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{{Major spoiler}}<blockquote>{{Neath_Location|image1=Tornado.png|caption1=The stony beaches that skirt the boiling, brimstone Sea.|location=[[Parabola]]|allegiance=|notable_inhabitants=[[Cats|The King of Cats]]
<blockquote>{{Neath_Location|image1=Tornado.png|caption1=The stony beaches that skirt the boiling, brimstone Sea.|location=[[Parabola]]|allegiance=|notable_inhabitants=[[Cats|The King of Cats]]
The Violet Horticulturist}}
The Violet Horticulturalist}}''"On the shoulder of a brimstone sea […] To step inside it is to feel like one is within the breath of a dragon."''</blockquote>The Smoking Shore is the coastline of [[Parabola]]'s perpetually burning ocean, and a frequent battleground between the warring factions of Parabola.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Along_the_Smoking_Shore|Along the Smoking Shore|Fallen London|}}</ref>
''"On the shoulder of a brimstone sea, the Smoking Shore is lambent with fog and roiling plumes of smoke. To step inside it is to feel like one is within the breath of a dragon.''


''"Great battles have been fought here and will be so again. The cats guard it fiercely from the Fingerkings and their allies, long rumoured to exist beyond the sea."''<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Consider_the_Smoking_Shore|Consider the Smoking Shore|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
== References ==
'''The Smoking Shore''' is the coastline of the [[Parabolan]] '''Smoking Sea'''.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Reach_the_Hollowed_Refuge|Reach the Hollowed Refuge|Fallen London|}} ''" ... when the Conjunctions of Misery defeated me on the Smoking Sea."''
"''<nowiki/>''</ref> often contested between the warring factions of Parabola.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Along_the_Smoking_Shore|Along the Smoking Shore|Fallen London|}} ''"Fortresses teem along the cliffs. Walls and patrols criss-cross the beaches ..."''</ref> Surrounded by volcanic terrain<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_the_Smoking_Shore|Return to the Smoking Shore|Fallen London|}} ''"The familiar smell of vivid sulphur washes over you as you clamber down the rocky cliffs and feel the crunch of basalt beneath your boots."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"... a shore of white stones dips into a sea of smoke. The fumes are yellow and odorous as sulphur. They coil lazily across the stones."''</ref> and tidal pools of [[viric]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Dream_your_way_past_the_(enemies)|Dream your way past the (enemies)|Fallen London|}}</ref> this sea sits near the heart of Parabola.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_the_Smoking_Shore|Return to the Smoking Shore|Fallen London|}} ''"The stony beaches that skirt the boiling, brimstone Sea that sits near Parabola's heart."''</ref> The Satraps, the legendary allies of the [[Fingerkings]], are said to exist beyond the Smoking Sea.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Satrap-Saints|The Satrap-Saints|Fallen London|}}</ref>
 
The Shore was the site of an ancient battle between the [[cats]] and the Fingerkings,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"A statue stands at the jungle's edge, looking out over the sea. ... Between its paws, a plaque reads 'Here, the Peerage of the Marches cast back the Host of the Heart-Takers."''</ref> A Sleeping King dwells here still;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''"Behind you the sea churns. "The sleeping king is stirring in his sleep," your companion rasps."''</ref> the Court of Cats possesses a spear filled with its venom.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Light_Fingers:_A_Title_is_Bestowed|Light Fingers: A Title is Bestowed|Fallen London|}} ''"We have a weapon ... A spear liberated long ago from the Sleeping King following the Battle of the Smoking Shore. It is one of our most precious war trophies, impregnated with the King's own venom."''</ref>
 
There is a temple to the [[Cats|King of Cats]] on the Smoking Shore.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_the_Countess_Palatine|Recover the Countess Palatine|Fallen London|}} ''"The King of Cats knows where to find where the Palatinate is hid ... Look for his temple along the Smoking Shore."''</ref> A gardener from the [[Fourth City]], called the Violet Horticulturist, resides in a quiet enclave nearby.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Reach_the_Palace|Reach the Palace|Fallen London|}} ''"There is one who can help us find the sapling. They dwell on the far side of the Smoking Shore."''</ref> [[Devils]] also visit the area to deposit offerings.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Parabolan_Panther|Parabolan Panther|Fallen London|}} ''""Devils come here on pilgrimage," your panther explains."''</ref>
 
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