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The most prominent color of the Neathbow, '''irrigo''' is the unremembered color, the light of absence.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Irrigo|Irrigo|Fallen London|}}</ref> Exposure to it causes severe memory-loss, overexposure to it can result in total ego death, and it can cause thick, bony plates to grow over one's eyes, creating disgusting eyeless skulls.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Struggle_for_the_exit|Struggle for the exit|Fallen London|}}</ref> [[The Cave of the Nadir]] is filled with dangerous irrigo radiation,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Catafalquerie|The Catafalquerie|Fallen London|}}</ref> so explorers use tea brewed from Ray-Drenched Cinders to protect themselves.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Enter_the_Cave_of_the_Nadir|Enter the Cave of the Nadir|Fallen London|}}</ref>
The most prominent color of the Neathbow, '''irrigo''' is the unremembered color, the light of absence.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Irrigo|Irrigo|Fallen London|}}</ref> Exposure to it causes severe memory-loss, overexposure to it can result in total ego death, and it can cause thick, bony plates to grow over one's eyes, creating disgusting eyeless skulls.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Struggle_for_the_exit|Struggle for the exit|Fallen London|}}</ref> [[The Cave of the Nadir]] is filled with dangerous irrigo radiation,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/The_Catafalquerie|The Catafalquerie|Fallen London|}}</ref> so explorers use tea brewed from Ray-Drenched Cinders to protect themselves.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Enter_the_Cave_of_the_Nadir|Enter the Cave of the Nadir|Fallen London|}}</ref>


Irrigo can be infused into objects,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Pair_of_Irrigo_Goggles|Pair of Irrigo Goggles|Fallen London|}}</ref> and [[The Great Game|Midnighters]] use shrines and robes that are draped in this color to perform their rites.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Shrine_to_Saint_Joshua|Shrine to Saint Joshua|Fallen London|}}</ref> Strangely, irrigo seems to internally retain the memories it steals, so [[Flukes|Fluke-Cores]] often have years worth of histories and experiences stored within them.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Fluke-Core|Fluke-Core|Fallen London|}}</ref>
Irrigo can be infused into objects,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Pair_of_Irrigo_Goggles|Pair of Irrigo Goggles|Fallen London|}}</ref> and [[The Great Game|Midnighters]] use shrines and robes that are draped in this color to perform their rites.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Shrine_to_Saint_Joshua|Shrine to Saint Joshua|Fallen London|}}</ref> ''[[The Gant Pole|The Irrepressible]]'' notably uses powerful irrigo weaponry.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Irrepressible|Attempt to detach the Irrigo-cannon|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Irrigo seems to internally retain the memories it steals, so [[Flukes|Fluke-Cores]] often have years worth of histories and experiences stored within them.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Fluke-Core|Fluke-Core|Fallen London|}}</ref>


Irrigo's name comes from the Latin ''irrigo'', meaning to flood or overwhelm.
Irrigo's name comes from the Latin ''irrigo'', meaning to flood or overwhelm.
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Midnighter.png|A Shrine to St. Joshua.
Midnighter.png|A Shrine to St. Joshua.
Eyeless.png|An eyeless skull.
Nadirgate.png|The Gate of the Nadir
Nadirgate.png|The Gate of the Nadir
Irrigo.png|Irrigo fog. Beware.
Irrigo.png|Irrigo fog. Beware.
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''"V marks VIOLANT when blood is shed in a spired place. Violant ink is employed for the most desperate treaties..."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Page_from_%27The_Neathbow%27:_Violant|A Page from 'The Neathbow': Violant|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>
''"V marks VIOLANT when blood is shed in a spired place. Violant ink is employed for the most desperate treaties..."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Page_from_%27The_Neathbow%27:_Violant|A Page from 'The Neathbow': Violant|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>
[[File:Violantletter.png|thumb]]
[[File:Violantletter.png|thumb]]
'''Violant''' is irrigo's counterpart; it indelibly lingers in one's memory. It's very hard to forget anything written in violant ink.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Pot_of_Violant_Ink|A Pot of Violant Ink|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Correspondants use this ink extensively in their esoteric publications, which often shake up the status quo quite well.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Become_a_Correspondent|Become a Correspondent|Fallen London|}}</ref>
'''Violant''' is irrigo's counterpart; it indelibly lingers in one's memory. It's very hard to forget anything written in violant ink.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Pot_of_Violant_Ink|A Pot of Violant Ink|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Correspondents use this ink extensively in their esoteric publications, which often shake up the status quo quite well.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Become_a_Correspondent|Become a Correspondent|Fallen London|}}</ref>


The name "violant" could stem from "violent," or "violet," or both.
The name "violant" could stem from "violent," or "violet," or both.
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Generic_unterzee4.png|The broad, dark Unterzee.
Generic_unterzee4.png|The broad, dark Unterzee.
Hunterseye.png|A Hunter's Eye.
Hunterseye.png|A Hunter's Eye.
Mariam.png|[[The Seven Against Nidah#Mariam, the Schemer|Mariam, the Schemer]]
Mariam.png|[[The Seven Against Nidah#Mariam, the Schemer|Mariam, the Schemer]], with peligin skin.
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''"A wakes APOCYAN, the blue of memory and brightest coral."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Page_from_%27The_Neathbow%27:_Apocyan|A Page from 'The Neathbow': Apocyan|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>
''"A wakes APOCYAN, the blue of memory and brightest coral."''<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Page_from_%27The_Neathbow%27:_Apocyan|A Page from 'The Neathbow': Apocyan|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>
[[File:Apocyanletter.png|thumb]]
[[File:Apocyanletter.png|thumb]]
'''Apocyan''' is the color of coral, of memory,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Page_from_%27The_Neathbow%27:_Apocyan|A Page from 'The Neathbow': Apocyan|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and of the Zee's waves.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sunless_tattoo|Sunless tattoo|Fallen London|}}</ref> Chess pieces of this color are highly prized.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Apocyan_Chess-Piece|Apocyan Chess-Piece|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Crooked-Crosses often lacquer their crosses in this color.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/A_Crooked_Cross|A Crooked Cross|Fallen London|}}</ref> And an apocyanic piece of amber may be what brings down the Bazaar...<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/%22I_bring_the_Bazaar.%22|"I bring the Bazaar."|Fallen London|}} ''"You paid dearly to get this apocyanic lump into the spire, and more dearly still to get it out, once it had absorbed the imprint you needed. "''</ref>
'''Apocyan''' is the color of coral, of memory,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Page_from_%27The_Neathbow%27:_Apocyan|A Page from 'The Neathbow': Apocyan|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and of the Zee's waves.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Sunless_tattoo|Sunless tattoo|Fallen London|}}</ref> Chess pieces of this color can be harvested from [[Port Cecil]].<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Apocyan_Chess-Piece|Apocyan Chess-Piece|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Crooked-Crosses often lacquer their crosses in this color.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/A_Crooked_Cross|A Crooked Cross|Fallen London|}}</ref> Blue Scintillack is extremely valuable and blazes with apocyanic radiance.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/A_Lump_of_Blue_Scintillack|A Lump of Blue Scintillack|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> And an apocyanic piece of amber may be what brings down the Bazaar...<ref>{{FLCitation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/%22I_bring_the_Bazaar.%22|"I bring the Bazaar."|Fallen London|}} ''"You paid dearly to get this apocyanic lump into the spire, and more dearly still to get it out, once it had absorbed the imprint you needed. "''</ref>


The name "apocyan" almost certainly derives from the color cyan, which has a similar hue, and "apocalypse".
The name "apocyan" almost certainly derives from the color cyan, which has a similar hue, and "apocalypse".


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Chesspiece_apocyan.png|An Apocyan Chess-Piece, straight from [[Port Cecil]].
Chesspiece_apocyan.png|An Apocyan Chess-Piece.
crookedcross.png|A Crooked-Cross, lacquered in apocyan and blue.
crookedcross.png|A Crooked-Cross.
Gleam.png|Blue Scintillack. It blazes with apocyanic radiance.
Gleam.png|Blue Scintillack. It blazes with apocyanic radiance.
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Revision as of 16:56, 20 September 2019

"A book for children. One page is devoted to each of the colours of the Neath, which are not found on the Surface."[1]

A Ray-Drenched Cinder, tinted with Neathy colors

The Neathbow is the conjectural term for seven colors which cannot be seen on the Surface. They're most commonly observed in the Neath (hence the name), but they may also turn up in places like Parabola[2] and the High Wilderness.[3]

Irrigo

"I is for IRRIGO. No one remembers why. Irrigo colours the forgotten corners of home."[4]

The most prominent color of the Neathbow, irrigo is the unremembered color, the light of absence.[5] Exposure to it causes severe memory-loss, overexposure to it can result in total ego death, and it can cause thick, bony plates to grow over one's eyes, creating disgusting eyeless skulls.[6] The Cave of the Nadir is filled with dangerous irrigo radiation,[7] so explorers use tea brewed from Ray-Drenched Cinders to protect themselves.[8]

Irrigo can be infused into objects,[9] and Midnighters use shrines and robes that are draped in this color to perform their rites.[10] The Irrepressible notably uses powerful irrigo weaponry.[11] Irrigo seems to internally retain the memories it steals, so Fluke-Cores often have years worth of histories and experiences stored within them.[12]

Irrigo's name comes from the Latin irrigo, meaning to flood or overwhelm.

  • A Shrine to St. Joshua.
    A Shrine to St. Joshua.
  • An eyeless skull.
    An eyeless skull.
  • The Gate of the Nadir
    The Gate of the Nadir
  • Irrigo fog. Beware.
    Irrigo fog. Beware.
  • A Nodule of Violet Amber.
    A Nodule of Violet Amber.
  • A Pair of Irrigo Goggles.
    A Pair of Irrigo Goggles.
  • A Strange-Shore Parabola Suit.
    A Strange-Shore Parabola Suit.
  • A Strange-Shore Parabola Frock.
    A Strange-Shore Parabola Frock.
  • A cobweb in the Nadir. Charming.
    A cobweb in the Nadir. Charming.
  • A stone altar in the Nadir.
    A stone altar in the Nadir.
  • A Fluke-Core. Mourn the mind that has passed.
    A Fluke-Core. Mourn the mind that has passed.
  • The Lady in Lilac
    The Lady in Lilac

Violant

"V marks VIOLANT when blood is shed in a spired place. Violant ink is employed for the most desperate treaties..."[13]

Violant is irrigo's counterpart; it indelibly lingers in one's memory. It's very hard to forget anything written in violant ink.[14] Correspondents use this ink extensively in their esoteric publications, which often shake up the status quo quite well.[15]

The name "violant" could stem from "violent," or "violet," or both.

Cosmogone

"C lights COSMOGONE, the colour of remembered suns. The fecund, the foetid, the fungal: these flourish in the glow of cosmogone."[16]

File:Cosmogoneletter.png

A shade heavily associated with Parabola, cosmogone is the color of remembered sunlight. Under its light, fungus and other flora flourishes. It's the most prominent color in a Ray-Drenched Cinder,[17] and it's the tint of a Glassman's spectacles. Cosmogone is irresistible to the denizens of the mirrors.[18]

The name "cosmogone" probably comes from the word "cosmogony", the study of the origin of the solar system, or of the universe.

  • A Glassman's Spectacles.
    A Glassman's Spectacles.
  • The Mirror-Marches, bathed in cosmogone light.
    The Mirror-Marches, bathed in cosmogone light.

Peligin

"P drowns in PELIGIN, the colour of the deepest zee."[19]

Peligin is the hue of the waters of the Unterzee and those of the land of the dead[citation needed]. It's the color of the eyes of Monster-Hunters,[20] as they have consumed the peligin flesh of zee-monsters.[21] Peligin is a dark, dark, black, beyond the reach of any light.[22]

The term "peligin" likely comes from the Latin pelagus, meaning the sea.

Apocyan

"A wakes APOCYAN, the blue of memory and brightest coral."[23]

Apocyan is the color of coral, of memory,[24] and of the Zee's waves.[25] Chess pieces of this color can be harvested from Port Cecil.[26] Crooked-Crosses often lacquer their crosses in this color.[27] Blue Scintillack is extremely valuable and blazes with apocyanic radiance.[28] And an apocyanic piece of amber may be what brings down the Bazaar...[29]

The name "apocyan" almost certainly derives from the color cyan, which has a similar hue, and "apocalypse".

  • An Apocyan Chess-Piece.
    An Apocyan Chess-Piece.
  • A Crooked-Cross.
    A Crooked-Cross.
  • Blue Scintillack. It blazes with apocyanic radiance.
    Blue Scintillack. It blazes with apocyanic radiance.

Viric

"Behind your mirror, V names VIRIC, the colour of shallow sleep."[30]

Viric is the green of shallow sleep. It's heavily associated with the Fingerkings[31] — Fingerking-possessed Clay Men's[32] (and the Somnolent Hyena's)[33] eyes burn with viric fire, and a box of dream-snakes will also glow viric.[34] The priests of Varchas use viric Mirror-Charms to ward off Fingerkings from their dreams.[35]

When viric light comes into contact with vegetation, it causes it to flourish and grow at an exponential rate.[1]

The word "viric" probably comes from the Latin vivo, "alive".

  • A Phantasmal Encounter, 189-, Captain ------
    A Phantasmal Encounter, 189-, Captain ------
  • A Mirrorcatch Box Full of Very Angry Dream-Snakes.
    A Mirrorcatch Box Full of Very Angry Dream-Snakes.
  • The Somnolent Hyaena.
    The Somnolent Hyaena.

Gant

"G is lost in GANT, which remains when all other colours are eaten. Gant can be found where shadows are myriad."[36]

The color one sees in the dark, gant is more beige than one might expect.[37] It is the color of the Eater of Names' boat,[38] and zee-beasts go to a place called the Gant Pole to die.[39] Perhaps most notoriously, it is also the color of the Avid Horizon's gate.[40] Gant ink is used to remove false tattoos;[41] it also can be used as an invisible ink, meant for writing Licentiates' aliases.[42]

  • A Licentiate's aliases, written in gant ink.
    A Licentiate's aliases, written in gant ink.
  • The Eater of Names's gant bow.
    The Eater of Names's gant bow.
  • The Gant Pole
    The Gant Pole
  • A shell from the core of Frostfound.
    A shell from the core of Frostfound.
  • The Avid Horizon's High Gate.
    The Avid Horizon's High Gate.

Fireworks

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Fireworks featuring the Neathbow are occasionally lit during the Feast of the Exceptional Rose to celebrate the occasion.[43]

  • Irrigo fireworks can help dull memories of hard times.
  • Violant fireworks are hard to forget.
  • Viric fireworks induce lassitude - sweet dreams!
  • Gant fireworks show depth of feeling - grandiose but a bit arrogant.

References

  1. ↑ THE NEATHBOW, Sunless Sea
  2. ↑ Parabola tattoo, Fallen London
  3. ↑ The Stair to the Sea, Sunless Skies
  4. ↑ A Page from 'The Neathbow': Irrigo, Sunless Sea
  5. ↑ Irrigo, Fallen London
  6. ↑ Struggle for the exit, Fallen London
  7. ↑ The Catafalquerie, Fallen London
  8. ↑ Enter the Cave of the Nadir, Fallen London
  9. ↑ Pair of Irrigo Goggles, Fallen London
  10. ↑ Shrine to Saint Joshua, Fallen London
  11. ↑ Attempt to detach the Irrigo-cannon, Sunless Sea
  12. ↑ Fluke-Core, Fallen London
  13. ↑ A Page from 'The Neathbow': Violant, Sunless Sea
  14. ↑ A Pot of Violant Ink, Sunless Sea
  15. ↑ Become a Correspondent, Fallen London
  16. ↑ A Page from 'The Neathbow': Cosmogone, Sunless Sea
  17. ↑ Ray-Drenched Cinder, Sunless Sea
  18. ↑ Set of Cosmogone Spectacles, Fallen London
  19. ↑ A Page from 'The Neathbow': Peligin, Sunless Sea
  20. ↑ Give it your Hunter's Eye, Sunless Sea
  21. ↑ Hunter's Eye, Sunless Sea
  22. ↑ Commission a set of fine clothes, Sunless Sea
  23. ↑ A Page from 'The Neathbow': Apocyan, Sunless Sea
  24. ↑ A Page from 'The Neathbow': Apocyan, Sunless Sea
  25. ↑ Sunless tattoo, Fallen London
  26. ↑ Apocyan Chess-Piece, Sunless Sea
  27. ↑ A Crooked Cross, Fallen London
  28. ↑ A Lump of Blue Scintillack, Sunless Sea
  29. ↑ "I bring the Bazaar.", Fallen London "You paid dearly to get this apocyanic lump into the spire, and more dearly still to get it out, once it had absorbed the imprint you needed. "
  30. ↑ A Page from 'The Neathbow': Viric, Sunless Sea
  31. ↑ Give it your enigmatic painting, Sunless Sea
  32. ↑ Allow the Mechanic to enjoy his sleep, Sunless Sea
  33. ↑ Gawp, Fallen London
  34. ↑ A Mirrorcatch Box Full of Very Angry Dream-Snakes, Sunless Sea
  35. ↑ Dreams of Smoke, Sunless Sea
  36. ↑ A Page from 'The Neathbow': Gant, Sunless Sea
  37. ↑ A List of Aliases, Writ in Gant, Fallen London
  38. ↑ Show it a sketch of the Figurehead of the Eater of Names, Sunless Sea
  39. ↑ Gant Pole, Sunless Sea
  40. ↑ Avid Horizon, Sunless Sea
  41. ↑ Offer to sponsor the ganting of the tattoo (5 FATE), Fallen London
  42. ↑ A List of Aliases, Writ in Gant, Fallen London
  43. ↑ Arrange a Explosion of Neath-Colours on the Stroke of Midnight (40 FATE), Fallen London
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