The Viric Jungle

Viric, the most searing green.

> *"This is the very edge of Parabola, where many creatures enter their dreams. Things pass you – men and women, animals and monsters, a hound with a twitching nose. They cut through the trees without seeing. They do not notice one another, or you..."*
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The **Viric Jungle** is one of the borderlands of Parabola where dreamers regularly pass by.

## The Shallow Wilderness

> *"Some dreamers are merely passing through, towards deeper reveries and nightmares. Some linger here, in self-induced trance, in semi-dream, or caught in the middle consciousness by a well selected toxin."*
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The Viric Jungle is one of the borders of dream, and a place through which the minds of dreamers pass further into Parabola. The area's greenery radiates a soft viric glow, the color of shallow sleep, giving the Jungle its name. The landscape of the Viric Jungle is teeming with natural wildlife: jewel-colored insects, vividly-colored flowers, trees drenched with sap and bursting with fruit. Harvesting these fruits is prohibited without a license, however.

While most dreamers pass through the Viric Jungle on their way to other parts of the Is-Not, some of them choose to linger here, particularly those in a state of shallow sleep or other types of half-consciousness; they do not notice one another during their transit. The Viric Jungle is frequented by a variety of creatures, including animals, but is notably not visited by Rubbery Men, as they generally dream in the Sea of Spines instead. The dreams of these sleepers can impact the landscape and surroundings of the Viric Jungle, and as their dreams grow in intensity, the viric ambience of the Jungle intensifies as well. After the dream is dispelled, the landscape of the Jungle usually reverts back to its natural state.

The Viric Jungle is regularly patrolled by the Viscountess of the Viric Jungle, who seeks to protect dreamers from the dangers of Parabola, and the Storm-Bird, who has the ability to dispel nightmares of high severity. Since the Viscountess' tenure as Lord Mayor of London, the Viric Jungle has been frequented by Londoners with increasing regularity. The Jungle is also populated by several Fingerkings, who lurk within the undergrowth of the foliage, revealing themselves when the time is right.

## The Ravages of War

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> *"It's true, the campaigns of the war do tax the Viric Jungle hard. What occurs in Parabola flows outward, those coming in inevitably find themselves drawn in to the War's nets."*
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In the past, the Viric Jungle was one of the many battlegrounds of the war between the Cats and the Fingerkings; they kept an uneasy armistice thereafter, though the Viscountess remained suspicious that the Fingerkings were compromising their agreement by damaging the Jungle's terrain. This peace did not last, as London was soon roped into the Parabolan War as a neutral party, increasing the War's ferocity and its impact on Londoners' lives.

While the Viric Jungle itself is not often a theater for the war, it may still be adversely impacted by the violence occurring in other parts of Parabola. The Jungle's greenery may be damaged during periods of severe conflict, and it may find itself shrouded by dark shadows and airs of mirthlessness in the process, leaving it almost unrecognizable from its former splendor. Thanks to the number of vulnerable dreamers from London that pass through, the Viric Jungle is also used as a staging ground for offenses against London itself, placing London's citizens in direct risk of attack from either side of the war. The Viric Jungle is resolute, however, and while it may take weeks to restore itself without direct intervention, the damage can be repaired. The reminders of bloodshed will be slowly consumed by the Jungle's soil and greenery until it once again resembles an untouched wilderness, the impression of peace still holding strong.

## References

2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dreams: A Choice of Reverie, *Fallen London*
3. ↑ Look for the Viric Jungle, *Fallen London*
4. ↑ Steep your suit in the colours of the Viric jungle, *Fallen London*
5. ↑ Pay to have a suit dipped in Viric, *Fallen London*
6. ↑ Infuse the dream with external influences, *Fallen London*
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Surfacing, *Fallen London*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ask about the Shopkeeper in Viric, *Fallen London* *"Who gave them license to harvest the fruits of the jungle?"*
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Provide a distraction, *Fallen London*
10. ↑ Ask the Viscountess of the Viric Jungle her opinion of the Tentacled Entrepreneur, *Fallen London*
11. ↑ Tell the Viscountess about the Sea of Spines, *Fallen London*
12. ↑ Lend power to the dream, *Fallen London*
13. ↑ Fill an empty Mirrorcatch box with Viric, *Fallen London*
14. ↑ Ask what she will do against enemies that are not Fingerkings, *Fallen London*
15. ↑ Request a demonstration, *Fallen London* *"Other serpents come, hissing and boiling out of the undergrowth [...]"*
16. ↑ Ask about the war in London (Viscountess, Dangerous), *Fallen London*
17. ↑ Join the Viscountess of the Viric Jungle in her patrols (12 FATE), *Fallen London* *""This was a battleground. We no longer fight here because of the 'truce'." [...] "They are not keeping to it [...] It's the Fingerkings' doing."*
18. ↑ Listen to the Viscountess, *Fallen London* *"London is seen as a participant now, [...] A neutral party."*
19. ↑ Ask about the war in London (Viscountess, Dangerous), *Fallen London*
20. ↑ Regrow the Viric Jungle, *Fallen London*
21. ↑ Tend the Viric Jungle, *Fallen London*
22. ↑ Shadows on the Mirrorpane, *Fallen London*
23. ↑ Summon your Company for aid, *Fallen London*
24. ↑ Request another demonstration, *Fallen London*
25. ↑ Flush the Viric Jungle clear, *Fallen London*