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{{Neath_Location|title1 = Frostfound|image1 = frostfound.png|caption1 = Beautiful, but cold. And possibly deadly. Art from Sunless Sea.|location = Boreal Reach|port = |allegiance = [[Gods of the Unterzee|The Gods of the Unterzee]]}}
{{Neath_Location|title1 = Frostfound|image1 = frostfound.png|caption1 = Beautiful, but cold. And possibly deadly. Art from Sunless Sea.|location = [[The Unterzee|Boreal Reach]]|port =Stoddard's Haven |allegiance = The three [[Gods of the Unterzee]]<br>
[[Irem]]<br>
[[Whither]]|music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/storm-stone-salt Storm, Stone, Salt]}}<blockquote>''"Towers and ramps and galleries and stairs of ice, raised and spun like an architect's honey-dream. No spider ever wove so complex a web. The towers are utterly pristine, untouched by human life, but a pitiable encampment squats by the dock."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Frostfound|Frostfound|Sunless Sea}}</ref></blockquote>'''Frostfound''' is a castle of ice located in the northern [[Unterzee]].
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''"Towers and ramps and galleries and stairs of ice, raised and spun like an architect's honey-dream. No spider ever wove so complex a web. The towers are utterly pristine, untouched by human life, but a pitiable encampment squats by the dock."''
==I Still Have My Question==
 
Every year the people of [[Irem]] and [[Whither]] meet here for contests; they are trying to determine the difference between a question and a riddle. Those who prove themselves in the contests can enter the castle, which is sacred ground - but nobody has been deemed worthy yet.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Frostfound|Take tea with the squatters at the dock|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Frostfound|Ask the squatters about the castle|Sunless Sea}}</ref>
 
==Let It Go...?==
{{major spoiler small}}<blockquote>''"Light! A hundred rich and blinding colours filter through the ice. It's like drinking a kaleidoscope. It's like being kidnapped by rainbows. The colours shift with every step you take, revealing shining corridors. In each and every corridor, your reflection waits."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|The Corridors of Frostfound|Sunless Sea}}</ref></blockquote>
[[File:Frostfound_interior.png|thumb|The frozen halls of Frostfound.|100px]]
Frostfound consumes its visitors' memories and stories, slowly degrading their minds. But then again, sanity is the cardinal price of knowledge.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|The Corridors of Frostfound|Sunless Sea}}</ref>


'''Frostfound''' is an ice castle located in the Northwest area of [[the Unterzee]].__forcetoc__
The castle was built long ago using the memories of a [[Salt|Traveller]] who went East; the corridors of Frostfound are implied to have been shaped by their past life.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Kingeater%27s_Castle|Lose your mind|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Chapel_of_Lights|Attend a service at the Chapel|Sunless Sea}}</ref>


==I Still Have My Question==
=== The Corridors of Frostfound ===
Every year the people of [[Irem]] and [[Whither]] meet here for contests; they are trying to determine the difference between a question and a riddle. Those who prove themselves in the contests can enter the castle, which is sacred ground, but nobody has done so yet...
* '''The Sapphire Chamber''': ''"THIS WAS THE SKY"'' - a chamber dedicated to the [[The High Wilderness|High Wilderness]] and the hunger of the [[Judgements|Stars]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|Sapphire Chamber|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|Step into the sky|Sunless Sea}}</ref>
==And what of the Secrets of the Gods?==
* '''The Amethyst Gallery''': ''"THERE WERE CASUALTIES"'' - a gallery filled to the brim with dead sky-behemoths, more vast than imagination permits.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|The Amethyst Gallery|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|Approach the colossi|Sunless Sea}}</ref>
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* '''The Cavity''': ''"THIS IS ONLY A MEMORY. THE CRIME IS FORGOTTEN. ITS SHADOW REMAINS"'' - a chamber dedicated to the terror and pain of the [[Red Science]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|The Cavity|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|Surrender to the traces of horror|Sunless Sea}}</ref>
Any explorer foolhardy enough to enter will likely find their mind slowly degrading as the frozen castle eats their memories and stories. Between the warped halls and deep crevices ''might'' lie the secrets of [[Gods of the Unterzee|the gods]]... but let's just say they don't like having their secrets revealed. It's possible that this castle, along with the [[Kingeater's Castle|other]], was erected by the Traveller on his way East, but nothing can be known for sure.
* '''The Emerald Vista''': ''"SOMETHING SOUGHT, SOMETHING LOST"'' - an infinite depth of secrets and changes, with the strength of an unstoppable flood.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|The Emerald Vista|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|Peer into the depths|Sunless Sea}}</ref>
* '''The Diamond Bridge''': linking the towers of Brite and Teneb, this bridge is bathed in the merciless light of the stars, bright as humiliation.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|The Diamond Bridge|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|Cross the Diamond Bridge|Sunless Sea}}</ref>
* '''The Iridescence''': ''"KNOW YOURSELF"'' - a foggy chamber where one must confront and understand themselves.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|The Iridescence|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|Know yourself|Sunless Sea}}</ref>
* '''The Dark Room''': the very center of Frostfound,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|The Dark Room|Sunless Sea}}</ref> at once a caul and a coffin,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|Harvest a Star-Shell|Sunless Sea}}</ref> containing the secrets of [[Gods of the Unterzee|the gods]] and the name of the castle's [[Salt|creator]], written in their own blood.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|Fumble in the darkness|Sunless Sea}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound|TRAVELLER RETURNING|Sunless Sea}}</ref>
 
== References ==
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:The Unterzee]]
[[Category:The Unterzee]]
[[Category:The Neath]]
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 5 February 2025

"Towers and ramps and galleries and stairs of ice, raised and spun like an architect's honey-dream. No spider ever wove so complex a web. The towers are utterly pristine, untouched by human life, but a pitiable encampment squats by the dock."[1]

Frostfound is a castle of ice located in the northern Unterzee.


I Still Have My Question[edit]

Every year the people of Irem and Whither meet here for contests; they are trying to determine the difference between a question and a riddle. Those who prove themselves in the contests can enter the castle, which is sacred ground - but nobody has been deemed worthy yet.[2][3]

Let It Go...?[edit]

"Are you quite sure you want to know this?"

Beyond this point lie major spoilers for Fallen London, Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies, or Mask of the Rose. This may include endgame or major Fate-locked spoilers. Proceed at your own risk.

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"Light! A hundred rich and blinding colours filter through the ice. It's like drinking a kaleidoscope. It's like being kidnapped by rainbows. The colours shift with every step you take, revealing shining corridors. In each and every corridor, your reflection waits."[4]

The frozen halls of Frostfound.

Frostfound consumes its visitors' memories and stories, slowly degrading their minds. But then again, sanity is the cardinal price of knowledge.[5]

The castle was built long ago using the memories of a Traveller who went East; the corridors of Frostfound are implied to have been shaped by their past life.[6][7]

The Corridors of Frostfound[edit]

  • The Sapphire Chamber: "THIS WAS THE SKY" - a chamber dedicated to the High Wilderness and the hunger of the Stars.[8][9]
  • The Amethyst Gallery: "THERE WERE CASUALTIES" - a gallery filled to the brim with dead sky-behemoths, more vast than imagination permits.[10][11]
  • The Cavity: "THIS IS ONLY A MEMORY. THE CRIME IS FORGOTTEN. ITS SHADOW REMAINS" - a chamber dedicated to the terror and pain of the Red Science.[12][13]
  • The Emerald Vista: "SOMETHING SOUGHT, SOMETHING LOST" - an infinite depth of secrets and changes, with the strength of an unstoppable flood.[14][15]
  • The Diamond Bridge: linking the towers of Brite and Teneb, this bridge is bathed in the merciless light of the stars, bright as humiliation.[16][17]
  • The Iridescence: "KNOW YOURSELF" - a foggy chamber where one must confront and understand themselves.[18][19]
  • The Dark Room: the very center of Frostfound,[20] at once a caul and a coffin,[21] containing the secrets of the gods and the name of the castle's creator, written in their own blood.[22][23]

References[edit]