margin.
Unlocked with Archaeologist 2, 20 x Expedition Supplies, not currently on an Expedition
(Watchful challenge)

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The Tomb of Seven

There was a king they call the 'Final Khan', or sometimes, 'the Interpreter'. He ruled the Fourth City 'long after their Fall'. He was buried with seven… You will need at least 30 Supplies to complete this: more will give you a margin.
Unlocked with Archaeologist 3, 30 x Expedition Supplies, Scholar of the Correspondence no more than 0, No more than 0 x Correspondence Stones, not currently on an Expedition


The Cave of the Nadir

Your uneasy allies await you in a refurbished caravanserai at the Quarter's edge. "We'll need an Eyeless Skull for the first step," he says. "They turn up across the Quarter. I think" - he hesitates delicately - "there is a connection with the Nadir." This is a difficult Expedition. Ensure your Watchful is above 100 and stock up on as many supplies as you can manage - 60 at the very least. But once you've found the Cave, you can return more easily.
Unlocked with Archaeologist 5, 60 x Expedition Supplies, Route: the Cave of the Nadir 1, 1 x Eyeless Skull, No more than 0 x Correspondence Stones, not currently on an Expedition


A Temple of Uttermost Wind

The highest priests of the Sky were trained at great temples open to the wind. What they did when it rained is not recorded. An Elderly Tartar Priest]… If you've met him before, this will erase the past, though you'll keep any previous rewards. You will need at least 30 Supplies to complete this: more will give you a margin.
Unlocked with Archaeologist 2, 30 x Expedition Supplies, not currently on an Expedition

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Requires 7 Fate

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A Gallery of Serpents

The Galleries had another use when the Fourth City lay open to the sky. But now, they are 'prisons for serpents'. Who prisons them? If you've performed this expedition before, this will erase the past and its promises, though you'll keep any previous rewards. You will need at least 40 Supplies to complete this: more will give you a margin.
Unlocked with Watchful 80, Archaeologist 3, 40 x Expedition Supplies, not currently on an Expedition

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Requires 7 Fate

Fate-locked content must not be placed on the wiki, per the developers.


Pursue your Expedition

There are three sets of options in this storylet. The first set of options comprise three ways to proceed with varying levels of caution. Depending on The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter, one or more of the next set of options will appear which could provide shortcuts or just tantalizing clues. When you have made enough *Archaeologist's Progress toward your goal, the appropriate option appears from the last set.

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Pursuing an Archaeological Expedition

The Forgotten Quarter is a hell of a place to work. Miscreants and devils steal supplies. The streets cannot be properly mapped. Your assistants cannot find their way here without your guidance. Buildings collapse or evince haunting or overflow with snakes. It's a good thing you've come prepared.

A cautious approach

Sift, search, analyze. This is the heartland of Mystery. Go carefully. Spend a point of Supplies.
(Watchful challenge)
Unlocked with 1 x Expedition Supplies

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A bold approach

You are familiar with the Quarter now. You know which risks to take… usually. Spend two points of Supplies.
(Watchful challenge)
Unlocked with 2 x Expedition Supplies

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A buccaneering approach

'Forgotten' Quarter? You know every stone. Spend three points of Supplies.
(Watchful challenge)
Unlocked with 2 x Expedition Supplies

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A sign?

Today the shadows align in new directions: they intertwine like the branches of trees long-rotted. Something in the Quarter has chosen to guide you.
Unlocked with 1 x Expedition Supplies, The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter

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White walls in the sun

The Palace! The Khan's pride made manifest! The roads of the world cross beneath its hawk-fierce gaze. It shimmers in the heat: for a moment it seems almost fragile.
Unlocked with Airs of the Forgotten Quarter

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The tent-city

This is where the tent-city of the traders stood. Stone now. Of course after the Fall, they must have built for the cold of the underearth. Tents would have been wretched. A shame. How brave the crack of the flags, the lift of the tent-fabric in the desert wind. The cries of the hawkers of spiced cakes and airag. The red of the setting sun.
Unlocked with Airs of the Forgotten Quarter

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A chance to hinder Dr Orthos

You've heard that Orthos patronises the Parlour of Virtue, that house of debauchery. If you know details, perhaps you can take advantage… This will reduce Rivals' Progress, if you're successful.
Unlocked with 1 x Intriguing Gossip, Hearing Rumours of Orthos' Progress 1, 1 x Expedition Supplies, The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter ??? to ??? (range includes at least 97), Rivals' Progress 3

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An afternoon off

Your foreman brings you a hamper. "Nice spot for a picnic, innit," he says apologetically. He has a point, but what is going on here? "And the lads and lasses wouldn't mind an afternoon off," he adds apologetically. So that's how it is. This will not cost Supplies or advance your Progress.
Unlocked with The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter

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Requires 1 Fate

Fate-locked content must not be placed on the wiki, per the developers.


A supply cache!

"Look what we found!" This will give you 5 more Expedition Supplies. Use if you're desperate to continue an Expedition when low on supplies… or very curious.
Unlocked with no more than 9 x Expedition Supplies, The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter

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Requires 20 Fate

Fate-locked content must not be placed on the wiki, per the developers.


A thieves' cache!

Here's a withered tree, marked with the looping thief-sign that looks like snail-tracks to the uninitiated. And there's the horse - carved in the bark.
Unlocked with Arcaeologists Progress 10, Seeking a Thieves' Cache

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A Shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven

This must be the Shrine you're looking for! a white-pillared building tucked into a nook as if the Neath had tried to conceal it. What treasures wait within?
Unlocked with Arcaeologists Progress 20, Seeking a Shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven

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The Tomb of Seven

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Unlocked with Arcaeologists Progress 30, Seeking a The Tomb of Seven

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