The Eversmoulder

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"Afterward, Hell, having no interest in maintaining a military garrison, forged a highly local law to ensure that the waterwheel could be used by no one. Now it burns constantly."[1]

The Eversmoulder is a burning water wheel in the Hinterlands,[2] accessible from Jericho Locks.[3] It was once used by Hell to power an outpost that watched over the canals, but during the Campaign of '68 it was captured by London. After the war, Hell abandoned the area, and invoked an infernal law to leave the wheel eternally burning, even as water runs through it.[4]

Mysteriously, graffiti and writings can be found here that hint at the workings of the Great Game.[5][6]

Historical and Cultural Inspirations

The Eversmoulder is called a "Catherine Wheel" in-game;[7] this is a reference to the Catherine wheel type of firework, which was in turn named after Catherine of Alexandria. According to the story of Catherine's martyrdom, she was to be executed by breaking wheel, a tortuous medieval execution method, but she shattered the wheel with a single touch. Thus, she is often depicted accompanied by a wheel.

References

  1. ↑ Leave the barge (The Eversmoulder), Fallen London
  2. ↑ Leave the barge (The Eversmoulder), Fallen London "[...] a water wheel churns the canal water [...] fire coursing along the wooden wheel [...]"
  3. ↑ Charter a barge to the Eversmoulder, Fallen London
  4. ↑ Leave the barge (The Eversmoulder), Fallen London "It smokes in the water and emerges again to relight. [...] This is the Eversmoulder. Once it belonged to Hell, to power the camp which monitored the canals [...] It was seized by London [...] during the war. Afterward, Hell, having no interest [...] forged a [...] law to ensure [...] the waterwheel [...] burns constantly."
  5. ↑ Leave the barge (The Eversmoulder), Fallen London "You spend some time investigating the graffiti on the walls [...] you find some coded military references [...] few [...] words in one of the invisible tongues of Hell."
  6. ↑ Exchange some knowledge of the Eversmoulder, Fallen London "You noticed certain things written at the Eversmoulder. [...] Threats, promises, moves in the game [...]"
  7. ↑ Leave the barge (The Eversmoulder), Fallen London "The mill building is aflame, the fire coursing along the wooden wheel like a Catherine Wheel."
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