The Most Serene Mausoleum

 is a port in the outer circle of Albion, located in the same segment as Avid Horizon.

=Log Entries= A hush lies over the Mausoleum, heavy as a sodden blanket. A stoker sings a patriotic anthem: "She laid him in the stone's grey grip, 'My love no more is he; O Albion, my Albion, I've no consort but thee.'" It is as solemn and quiet as an empty church.

''The Aunt brushes a complaining crewmember's hair. "It's for your own good. You are close to Royalty."'' ''The Fortunate Navigator frowns. "Promise me - if I die - you won't bring me here. Take me to the Empyrean."'' ''The Inconvenient Aunt frowns. "We're here. I hope we can rely on your crew's discretion."'' The Rat Brigade stands to patriotic attention as the Mausoleum comes into view. ''The Signalman considers the looming Mausoleum. "Rich or poor, we all end in a box."'' ''The Incautious Driver stares in bleak horror at the Mausoleum. "Never. I couldn't be so trapped."'' The Incognito Princess is fascinated by the Mausoleum – until she sees you noticing. The Vagabond is horrifying your crew with improbable stories about the ghosts that haunt the Mausoleum. ''"A house of the dead," the Hoarder says, watching the Mausoleum. "When we ruled London, such things were unnecessary."'' ''"The resting place of Albion's great and good. The great, at least." The Repentant Devil smiles.'' ''"This place induces melancholy," says the Poetic Forged Companion. "I can use that."''

=The Nave= ''The soaring, sepulchral heart of the Most Serene Mausoleum. Constructed over the cooling embers of Albion's murdered sun; the Mausoleum was built to house London's most glorious dead.''

Kensington Station
"An Awareness of the Rules of the Mausoleum(Arrival)"

Trigger conditions

An Awareness of the Rules of the Mausoleum ≤ 1,

Interactions

Attending a Funeral
''Few mourners are willing to brave the long journey through the Reach to say goodbye to a loved one. Visitors are welcome to the extra chairs in the Mausoleum's many chapels, provided they carry themselves appropriately. It is a calming way to spend a few hours, basking in lives well-lived, or taking solace in still having a future.''

Trigger conditions

Date ≥ An Opportunity in the Most Revered Mausoleum, Airs of the Most Serene Mausoleum ≥ 1

Interactions

The Nave
''Visitors to the Most Serene Mausoleum are ushered into the Nave, a vast soaring vault above the heart of the Mausoleum. Here, guests to the Mausoleum may visit the tomb of the Prince Consort, arrange for the burial of their own dead in the catacombs, or merely enjoy the solemn environs of the Empress' monument to her departed love.''

Trigger conditions

An Awareness of the Rules of the Mausoleum ≥ 5

Interactions

The Deathless Aunt
Your Aunt resides among the hushed sepulchres of the Most Serene Mausoleum, as one of the Deathless Few.

''She has been given a generous apartment, the decor of which she has thoroughly ruined with brightly-coloured antimacassars and little china ornaments. "I don't hold with Neo-Gothic," she informed you, when you passed comment.''

Trigger conditions

Aunt at the Mausoleum ≥ 1 Your Aunt is missing ≤ 0,

Interactions

Courting the Deathless
''The Most Serene Mausoleum houses more than just the Prince Consort. Under its soaring spires, the Empress keeps her most favoured courtiers. These lucky few are provided with every luxury they might wish, and a generous stipend of hours. The only condition of this bounty is that they are dead. A legality, only. They cannot possess property nor hold political office as a result. They are the Deathless. Occasionally, they deign to appear to visitors.''

Trigger conditions

An Awareness of the Rules of the Mausoleum ≥ 5

Interactions

The Prince Consort's Tomb
''The Most Serene Mausoleum was built to commemorate Her Renewed Majesty's dead love. His tomb is the heart of the Mausoleum: the vaults, chapels, mourners and courtiers all arteries and capillaries to his memory. To visit the tomb, one must speak to the Cheery Registrar.''

Interactions

The Veteran Privy Counsellor's Tomb
''There is one tomb at the foot of the stairs. It is vast as a Gothic cathedral, and must occupy an entire wing of the Mausoleum. It is almost entirely shrouded in darkness. The light from your lamps struggles against the tides of gloom.''

Trigger conditions

Learning about an Inconvenient Aunt ≥ 80 ≤ 90,

Interactions

A 'Retired' Devil
''He has converted a vacant crypt into a cramped space, not unlike a hobbyist's shed. A stove in the corner blazes out heat. A copper kettle sits atop it. A grand bookcase is loaded with binders – identical, well-used, and each marked with a cartouched reference in one of the thorny alphabets of Hell.''

''The devil himself has a narrow, chiselled face, and a boyish tousle to his hair. He wears small, round glasses.''

Interactions

=Shops=