Editing Treacheries

{{Peckish spoiler}}<blockquote>''"Clocks, Maps, Breath, Glass – and the three beyond. This is what protects the Courier and its toadies. You cannot end that. You cannot."''<ref name="look up">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Look_up_(SMEN)|Look up|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''"—clocks, maps, glass, breath, hearts—"''<ref name="Examine door">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Examine_a_sealed_door_to_the_(direction)|Examine a sealed door to the (direction)(Airs of the Labyrinth 39)|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>A '''Treachery''' is an anomaly in the laws of physics, created by a obscurant that prevents the laws of the [[Judgements]] from applying within a certain area. The [[Red Science]] is also capable of enforcing Treacheries through its mysterious practices and devices.

==The Neathy Treacheries ==

<blockquote>''"The Seven Treacheries guard the Neath, but there is one place more closely guarded still: a place the Masters can't touch, a place the Bazaar can't see, a place beneath St Cerise's well. This is the wound of which Cerise's redness is only a shadow. The place where hearts go. The Nadir."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/St_Erzulie%27s_Candle_(Action)|St Erzulie's Candle (Action)|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>

The [[Neath]] is protected by seven Treacheries, five of which are known, and two of which are not.<ref name="look up" /><ref name="Examine door" /> These Treacheries are a result of the strong concentration of [[irrigo]] within the [[Cave of the Nadir]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Talk_about_this_place_of_obscurity|Talk about this place of obscurity|Fallen London}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_how_she_evades_notice_so_effectively|Ask how she evades notice so effectively|Fallen London}}</ref> which prevents the [[Judgements]] from seeing within the Neath, keeping the [[Echo Bazaar]]'s activities hidden from their sight.<ref name="look up" /><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_fragile_flake_of_vellum|A fragile flake of vellum|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Maps in the Neath are treacherous – maps of the Zee, doubly so."<ref name = "puzzling map">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Puzzling_Map|Puzzling Map|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Treachery of Maps''' is responsible for the unreliability of maps in the [[Neath]]. It can be extremely difficult to assemble a map of the Neath sensibly,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Accept_a_share_of_the_coffer_of_Admiralty_maps|Accept a share of the coffer of Admiralty maps|Fallen London}}</ref> assuming they make any sense in the first place.<ref name = "puzzling map"/> This Treachery can also cause seemingly immobile objects, such as ports or islands, to inexplicably drift in location. For example, a zee-captain may find [[Demeaux Island]] to the north-east of [[London]], while another will report it due East.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.miraheze.org/wiki/Map|Map|Sunless Sea}}</ref> This anomaly may also affect the more chaotic and sunless regions of the [[High Wilderness]], such as the [[Reach]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/Chart|Locations|Sunless Skies}}</ref>

The Treachery of Maps may additionally blur the definition of the word "here". Through esoteric rituals, it may be possible for a being to exist in two places at once.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22No._But_then_we_aren%27t_even_here_anyway,_are_we%3F%22|"No. But then we aren't even here anyway, are we?"|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "Time. I used to think it was a wheel. The Fingerkings say it's a flame. Coolest at its heart. But wildest at its edges."<ref name = "genial magician">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Genial_Magician|The Genial Magician|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Treachery of Clocks''' is responsible for the strange behavior of time and causality in the [[Neath]]. Causes will usually precede effects, and events that happened will usually remain happened, but sometimes, there may be exceptions, as history and memory are mutable.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Perhaps_she_was_happiest_before_(30_FATE)|Perhaps she was happiest before (30 FATE)|Fallen London}}</ref> Furthermore, doing the exact same task repeatedly may yield different results, contrary to typical common sense.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Decipher_graffiti|Decipher graffiti|Fallen London}}</ref> Sometimes, the Treachery of Clocks may also manifest in the forms of visions in certain situations of various potential futures,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Game_Matures:_Time|The Game Matures: Time|Fallen London}} ''"You see yourself defying time [...] living hale and healthy into a new age of the world."''</ref> visions so engrossing that an individual may forget the events of the present.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Drive_the_visions_away|Drive the visions away|Fallen London}} ''"A parade of futures assails you. [...] But you can't see which way the cards are going to fall [...]"''</ref>

Interpretations of time can get quite interesting when an individual resides in a place where time is mutable. An unenlightened mind may see time as a simple wheel, but the [[Fingerkings]] of [[Parabola]] see it as a flame: coolest at its heart, and wildest near the edges.<ref name = "genial magician"/> Certain artists of the Neath may also represent the Treachery of Clocks through paintings, such as via a depiction of a landscape that shifts based on viewing between unfinished, complete, or ruined structures.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Admire_the_work_of_a_fellow_Nocturnal_artist|Admire the work of a fellow Nocturnal artist|Fallen London}} ''"[...] sometimes the reflected tower is fully constructed, but at other times it looks crumbled or unfinished."''</ref>

|Quote = "Death is not always permanent in Fallen London. This has caused the quiet and unacknowledged revision of certain passages in the bibles of the City's churches."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Death|What happens when you die in Fallen London? (3)|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The effects of the '''Treachery of Breath''' are largely unknown, but it likely has something to do with the fact that citizens of [[Fallen London]] can return from [[death]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets#Death|What happens when you die in Fallen London?|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "She tells you of the opening of mirrors and the treachery of glass. Of the sanctuaries where the rose-rites were performed, and the seduction of dreams."<ref name = "share confessions widow">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Share_confessions_with_the_Widow|Share confessions with the Widow|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = The '''Treachery of Glass''' is related to [[Parabola]], and is likely related to the opening of the mirrors by [[Mt Nomad]].<ref name = "share confessions widow"/><ref>{{Citation|http://www.failbettergames.com/the-mysteries-revealed-again/|Who opened the mirrors?|Failbetter Games}}</ref> This Treachery may also manifest when traveling carelessly through mirror-walled hallways, resulting in feelings of disorientation and the apparent warping of paths and directions.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_the_Dauntless_Knight|Recover the Dauntless Knight|Fallen London}} ''"[...] old concords with the powers behind the Glass ward the towers into a mirror-maze. Today, the path through eludes you [...]"''</ref>

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|Quote = "In matters of the Bazaar, look to love, always."

|Text = Not much is known of the Treachery of Hearts, only that it is positioned as the fifth in a list of known Treacheries.<ref name="Examine door" />

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<blockquote>''"Your current work belongs to a form of science generally hidden even from avid University researchers."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Red_Science_Focus|Red Science Focus|Fallen London}}</ref></blockquote>There exist Treacheries which may or may not be part of the seven that protect the [[Neath]].<ref name="look up" /> These Treacheries warp reality in their own unique ways, and may manifest in lawless places such as [[Eleutheria]],<ref name="langley hall dispute">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.miraheze.org/wiki/The_Study#Interactions|Disputate!|Sunless Skies}}</ref> or through the [[Red Science]].<ref name="finish ribcage">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Finish_your_work_resizing_a_human_ribcage_using_the_Red_Science|Finish your work resizing a human ribcage using the Red Science|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Quote = "The Tracklayer's Union have to be kept on side. Harder than it sounds, since there's at least three party factions inside the Union. Some of 'em are Revolutionaries. Some are more interested in the Treachery of Shapes."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Demand_a_frank_explanation_of_the_risks|Demand a frank explanation of the risks|Fallen London}}</ref>

|Text = Not much is known about the '''Treachery of Shapes''', but it is apparently of interest to some elements within the [[Tracklayer's Union]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Demand_a_frank_explanation_of_the_risks|Demand a frank explanation of the risks|Fallen London}} ''"Some are more interested in the Treachery of Shapes."''</ref> If "inverted", the Treachery of Shapes can cause difficulty communicating, in addition to the other usual effects of the [[Discordance]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Safely_dispose_of_a_cold_word|Safely dispose of a cold word|Fallen London}}''"The Restricted Librarian has trouble even telling you what's wrong. Her tongue cleaves to her palate; her teeth swivel like compass needles. When she tries to write, the oak gall ink floods from its bottle and pours itself over her face."''</ref>

|Quote = "The ribcage could be larger - perhaps a great deal larger."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Try_the_Betrayer_of_Measures_on_a_human_ribcage|Try the Betrayer of Measures on a human ribcage|Fallen London}}</ref>

The '''Betrayer of Measures''' is a powerful [[Red Science]] tool that has the appearance of a ruler or scale inscribed with the [[Correspondence]].<ref name = "betrayer of measures">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Betrayer_of_Measures|Betrayer of Measures|Fallen London}}</ref> It can be used to adjust the size of objects via the Treachery of Measures,<ref name = "finish ribcage"/> but, as befitting something with such power, it is also very dangerous. Any object that makes contact with it will have its dimensions changed,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Complete_and_test_the_Betrayer_of_Measures|Complete and test the Betrayer of Measures|Fallen London}} ''"It's no good moving it with tongs, either: not if you want to use the tongs more than once."''</ref> and handling it unsafely can cause severe personal injury.<ref name = "betrayer of measures"/>

}}{{Dropdown|Section Header=Still Others?|Text=There are "lesser-known" Treacheries as well. For example, ordinary routines can be extrapolated from information that would seem completely unrelated.|Quote="Indeed, simply from one's age and address it is possible to predict behaviour. To within a margin of error, of course."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Nine_of_Livers:_The_Calculations|Nine of Livers: The Calculations|Fallen London}}</ref>|Image=Heart.png}}

 

 

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