The Stone-Faced Court

 is a Sunless Skies Story Event.

Guide
This is a location in The White Well.

Watching a Trial of the Dead has 3 outcomes, one of which allows a difficult hearts challenge to gain 1 Condemned Experiment.

Having your soul judged costs 1 Gemstones and 1 Moment of Inspiration, requires less than 3 soul flaws and less than 60 terror, and earns you 1 Testament of Roses.

Being declared dead costs 100 sovereigns and 3 Sky-Stories, and changes your status from Invisible to Antedeceased.

Being audited changes your status from Ephemera to Antedeceased and gets you 1 Testament of Salt. Failing the difficult hearts challenge inflicts -1 hearts.

Story description
''Trials take place in a grand chamber at the Court's heart, dominated by a colossal, basalt statue of a sphinx. Judges are distinguished not just by their horned crowns, but by the hoard of gemstones embedded in their skulls. As you enter, the Jewelled Judge is deliberating atop her throne. A masked spirit stands in the docks before her, placidly awaiting its fate. Blue Kingdom Status(trial_stone_faced_court) "Dead," pronounces the Judge finally.''

Trigger conditions
Location: The White Well Area: Limbo Frequency: Always (100%)

Links In
A Dutiful Chaperone, The Trials of the Dead,  A Significant Demotion,  A Status More Befitting,  Facing Judgement,  The Carious Official,  The Chorea Machabaeorum,  The Ombudsman's Request,  A Designated Chaperone,  A Painful Demotion,  Dismissed

Links Out
The Trials of the Dead, Facing Judgement,  A Status More Befitting,  A Significant Demotion,  The Carious Official,  The Chorea Machabaeorum,  Urd,  A Painful Demotion,  Dismissed