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<blockquote>''"P drowns in PELIGIN, the colour of the deepest zee."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Page_from_%27The_Neathbow%27:_Peligin|A Page from 'The Neathbow': Peligin|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Peliginletter.png|thumb]]'''Peligin''' is a color of [[ | <blockquote>''"P drowns in PELIGIN, the colour of the deepest zee."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Page_from_%27The_Neathbow%27:_Peligin|A Page from 'The Neathbow': Peligin|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote>[[File:Peliginletter.png|thumb]]'''Peligin''' is a color of the [[Neathbow]]; it is the color of the River.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Chess-Piece_tattoo|A Chess-Piece tattoo|Fallen London|}}</ref> The term "peligin" is seemingly a portmanteau of the Ancient Greek "pelagos" (πέλαγος)'', ''meaning "sea," and the color fuligin. Fuligin, in turn, is darker than black, and is derived from the English word "fuliginous" meaning soot-like; this color was used by Gene Wolfe in his science fiction novel ''The Shadow of the Torturer.'' | ||
== Properties == | == Properties == | ||
Peligin is a dark, dark black, beyond the reach of any light.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Merciless_Modiste#Interactions|Commission a set of fine clothes|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> It is the hue of the waters of [[ | Peligin is a dark, dark black, beyond the reach of any light.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Merciless_Modiste#Interactions|Commission a set of fine clothes|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> It is the hue of the waters of the [[Unterzee]] and those of the land of the dead, and also the color of the flesh of zee-monsters.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Hunter%27s_Eye|Hunter's Eye|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
Peligin has been portrayed as a range of different shades, from black to cyan to purples,<ref>Per Bruno on the FBG Discord: "But all the neathbow colors are sort of a range... viric runs from forest green through emeralds through chartreuse; peligin runs from black to cyan to purples"</ref> but always feels "monstrous."<ref>Per Bruno on the FBG Discord: "Ultimately whether a given real color can be 'peligin' is not about whether it's in some range of hex values, it's about whether it feels (in a given context of use) 'monstrous'"</ref> | Peligin has been portrayed as a range of different shades, from black to cyan to purples,<ref>Per Bruno Dias on the FBG Discord: "But all the neathbow colors are sort of a range... viric runs from forest green through emeralds through chartreuse; peligin runs from black to cyan to purples"</ref> but always feels "monstrous."<ref>Per Bruno Dias on the FBG Discord: "Ultimately whether a given real color can be 'peligin' is not about whether it's in some range of hex values, it's about whether it feels (in a given context of use) 'monstrous'"</ref> | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
The eyes of [[Monster-Hunters]] turn permanently peligin after they consume the flesh of a zee-monster.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Hunter%27s_Eye|Hunter's Eye|Sunless Sea|}} ''""Eat the flesh of the deep-lurkers, and your eyes will change.""''</ref> [[ | The eyes of [[Monster-Hunters]] turn permanently peligin after they consume the flesh of a zee-monster.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Hunter%27s_Eye|Hunter's Eye|Sunless Sea|}} ''""Eat the flesh of the deep-lurkers, and your eyes will change.""''</ref> The [[Fathomking]] is known to be able to turn his prisoners' skin peligin.<ref name="mariam">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Mariam|Mariam|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 18:48, 10 May 2024
"P drowns in PELIGIN, the colour of the deepest zee."[1]
Peligin is a color of the Neathbow; it is the color of the River.[2] The term "peligin" is seemingly a portmanteau of the Ancient Greek "pelagos" (πέλαγος), meaning "sea," and the color fuligin. Fuligin, in turn, is darker than black, and is derived from the English word "fuliginous" meaning soot-like; this color was used by Gene Wolfe in his science fiction novel The Shadow of the Torturer.
Properties
Peligin is a dark, dark black, beyond the reach of any light.[3] It is the hue of the waters of the Unterzee and those of the land of the dead, and also the color of the flesh of zee-monsters.[4]
Peligin has been portrayed as a range of different shades, from black to cyan to purples,[5] but always feels "monstrous."[6]
Uses
The eyes of Monster-Hunters turn permanently peligin after they consume the flesh of a zee-monster.[7] The Fathomking is known to be able to turn his prisoners' skin peligin.[8]
Gallery
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The broad, dark Unterzee. -
A Hunter's Eye. -
Mariam, the Schemer, with peligin skin.
References
- ↑ A Page from 'The Neathbow': Peligin, Sunless Sea
- ↑ A Chess-Piece tattoo, Fallen London
- ↑ Commission a set of fine clothes, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Hunter's Eye, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Per Bruno Dias on the FBG Discord: "But all the neathbow colors are sort of a range... viric runs from forest green through emeralds through chartreuse; peligin runs from black to cyan to purples"
- ↑ Per Bruno Dias on the FBG Discord: "Ultimately whether a given real color can be 'peligin' is not about whether it's in some range of hex values, it's about whether it feels (in a given context of use) 'monstrous'"
- ↑ Hunter's Eye, Sunless Sea ""Eat the flesh of the deep-lurkers, and your eyes will change.""
- ↑ Mariam, Sunless Sea
