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{{Object|title1=Chertapple|image1=Chertapple.png|caption1=|location=[[The Elder Continent]]|alias=Apples of Chert<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"Apples of Chert [...] Here, the trees bend to offer faceted apples of yellow chert."''</ref>}}<blockquote>''"Crunchy. Earthy. Moreish. These apples are not refreshing. But they are filling, and they will make you strong (but brittle). Avoid consuming them in precarious positions. (The ultimate in nourishment solutions.)"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Universal|Crunchy. Earthy. Moreish.|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | {{Object|title1=Chertapple|image1=Chertapple.png|caption1=|location=[[The Elder Continent]]|alias=Apples of Chert<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"Apples of Chert [...] Here, the trees bend to offer faceted apples of yellow chert."''</ref>}}<blockquote>''"Crunchy. Earthy. Moreish. These apples are not refreshing. But they are filling, and they will make you strong (but brittle). Avoid consuming them in precarious positions. (The ultimate in nourishment solutions.)"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Universal|Crunchy. Earthy. Moreish.|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
'''Chertapples''' are an unusual type of apple from the [[Elder Continent]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"Consume chertapples [...] "From the Elder Continent," [...]"''</ref> Grey in color with reddish seeds, they have a crunchy texture and an earthy taste | '''Chertapples''' are an unusual type of apple from the [[Elder Continent]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"Consume chertapples [...] "From the Elder Continent," [...]"''</ref> Grey in color with reddish seeds, they have a crunchy texture and an earthy taste,<ref name = "nourish">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''""Crunchy, but nourishing. Nourishing to the bone." [...] The apples are grey [...] with seeds the red-purple [...] They taste like stony earth, [...]"''</ref> and are not very refreshing. However, they are quite filling,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Universal|Crunchy. Earthy. Moreish.|Fallen London|}} ''"These apples are not refreshing. But they are filling [...]"''</ref> and are said to be "nourishing to the bone;"<ref name = "nourish"/> this is because eating one will cause a person's bones to "run strong,"<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"The apples are grey as time, [...] They taste like stony earth, [...] 'Your bones run strong,' a thought comes unbidden. 'Your bones run strong. You could sit here like a mountain and never be moved.'"''</ref> eventually solidifying them into a statue.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"Your Deputy shouts; slaps your face; forces wine between your teeth. [...] "We couldn't go on," your Deputy insists. "You were this close to becoming a statue.""''</ref> | ||
Deep within the [[Bleeding Forest]] grow trees which produce apples of yellow chert. Their branches are menaced by [[Bloatfingers]], but retrieving an apple and scattering its seeds will reveal the path forward.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"Here, the trees bend to offer faceted apples of yellow chert. But behind every tree, you hear indignant squeaking and rustling. [...] you retrieve the lowest-hanging apple. The bloatfingers squeak and squirm [...] Cracking open the apple, you scatter the seeds on the earth. Yes. This is the way you must go."''</ref> | Deep within the [[Bleeding Forest]] grow trees which produce apples of yellow chert. Their branches are menaced by [[Bloatfingers]], but retrieving an apple and scattering its seeds will reveal the path forward.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"Here, the trees bend to offer faceted apples of yellow chert. But behind every tree, you hear indignant squeaking and rustling. [...] you retrieve the lowest-hanging apple. The bloatfingers squeak and squirm [...] Cracking open the apple, you scatter the seeds on the earth. Yes. This is the way you must go."''</ref> | ||
