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The two primary connections between the Surface and the Neath are the '''Travertine Spiral'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/No-one!_Who_cares%3F|No-one! Who cares?|Fallen London|}}</ref> and the '''[[Cumaean Canal]]'''.<ref name="canal">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Cumaean_Canal_Staging_Area|Cumaean Canal Staging Area|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Traveling to the Surface can be profitable, but it is also extremely dangerous, as exposure to [[The Sun|sunlight]] can be a death sentence for denizens of the Neath.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Cumaean_Canal_Staging_Area|Rise and be lost |Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | The two primary connections between the Surface and the Neath are the '''Travertine Spiral'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/No-one!_Who_cares%3F|No-one! Who cares?|Fallen London|}}</ref> and the '''[[Cumaean Canal]]'''.<ref name="canal">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Cumaean_Canal_Staging_Area|Cumaean Canal Staging Area|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Traveling to the Surface can be profitable, but it is also extremely dangerous, as exposure to [[The Sun|sunlight]] can be a death sentence for denizens of the Neath.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Cumaean_Canal_Staging_Area|Rise and be lost |Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
Zailors who travel to the Surface often engage in the highly illegal sunlight trade, where they fill mysterious '''Mirrorcatch Boxes''' with captured sunlight, and sell them to those who can afford such a luxury.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Avernus|Fill your Mirrorcatch Box|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Quite a few citizens of the Neath miss sunlight, even if they won't openly admit it, and peddlers of sunlight can turn in huge profits, but they also have a bad habit of succumbing to their own product.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/THE_SUN!_THE_SUN!|The light's delights|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | Zailors who travel to the Surface often engage in the highly illegal sunlight trade, where they fill mysterious '''Mirrorcatch Boxes''' with captured sunlight, and sell them to those who can afford such a luxury.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Avernus|Fill your Mirrorcatch Box|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> Quite a few citizens of the Neath miss sunlight, even if they won't openly admit it, and peddlers of sunlight can turn in huge profits, but they also have a bad habit of succumbing to their own product.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/THE_SUN!_THE_SUN!|The light's delights|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> | ||
Neathy folk struck by nostalgia for the Surface may also indulge in Surface-inspired dinners,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Host_a_feast_inspired_by_the_Surface|Host a feast inspired by the Surface|Fallen London|}}</ref> or may import food from the Surface for an extremely high price.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> They may also import Surface-grown flowers, but these wither quickly, unless they're properly embalmed beforehand.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Myrrh-Scented_Rose|Myrrh-Scented Rose|Fallen London|}}</ref> | Neathy folk struck by nostalgia for the Surface may also indulge in Surface-inspired dinners,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Host_a_feast_inspired_by_the_Surface|Host a feast inspired by the Surface|Fallen London|}}</ref> or may import food from the Surface for an extremely high price.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref> They may also import Surface-grown flowers, but these wither quickly, unless they're properly embalmed beforehand.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Myrrh-Scented_Rose|Myrrh-Scented Rose|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
The '''Last Labyrinth''' is a maze that connects the Neath to the Surface. Under most circumstances, the [[The Cumaean Canal|Cumaean Canal]] or the Travertine Spiral would be more attractive options. But if those were to become unusable, the truly desperate might find its key, brave its corridors, face its Inhabiters, and finally emerge in, of all places, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepton_Mallet Shepton Mallet].<ref name="last labyrinth">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Your_beloved|Your Beloved|Fallen London|}} | The '''Last Labyrinth''' is a maze that connects the Neath to the [[The Surface|Surface]]. Under most circumstances, the [[The Cumaean Canal|Cumaean Canal]] or the Travertine Spiral would be more attractive options. But if those were to become unusable, the truly desperate might find its key, brave its corridors, face its Inhabiters, and finally emerge in, of all places, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepton_Mallet Shepton Mallet].<ref name = "last labyrinth">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Your_beloved|Your Beloved|Fallen London|}}</ref> | ||
== Consequences of the Fall == | == Consequences of the Fall == |