Old Tom's Well

 is a Discovery in the outer circle of The Reach.

When nearby, it has the same effect on Terror as a Horror spectacle. When above the well, you will be prompted to "Approach" by pressing R, beginning the storylets.

=Log Entries= ''"Careful, Captain," a signaller whispers. "Lest the well-winds take us."'' The well's depths are as black as a strangler's heart. ''Well-winds ravage the sky. Your hull groans. Someone is praying. ''The well is black as ink from the devil's pot. "Turn back, captain.", a crewman pleads.''

''The Incautious Driver looks pained. "This must be the Well. The thing in my head— it's screaming."'' ''Well-wind turbulence. The crew looks terrified; the Incautious Driver, thrilled.'' ''Well-wind turbulence. The Aunt clucks. "I did tell you all to hold on."'' ''Well-wind turbulence. The Chiropterous Hoarder prowls the ship, rippling its wings with joy.'' ''Well-wind turbulence. The Princess's luggage concusses the quartermaster.'' ''Well-wind turbulence. The Rat Brigade is sent flying, squeaking in protest.'' ''Well-wind turbulence. The Repentant Devil is the only left one standing.'' ''Well-wind turbulence. The Signalman almost smiles.''

=Old Tom's Well=

Approaching Old Tom's Well
''Below, beneath the scudding clouds, a speckle of structures cling to a shelf of ice. The well-winds drag at your engine like the frantic clutch of a drowning man. The well gapes.''

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Old Tom's Well
''Old Tom was a prospector during the Promised Days that followed London's arrival in the heavens. For years he combed the Reach, looking for the strike that would make him rich. He didn't find it. ''

''Luckless and impoverished, he made a wish here, at the well. The next month, he discovered the Mother of Mountains and the rich hour-veins that riddled her flanks. For a year – before his disappearance – he was staggeringly wealthy.''

Others come here now – the desperate and the broken – with their final, futile wishes.

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Links In
Approaching Old Tom's Well, The Pitchkirk

Links Out
The Pitchkirk, The Bones of the Sun