Avid Horizon

 is a port in the outer circle of Albion, located in the same segment as The Most Serene Mausoleum.

=Log Entries= ''Here, the sky remembers the sea. How dark it is. How damp.'' ''You near the Avid Horizon, the door that let London into the heavens. It is closed fast, now.'' ''"I can hear the zee!" a grizzled crewman cries. "Listen! Lapping like a cat at cream!"''

''Even the Rat Brigade shivers at the sudden cold. They steal extra bedding for their nest.'' ''The Forged Companion peers at the Avid Horizon. "This is where you come from, isn't it?"'' ''The Inconvenient Aunt shivers. "Wrap up warm, dear. You'll catch your death."'' ''The Princess is intrigued. "Is this Avid Horizon? I was occupied when the royal locomotive came through."'' ''The Repentant Devil stamps around the locomotive, draped in stolen coats. Hell is warmer.'' When they see the Quiet Sea, below, the Eccentric's cats arch and hiss. ''You near the Avid Horizon, where London entered the heavens. "No going back, now," the Signalman remarks.'' "Cold, cold, cold," whispers the Incautious Driver, pressing as close as they can to the furnace.

=The Home Office= ''The Avid Horizon consists of three parts. The Home Office: clinging to a pillar of ice. The Gate, through which Londoners entered the sky, flanked by its towering statues. And the Quiet Sea, whose waters are home to those left behind.''

Approaching the Avid Horizon
''The very edge of the High Wilderness. The border between now and then; here and there; the skies and Earth. The few lonely buildings of the port face the great Gate of the Avid Horizon. Bordered by two vast winged statues, the Gate towers over the shrouded sea that divides the port and the Gate. The other side of the gate opens far beneath the Earth, on the bleak shore of a subterranean sea. London rested there for a while, while her Majesty was indisposed with grief. A handful of years ago, though, she led an exodus of Londoners through the Avid Horizon and into the sky. You were among them. Do you remember how you came to this place?''

Trigger conditions

New to the Horizon ≤ 0,

Interactions

The Market of Truth
''Cults from the depths of the Quiet Sea beneath the Home Office have established a stall by the docks. Here they sell their philosophies and the curious catches from the glassy waters. It is hard to tell which more offends the Ministry's sensibilities.''

Trigger conditions

Date ≥ An Opportunity at the Avid Horizon, An Opportunity at the Avid Horizon ≥ 1

Interactions

The Home Office
''The Home Office occupies a stately, albeit crumbling, manor house on the edge of an icy precipice high above the Quiet Sea. Once, thousands passed through its elegant halls on their way into Albion. The Gate is closed now, though, and has been for over a year. No one comes through, and no one leaves. Now, only a skeleton crew staffs it, and only a handful of incomers remain, stuck here waiting for pardons or permissions that never came. Her Renewed Majesty has a long memory.''

Trigger conditions

New to the Horizon ≥ 1

Interactions

The Pardoner's Tale
"The three detainees singled out by the Acting Senior Probiter have taken over one of the interview rooms. The aristocrat is contorted like a contented cat over a rumpled armchair. The courtier sits on the windowsill, a cup of tea rattling in her hands. The nun occupies a stiff-backed chair, and is reading something decidedly ungodly. " ''Game note: You may interview the detainees and make your judgement at your leisure. You could, of course, make your decision without interviewing them, but that will render your choice somewhat arbitrary. Perhaps that's in keeping with the spirit of the place. ''

Interactions

The Devil at the Avid Horizon
''The Devil has intimated he has improvements in mind for the Home Bureau. He is not concerned about the objections of current staff, and has requested shore leave to put his plans into motion.''

"This place," he tells you, sipping a cocktail of honey and wine, "is a testament to the folly of honest work. I intend to prove it."

Trigger conditions

Learning about the Repentant Devil ≥ 1 In Possession of a Devil ≥ 1 Location: Avid Horizon Area: The Home Office Frequency: Always (100%)

Interactions

=Shops=

=Notes= The Avid Horizon is the gate in the Neath that leads to the High Wilderness, this marked the beginning of London's new life amongst the stars. Read more about its presence in the Neath here:.