Scrimshander

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> ### Location
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> The City of Remembrance
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> ### Affiliation
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> The Guardians
> Drownies
> The Chelonate
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> Mariam
> The Glib Historian
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> *"Before you looms the bone tower of Scrimshander, the City of Remembrance. Ivory structures jut from the pile, supported by buttressing tusks. As your light plays across them, you can make out inscriptions. Names, pictures, and dozens of lost languages."*
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**Scrimshander** is a giant underwater repository of knowledge, carved into the tower's ivory walls.

## Bones Upon Bones

> *"Soldier, scholar, servant of art, Hist'ry welcomes without toll, But be warned, 'ere you depart, None who enter, escape whole."*
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Here, written upon possibly millions of bones and ivory pieces, lies perhaps the single largest source of stories and recordings of the past. On every wall, there are tales of heroism and dramatic depictions of Neathy epics, the largest source of which is the massive **Ivory Archive**. No doubt a massive portion of this collection originates from the cardinal rule of Scrimshander: all are welcome to enter, but none may depart without leaving something of themselves behind. This warning is more literal than one may think; the incense that's burned by the chroniclers can cause loss of memory, or of feeling towards others. The only way to avoid this fate is to leave something more physical behind - like one's finger bones.

## Patrons

> *"Inhabitants wear ashen robes and carry steel-tipped bone quills, but you recognise most as Drownies or Chelonate expatriates. While most are quiet and ignore visitors, you hear heated arguments over interpretations of the sacred remains."*
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Drownies and Chelonites make up most of the tower's inhabitants. The two groups are at odds due to their opposite beliefs about what truly shapes history: Chelonites believe that history is shaped by the actions of heroes and greats, while Drownies believe that history is shaped by cyclical changes in economy, scientific progress, and other forces that surround every individual. This battle of beliefs leads the two groups to stage historical plays at **the Stage of History**.

## History Is What You Make Of It

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> *"Above, an imperious figure wearing a crown of ivory judges each performance from a raised theatre box. All are served by a single man, weaving between the crowd and wearing a perpetual smirk."*
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The individual in charge of The Stage is a jovial man called **the** **Glib Historian**, who is happy to award his ivory crown to any play that seems the most convincing at the moment, and believes that "history is what you make of it." The Glib Historian's own past is ironically shrouded in mystery, though perhaps the very first skeleton of Scrimshander provides a clue - a corpse of a massive Midnight Whale, covered entirely with stories written in ancient Greek, and a single crude portrait of the Historian himself.

## WIND WAX-WIND WAX-WIND WAX

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> *"Here among the other lost histories, I am hidden from the Presbyterate's agents and oracles. But were I to venture above the waves, the Wax-Wind would find me, and I'd end my days a candle."*
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Deep within Scrimshander lies a place called **the Stygian Repository**, made of the peligin bones of deep zee-monsters. Within that dark place is Mariam, once a daughter of the Presbyter and the former leader of the Seven Against Nidah. To escape the Presbyter's wrath, she allowed the Fathomking to curse her, turning her skin peligin and making her forget all that she knew. Now she bides her time, trying to remember her past and scheming to bring immortality to all.

## References

2. ↑ Accept the price and dock, *Sunless Sea*
3. ↑ Delve into the Ivory Archives, *Sunless Sea*
4. ↑ Scrimshander, *Sunless Sea*
5. ↑ Leave behind a story, *Sunless Sea*
6. ↑ Leave behind your warmth, *Sunless Sea*
7. ↑ Leave something a little more tangible, *Sunless Sea*
8. ↑ Scrimshander Centre, *Sunless Sea*
9. ↑ Scrimshander Centre, *Sunless Sea*
10. ↑ The Stage of History, *Sunless Sea*
11. ↑ The Stage of History, *Sunless Sea*
12. ↑ Talk with the Glib Historian, *Sunless Sea*
13. ↑ The first skeleton of Scrimshander, *Sunless Sea*
14. ↑ Why is she here?, *Sunless Sea*
15. ↑ Ambition: explore the Stygian Repository, *Sunless Sea*
16. ↑ Mariam, *Sunless Sea*
17. ↑ Why is she here?, *Sunless Sea*
18. ↑ Tell Mariam that six are assembled, *Sunless Sea*