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<blockquote>''"A hot, orange sun hovering low in a real sky. Tangles of green foliage and the sounds of nature; little tickings and chirpings. Here and there, though, are man-made shapes and shiny surfaces; straight lines and right angles - empty frames."''<ref name="marches">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Category:The_Mirror-Marches|Category:The Mirror-Marches|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"A hot, orange sun hovering low in a real sky. Tangles of green foliage and the sounds of nature; little tickings and chirpings. Here and there, though, are man-made shapes and shiny surfaces; straight lines and right angles - empty frames."''<ref name="marches">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Category:The_Mirror-Marches|Category:The Mirror-Marches|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
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==Beyond the Mirrors== | ==Beyond the Mirrors== | ||
<blockquote>''"Delicate, intricate friezes are still visible on some of the walls. There is a subtle mathematics in the abstract patterns, and a vivid energy in the figures. With one finger you trace the curve of a parabola."''<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Be_enticed_by_the_temples|Be enticed by the temples|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"Delicate, intricate friezes are still visible on some of the walls. There is a subtle mathematics in the abstract patterns, and a vivid energy in the figures. With one finger you trace the curve of a parabola."''<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Be_enticed_by_the_temples|Be enticed by the temples|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Glassmanperson.png|thumb|A | [[File:Glassmanperson.png|thumb|A Silverer.]] | ||
Parabola is most commonly accessed via [[Prisoner's Honey | Parabola is most commonly accessed via [[Prisoner's Honey]], the preferred drug of the [[Neath]].<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> It can also be accessed via [[Irem]]'s '''House of the Amber Sky''', a warm, roofless space packed with Irem-roses.<ref name=":2">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Irem#Story_Events|The House of the Amber Sky|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Parabola can sometimes be entered by ''physically ''passing through mirrors as well, though this process can be painful for obvious reasons,<ref name=":3">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_mahogany-framed_mirror|A mahogany-framed mirror|Fallen London|}}</ref> and it be accessed from the [[Surface]] through specific means. A young [[Leopold]] was transported there<ref name=":1" /> after an encounter with an [[Exile's Rose]], the flower from which Prisoner's Honey is produced;<ref name=":0" /><ref name="sacred">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Honey|What is prisoner's honey?|Fallen London|}} ''"from the Natural History of Pliny the Elder: "... there is another kind of honey; its effect is attributed to the flowers called exile's rose, which are found in sacred places from Pontus to Baetica. One who consumes these flowers departs and does not return."''</ref> and the people of Karakorum could visit Parabola before the fall of the [[Fourth City]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> | ||
Parabola is | Parabola is more than a dream, however, as those who enter it disappear from the physical world for the duration of their stay, and can reappear in other locations.<ref name=":4">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Celebrate_thoroughly|Celebrate thoroughly|Fallen London|}}</ref> It is possible for one’s body to return before one's mind does, making one seemingly drunk. This state is called being '''honey-mazed'''.<ref name=":5">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Exceptional_Story:_A_Musical_Diversion|An Exceptional Story: A Musical Diversion|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
Those who enter Parabola are greeted by a vibrant forest under an [[Cosmogone|orange]] | Those who enter Parabola are greeted by a vibrant forest under an [[Cosmogone|orange]] sun,<ref name=":4" /> populated by [[Bestiary#Parabolan_Wildlife|strange and talkative wildlife]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_striped_cat|A striped cat|Fallen London|}}</ref> Of note are the cats, who take the form of predatory big cats in Parabola but have the voices of the smaller talking cats back in [[London]]. Parabola does have a day and night cycle, and the Parabolan moon contains the image of a cat.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Night_is_falling|Night is falling|Fallen London|}} ''"Look, there are patterns there, just like the surface's moon. Only... these don't resemble a man, or anything else so much as a cat, curled up asleep."''</ref> | ||
The common citizen is unlikely to venture far into Parabola before waking up,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Establish_a_Parabolan_Base-Camp|Establish a Parabolan Base-Camp|Fallen London|}}</ref> but certain professionals called [[Silverers]]''' '''have ventured far beyond the reaches of the Marches, and have dealings with the entities that lurk beyond the mirrors.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Become_a_Silverer|Become a Silverer|Fallen London|}}</ref> Silverers wear a set of [[cosmogone]] spectacles, | The common citizen is unlikely to venture far into Parabola before waking up,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Establish_a_Parabolan_Base-Camp|Establish a Parabolan Base-Camp|Fallen London|}}</ref> but certain professionals called [[Silverers]]''' '''have ventured far beyond the reaches of the Marches, and have dealings with the entities that lurk beyond the mirrors.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Become_a_Silverer|Become a Silverer|Fallen London|}}</ref> Silverers wear a set of [[cosmogone]] spectacles, which is irresistible to the denizens of Parabola.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Set_of_Cosmogone_Spectacles|Set of Cosmogone Spectacles|Fallen London|}}''"The lenses are the colour of remembered sunshine, which the things behind mirrors find irresistible."''</ref> | ||
== Landmarks == | == Landmarks == | ||
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*'''[[The Mirror-Marches]]''', which serve as the borderlands of Parabola,<ref name="irem marches">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Mirror-Marches|The Mirror-Marches|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> often visited by those overcome by nightmares.<ref name = "marches"/> The Marches are littered with empty mirror-frames, and travelers can observe visions of the other side.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_glimpse_of_a_cat|A glimpse of a cat|Fallen London|}}</ref> | *'''[[The Mirror-Marches]]''', which serve as the borderlands of Parabola,<ref name="irem marches">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Mirror-Marches|The Mirror-Marches|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> often visited by those overcome by nightmares.<ref name = "marches"/> The Marches are littered with empty mirror-frames, and travelers can observe visions of the other side.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_glimpse_of_a_cat|A glimpse of a cat|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Viric Jungle]]''', another of the borders of dream, frequented by those in shallow sleep.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Look_for_the_Viric_Jungle|Look for the Viric Jungle|Fallen London|}}</ref> | *'''[[The Viric Jungle]]''', another of the borders of dream, frequented by those in shallow sleep.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Look_for_the_Viric_Jungle|Look for the Viric Jungle|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''The Misermere''', a heavily disputed piece of land that has been claimed by almost every one of the [[Duchess]]'s noble cats<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Court_of_Cats|The Court of Cats|Fallen London|}}</ref>. | *'''The Misermere''', a heavily disputed piece of land that has been claimed by almost every one of the [[Duchess]]'s noble cats<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Court_of_Cats|The Court of Cats|Fallen London|}}</ref>. [[Arbor#History|The Rosers]] also have a stake in this place.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Surgeon%27s_Child|The Surgeon%27s Child|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Smoking Shore]]''', a great ocean of sulfurous smoke oft visited by devil pilgrims.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''""Devils come here on pilgrimage," your panther explains."''</ref> They say cats fought off a band of [[Heart-Takers]] here.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"Here, the Peerage of the Marches cast back the Host of the Heart-Takers. Many were lost, but how we feasted! Our maws ran red; our bellies grew round."''</ref> The [[Fingerkings]] also occasionally lay eggs here, and no one knows exactly what hatches from them.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"The Fingerkings lay their eggs down in the roots when the water's low. Goodness knows what might hatch."''</ref> | *'''[[The Smoking Shore]]''', a great ocean of sulfurous smoke oft visited by devil pilgrims.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''""Devils come here on pilgrimage," your panther explains."''</ref> They say cats fought off a band of [[Heart-Takers]] here.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"Here, the Peerage of the Marches cast back the Host of the Heart-Takers. Many were lost, but how we feasted! Our maws ran red; our bellies grew round."''</ref> The [[Fingerkings]] also occasionally lay eggs here, and no one knows exactly what hatches from them.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"The Fingerkings lay their eggs down in the roots when the water's low. Goodness knows what might hatch."''</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Drowned Forest]]''' or '''Drowning Forests''', a jungle under a lake | *'''[[The Drowned Forest]]''' or '''Drowning Forests''', a jungle under a lake and the spawning grounds of the [[Fingerkings]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"The jungle descends into a blue lake. Treetops rise from its waters in leafy islands. Beneath the surface you can see a submerged forest. Slowly stirring leaves. Vines trailing in currents. Tightly-budded flowers, their petals closed around a precious gasp of air."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_what_became_of_him|Ask what became of him|Fallen London|}}''"We breached the Drowning Forests," her ears twitch as she recounts this. "The spawning ground of the Fingerkings."''</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Hanging Mountains]]''', violet-sloped<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_fear_the_Overgoat!|All fear the Overgoat!|Fallen London|}} ''"But you have seen [...] the violet slopes of the Hanging Mountains."''</ref> mountains that hang upside down.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}} ''"To your right, beyond a wriggling river, the Hanging Mountains are pinned to the sky."''</ref> | *'''[[The Hanging Mountains]]''', violet-sloped<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/All_fear_the_Overgoat!|All fear the Overgoat!|Fallen London|}} ''"But you have seen [...] the violet slopes of the Hanging Mountains."''</ref> mountains that hang upside down.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Affair_of_the_Impatient_Apprentice|The Affair of the Impatient Apprentice|Fallen London|}} ''"To your right, beyond a wriggling river, the Hanging Mountains are pinned to the sky."''</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Waswood]]''', where all things within are gone forever, and all things that are gone forever lie within.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Mirror-Marches|You walked the Waswood|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> The heart of these woods was the birthplace of the Glory, an enormous zee-turtle that roamed the [[Unterzee]] before dying near the [[Gant Pole]]. Its shell was taken over by crazed monster-hunters, becoming the [[Chelonate]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Mirror-Marches|You heard the Glory's story|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | *'''[[The Waswood]]''', where all things within are gone forever, and all things that are gone forever lie within.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Mirror-Marches|You walked the Waswood|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> The heart of these woods was the birthplace of the Glory, an enormous zee-turtle that roamed the [[Unterzee]] before dying near the [[Gant Pole]]. Its shell was taken over by crazed monster-hunters, becoming the [[Chelonate]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Mirror-Marches|You heard the Glory's story|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Castle of Forests]]''', | *'''[[The Castle of Forests]]''', filled with briar-cages that the [[Fingerkings]] made to contain their prisoners.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Wednesday_in_Parabola|Wednesday in Parabola|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''The Menagerie of Roses''', where the dreamers never see the tops of the walls.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sleep%27s_fortress_1|Sleep's fortress 1|Fallen London|}} ''"Here is a glimpse of the Menagerie of Roses, where the dreamers never see the tops of the walls."''</ref> Apparently, the | *'''The Menagerie of Roses''', where the dreamers never see the tops of the walls.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sleep%27s_fortress_1|Sleep's fortress 1|Fallen London|}} ''"Here is a glimpse of the Menagerie of Roses, where the dreamers never see the tops of the walls."''</ref> Apparently, the Roses stopped growing, much to the dreamers' dismay.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Airs_of_London|The Airs of London|Fallen London|}} ''"A portly man sits weeping in the road. "The Menagerie," he sobs, "the Roses. They can no longer grow.""''</ref> | ||
*'''[[Arbor]]''', the city half in dream.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/ | *'''[[Arbor]]''', the city half in dream.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Dream_of_Roses|A Dream of Roses|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Writhing River]]''', | *'''[[The Writhing River]]''', where parabola-flax grows and nightmares spawn.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/The_Vengeance_of_Jonah|Sample today's special|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> It is full of serpents,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/That_night_-|That night -|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and it runs near [[Hunter's Keep]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Hunter%27s_Keep|Visit the cellar|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> At the head of the River lie silver-barked trees which excrete shining, useful sap.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Become_a_Silverer|Become a Silverer|Fallen London|}} ''"Here, in a humid basin, the river crawls from a crack in the stone [...] Silver-barked trees grow, weeping gobbets of shining sap. [...] You can use that..."''</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Skin of the Sun]]''', Parabola's false, [[cosmogone]] sun.<ref | *'''[[The Skin of the Sun]]''', Parabola's false, [[cosmogone]] sun. It was built by the sisters of the [[Duchess]] for the refugees of the [[Second City]] to live under as part of a scheme to outwit the [[Bazaar]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Exceptional_Story:_The_Attendants|An Exceptional Story: The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"The ushabti were built to construct a new home for the Second City, where we could live forever beneath the skin of the sun."''</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Dome of Scales]]''', a dilapidated structure<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"A vast, broken dome soars over the jungle. Here, a fragment has fallen from the dome and embedded itself in the earth like a monolith."''</ref> apparently constructed out of the scales of the first Fingerkings.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"Conversationally, she informs you that the dome was wrought from the sloughed scales of the first of the Fingerkings. Perhaps she hopes that will put you off."''</ref> | *'''[[The Dome of Scales]]''', a dilapidated structure<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"A vast, broken dome soars over the jungle. Here, a fragment has fallen from the dome and embedded itself in the earth like a monolith."''</ref> apparently constructed out of the scales of the first Fingerkings.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"Conversationally, she informs you that the dome was wrought from the sloughed scales of the first of the Fingerkings. Perhaps she hopes that will put you off."''</ref> | ||
*'''The Burbling Spring-tide''', a gorgeous garden-spa where couples can enjoy pillows of roses and visions of the night sky.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Invite_your_spouse_to_join_you_in_sampling_Prisoner%27s_Honey|Invite your spouse to join you in sampling Prisoner | *'''The Burbling Spring-tide''', a gorgeous garden-spa where couples can enjoy pillows of roses and visions of the night sky.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Invite_your_spouse_to_join_you_in_sampling_Prisoner%27s_Honey|Invite your spouse to join you in sampling Prisoner%27s Honey|Fallen London|}} ''"You help your partner into the steaming spring, then plunge in after them. [...] Bushes heavy with thornless roses lean into the water. They act as pillows as you recline. There are images in the rainbowed cliffs - they pass across them like clouds. You point to an expanse flecked with gold; could it be the night sky at day?"''</ref> | ||
*'''The Garden Gleam''', a garden of glass flowers where gravity is low. The petals ring in a perfect harmony when disturbed.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Invite_your_spouse_to_join_you_in_sampling_Prisoner%27s_Honey|Invite your spouse to join you in sampling Prisoner | *'''The Garden Gleam''', a garden of glass flowers where gravity is low. The petals ring in a perfect harmony when disturbed.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Invite_your_spouse_to_join_you_in_sampling_Prisoner%27s_Honey|Invite your spouse to join you in sampling Prisoner%27s Honey|Fallen London|}} ''"...you will find the Garden Gleam - a deep, clear pool, surrounded by bushes growing glass chrysanthemums. Each bloom is the size of a cart wheel. You and your partner are lighter here; gravity's grasp on you has weakened. [...] The chrysanthemums sway gently, chiming as they touch. The Garden Gleam fills with a crystalline song."''</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Moonlit Chessboard]]''', where spies dream the moves and counter-moves of the [[Great Game]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Find_the_Moonlit_Chessboard_1|Find the Moonlit Chessboard 1|Fallen London|}}''"Colleagues have spoken of a place where the Moves of the Great Game are played out in Parabola."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Supervise_the_New_Game|Supervise the New Game|Fallen London|}}''"This is the dream of spies, the move and countermove that controls the politics of the Surface – and sometimes of the Neath. Sometimes you are a pawn or a knight. Sometimes you are the player."''</ref> | *'''[[The Moonlit Chessboard]]''', where spies dream the moves and counter-moves of the [[Great Game]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Find_the_Moonlit_Chessboard_1|Find the Moonlit Chessboard 1|Fallen London|}}''"Colleagues have spoken of a place where the Moves of the Great Game are played out in Parabola."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Supervise_the_New_Game|Supervise the New Game|Fallen London|}}''"This is the dream of spies, the move and countermove that controls the politics of the Surface – and sometimes of the Neath. Sometimes you are a pawn or a knight. Sometimes you are the player."''</ref> | ||
*'''The Garden of Nightmares''', the [[The Royal Bethlehem Hotel|Merry Gentleman]]'s beautiful but macabre sanctuary.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ambition_%E2%80%93_Arm_Yourself_Against_the_Garden_of_Nightmares|Arm Yourself Against the Garden of Nightmares|Fallen London|}} | *'''The Garden of Nightmares''', the [[The Royal Bethlehem Hotel|Merry Gentleman]]'s beautiful but macabre sanctuary.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ambition_%E2%80%93_Arm_Yourself_Against_the_Garden_of_Nightmares|Arm Yourself Against the Garden of Nightmares|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ambition_%E2%80%93_The_Garden_of_Nightmares|The Garden of Nightmares|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''The Coiling Spire''', which connects the Parabolan Sun to the ground and serves as a sacred pilgrim's destination for the [[Fingerkings]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Contemplate_your_predicament|Contemplate your predicament|Fallen London|}} | *'''The Coiling Spire''', which connects the Parabolan Sun to the ground and serves as a sacred pilgrim's destination for the [[Fingerkings]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Contemplate_your_predicament|Contemplate your predicament|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Light_Fingers:_The_Boiling_Sky|Light Fingers: The Boiling Sky|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Raise_your_standard|Raise your standard|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Wastes of Want]]''', a desolate no-man's land that rejects anyone that tries to claim it.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Consider_the_Wastes_of_Want|Consider the Wastes of Want|Fallen London|}} | *'''[[The Wastes of Want]]''', a desolate no-man's land that rejects anyone that tries to claim it.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Consider_the_Wastes_of_Want|Consider the Wastes of Want|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''The Oncewood''', a forest of golden needles and constant ash rain. [[Bestiary#Aureate Stag|Aureate Stags]], one of Parabola's fastest land animals, can be found here.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London|}}''"You find yourself standing on the fringe of a thick forest. The needles of the trees are dark gold. Flakes of white-grey fall from a brooding sky. On close inspection these are of ash, rather than snow."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London|}}''"Here – the Aureate Stags of the Oncewood. The fastest short-distance beast of burden in all known Parabola."''</ref> | *'''The Oncewood''', a forest of golden needles and constant ash rain. [[Bestiary#Aureate Stag|Aureate Stags]], one of Parabola's fastest land animals, can be found here.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London|}}''"You find yourself standing on the fringe of a thick forest. The needles of the trees are dark gold. Flakes of white-grey fall from a brooding sky. On close inspection these are of ash, rather than snow."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London|}}''"Here – the Aureate Stags of the Oncewood. The fastest short-distance beast of burden in all known Parabola."''</ref> | ||
*'''The Marsh of Regents''', where the ruined reflections of old, unhappy queens scream across the wastes.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London|}}''"You emerge in a sickly yellow mire, deep in Parabola. It is the Marsh of Regents, where the ruined reflections of old, unhappy queens scream across the wastes."''</ref> | *'''The Marsh of Regents''', where the ruined reflections of old, unhappy queens scream across the wastes.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Fair_Unknown|The Fair Unknown|Fallen London|}}''"You emerge in a sickly yellow mire, deep in Parabola. It is the Marsh of Regents, where the ruined reflections of old, unhappy queens scream across the wastes."''</ref> | ||
*'''The Tombwood''', | *'''The Tombwood''', where screaming trees filled with weeping, unblinking eyes grow from graves.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Build_your_own_boat|Build your own boat|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[The Sea of Spines]]''', where [[Rubbery Men]] swim through the memories of their ancestors.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/ | *'''[[The Sea of Spines]]''', where [[Rubbery Men]] swim through the memories of their ancestors.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Dream_with_the_others|Dream with the others|Fallen London|}}</ref> (It is not clear whether this location lies in Parabola or elsewhere in the Is-Not.) | ||
*'''The Whisker-Ways''', a hidden place where [[Rattus Faber]] congregate close together for comfort and safety. It has tunnels leading to many other places in Parabola.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Dream_of_a_Thousand_Tails|A Dream of a Thousand Tails|Fallen London|}} ''" "The Whisker-Ways are our... dreaming-places. Rats are better neighbours to each other than you lot. Even our dreams are close together. It'll be easier to show you.""''</ref> | *'''The Whisker-Ways''', a hidden place where [[Rattus Faber]] congregate close together for comfort and safety. It has tunnels leading to many other places in Parabola.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Dream_of_a_Thousand_Tails|A Dream of a Thousand Tails|Fallen London|}} ''" "The Whisker-Ways are our... dreaming-places. Rats are better neighbours to each other than you lot. Even our dreams are close together. It'll be easier to show you.""''</ref> | ||
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<blockquote>''"Parabola is the enemy-kingdom. The Judgements determine what is. Parabola's citizens are Is-Not. Sunlight destroys them, starlight corrodes them. Dreams come at night. Dreams thrive in the Neath. The Judgements cannot see—"''<ref name="flake">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_fragile_flake_of_vellum|A fragile flake of vellum|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"Parabola is the enemy-kingdom. The Judgements determine what is. Parabola's citizens are Is-Not. Sunlight destroys them, starlight corrodes them. Dreams come at night. Dreams thrive in the Neath. The Judgements cannot see—"''<ref name="flake">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_fragile_flake_of_vellum|A fragile flake of vellum|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Mirrormonster.png|thumb|What horrors lurk beyond the mirrors?]] | [[File:Mirrormonster.png|thumb|What horrors lurk beyond the mirrors?]] | ||
Parabola is the realm of what '''Is-Not''', far beyond the reach of the [[Judgements]]' domain.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Defiant_Devil|Ask him about his memories of Caduceus|Sunless Skies|}} | Parabola is the realm of what '''Is-Not''', far beyond the reach of the [[Judgements]]' domain.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Defiant_Devil|Ask him about his memories of Caduceus|Sunless Skies|}}</ref> This dream-realm apparently hatched from an egg.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Depart_(10_FATE)|Depart|Fallen London|}} ''"Out there in the night: [...] the egg that hatched Parabola."''</ref> Since Parabola lies outside the regulation of the Judgements, time and space can be quite mutable. This can lead to paradoxes like Huntsmen being promoted to Huntsmen on Wednesdays, despite always being Huntsmen.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Wednesday_in_Parabola|Wednesday in Parabola|Fallen London|}} ''"They summoned me to confirm me as their Huntsman. In fact, I have always been their Huntsman. History in Parabola is mutable. When I complete my plan, I’ll always have been something quite different."''</ref> | ||
Natives of Parabola are considered foreign, even illegal, by the Judgements, making them unable to leave for the real world.<ref | Natives of Parabola are considered foreign, even illegal, by the Judgements, making them unable to leave for the real world.<ref name="flake" /> [[The Well of Wonders|There have been cases]] of Parabolan entities contacting and parlaying with the Judgements, but such cases are the exception rather than the rule.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Dramatis_Personae|Dramatis Personae|Sunless Skies|}}</ref> The rulers of Parabola are the [[Fingerkings]], which are snakes that lack a physical form outside of Parabola. They only wish to leave the mirrors, and, well, exist; to do this, they steal the skins of humans.<ref>''[[The Seventh Letter|Order Serpentine]]''</ref> Unfortunately for them, many of these skin-thieves in flesh-suits have been captured and imprisoned in the third coil of the [[Labyrinth of Tigers]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Take_a_stroll_around|Take a stroll around|Fallen London|}} ''"Get me out of here. I don't belong here. I'm only here because they think I'm possessed."''</ref> | ||
The [[devils]] of [[Hell]] once served the [[Judgements]] directly as servants.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Grove_of_Far-Too-Late|Speak to the Curious Dilettante|Sunless Skies|}} | The [[devils]] of [[Hell]] once served the [[Judgements]] directly as servants.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Grove_of_Far-Too-Late|Speak to the Curious Dilettante|Sunless Skies|}}</ref> Following their failed rebellion, they exiled themselves to Parabola via [[Caduceus]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Defiant_Devil|Ask him about his memories of Caduceus|Sunless Skies|}}</ref> They are immune to Fingerking possession, and the two species have consequently become rivals.<ref name=":5" /> | ||
Another faction currently residing in Parabola are the [[Rosers]] of the [[Fourth City]]. These individuals expedited the fall of the Fourth City, and sought refuge in [[Arbor]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Solve_the_Mystery_of_the_Rosers|Solve the Mystery of the Rosers|Fallen London|}} | |||
Another faction currently residing in Parabola are the [[Rosers]] of the [[Fourth City]]. These individuals expedited the fall of the Fourth City, and sought refuge in [[Arbor]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Solve_the_Mystery_of_the_Rosers|Solve the Mystery of the Rosers|Fallen London|}} | |||
</ref> which historically accepted refugees from many of the [[Fallen Cities]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Envoy_from_Elsewhere_2|The Envoy from Elsewhere 2|Fallen London|''"The Rosers fled long ago, but we were in Arbor first. Our kingdom borders dream. It has always taken in the refugees of your short-lived cities."''}} | </ref> which historically accepted refugees from many of the [[Fallen Cities]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Envoy_from_Elsewhere_2|The Envoy from Elsewhere 2|Fallen London|''"The Rosers fled long ago, but we were in Arbor first. Our kingdom borders dream. It has always taken in the refugees of your short-lived cities."''}} | ||
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===The Attendants=== | ===The Attendants=== | ||
<blockquote>''"This is Parabola. We found it in dreams and brought light to it. The ushabti were built to construct a new home for [[the Second City]], where we could live forever beneath the skin of the sun. The night was the bringer of dreams and thus sacred to us. But this Palace was never completed."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"This is Parabola. We found it in dreams and brought light to it. The ushabti were built to construct a new home for [[the Second City]], where we could live forever beneath the skin of the sun. The night was the bringer of dreams and thus sacred to us. But this Palace was never completed."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Adoratrician.png|thumb| | [[File:Adoratrician.png|thumb|The Obstinate Adoratrice]] | ||
The sisters of the [[Duchess]] decided to flee to Parabola to evade the whims of the [[Bazaar]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"The Palace of the Rising was to be a refuge from the Masters and the Bazaar"''</ref> There, they created a false sun made of [[cosmogone]] called the [[Skin of the Sun]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"A new sun was raised in the sky so the citizens might walk in light again."''</ref> as they knew they could not abide the true [[the Sun|Sun]] any longer.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"They could no longer abide the true sun, but they walked here in dreams;"''</ref> Using constructs called '''ushabtiu''', the sisters attempted to create a new home for the citizens of the Second City, called the '''Palace of the Rising'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"The ushabti were created to help in the construction of the Palace."''</ref> Things did not go as planned, however, so the Palace was left unfinished and ruined.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"This Palace was to be a refuge from the Bazaar [...] But time was not on their side. This place was never used."''</ref> The [[Obstinate Adoratrice]] still remains in the Palace of the Rising, though she lacks the knowledge to complete it.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"The Adoratrice chose to shelter here, to continue the work [...] She wants to see the palace finished, but only has a fraction of the knowledge of its palace's design"''</ref> | |||
Before the sisters built their sun, Parabola was apparently quite dark.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"This is a place that is not. It was not always light, though once it was brighter."''</ref> Given the failure of the project, it seems likely that the Skin of the Sun will eventually flicker out.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"The sun here is failing, and alone I cannot reverse the decay."''</ref> | Before the sisters built their sun, Parabola was apparently quite dark.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"This is a place that is not. It was not always light, though once it was brighter."''</ref> Given the failure of the project, it seems likely that the Skin of the Sun will eventually flicker out.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Attendants|The Attendants|Fallen London|}} ''"The sun here is failing, and alone I cannot reverse the decay."''</ref> |