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{{Neath_Location|image1=Zailing corsairsforest.png|caption1= | {{Neath_Location|image1=Zailing corsairsforest.png|caption1=|location=[[The Unterzee]]}}<blockquote>''"The great stalagmites that cut through the Zee, pointing at the ceiling like bony fingers, cast long shadows. Matching stalactites above, too, hide the light of the false-stars away. This part of the Zee is dark and perilous, and the only landmark you can see is the vast stalagmite upon which sits Gaider's Mourn – a pirate haven defiantly perched on the centre of the Zee like a vast spider in its web."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Onwards|Onwards|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
The '''Snares''' are a region of the [[Unterzee]]. | The '''Snares''' are a region of the [[Unterzee]]. In the late 1880s (the time frame of ''Sunless Sea''), the Snares were known for their dense fungal and plant life, and were the home of [[Pigmote Isle]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Map#Ship's_Log|The Snares|Sunless Sea}} ''"Creeping tendrils of fungus, zee-weed, unnamable flora. We enter the Snares."''</ref> By the time of ''Fallen London'' in the 1890s, the maps were updated, perhaps due to the [[Treacheries|Treachery of Maps]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Put_together_a_Cartographer%27s_Hoard|Put together a Cartographer's Hoard|Fallen London}} ''"Labels will lie; toponyms dance away on the page – was this place always called the Snares?"''</ref> and the Snares are now the name of the central region of the Unterzee. The currents of the zee spin around the Snares in an anticlockwise motion, and some daring zailors may venture directly through in an attempt to find a faster route.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/On_charting_a_course|On charting a course|Fallen London}} ''"The other regions, clockwise from London, [...] The Snares, the most dangerous waters in the Zee, are the "hub" of this wheel, in the centre. [...] If you need to travel to a further part of the Zee, your route will circle around the dangerous Snares – anticlockwise motion, along the Zee's currents, is faster. [...] Advanced captains will eventually be able to cut through the Snares to speed up long voyages at the cost of facing greater danger."''</ref> | ||
[[File:Corsairsforest port.png|alt=A settlement atop a stalagmite.|thumb|[[Gaider's Mourn]]]] | |||
Zailing through the Snares can be unwise, however, as the Snares are ''extremely'' dangerous.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Follow_that_ship!|Follow that ship!|Fallen London}} ''"Pursuit through the Snares is treacherous at best, and deadly at worst."''</ref> Even hardened zailors are weary of this place, and for good reason:<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Snares_(Launching_a_voyage)|The Snares (Launching a voyage)|Fallen London}} ''"The zailors work in silence, quietly scanning the horizon."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Leaving_the_Snares|Leaving the Snares|Fallen London}} ''"Your crew breathes a sigh of relief."''</ref> its dangers include the '''Corsair's Forest''', a maze of stalagmites both above and below water;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Trace_a_route_through_the_Snares|Trace a route through the Snares|Fallen London}} ''"The Snares, the heart of the Unterzee, where the Corsair's Forest lies. A dangerous tangle of black stones [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Navigating_the_Snares|Navigating the Snares|Fallen London}} ''"But many a treacherous rock sits just beneath, waiting to carve a gash in the keel of a careless vessel."''</ref> treacherous zee-currents;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Load_the_cannons!|Load the cannons!|Fallen London}} ''"[...] the corsair slips into a swift current, their port side grinding against a hundred teeth of hungry rock."''</ref> and the '''Labyrinth of Eels''', whose shallower waters may run a ship aground.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Follow_that_ship!|Follow that ship!|Fallen London}} ''"You are forced to slow halfway through the Labyrinth of Eels, lest you run aground in its shallows."''</ref> Furthermore, the region has few notable landmarks, barring the pirate haven at the very center of the zee known as [[Gaider's Mourn]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Onwards|Onwards|Fallen London}} ''"This part of the Zee is dark and perilous, and the only landmark you can see is the vast stalagmite upon which sits Gaider's Mourn [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_about_the_Mourn%27s_significance|Ask about the Mourn's significance|Fallen London}} ''"The 'ole Neath converges 'ere, in the waters around the Mourn."''</ref> Unsurprisingly, the Snares' most frequent explorers are the Mourn's corsairs,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Fellow_Mourner|A Fellow Mourner|Fallen London}} ''"The only ships who survive here for long are the seasoned corsairs of Gaider's Mourn."''</ref> who possess intimate knowledge of its routes and dangers and can easily sink unprepared ships.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Load_the_cannons!|Load the cannons!|Fallen London}} ''"Your opponent knows the slipways and shortcuts of the Snares intimately, [...] It is only hard-won instinct that prevents you from falling for their gambit and beaching yourself on a jagged reef in pursuit."''</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:56, 5 February 2025
"The great stalagmites that cut through the Zee, pointing at the ceiling like bony fingers, cast long shadows. Matching stalactites above, too, hide the light of the false-stars away. This part of the Zee is dark and perilous, and the only landmark you can see is the vast stalagmite upon which sits Gaider's Mourn – a pirate haven defiantly perched on the centre of the Zee like a vast spider in its web."[1]
The Snares are a region of the Unterzee. In the late 1880s (the time frame of Sunless Sea), the Snares were known for their dense fungal and plant life, and were the home of Pigmote Isle.[2] By the time of Fallen London in the 1890s, the maps were updated, perhaps due to the Treachery of Maps,[3] and the Snares are now the name of the central region of the Unterzee. The currents of the zee spin around the Snares in an anticlockwise motion, and some daring zailors may venture directly through in an attempt to find a faster route.[4]
Zailing through the Snares can be unwise, however, as the Snares are extremely dangerous.[5] Even hardened zailors are weary of this place, and for good reason:[6][7] its dangers include the Corsair's Forest, a maze of stalagmites both above and below water;[8][9] treacherous zee-currents;[10] and the Labyrinth of Eels, whose shallower waters may run a ship aground.[11] Furthermore, the region has few notable landmarks, barring the pirate haven at the very center of the zee known as Gaider's Mourn.[12][13] Unsurprisingly, the Snares' most frequent explorers are the Mourn's corsairs,[14] who possess intimate knowledge of its routes and dangers and can easily sink unprepared ships.[15]
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