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{{Neath_Location|image1=generic portgaz.png|caption1=The Shepherd Isles. No sheep here.|location=[[The Unterzee|Shepherd's Wash]]|allegiance=Independent}}''"Course, there are no actual shepherds on the Shepherd Isles. Sheep are mostly illegal here. No indeed, it's just the name of the genterman that found the islands."''<ref name = "location description">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Location_description|Location description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | {{Neath_Location|image1=generic portgaz.png|caption1=The Shepherd Isles. No sheep here.|location=[[The Unterzee|Shepherd's Wash]]|allegiance=Independent}}<blockquote>''"Course, there are no actual shepherds on the Shepherd Isles. Sheep are mostly illegal here. No indeed, it's just the name of the genterman that found the islands."''<ref name="location description">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Location_description|Location description|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote>The '''Shepherd Isles''' are a small archipelago of islands located in the [[Unterzee]].__forcetoc__ | ||
The '''Shepherd Isles''' are a small archipelago of islands located in the [[Unterzee]].__forcetoc__ | |||
==Tales Upon Tales== | ==Tales Upon Tales== | ||
''"No sheep. But plenty o' tales. Ask us anything."''<ref name = "location description"/> | <blockquote>''"No sheep. But plenty o' tales. Ask us anything."''<ref name="location description" /></blockquote>Despite its name, there are no real shepherds at Shepherd Isles, nor are there sheep; the Isles supposedly got their name from the explorer who discovered them. Rather, the Shepherd Isles are populated by a group of bearded villagers with a fondness for telling tales.<ref name = "location description"/> These individuals love to spin stories about the happenings of their settlement,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Interactions|Compile a Port Report|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> but mysteriously, they seem reluctant to tell stories regarding the rest of the zee.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Interactions|The rest of the zee|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
Despite its name, there are no real shepherds at Shepherd Isles, nor are there sheep; the Isles supposedly got their name from the explorer who discovered them. Rather, the Shepherd Isles are populated by a group of bearded villagers with a fondness for telling tales.<ref name = "location description"/> These individuals love to spin stories about the happenings of their settlement,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Interactions|Compile a Port Report|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> but mysteriously, they seem reluctant to tell stories regarding the rest of the zee.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Interactions|The rest of the zee|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | |||
The answer for the inhabitants' love for tall tales may lie in the [[The_Elder_Continent#Culture|Mithridate Office]], the [[Presbyterate]]'s office of spreading misinformation and falsehoods.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_dangerous_source|A dangerous source|Fallen London|}}</ref> Supposedly, a previous director of the Office resigned from his position many years ago, and decided to retire to the Shepherd Isles, which may have played a role in influencing the Isles' culture into what it is today.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Adam%27s_Way#Adam.27s_Way|Listen to a storyteller|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | The answer for the inhabitants' love for tall tales may lie in the [[The_Elder_Continent#Culture|Mithridate Office]], the [[Presbyterate]]'s office of spreading misinformation and falsehoods.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_dangerous_source|A dangerous source|Fallen London|}}</ref> Supposedly, a previous director of the Office resigned from his position many years ago, and decided to retire to the Shepherd Isles, which may have played a role in influencing the Isles' culture into what it is today.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Adam%27s_Way#Adam.27s_Way|Listen to a storyteller|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
== Landmarks == | == Landmarks == | ||
''"The bearded villagers are happy to talk about the local sights. Well, sight."''<ref name = "tales of the standing stones">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles|Tales of the Standing Stones|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | <blockquote>''"The bearded villagers are happy to talk about the local sights. Well, sight."''<ref name="tales of the standing stones">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles|Tales of the Standing Stones|Sunless Sea|}}</ref></blockquote>Shepherd Isles is home to a few landmarks, and the inhabitants seem eager to tell fantastical, often contradictory, stories about them and their history.<ref name = "tales of the standing stones"/> | ||
Shepherd Isles is home to a few landmarks, and the inhabitants seem eager to tell fantastical, often contradictory, stories about them and their history.<ref name = "tales of the standing stones"/> | |||
The Isles' most notable landmarks are the '''Standing Stones''',<ref name = "tales of the standing stones"/> also called the '''Three Graves'''.<ref name = "tales of three graves">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Interactions|Tales of the Three Graves|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> These odd structures are located on a mysterious island to the northwest of the mainland, accessible only by boat.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Interactions|A picnic at the standing stones|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> According to the Isles' storytellers, these Stones, or Graves, were... | The Isles' most notable landmarks are the '''Standing Stones''',<ref name = "tales of the standing stones"/> also called the '''Three Graves'''.<ref name = "tales of three graves">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Interactions|Tales of the Three Graves|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> These odd structures are located on a mysterious island to the northwest of the mainland, accessible only by boat.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Shepherd_Isles#Interactions|A picnic at the standing stones|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> According to the Isles' storytellers, these Stones, or Graves, were... | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 30 January 2023
"Course, there are no actual shepherds on the Shepherd Isles. Sheep are mostly illegal here. No indeed, it's just the name of the genterman that found the islands."[1]
The Shepherd Isles are a small archipelago of islands located in the Unterzee.
Tales Upon Tales
"No sheep. But plenty o' tales. Ask us anything."[1]
Despite its name, there are no real shepherds at Shepherd Isles, nor are there sheep; the Isles supposedly got their name from the explorer who discovered them. Rather, the Shepherd Isles are populated by a group of bearded villagers with a fondness for telling tales.[1] These individuals love to spin stories about the happenings of their settlement,[2] but mysteriously, they seem reluctant to tell stories regarding the rest of the zee.[3]
The answer for the inhabitants' love for tall tales may lie in the Mithridate Office, the Presbyterate's office of spreading misinformation and falsehoods.[4] Supposedly, a previous director of the Office resigned from his position many years ago, and decided to retire to the Shepherd Isles, which may have played a role in influencing the Isles' culture into what it is today.[5]
Landmarks
"The bearded villagers are happy to talk about the local sights. Well, sight."[6]
Shepherd Isles is home to a few landmarks, and the inhabitants seem eager to tell fantastical, often contradictory, stories about them and their history.[6]
The Isles' most notable landmarks are the Standing Stones,[6] also called the Three Graves.[7] These odd structures are located on a mysterious island to the northwest of the mainland, accessible only by boat.[8] According to the Isles' storytellers, these Stones, or Graves, were...
- ...brought to the Isles 80 years ago by a wise man from Irem, and have been growing ever since that day.[6]
- ...members of the sisterhood of Abbey Rock, who have been transformed into pillars by Stone.[6]
- ...raised by Blemmigans, using poetry.[9]
- ...used by the Chelonate to bury three hunters who died cowards.[7]
Another landmark is the Thornwell Croft, an abandoned island to the north of the mainland that lacks a connecting bridge. Apparently, this isle contains dark reflections of the mainland's inhabitants, and as such, the isle is avoided. That, or a mysterious vessel called the Ship of Light zailed through the bridge and destroyed it, and each time the bridge is rebuilt, it bursts into flame again.[11]
Despite the Shepherd Isles' reputation for unbelievable stories, some members of the Admiralty remain interested in information from this place, as there may be a grain of truth under all the rumor.[12]
