Attention: the Burrower Below

Attention: the Burrower Below
Category	Accomplishment
Type	Gods
Data ID	137043

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Attention: the Burrower Below is considered a Accomplishment Gods in Sunless Skies.

Description[]

"One of the gods of the sky, the Burrower gnaws at the roots of heaven, and is associated with fog, promises and punishment."

Obtaining[]

Quality status[]

Attention: the Burrower Below has different statuses according to your actions, defined by the comment in front of the quality.

Journal description[]

[10] You are watched
[20] The Burrower is angry with you

Interaction description[]

These desciptions appear specifically when the value changes.

[0] The Burrower Below is uninterested in you.
[10] The Burrower Below is watching you.
[20] The Burrower Below is displeased with you.

Variable Interaction description[]

These desciptions appear when a specific group is called for text.

TransitA[]

[20] The passage is less pleasant than you had hoped. A crewman swears he saw something vast stirring in the sky's deeps, and raves about a \"many-eyed burrower\" to any who will listen."

TransitB[]

[20] Unfortunately, the journey is a turbulent one. Your locomotive heaves and tosses in the wake of some passing leviathan. The relays are not the only powers to make use of these ancient sky-tunnels."

TransitC[]

[20] The journey is disturbed. As you traverse the relay-passage, some celestial beast thunders amidst the roots of the sky. Its lamentable bellows shake the heavens."

TransitD[]

[20] The transit is troubled. Halfway to your destination your engine lurches, as if it had been brushed aside by the passage of some oblivious behemoth.

Interactions[]

Interactions in Brief[]

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Interaction	Action	Result Type	Change
On the Quiet Sea	'Sacrifice hours to appease the Burrower Below'	Requirement	≥ 20
On the Quiet Sea	'Sacrifice hours to appease the Burrower Below'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
The Albion Transit Relay	'Travel to Albion, first class'	Rare Event	+10
The Albion Transit Relay	'Travel to Albion, second class'	Rare Event	+10
The Albion Transit Relay to the Reach	'Travel to the Reach, first class'	Rare Event	+10
The Albion Transit Relay to the Reach	'Travel to the Reach, second class'	Rare Event	+10
The Albion Transit Relay to the Reach	'Pay sovereigns for second-class travel to the Reach'	Rare Event	+10
The Eleutheria Transit Relay	'Travel to Eleutheria'	Rare Event	+10
The Eleutheria Transit Relay	'Travel to Eleutheria'	Rare Event	+10
The Eleutherian Transit Relay to the Reach	'Travel to the Reach'	Rare Event	+10
The Eleutherian Transit Relay to the Reach	'Travel to the Reach'	Rare Event	+10
The Blue Kingdom Transit Relay	'Travel to the Blue Kingdom, unofficially'	Rare Event	+10
The Blue Kingdom Transit Relay	'Travel to the Blue Kingdom, first class'	Rare Event	+10
The Blue Kingdom Transit Relay	'Travel to the Blue Kingdom, second class'	Rare Event	+10
The Blue Kingdom's Transit Relay to the Reach	'Ask to travel to the Reach'	Rare Event	+10
Raiding the Cache	'Take Fuel'	Requirement	≤ 0
Raiding the Cache	'Take Supplies'	Requirement	≤ 0
Raiding the Cache	'Take Fuel'	Requirement	≥ 10
Raiding the Cache	'Do not write in the ledger'	Default / Challenge Fail	+10
Raiding the Cache	'Take Supplies'	Requirement	≥ 10
Raiding the Cache	'Do not write in the ledger'	Default / Challenge Fail	+10
Raiding the Cache	'Take material to repair your locomotive'	Requirement	≤ 0
Raiding the Cache	'Take material to repair your locomotive'	Requirement	≤ 0
Raiding the Cache	'Take material to repair your locomotive'	Requirement	≥ 10
Raiding the Cache	'Do not write in the ledger'	Default / Challenge Fail	+10
Raiding the Cache	'Take material to repair your locomotive'	Requirement	≥ 10
Raiding the Cache	'Do not write in the ledger'	Default / Challenge Fail	+10
The Omnivorous Publisher	'You are the Enemy of the Gods'	Requirement	≥ 20
Adrift!	'Make a living sacrifice to the Burrower Below'	Requirement	≥ 1 ≤ 1
Adrift!	'Make a living sacrifice to the Burrower Below'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
Adrift!	'Make a living sacrifice to the Burrower Below'	Success	= 0
An Overgrown Shrine	'Steal an offering from the Burrower-Below'	Requirement	≤ 10
An Overgrown Shrine	'Steal an offering from the Burrower-Below'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 20
The Thing in the Mist	'Offer whatever it was to the Burrower Below'	Requirement	≤ 0
The Thing in the Mist	'Offer whatever it was to the Burrower Below'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 20
The Thing in the Mist	'Offer whatever it was to the Burrower Below'	Success	= 10
Rumours of Mutiny	'Make the crew swear oaths of loyalty'	Requirement	≥ 10 ≤ 10
Rumours of Mutiny	'Make the crew swear oaths of loyalty'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 20
Rumours of Mutiny	'Make the crew swear oaths of loyalty'	Success	= 0
The Watchers	'Prepare an invocation to the Burrower Below '	Requirement	≥ 10 ≤ 10
The Watchers	'Prepare an invocation to the Burrower Below '	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
The Omnivorous Publisher	'You are the Enemy of the Gods'	Requirement	≥ 20
The Silent Saint	'Breach the ice with your mining equipment'	Default / Challenge Fail	+10
The Silent Saint	'Command your crew to break the ice'	Default / Challenge Fail	+10
The Silent Saint	'Use explosives to breach the ice'	Default / Challenge Fail	+10
The Oathbreaker	'Take on, and pay, the oathbreaker's debt'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 10
The Oathbreaker	'Punish them both'	Rare Event	= 20
The Oathbreaker	'Ignore the matter'	Rare Event	= 20
The Burrower's Breath	'Rely on an old chart'	Success	= 0
The Burrower's Breath	'Permit the sacrifice'	Success	= 0
You Are Not Where You Thought You Were	'Press on'	Requirement	≥ 20
You Are Not Where You Thought You Were	'Press on'	Requirement	≤ 10

Interactions in Detail[]

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Story	Action	Required	Effect
On the Quiet Sea	Sacrifice hours to appease the Burrower Below	Attention: the Burrower Below ≥ 20 Barrel of Unseasoned Hours ≥ 5	Default: Attention: the Burrower Below = 0 -5 x Barrel of Unseasoned Hours +500 x Experience
The Albion Transit Relay	Travel to Albion, first class	Reach-Albion Transit Permit ≥ 1 Ministry-Stamped Permit ≥ 1 Stamped Customs Form ≥ 1	Rare: Visitor: The Reach = 1 Visitor: Albion = 10 -1 x Ministry-Stamped Permit -15 x Terror +2 x Date +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below Stamped Customs Form = 0 Smuggler's Luck = [1-100]
The Albion Transit Relay	Travel to Albion, second class	Reach-Albion Transit Permit ≥ 1 Barrel of Unseasoned Hours ≥ 2 Stamped Customs Form ≥ 1	Rare: Visitor: The Reach = 1 Visitor: Albion = 10 -2 x Barrel of Unseasoned Hours +5 x Terror +[1-2]+2 x Date +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below Stamped Customs Form = 0 Smuggler's Luck = [1-100]
The Albion Transit Relay to the Reach	Travel to the Reach, first class	Reach-Albion Transit Permit ≥ 1 Ministry-Stamped Permit ≥ 1 Stamped Customs Form ≥ 1	Rare: Visitor: The Reach = 10 Visitor: Albion = 1 -1 x Ministry-Stamped Permit -15 x Terror +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below +2 x Date Stamped Customs Form = 0 Smuggler's Luck = [1-100]
	Travel to the Reach, second class	Reach-Albion Transit Permit ≥ 1 Barrel of Unseasoned Hours ≥ 2 Stamped Customs Form ≥ 1	Rare: Visitor: The Reach = 10 Visitor: Albion = 1 -2 x Barrel of Unseasoned Hours +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below +5 x Terror +[1-2]+2 x Date Stamped Customs Form = 0 Smuggler's Luck = [1-100]
	Pay sovereigns for second-class travel to the Reach	Sovereign ≥ 200 Stamped Customs Form ≥ 1 Reach-Albion Transit Permit ≥ 1	Rare: -200 x Sovereign Visitor: Albion = 1 Visitor: The Reach = 10 +5 x Terror +[1-2]+2 x Date +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below Stamped Customs Form = 0 Smuggler's Luck = [1-100]
The Eleutheria Transit Relay	Travel to Eleutheria	Reach-Eleutheria Transit Permit ≥ 1 Savage Secret ≥ 1 Stamped Customs Form ≥ 1	Rare: Visitor: Eleutheria = 10 Visitor: The Reach = 1 +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below -1 x Savage Secret +[1-3] x Date Stamped Customs Form = 0 Smuggler's Luck = [1-100]
The Eleutheria Transit Relay	Travel to Eleutheria	Reach-Eleutheria Transit Permit ≥ 1 Caddy of Dried Tea ≥ 2 Stamped Customs Form ≥ 1	Rare: Visitor: Eleutheria = 10 Visitor: The Reach = 1 +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below -2 x Caddy of Dried Tea +[1-3] x Date Stamped Customs Form = 0 Smuggler's Luck = [1-100]
The Eleutherian Transit Relay to the Reach	Travel to the Reach	Reach-Eleutheria Transit Permit ≥ 1 Carefully-Packed Crate of Munitions ≥ 3 Stamped Customs Form ≥ 1	Rare: Visitor: Eleutheria = 1 Visitor: The Reach = 10 +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below -3 x Carefully-Packed Crate of Munitions +2 x Date Stamped Customs Form = 0 Smuggler's Luck = [1-100]
The Eleutherian Transit Relay to the Reach	Travel to the Reach	Reach-Eleutheria Transit Permit ≥ 1 Sovereign ≥ 200 Stamped Customs Form ≥ 1	Rare: Visitor: Eleutheria = 1 Visitor: The Reach = 10 +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below -200 x Sovereign +2 x Date Stamped Customs Form = 0 Smuggler's Luck = [1-100]
The Blue Kingdom Transit Relay	Travel to the Blue Kingdom, unofficially	Reach-Blue Kingdom Transit Permit ≥ 1 Jumble of Undistinguished Souls ≥ 2 In Tutorial ≤ 0	Rare: Visitor: The Blue Kingdom = 10 Visitor: The Reach = 1 SaltTimer = 0 +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below +[1-3] x Date BKSpawnTimer = Date+12 BkSpawnState = 1 -2 x Jumble of Undistinguished Souls +5 x Terror
	Travel to the Blue Kingdom, first class	Reach-Blue Kingdom Transit Permit ≥ 1 Otherworldly Artefact ≥ 1 In Tutorial ≤ 0	Rare: Visitor: The Blue Kingdom = 10 Visitor: The Reach = 1 SaltTimer = 0 -1 x Otherworldly Artefact -15 x Terror +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below +[1-3] x Date BKSpawnTimer = Date+12 BkSpawnState = 1
	Travel to the Blue Kingdom, second class	Reach-Blue Kingdom Transit Permit ≥ 1 Barrel of Unseasoned Hours ≥ 2 In Tutorial ≤ 0	Rare: Visitor: The Blue Kingdom = 10 Visitor: The Reach = 1 SaltTimer = 0 +5 x Terror +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below +[1-3] x Date -2 x Barrel of Unseasoned Hours BKSpawnTimer = Date+12 BkSpawnState = 1
The Blue Kingdom's Transit Relay to the Reach	Ask to travel to the Reach	Dining with the Dead ≤ 0	Rare: Visitor: The Blue Kingdom = 1 Visitor: The Reach = 10 +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below The Petrichor Price = 2 Stamped Customs Form = 0 SaltTimer = Date+1
Raiding the Cache	Take Fuel	The Cache is Depleted ≤ 0 Attention: the Burrower Below ≤ 0	Default: Cache Raiding Timer = Date+15 +1 x Fuel Triggers event: An Abandoned Signal Box
	Take Supplies	The Cache is Depleted ≤ 0 Attention: the Burrower Below ≤ 0	Default: Cache Raiding Timer = Date+15 +1 x Supplies Triggers event: An Abandoned Signal Box
	Take Fuel	The Cache is Depleted ≤ 0 Attention: the Burrower Below ≥ 10	Default: Cache Raiding Timer = Date+15 +1 x Fuel Triggers event: An Abandoned Signal Box
	Do not write in the ledger	None	Default: +10 x Terror +-[1-4] x Crew +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below
	Take Supplies	The Cache is Depleted ≤ 0 Attention: the Burrower Below ≥ 10	Default: Cache Raiding Timer = Date+15 +1 x Supplies Triggers event: An Abandoned Signal Box
	Do not write in the ledger	None	Default: +10 x Terror +-[1-4] x Crew +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below
	Take material to repair your locomotive	The Cache is Depleted ≤ 0 Attention: the Burrower Below ≤ 0 Hull	Default: Cache Raiding Timer = Date+15 +30 x Hull Triggers event: An Abandoned Signal Box
	Take material to repair your locomotive	The Cache is Depleted ≤ 0 Attention: the Burrower Below ≤ 0 Hull	Default: Cache Raiding Timer = Date+15 Hull = MaxHull Triggers event: An Abandoned Signal Box
	Take material to repair your locomotive	The Cache is Depleted ≤ 0 Attention: the Burrower Below ≥ 10 Hull	Default: Cache Raiding Timer = Date+15 +30 x Hull Triggers event: An Abandoned Signal Box
	Take material to repair your locomotive	The Cache is Depleted ≤ 0 Attention: the Burrower Below ≥ 10 Hull	Default: Cache Raiding Timer = Date+15 Hull = MaxHull Triggers event: An Abandoned Signal Box
	Do not write in the ledger	None	Default: +10 x Terror +-[1-4] x Crew +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below
	Do not write in the ledger	None	Default: +10 x Terror +-[1-4] x Crew +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below
The Omnivorous Publisher	You are the Enemy of the Gods	Attention: the Waste-Waif ≥ 20 Attention: the Burrower Below ≥ 20 Attention: the Storm that Speaks ≥ 20 Momentous Exploit ≤ 0 Exploit: Enemy of Gods ≤ 0	Default: Exploit: Enemy of Gods = Total Exploits + 1 +1 x Momentous Exploit +1 x Total Exploits Triggers event: Follow your Ambition: the Song of the Sky
The Omnivorous Publisher	You are the Enemy of the Gods	Attention: the Waste-Waif ≥ 20 Attention: the Burrower Below ≥ 20 Attention: the Storm that Speaks ≥ 20 Momentous Exploit ≤ 0 Exploit: Enemy of Gods ≤ 0	Default: Exploit: Enemy of Gods = Total Exploits + 1 Momentous Exploit = 1 [Your deeds are worth publishing.] +1 x Total Exploits Triggers event: Ambition: the Song of the Sky
Adrift!	Make a living sacrifice to the Burrower Below	Crew ≥ 1 Attention: the Burrower Below = 1 Fortune (80% to win) Freezing ≤ 2	Default: +1 x Freezing +-[1-3] x Crew +15 x Terror Attention: the Burrower Below = 0 +2 x Another One, Lost Success: +2 x Fuel Adrift = 0 Attention: the Burrower Below = 0 +15 x Terror -1 x Crew Scavenged = 0 Lull in Battle = 0 Freezing = 0 +1 x Another One, Lost
An Overgrown Shrine	Steal an offering from the Burrower-Below	Attention: the Burrower Below ≤ 10	Default: Attention: the Burrower Below = 20 [The Burrower is angry with you] +1 x Otherworldly Artefact An Opportunity in Carillon = Date+15
The Thing in the Mist	Offer whatever it was to the Burrower Below	Attention: the Burrower Below ≤ 0 Fortune (50% to win) Nightmares ≤ 3	Default: -50 x Terror +1 x Nightmares Attention: the Burrower Below = 20 [The Burrower is angry with you] Success: -50 x Terror +1 x Nightmares Attention: the Burrower Below = 10 [You are watched]
Rumours of Mutiny	Make the crew swear oaths of loyalty	Attention: the Burrower Below = 10 [You are watched] Fortune (60% to win)	Default: Attention: the Burrower Below = 20 [The Burrower is angry with you] Success: -15 x Terror Attention: the Burrower Below = 0
The Watchers	Prepare an invocation to the Burrower Below	Attention: the Burrower Below = 10 [You are watched] Barrel of Unseasoned Hours ≥ 7 The Watcher on the Left ≥ 20 The Watcher on the Right ≥ 20 Ambition: the Truth = 225 [Bring a Royal Dispensation to your friend, or bring seven Barrels of Hours and earn the attention of the Burrower Below instead]	Default: Attention: the Burrower Below = 0 Ambition: the Truth = 230 [You are ready to open the Avid Horizon] -7 x Barrel of Unseasoned Hours The Watcher on the Left = 0 The Watcher on the Right = 0
The Silent Saint	Breach the ice with your mining equipment	Mining ≥ 1 Mirrors Crew ≥ 3	Default: -2 x Crew +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below +1 x Another One, Lost
	Command your crew to break the ice	Crew ≥ 10 Hearts	Default: -4 x Crew +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below +1 x Another One, Lost
	Use explosives to breach the ice	Iron Carefully-Packed Crate of Munitions ≥ 1 Crew ≥ 3	Default: -1 x Carefully-Packed Crate of Munitions -2 x Crew +10 x Attention: the Burrower Below +1 x Another One, Lost
The Oathbreaker	Take on, and pay, the oathbreaker's debt	Sky-Story ≥ 1 Sovereign ≥ 50	Default: Attention: the Burrower Below = 10 [You are watched] -1 x Sky-Story -50 x Sovereign +100 x Experience
	Punish them both	None	Rare: Attention: the Burrower Below = 20 [The Burrower is angry with you] +5 x Terror
	Ignore the matter	None	Rare: Attention: the Burrower Below = 20 [The Burrower is angry with you] +5 x Terror
The Burrower's Breath	Rely on an old chart	Unlicensed Chart ≥ 1 Fortune (50% to win)	Success: Attention: the Burrower Below = 0
The Burrower's Breath	Permit the sacrifice	Crew ≥ 3 Fortune (70% to win)	Success: -3 x Crew +5 x Terror Attention: the Burrower Below = 0 +1 x Savage Secret +3 x Another One, Lost
You Are Not Where You Thought You Were	Press on	Attention: the Burrower Below ≥ 20 Airs of Terror ≤ 33	Default: Airs of Terror = [1-100] Triggers event: The Aeginae
You Are Not Where You Thought You Were	Press on	Attention: the Burrower Below ≤ 10 Airs of Terror ≤ 33 Mirrors (50 for 100%)	Default: +10 x Terror +-[1-3] x Crew +2 x Another One, Lost Airs of Terror = [1-100]