Nook

 is an anarchic semblance of civilisation, nestled within the throat of some unknown leviathan. Nookwater changes people.

Port Description
A gap in this colossal sea monster's throat has been forced open with thick heartmetal beams. They strain under the pressure, but hold. As you pass through, your zubmarine lights pass over a message carved in a floating piece of some unfortunate's hull. BEYOND IS NOOK. BEYOND IS FREEDOM. BEYOND IS- The rest is scratched out.

Interactions
Nook qualities include Nook: Tolerance for Nookwater, Nook: A Taste of Freedom, and Nook: A Memory of Nook. Nook qualities can be counter-acted in Aigul. After the first visit, re-entering Nook requires one Cask of Mushroom Wine. Low Barnet accepts Nook port reports as a storytelling exchange, returning one Zee-ztory.

The Edge of Nook
This event is available when docking in Nook.

The Ruptured Throat
A torn, pinned-back cavity in the flesh wall offers access to the city's monstrous host. Razor-sharp teeth the size of buildings jut from fatty, garnet-red flesh. Many teeth have been quarried out into homes, barricaded by scraps of wood from shipwrecks.

The Great Maw
A twitching cathedral of ivory, flesh and decay. The Maw curves far enough to be swallowed by the darkness of the zee. Entire shipwrecks have been mulched between hooked teeth that dwarf London's mightiest monuments.

The Serrated Abyss
Down here the water is cloudy, its greens streaked by dissipating patches of coppery red. Only a few teeth still protrude from the walls. Instead, razor-sharp hairs line them, rippling gently in the current.

The Bilious Cleft
Few Nookfolk swim this deep, where the water is foggier than a London pea-souper. Foul gas bubbles up from the Beast's gut, acidic enough to sting your eyes.

Return From Nook
You swim into the airlock and alert the crew. Air flows in. You retch the last of the Nookwater from your lungs.

Links In
The Flinty Latitudinarian, The Writhing Gullet

Links Out
The Flinty Latitudinarian, The Writhing Gullet