The Rubbery Market

The Rubbery Market
Category	Story Event
Type	Story
Data ID	286092

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The Rubbery Market is a Sunless Skies Story Event.

Story description[]

Polished ivory bones carve the walls of the Throat into convenient alcoves. Each has been appropriated by one or more Rubbery Men, squatting on hessian mats and running stalls inspired by their time in London. They trade in amber, a naturally exuded substance of their kind, making trade more ceremonial than commercial.

Trigger conditions[]

Location: The House of Rods and Chains
Area: Limbo
Frequency: Always (100%)

Interactions[]

Actions	Requirements	Effects	Notes
Pay for an evening's rest A Rubbery Man stands guard in front of sleeping alcoves. They appear to be natural formations. Game note: This will lower your Terror.	Chunk of Red Amber ≥ 3 Terror ≥ 1	An impossibly uncomfortable night The pillow turns out to be stone. The curve of your assigned alcove bends your spine until your head almost touches your feet. There is no privacy, and no way to block out the slucks and contented flurbles of the Rubberies in adjoining alcoves, where they effortlessly slip into lip-smacking torpor as smoothly as custard sloshing around a bowl. -10 x Terror -3 x Chunk of Red Amber
Trade for fuel The carbon from the House is hardly Hell-approved coal, but it burns.	Chunk of Green Amber ≥ 2 Chunk of Blue Amber ≥ 1 Chunk of Red Amber ≥ 2	Remants from the deep The Rubbery Trader organises a pair of its kinfolk to deliver the fuel to the train. It cannot answer what part of the House it was mined from. Perhaps that's for the best. -1 x Chunk of Blue Amber -2 x Chunk of Green Amber -2 x Chunk of Red Amber +3 x Fuel
Sample the Rose-Cheeked Cook's wares The Rubbery Men cluster around this alcove, squirming with delight at the steaming delicacies in the chipped porcelain dishes.	Chunk of Green Amber ≥ 3	Kitchen nightmares The Rubbery Men cluster around this alcove, squirming with delight at the steaming delicacies in the chipped porcelain dishes. You try a small spoonful. A small spoonful is enough. -3 x Chunk of Green Amber +5 x Terror Fermented = 1 [The devils of Carillon claim to be experts in the assessment and improvement of the soul. They would describe yours as pungent, febrile and unappetising.]
'Commingle your choirs' with a Rubbery Man In Old London, society condemned close interactions with the Rubberies.	Chunk of Blue Amber ≥ 1 Chunk of Green Amber ≥ 1 Chunk of Red Amber ≥ 1	A night to remember In a dark, moist alcove, you sing softly together. The harmonies are intricate and intimate. Tentacles twine fondly around your fingers. Your foreheads rest together; its skin spongy and slick against yours. You can almost feel its thoughts, flashing inches from yours. -1 x Chunk of Blue Amber -1 x Chunk of Green Amber -1 x Chunk of Red Amber +5 x Terror +5 x Tale of Terror Fermented = 1 [The devils of Carillon claim to be experts in the assessment and improvement of the soul. They would describe yours as pungent, febrile and unappetising.]
Trade for Curiosities One Rubbery Trader has a particularly large stall. Its wide array of goods are mostly worthless.		Airs of Rubbery Commerce = (1 to 5) Triggers event: Rubbery Trinkets and Curiosities
Trade stories of the High Wilderness One of the more elderly Rubbery Men sits at the edge of the Throat, humming an unfamiliar tune. It has amber to trade for nostalgia. Game note: This will exchange your stories for Amber	Eleutherian Mystery ≥ 3	A half-forgotten dream It isn't clear if it understands your words, but something in your tale speaks to something deep inside it. It gives a watery, wistful ululation, and begins humming a song of hope. (1 to 3) x Chunk of Green Amber (1 to 3) x Chunk of Red Amber -3 x Eleutherian Mystery	Advanced alteration value probably needs examination. Advanced alteration value probably needs examination.
		Rare event (35%)
		A half-forgotten dream It isn't clear if it understands your words, but something in your tale speaks to something deep inside it. It gives a watery, wistful ululation, and begins humming a song of hope. (1 to 3) x Chunk of Blue Amber +1 x Chunk of Golden Amber -3 x Eleutherian Mystery
Return to the Throat of Lamentation You've seen enough of the market.		Triggers event: The Throat of Lamentation

Links[]

Links In[]

The Throat of Lamentation, Rubbery Trinkets and Curiosities

Links Out[]

The Throat of Lamentation, Rubbery Trinkets and Curiosities

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