The Cave of the Nadir

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Irrigo beyond... (art from Fallen London)

The Cave of the Nadir, accessible via the Forgotten Quarter, is bathed in irrigo. Given this Neathy color's nature of making people forget, the cave has a surprising number of residents. It's a wonderful place to survive the fall of a city. However, irrigo has drawbacks: other than memory loss, it can make those exposed to it grow bony plates over their eyes. These people eventually die, and yield the infamous Eyeless Skulls. (It is assumed that this is because the human body reflexively tries to shield itself from irrigo.)

I'd include more details about this location, but, well, I forgot.

QUEEN OF INKS (Spoiler Warning for Seeking Mr Eaten's Name!)
Millicent Clathermont, alias Lilac, descended into the Nadir and sacrificed much of herself in order to be infused with irrigo. This made her immune to the deadly effects of sunlight on ordinary Neath residents, and also immune to being found because anybody who sees her will forget her once she's gone.

The part of her that she sacrificed is still in the Nadir, and it guards St. Erzulie's Candle. If the player takes the candle, Lilac insists in coming with them, noting that the Nadir has reduced her to nothing but the candle's guardian, and without it she would be nothing at all. So for the rest of the torturous journey, she accompanies the player, making parenthetical comments.

(Thank you to Lapis on the FBG Discord!)