Category:Parabola

Parabola is a dream-like realm populated with a strange creatures and featuring impossible geography. The most commonly visited region of Parabola is the Mirror-Marches, a vast and dangerous jungle biome. The dreams of those living in the Neath have some influence over the geography of Parabola. Memories of Light, frequent nightmares, and prisoner’s honey are the primary means by which a person is transported to Parabola; however, it is not unheard of for people to pass into it directly by stepping through a mirror. In fact, mirror possession, or mirror madness, is a somewhat common malady in Fallen London and throughout the Neath. Possessed individuals can pass for normal people, but must always carry a mirror on their person. Refusal to relinquish a mirror when asked is grounds for suspicion of potential mirror possession, and displays of inhuman strength confirm it.

Parabola is more than a dream, however, as those who enter into it disappear from the physical world for the duration of their stay and can reappear in other locations. It is possible for one’s body to return before their mind does, creating a dangerous state known as being honeymazed.

The primary residents of Parabola are cats and serpents, although they are not the only creatures who live there. The cats are domestic cats from London who take on the form of large jungle cats such as lions and panthers in their dreams. Unlike the cats, the serpents have no physical animal form outside of Parabola; however, that is not to say they can’t leave Parabola under any circumstances. The cats and the serpents of Parabola are at war with one another. The effects of this war also manifest themselves in Fallen London as the rivalry between magicians of the Glass and of the Shroud. This rivalry is known commonly as the War of Illusions.

Original by NiteBrite/Mrs. Brite