Carillon

 is a port in the outer circle of The Reach, located in the same segment as Lustrum.

=Log Entries= ''How quiet it is. And what's that smell? Eggs? Sulphur?'' ''It is dark and peaceful, here. The stars are few.'' ''The silence is eery. A stoker tries to sing, to lighten the mood. His comrade hushes him.''

''Carillon, where sins are scourged. The crew tries to avoid the Aunt's critical gaze.'' Inconvenient Aunt: "Is that what you're planning on wearing? I suppose it will have to do." ''The Eccentric frowns. "The devils say they improve souls. But what does 'improved' mean? And for who?"'' ''The Incautious Driver grimaces. "Mother said illness is all in the mind. She'd fit right in here."'' ''The Rat Brigade have clambered up to view Carillon. "Sarge would speak of this place," says Cinders.'' ''The Repentant Devil sneers. "They are incompetent. They could never master my techniques."'' "I'd best not go in. I don't think they'd understand about Altan," says the Fortunate Navigator. ''"Right," says Cinders. "This one's for Sarge!" A high-pitched cheer rises.''

=Carillon Centre= ''This peaceful, carmine institution was founded by devils from London and dedicated to the betterment of the soul. Botheridge's 'A Tour of Heaven' describes it as 'a cross between a spa, a sanatorium and purgatory.' She commends its bracing airs.''

An Overgrown Shrine
''The path leads you to a broken statue, seemingly ignored by the devils of Carillon except for whoever placed the freshly lit candles at its feet. The face is poorly carved, but its features unmistakable. The Burrower-Below stares at you through one gemstone eye, and an empty socket.''

Trigger conditions

Date ≥ An Opportunity in Carillon,

Interactions

Enter Carillon's Foyer
''Grey stone, the colour of a monastery. Attending Devils and Devilesses, dressed in uniform. And an incoming parade of the sick, the friendless, the dying, and those who think their lives would be better if only they were something else. This is Carillon, where souls are refined into something more impressive.''

Interactions

Discussion with the Presiding Deviless
''Her apron is starched, her dress pinstriped. There is a stack of patient files on her desk, colour-coded. The corners of her mouth say she knows something to your disadvantage. ''

Interactions

Travel Around Carillon
''Carillon is broken into terraces where most of the soul treatments take place. Some are easier to access than others.''

Interactions

Gaslight Terrace
''Gaslight lampposts are scattered irregularly across a flagstone terrace. Between them are stations, each containing a patient receiving a treatment. The Supervising Devils tend these stations, stopping first here and then there, like bees at flowers.''

Trigger conditions

Initiate of Carillon ≥ 30

Interactions

Bell Garden
''In a tower over the Bell Garden, twelve Devils ring a change of twelve bells. The full peal will take eleven thousand days to complete, without intermission. From time to time one Devil relieves another, stepping in during the half minute when that particular bell is at rest. There are no errors. This mathematical music can be heard everywhere in Carillon, but it is loudest here. Impurity and imprecision are not welcome.''

Trigger conditions

Initiate of Carillon ≥ 30 Purification for the Bell Garden ≥ 1

Interactions

Chequerboard Garden
''The Devils are playing tri-colour chess with some of the Penitents: white pieces, red pieces, pieces the colour of a flourishing wind. Around the edges of the board sit the patients who have already been captured, or who were never part of the game to begin with.''

Trigger conditions

Initiate of Carillon ≥ 30

Interactions

Stunted Grove
''The thorn-bushes grow thorns an inch or more long. There are paths between them, but it is hard to pass by without tearing one's clothes. The Devils who work here have scratches on their forearms, though they do not seem to mind. There's not a single comfortable place to sit.''

Trigger conditions

Initiate of Carillon ≥ 30

Interactions

Sand Garden
''The Devils call this place a garden in jest. It is barren sand, under the rest of Carillon, not served by any sunlight. The sand is coarse and itchy, the air dry and over-hot. One feels hungry, thirsty, even a bit faint, just standing here. The Penitents here are mostly fierce, burly types, some of them scarred. One or two look as though they rightfully should be dead.''

Trigger conditions

Initiate of Carillon ≥ 30

Interactions

Garden of Insatiable Roses
''By the fence, there is a composting pile. Thousands of worms are reducing to mulch a heap of unacceptable book-matter. Most of the books were confiscated from Penitents. Now and then the compost catches fire and a Supervising Devil has to put it out. But this fertiliser explains the aggression of the plants that grow here.''

Trigger conditions

Initiate of Carillon ≥ 30

Interactions

Terrace of Glass Statues
''Stand in front of one of the statues and it will melt into your pose. It will look you in the eye. Its face will be your face, minus a few marks of character. It will still be transparent.''

Trigger conditions

Initiate of Carillon ≥ 30

Interactions

= Shops =