The Investigation

The Investigation
Category	Story Event
Type	Story
Data ID	152342

The Investigation is a Sunless Sea Story Event.

Story description[]

The Impolite Investigator ignores the customs of sleeping and waking established in Hideaway. He never even seems to rest. Whatever the hour, he can normally be found asking questions or studying the city. Today, however, he's withdrawn to his room and is unduly quiet. What is he up to?

Trigger conditions[]

The Investigation is triggered when you do the Check on the Investigator action in Hideaway.

Interactions[]

Actions	Requirements	Effects
The waters between Seven diving suits take up the Investigator's room. "We're exploring the space between Temtum and its city-shell. But we'll need another five divers."	Hideaway: The Truth = 10 [There is a search for truth being conducted in Hideaway] Crew ≥ 6 Iron challenge (125 for 100%) Terror ≤ 70 [Fearful]	Failed event
		The Investigator leads you to the depths of Hideaway. "Did you know there's an enterprise to construct kelp farms on the outside of Temtum's cheeks? We'll use their hatch to study the the shell's inside." One after another, you splash into the dark. With your light, you can see the flesh of the beast beneath you. It is bruised; bloodied, in some places. In others, it's mere feet from the shell. The Investigator points ahead, to a thick cable, hanging down from above. As it comes more clearly into view, it sparks. The charge results in a twitching of Temtum's flesh. You return to the city as swiftly as you can, but your crew is caught by Temtum's shifting body, and crushed between his shell and his flesh. As soon as you're back in Hideaway, the Investigator strips out of his diving suit and flees. Hideaway: The Truth = 20 [The Impolite Investigator has discovered a distressing truth about Hideaway] -5 x Crew +1 x Secret +3 x Terror
		Successful event
		The Investigator leads you to the depths of Hideaway. "Did you know there's an enterprise to construct kelp farms on the outside of Temtum's cheeks? We'll use their hatch to study the the shell's inside." One after another, you splash into the dark. With your light, you can see the flesh of the beast beneath you. It is bruised; bloodied, in some places. In others, it's mere feet from the shell. The Investigator points ahead, to a thick cable, hanging down from above. As it comes more clearly into view, it sparks. The charge results in a convulsing of Temtum's flesh. You return to the city as swiftly as you can, but several of your crew were caught by Temtum's shifting body, and crushed between his shell and his flesh. As soon as you're back in Hideaway, the Investigator strips out of his diving suit and flees. Hideaway: The Truth = 20 [The Impolite Investigator has discovered a distressing truth about Hideaway] +1 x Secret +3 x Terror -3 x Crew
Miserable realisations The Investigator is curled on his bed, but sits when he notices you. "I need something to help me relax. Clear my head. Anything. I'll try anything."	Hideaway: The Truth = 20 [The Impolite Investigator has discovered a distressing truth about Hideaway] 1 x Cask of Mushroom Wine 1 x Sack of Darkdrop Coffee Beans 1 x Firkin of Prisoner's Honey	"Hideaway is doomed." "It'll crack or be left on the zee-floor, Addressed As, and I'm the only one who knows." His eyes are bleary, red. "It's Temtum. The beast is growing. Should have already shed its shell, but I guess it's willing itself to hold on. It can't beat biology though, can it! It's going to outgrow Hideaway. Soon." He drags himself from the bed. "Everyone here needs to know. They need to leave. I'll compile my notes, and then we must tell them. Please, Addressed As - they won't listen to me. They dislike me. But if you said something...?" Hideaway: The Truth = 40 [It is a fact: Temtum will outgrow Hideaway, destroying the city. The Impolite Investigator wants to tell the people] -1 x Cask of Mushroom Wine +1 x Extraordinary Implication -1 x Firkin of Prisoner's Honey -1 x Sack of Darkdrop Coffee Beans Triggers event: Hideaway