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|music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/Elegiac Elegiac?]|title1=Whither|image2=|caption2=|port=|alias=}}''"Behind the great arch over the Bay, the Pale Wastes stretch, white and silent as the face of the moon. From here, you might almost imagine they were snow. North of the city, the salt-pools fizz with unlikely colour."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Whither#Whither|Whither|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | |music = [https://failbettergames.bandcamp.com/track/Elegiac Elegiac?]|title1=Whither|image2=|caption2=|port=|alias=}}''"Behind the great arch over the Bay, the Pale Wastes stretch, white and silent as the face of the moon. From here, you might almost imagine they were snow. North of the city, the salt-pools fizz with unlikely colour."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Whither#Whither|Whither|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
''"The citizens of Whither enjoy questions: so much so that they always answer a question with another question. This can make intelligence-gathering frustrating."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Whither#Interactions|Gather intelligence|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | |||
'''Whither''' is a city located very far north of [[London]] near the salty Pale Wastes - or is it?__forcetoc__ | |||
==No Answers?== | |||
''"Why are there so many questions in Whither?"''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Port_Report:_Whither|A Port Report: Whither|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ''"Why are there so many questions in Whither?"''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Port_Report:_Whither|A Port Report: Whither|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
'' | ''"Are you asking for any particular reason? At what time of day? Is that your hat? Might it be six?"''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Whither#Interactions|Gather intelligence|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
= | Is Whither is a melancholy city of chilly evenings and muted tones?<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Whither#Interactions|Explore the town|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Is Whither a place where questions are asked? Does everyone communicate by answering questions? Can the answers be anything other than questions, and will a citizen get exiled from Whither to [[Codex]] if their answer is not a question?<ref name = "admiralty">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Admiralty_Survey_Office#Port_Reports|Codex|Sunless Sea|}}''"Exiled for giving answers. That's Whither for you. Anything new?"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Fading_Haruspex#Interactions|Ask what she seeks down here|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Does a [[Storm|strange wind]] blow through Whither, speaking of the [[Avid Horizon]]?<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Whither#Interactions|Explore the town (The wind speaks)|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
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Are the people of Whither quiet and reserved? Do their diets mainly consist of cave-fish, beasts from the Pale Wastes, and passable beer? Do the constables of Whither give unclear sentence lengths, and does Whither have a mayor?<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Whither#Interactions|Shore leave in Whither|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Are there vendors in Whither who sell various forms of zee-food, like [[Food_in_the_Neath#Tyrant.27s_Treat|tyrant's treat]] or shredded [[:Category:Creatures#Jillyfleurs%20and%20Jillyfish|jillyfish]]?<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/An_Intriguing_Smell|Try something mysterious|Sunless Sea|}}</ref><ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/An_Intriguing_Smell|Try the shredded jillyfish|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Do these salesmen also have meats to accommodate... other hungers?<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/An_Intriguing_Smell|“Do you have anything more... robust?”|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | |||
Are the people of Whither obsessed with riddles, holding the high-stakes '''Contest of Riddles''' to wager on guessing the correct answer?<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Contest_of_Riddles|Event description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Do these Contests include [[Drownies]] as participants, who stake the '''Riddles of Pearls''' from the court of the [[Fathomking]],<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Contest_of_Riddles|Attempt one of the Riddles of Pearl|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> as well as players from [[Irem]], staking the legendary '''Great Riddles of Irem'''?<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Contest_of_Riddles|Attempt one of the Great Riddles of Irem|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Do Whithern and Iremi engage in rivalries of rhetoric at [[Frostfound]] to determine the difference between a question and a riddle, calling it the '''Game of Truths'''? Is the winner of this game allowed to enter Frostfound without risk?<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Frostfound#Frostfound|Take tea with the squatters at the dock|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | |||
== The House of the Question == | |||
''"North-west of Whither town, the House of the Question stands alone. Here the initiates of the House make offerings to the three gods of the deep zee, and perhaps a fourth who is not a god. It's the one place in Whither where you can sometimes get a straight answer... for a price."''<ref name = "house question story description">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_House_of_the_Question|Story description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | |||
[[File:Dripstonetemple.png|alt=A mysterious temple sitting on a cliff face.|thumb|The House of the Question]] | |||
Is there a temple northwest of Whither proper, and is it the only place where one can find an answer on this island? Yes, ''yes it is''.<ref name = "house question story description"/> | |||
The '''House of the Question''' is a temple dedicated to the [[Gods of the Unterzee]], with richly decorated shrines maintained for each mysterious power. The House is managed by several initiates who conduct the various rituals there, and they're capable of drawing a god's attention,<ref name = "gain storm attention">{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_House_of_the_Question|Gain Storm's Attention|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> or lifting their infamous curses, through certain strange rituals.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_House_of_the_Question|Lift Storm's Curse|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | |||
The altar of [[Storm]] is rich and red with blood and wines, and the initiates perform violent rites for the choleric god, often involving live sacrifices.<ref name = "gain storm attention"/> [[Stone]]'s shrine is lit with an eternal flame, and the rites to gain her favor involve donating fuel for the fire and reciting incantations in the language of the [[Elder Continent]].<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_House_of_the_Question|Gain Stone's Attention|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Gaining her forgiveness has a similar rite, but at a heftier cost: a devotee must light a pyre of treasure to win Stone's mercy.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_House_of_the_Question|Lift Stone's Curse|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> The shrine of [[Salt]] is covered in written stories; to win its favor, a devotee must provide a story for the initiates to add to the walls.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_House_of_the_Question|Gain Salt's Attention|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> No one can quite articulate how to lift Salt's curse, but the rite involves strange bells, a white petal symbolizing the curse's end, and the phrase ''"All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_House_of_the_Question|Lift Salt's Curse|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | |||
There is no fourth shrine dedicated to that which is not a god, and besides, what ''are'' gods, anyway?<ref name = "house question story description"/> | |||
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Template:Whither Location"Behind the great arch over the Bay, the Pale Wastes stretch, white and silent as the face of the moon. From here, you might almost imagine they were snow. North of the city, the salt-pools fizz with unlikely colour."[1]
"The citizens of Whither enjoy questions: so much so that they always answer a question with another question. This can make intelligence-gathering frustrating."[2]
Whither is a city located very far north of London near the salty Pale Wastes - or is it?
No Answers?
"Why are there so many questions in Whither?"[3]
"Are you asking for any particular reason? At what time of day? Is that your hat? Might it be six?"[4]
Is Whither is a melancholy city of chilly evenings and muted tones?[5] Is Whither a place where questions are asked? Does everyone communicate by answering questions? Can the answers be anything other than questions, and will a citizen get exiled from Whither to Codex if their answer is not a question?[6][7] Does a strange wind blow through Whither, speaking of the Avid Horizon?[8]
Are the people of Whither quiet and reserved? Do their diets mainly consist of cave-fish, beasts from the Pale Wastes, and passable beer? Do the constables of Whither give unclear sentence lengths, and does Whither have a mayor?[9] Are there vendors in Whither who sell various forms of zee-food, like tyrant's treat or shredded jillyfish?[10][11] Do these salesmen also have meats to accommodate... other hungers?[12]
Are the people of Whither obsessed with riddles, holding the high-stakes Contest of Riddles to wager on guessing the correct answer?[13] Do these Contests include Drownies as participants, who stake the Riddles of Pearls from the court of the Fathomking,[14] as well as players from Irem, staking the legendary Great Riddles of Irem?[15] Do Whithern and Iremi engage in rivalries of rhetoric at Frostfound to determine the difference between a question and a riddle, calling it the Game of Truths? Is the winner of this game allowed to enter Frostfound without risk?[16]
The House of the Question
"North-west of Whither town, the House of the Question stands alone. Here the initiates of the House make offerings to the three gods of the deep zee, and perhaps a fourth who is not a god. It's the one place in Whither where you can sometimes get a straight answer... for a price."[17]
Is there a temple northwest of Whither proper, and is it the only place where one can find an answer on this island? Yes, yes it is.[17]
The House of the Question is a temple dedicated to the Gods of the Unterzee, with richly decorated shrines maintained for each mysterious power. The House is managed by several initiates who conduct the various rituals there, and they're capable of drawing a god's attention,[18] or lifting their infamous curses, through certain strange rituals.[19]
The altar of Storm is rich and red with blood and wines, and the initiates perform violent rites for the choleric god, often involving live sacrifices.[18] Stone's shrine is lit with an eternal flame, and the rites to gain her favor involve donating fuel for the fire and reciting incantations in the language of the Elder Continent.[20] Gaining her forgiveness has a similar rite, but at a heftier cost: a devotee must light a pyre of treasure to win Stone's mercy.[21] The shrine of Salt is covered in written stories; to win its favor, a devotee must provide a story for the initiates to add to the walls.[22] No one can quite articulate how to lift Salt's curse, but the rite involves strange bells, a white petal symbolizing the curse's end, and the phrase "All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."[23]
There is no fourth shrine dedicated to that which is not a god, and besides, what are gods, anyway?[17]
References?
- ↑ Whither, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Gather intelligence, Sunless Sea
- ↑ A Port Report: Whither, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Gather intelligence, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Explore the town, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Codex, Sunless Sea "Exiled for giving answers. That's Whither for you. Anything new?"
- ↑ Ask what she seeks down here, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Explore the town (The wind speaks), Sunless Sea
- ↑ Shore leave in Whither, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Try something mysterious, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Try the shredded jillyfish, Sunless Sea
- ↑ “Do you have anything more... robust?”, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Event description, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Attempt one of the Riddles of Pearl, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Attempt one of the Great Riddles of Irem, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Take tea with the squatters at the dock, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Story description, Sunless Sea
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Gain Storm's Attention, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Lift Storm's Curse, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Gain Stone's Attention, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Lift Stone's Curse, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Gain Salt's Attention, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Lift Salt's Curse, Sunless Sea
