Empire of Hands

The  is populated by ensouled and still-covetous apes. On one of its jungle isles a passing zee-captain might glimpse the astonishing sight of a great zeppelin in construction.

The  was visually completed in the Diamond release and content made available a few weeks later. Its port is called Port Stanton.

Port description
"The apes watch you hungrily."

A Stern Reminder from the Admiralty
In the name and by the power of Her Enduring Majesty, a trade embargo and quarantine in absolute perpetuity has hereby been declared on the Empire of Hands.


 * 1) No ship of London is to permit aboard a Pentecost ape without express and prior permission of the Admiralty.
 * 2) Any and all acts of spirifage are prohibited.
 * 3) They know what they did.

Beware of stowaways. Keep a tight grip on your soul.

- Excerpt from Standard Naval Regulations, Vol IV

This event will appear only the first time you arrive at Empire of Hands, when Empire of Hands: Monkey Business = 0

Port Stanton
Soul-hungry monkeys reluctantly tend this trading post, waiting for an opportunity to escape. Bloated fleas hop from ape to man and man to ape, gorging themselves without a care for which is which.

Zailing the Empire of Hands
"Communal wooden boats offer free passage to all travellers willing to row between islands."

A Delightful Welcome
The Delightful Adventuress leans over the rail of the ship, sniffing the humid air with evident distaste. "What a filthy, damp little place. Oh well, we shall endure."

At the sight of the Mayor hobbling up, she straightens. A thin, insincere smile spreads across her face. "Ah! You there! My good primitive!" she calls, striding down the ramp and clasping his arm tight. "Now then, I come in search of your First Emperor's Vault, and for that I shall be needing a few things. Some of your finest workers, and tools, and some food. Do you understand me?"

She shakes her head, barely waiting for a response. "F-o-o-d," she repeats. "Komprenas? Oh dear, I see we shall be here for a while. Listen, I hear you fellows rather like souls. Shall we discuss that like higher primates?"

This event triggers automatically when docking with the Delightful Adventuress on board.