Venderbight

A disgraced exile. Art from FL.

Venderbight, the largest tomb-colony. Art from Sunless Sea.

### Notable Figures

Doctor CarrywellThe Last Constable, possibly (Sunless Sea) The Once-Dashing Smuggler

*> Venderbight is not a pleasant place. But there is peace here, among the shuffling colonists and glistening stone. Sometimes, in a quiet room with a glass of imported Greyfields in your hand and your landlady playing the piano – surprisingly well – you could almost feel happy here.
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Verderbight is the most well known port of The Tomb-Colonies and a frequent destination for travelling Tomb-Colonists and individuals hiding from their scandalous deeds in London. **The Grand Sanatorium**, which houses the most decrepit and near-death of Tomb-Colonists, is located near the colony.

## The Living among the Dead

The Tomb-Colonists of Venderbight take a certain pride in their status as almost-dead. They refer to healthier individuals as "Softskins" or "Silkskins." Indeed, to be granted permanent stay as a Tomb-Colonist, one must pass the Skin-Check and the Confirmation of Consolation. Impostor Tomb-Colonists are treated harshly by the community. Exiles from London, however, are a welcome diversion, as they bring gossip and other amenities from the City - like hats and weasels.

## Public Perception

The Unexpurgated London Gazette once wrote a series of articles on the Tomb-Colony, calling it 'dark' and "miserable," and using terms like "doomed" and "reeking and bandaged." Doctor Carrywell, a senior staff member at the Grand Sanatorium, fought hard to have this disrespectful article redacted; apparently, she was successful.

News of the Tomb-Colonies seldom reaches London's newspapers. They apparently consider it bad practice to report on someone after their obituary has already been published.

## Locations in and around Venderbight

### Establishments of the Port Proper

* The Vengeance of Jonah, a seafood-restaurant run by the Bandaged Poissonnier. It's comparatively comfortable and known for its extraordinary cuisine.
* The Hungarian Cafe: the food leaves a bit to be desired, but the music is good.
* The Lamplighters' Arcade, sellers of copper jewelry. Apparently a tradition from the time before London.
* The Last Tour Operator, who organizes pleasure cruises for the Tomb-Colonists.
* The Stalagmite Arcade. Little is known about this place, but it is the occasional haunt of well-connected chess players.

### The Outskirts of Venderbight

* The Flowstone Forest, a confusing maze of stone that obfuscates the way to the Grand Sanatorium.
* The Grand Sanatorium, a place where the weakest of the Tomb-Colonists go to die - or so we assume.
* Unnamed ruins which date back to the Third City and are known to invoke visions of lush jungles and snakes.

## Trivia

* Dustwine is considered a delicacy in Venderbight.
* The Tomb-Colony is home to the Blind Cave-Fish.
* Venderbight exports cave-herring.
* Venderbight also sells a very particular kind of soap and candles.
* Venderbight lent its name to a special pavane  - a slow, processional dance from the 1500s. Very befitting for the lamentable state of a Tomb-Colonist's body, as well as its age.

## References

1. ↑ The Last Constable, *Sunless Sea*
2. ↑ Visit an Old Friend, *Fallen London*
3. ↑ Far from home, *Fallen London*
4. ↑ Map, *Sunless Sea* *"Venderbight is the only port in the Tomb-Colonies"*
5. ↑ Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies, *Fallen London*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ambition: Nemesis %E2%80%93 the Flowstone Forest, *Fallen London* *"The Grand Sanatorium! Your information has it deep in the Flowstone Forest to the south of Venderbight, nestled like a fungus in a rotting log. Like a beehive in an old stone wall."*
7. ↑ The construction of the 'Grand Sanatoria', *Fallen London*
8. ↑ A vigilant colonist, *Fallen London*
9. ↑ Explore Venderbight, *Sunless Sea* *"The other colonists spot you, and close ranks around him. “Stay back, silkskin,” one hisses."*
10. ↑ Help out an immigrant, *Sunless Sea*
11. ↑ Make no promise of discretion, *Sunless Sea* *"Her possesions are forfeited [...] She yells as the tomb-colonists drag her away."*
12. ↑ Visit an old friend, *Fallen London*
13. ↑ An improbable fashion, *Fallen London*
14. ↑ A limping fellow, *Fallen London*
15. ↑ Ambition: Nemesis 10: to the tomb-colonies?, *Fallen London* *"A sub-editor at the Unexpurgated London Gazette knows her only too well. She writes enraged letters to the Gazette, complaining about a series of articles they published on her home colony of Venderbight. She rejects the 'dark': they have gas-light! She rejects the 'miserable': they have piano-recitals! She rejects the 'doomed': they are optimists! The 'reeking and bandaged' drove her into an ungovernable rage that left the remainder of her last letter unreadable."*
16. ↑ The society pages?, *Fallen London*
17. ↑ The Vengeance of Jonah, *Sunless Sea* *"It's a cramped little place, but much better-lit than most places in the tomb-colonies. The scents of the dishes are multitudinous and extraordinary."*
18. ↑ Explore Venderbight, *Sunless Sea* *"You pause for refreshment at the Hungarian Café. The coffee is dusty, and the pastries a little stale, but the gaggle of decaying violin-players are skilled and surprisingly sprightly."*
19. ↑ Explore Venderbight, *Sunless Sea* *"Here they sell copper jewellery: grimacing little faces and squat rectilinear figures. A tradition from before London, they claim."*
20. ↑ The Last Tour Operator, *Sunless Sea* *"I have one dozen sad and bandaged souls here. They're choosing their final fate. Will you take them on one last diversionary tour? It may be a longish trip."*
21. ↑ A Game of Chess - Venderbight, *Fallen London*
22. ↑ The construction of the 'Grand Sanatoria', *Fallen London*
23. ↑ Remnants, *Fallen London*
24. ↑ Déjà vu, *Sunless Sea* *""By this victory," you say - you hardly know why - "I claim the rights to the sight of this place." Your crew mutter and disperse, slinking into serpent-shape to wriggle across the clearing. The tree where you found the image is one of many: you stand in a jungle beneath an orange sun..."*
25. ↑ Bandages and Dust: The Tomb-Colonies, *Fallen London* *"The bottle is three-quarters full of burgundy dust. "In Venderbight they call it a delicacy," he sobs. "A delicacy! Why is it trying to murder my brain?""*
26. ↑ Honey Tales, *Fallen London*
27. ↑ A weighty decision, *Fallen London* *"A palace cat bribed with secrets and Venderbight cave-herring brings you one tidbit."*
28. ↑ Unorthodox technologies, *Fallen London*
29. ↑ Exploring Venderbight, *Sunless Sea* *"Sweeter scents draw you into a shop which sells candles - lilac, lavender, honey. You fall into a discussion of their manufacture with the shop-keeper. "Yes," she says, proudly displaying her missing arm, "we render ourselves to good end."*
30. ↑ Lost in Reflections, *Fallen London* *"She holds the audience entranced with Viennese folk music, a Piatti caprice, a thrumming Venderbight pavane—"*