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{{Spoiler}}<blockquote>{{Object|image1=Cider.png|caption1=A Hesperidean Apple.|location=Possessed by the [[Masters]] and the very, very wealthy|related=[[The Garden]]}}
<blockquote>{{Object|image1=Cider.png|caption1=A Hesperidean Apple.|location=Brewed in the [[Garden]], or the [[Mirror-Marches]]<br>
Possessed by the very, very wealthy}}
''"WHOSO THIRSTETH AND DRINKETH OF THIS, SO SHALL HE NEVER DIE."''<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Firkin_of_Hesperidean_Cider|Firkin of Hesperidean Cider|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>
''"WHOSO THIRSTETH AND DRINKETH OF THIS, SO SHALL HE NEVER DIE."''<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Firkin_of_Hesperidean_Cider|Firkin of Hesperidean Cider|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>
'''Hesperidean Cider''' is a drink said to grant everlasting life. It is sold by the firkin in the [[The Echo Bazaar|Bazaar]], for a very steep price indeed.
'''Hesperidean Cider''' is a drink said to grant everlasting life. It is brewed by the [[Masters of the Bazaar]] (chiefly [[Mr Apples]]),<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hesperidean_Apple|Hesperidean Apple|Sunless Sea|}}''"The Masters of the Bazaar know how to ferment [Hesperidean Apples] into an elixir of immortality."''</ref> and sold by the firkin at the [[Echo Bazaar]] for a very steep price.


==Effects==
== Properties ==
<blockquote>''"Did you really see the [[Death|Boatman]] thrash away at his oar like he was in a boat race? As if he was desperate to get away from you?"''<ref name=":1">{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Are_you_lost%3F|2=Are you lost?|3=Fallen London|4=}}''"Did you really see the Boatman thrash away at his oar like he was in a boat race? As if he was desperate to get away from you? It doesn't matter. You're back now."''</ref></blockquote>Upon being drunk, Hesperidean Cider is known to restore all physical wounds.<ref name=":0" /> Moreover, the cider seems to repel and quite possibly scare the [[Death|Boatman]], who can sense the presence of the drink in a person's veins;<ref>{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Discuss_your_Firkin_of_Hesperidean_Cider|2=Discuss your Firkin of Hesperidean Cider|3=Fallen London|4=}}''"I sense it in your veins. Gold. Fire."''</ref> this allows one to immediately return to life after dying, rather than spend time on the [https://thefifthcity.fandom.com/wiki/Death#A_Slow_Boat Slow Boat].<ref name=":1" />
<blockquote>''"Did you really see the Boatman thrash away at his oar like he was in a boat race? As if he was desperate to get away from you? It doesn't matter. You're back now."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Are_you_lost%3F|Are you lost?|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>When drunk, this cider heals the imbiber's physical wounds<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_a_mouthful|Take a mouthful|Fallen London|}}''(Your 'Wounds' Quality has gone!)''</ref> and grants multi-sensory visions of the mysterious paradise known as the [[Garden]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Drink,_and_luxuriate_in_your_bed|Drink, and luxuriate in your bed|Fallen London|}} ''"You dream of a place of tremendous beauty. The garden reminds you of the great jungles of the Surface, the sky brightly lit, the heat heavy. All things seem to fly here, and the trees bear boughs amply filled with golden fruit."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sip,_and_write_notes_on_the_taste|Sip, and write notes on the taste|Fallen London|}}''"The flavour makes you think of boughs laden with golden fruit; makes you consider the sacredness of flying things. It tastes of vitality, it tingles with flavours of eternal life."''</ref> It appears to repel and quite possibly scare the [[Death|Boatman]], who can sense the presence of Hesperidean Cider in a person's veins;<ref>{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Discuss_your_Firkin_of_Hesperidean_Cider|2=Discuss your Firkin of Hesperidean Cider|3=Fallen London|4=}}''"I sense it in your veins. Gold. Fire."''</ref> this allows one to immediately return to life after dying, rather than spend time on the [https://thefifthcity.fandom.com/wiki/Death#A_Slow_Boat Slow Boat].<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Are_you_lost%3F|Are you lost?|Fallen London|}}''"Did you really see the Boatman thrash away at his oar like he was in a boat race? As if he was desperate to get away from you? It doesn't matter. You're back now."''</ref> The cider also banishes distasteful smells, and has a strong life-fostering effect, even on inanimate objects, and even when not in direct contact with the liquid.<ref>{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Administer_a_sip_of_Hesperidean_Cider|2=Administer a sip of Hesperidean Cider|3=Fallen London|4=}}''"Uncorked, the firkin banishes all foul odours […] mildew spreads across the bed […] There is life everywhere, gorging on the gold beneath his skin."''</ref>


The cider also banishes distasteful smells, and has a strong life-fostering effect, even on inanimate objects, and even when not in direct contact with the liquid.<ref>{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Administer_a_sip_of_Hesperidean_Cider|2=Administer a sip of Hesperidean Cider|3=Fallen London|4=}}''"Uncorked, the firkin banishes all foul odours […] mildew spreads across the bed […] There is life everywhere, gorging on the gold beneath his skin."''</ref>
== The Fruits of the Garden ==
<blockquote>''"You dream of a place of tremendous beauty. The garden reminds you of the great jungles of the Surface, the sky brightly lit, the heat heavy. All things seem to fly here, and the trees bear boughs amply filled with golden fruit."''<ref name=":2">{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Drink,_and_luxuriate_in_your_bed|2=Drink, and luxuriate in your bed|3=Fallen London|4=}}</ref></blockquote>Hesperidean Cider is brewed from golden '''Hesperidean Apples''', which grow in the [[Garden]] and from a single tree in the [[Mirror-Marches]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Irem|Rarest fruit|Sunless Sea|}}''"In the farthest South, [...] a garden blooms. In ages past, birds stole the seeds from that garden. One bird hid here, in the Mirror-Marches."''</ref> These taste like any other apple,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hesperidean_Apple|Hesperidean Apple|Sunless Sea|}} ''"That taste!  ...is the taste of apples. Crisp, juicy, but to be honest, a little bit too tart. Disappointing. You were expecting more. ..."''</ref> but they are still potent: consumption not only restores all wounds, but also induces a supposedly positive form of hysteria.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hesperidean_Apple|Hesperidean Apple|Sunless Sea}}''"When the gold is gone from your eyes and brain [...] Your clothes will need repair. No one seems to have heard your wild laughter [...] Your heart is still pounding, but it will probably stop eventually. Your cabin is scrawled with poetry. Some of it's quite good, actually. Quite good, considering the circumstances."''</ref>


== An Elder Source ==
While the Masters are now the primary manufacturers of Hesperidean Cider, the [[The Relickers|Capering Relicker]] was the first to brew it and follow its visions to obtain true immortality.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hand_over_a_multitude_of_scraps_for..._something_secret|Hand over a multitude of scraps for... something secret|Fallen London|}} ''"Why don't they have my cider? They never have my cider. I made it and […] it gave me such lovely visions. And I followed the visions and... and why don't they have my cider?"''</ref>
<blockquote>''"You dream of a place of tremendous beauty."''<ref name=":2">{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Drink,_and_luxuriate_in_your_bed|2=Drink, and luxuriate in your bed|3=Fallen London|4=}}</ref></blockquote>Hesperidean Cider is brewed from the golden '''Hesperidean Apples''', collected from the [[Garden]] at the center of the [[The Mountain of Light|Mountain of Light]], or from a single tree in the [[Mirror-Marches]].<ref>{{Citation|1=https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Irem|2=Rarest fruit|3= Sunless Sea|4=}}''"In the farthest South, [...] a garden blooms. In ages past, birds stole the seeds from that garden. One bird hid here, in the Mirror-Marches."''</ref> In fact, the golden cider gives visions of the Garden to whoever consumes it, revealing part of its appearance<ref name=":2" /> but also conferring certain associated emotions and thoughts.<ref>{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sip,_and_write_notes_on_the_taste|2=Sip, and write notes on the taste|3=Fallen London|4=}}''"The flavour makes you think of boughs laden with golden fruit; makes you consider the sacredness of flying things. It tastes of vitality, it tingles with flavours of eternal life."''</ref>


The golden apples themselves taste, perhaps disappointingly, quite like regular apples, though the effect is still rather potent. Indeed, consumption of Hesperidean Apples not only restores all wounds (much like the fermented brew they produce), but also induces a golden haze and hysteria - which is a good thing, apparently.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hesperidean_Apple|Hesperidean Apple| Sunless Sea}}''"When the gold is gone from your eyes and brain, you take stock. Your clothes will need repair. No one seems to have heard your wild laughter[...] Your heart is still pounding [...] Your cabin is scrawled with poetry. [...] The apple still tastes like something out of any ordinary Surface orchard [...]"''</ref>
In the ''Sunless Skies'' timeline, [[Mr Apples]] (now called the Chiropterous Hoarder) still has Hesperidean Cider, but its supply is dwindling.<ref>{{Citation|1=https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/An_Ill-Designed_Shop|2=Ask about the Hesperidean cider|3=Sunless Skies|4=}}''"'Gone. What he wants is gone. No, not gone. But almost gone. Little more than a sweet swallow'"''</ref>
 
== Brewing ==
<blockquote>''"'Why don't they have my cider? They never have my cider. I made it and […] it gave me such lovely visions. And I followed the visions and... and why don't they have my cider?'"''<ref name=":3">{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hand_over_a_multitude_of_scraps_for..._something_secret|2=Hand over a multitude of scraps for... something secret|3=Fallen London|4=}}</ref></blockquote>The [[The Masters of the Bazaar|Masters of the Bazaar]] can produce Hesperidean Cider from the Garden's fruits.<ref>{{Citation|1=https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Hesperidean_Apple|2=Hesperidean Apple|3= Sunless Sea|4=}}''"The Masters of the Bazaar know how to ferment [Hesperidean Apples] into an elixir of immortality."''</ref> More specifically, [[Mr Apples]] is the Master that deals in immortality.
 
However, the [[The Relickers|Capering Relicker]] also knows how to brew the drink,<ref name=":3" /> and often seems to be drunk on the stuff; he may sometimes smell of cut grass, apples, or an orchard,<ref>{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hand_over_a_small_collection_of_scraps_for_Amanita_Sherry|2=Hand over a small collection of scraps for Amanita Sherry|3=Fallen London|4=}}''"The Capering Relicker [...] heaves [your scraps] onto his rickety cart. An odd smell accompanies his exertions. […] Is that cut grass? Autumn woodland? Apples?"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recertify_an_armful_of_scraps_2|2=Recertify an armful of scraps 2|3=Fallen London|4=}}''"Is that an orchard you can smell?"''</ref> or sing about the Garden and the cider itself.<ref>{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Hand_over_a_sack_of_scraps_for_Muscaria_Brandy|2=Hand over a sack of scraps for Muscaria Brandy|3=Fallen London|4=}}''"'And we'll drink and we'll drink and we'll never fall down. And we'll dance our way to the garden!'"''</ref>
 
In the ''Sunless Skies'' timeline, Mr Apples (now called the Chiropterous Hoarder) still has Hesperidean Cider, but its supply is dwindling.<ref>{{Citation|1=https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/An_Ill-Designed_Shop|2=Ask about the Hesperidean cider|3=Sunless Skies|4=}}''"'Gone. What he wants is gone. No, not gone. But almost gone. Little more than a sweet swallow'"''</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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"WHOSO THIRSTETH AND DRINKETH OF THIS, SO SHALL HE NEVER DIE."[1]

Hesperidean Cider is a drink said to grant everlasting life. It is brewed by the Masters of the Bazaar (chiefly Mr Apples),[2] and sold by the firkin at the Echo Bazaar for a very steep price.

Properties

"Did you really see the Boatman thrash away at his oar like he was in a boat race? As if he was desperate to get away from you? It doesn't matter. You're back now."[3]

When drunk, this cider heals the imbiber's physical wounds[4] and grants multi-sensory visions of the mysterious paradise known as the Garden.[5][6] It appears to repel and quite possibly scare the Boatman, who can sense the presence of Hesperidean Cider in a person's veins;[7] this allows one to immediately return to life after dying, rather than spend time on the Slow Boat.[8] The cider also banishes distasteful smells, and has a strong life-fostering effect, even on inanimate objects, and even when not in direct contact with the liquid.[9]

The Fruits of the Garden

"You dream of a place of tremendous beauty. The garden reminds you of the great jungles of the Surface, the sky brightly lit, the heat heavy. All things seem to fly here, and the trees bear boughs amply filled with golden fruit."[10]

Hesperidean Cider is brewed from golden Hesperidean Apples, which grow in the Garden and from a single tree in the Mirror-Marches.[11] These taste like any other apple,[12] but they are still potent: consumption not only restores all wounds, but also induces a supposedly positive form of hysteria.[13]

While the Masters are now the primary manufacturers of Hesperidean Cider, the Capering Relicker was the first to brew it and follow its visions to obtain true immortality.[14]

In the Sunless Skies timeline, Mr Apples (now called the Chiropterous Hoarder) still has Hesperidean Cider, but its supply is dwindling.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Firkin of Hesperidean Cider, Fallen London
  2. ↑ Hesperidean Apple, Sunless Sea "The Masters of the Bazaar know how to ferment [Hesperidean Apples] into an elixir of immortality."
  3. ↑ Are you lost?, Fallen London
  4. ↑ Take a mouthful, Fallen London (Your 'Wounds' Quality has gone!)
  5. ↑ Drink, and luxuriate in your bed, Fallen London "You dream of a place of tremendous beauty. The garden reminds you of the great jungles of the Surface, the sky brightly lit, the heat heavy. All things seem to fly here, and the trees bear boughs amply filled with golden fruit."
  6. ↑ Sip, and write notes on the taste, Fallen London "The flavour makes you think of boughs laden with golden fruit; makes you consider the sacredness of flying things. It tastes of vitality, it tingles with flavours of eternal life."
  7. ↑ Discuss your Firkin of Hesperidean Cider, Fallen London "I sense it in your veins. Gold. Fire."
  8. ↑ Are you lost?, Fallen London "Did you really see the Boatman thrash away at his oar like he was in a boat race? As if he was desperate to get away from you? It doesn't matter. You're back now."
  9. ↑ Administer a sip of Hesperidean Cider, Fallen London "Uncorked, the firkin banishes all foul odours […] mildew spreads across the bed […] There is life everywhere, gorging on the gold beneath his skin."
  10. ↑ Drink, and luxuriate in your bed, Fallen London
  11. ↑ Rarest fruit, Sunless Sea "In the farthest South, [...] a garden blooms. In ages past, birds stole the seeds from that garden. One bird hid here, in the Mirror-Marches."
  12. ↑ Hesperidean Apple, Sunless Sea "That taste! ...is the taste of apples. Crisp, juicy, but to be honest, a little bit too tart. Disappointing. You were expecting more. ..."
  13. ↑ Hesperidean Apple, Sunless Sea "When the gold is gone from your eyes and brain [...] Your clothes will need repair. No one seems to have heard your wild laughter [...] Your heart is still pounding, but it will probably stop eventually. Your cabin is scrawled with poetry. Some of it's quite good, actually. Quite good, considering the circumstances."
  14. ↑ Hand over a multitude of scraps for... something secret, Fallen London "Why don't they have my cider? They never have my cider. I made it and […] it gave me such lovely visions. And I followed the visions and... and why don't they have my cider?"
  15. ↑ Ask about the Hesperidean cider, Sunless Skies "'Gone. What he wants is gone. No, not gone. But almost gone. Little more than a sweet swallow'"
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