"No good at all." He kicks the rest of the crate. "No good," mutters the Alchemist, discarding what remains. They fizzle in the frozen sorrow, something beyond a scream cutting the air. He dips them one at a time in a bowl of lacre neath-snow. The unfortunate ape's carcass is dragged away, as another steps forward to try its luck. The crowd turns to the three mandarins whose decision is final. Only then is it allowed to slump to the straw limp, unconscious. until its breath fails, only to be held under until the thrashing ends. As you watch from the corner, it plunges its head into a large bowl of. Its humiliations have been going on for a while by the time you arrive, the latest of them being publicly shaved as proof of commitment. ![]() The beaten, singed monkey from inside the costume is dragged away amidst a cacophony of jeering laughter.Ī newly five-souled ape trembles in the spotlight, surrounded by ranks of jeering, mocking monkeys throwing vicious abuse and the occasional rock. The show ends as the fires are extinguished. One of them even produces a can of fuel, lighting both the bat and a good part of the roof ablaze. For a moment they have a focus for their rage, at being trapped and mocked from abroad. Would it be worth pointing out that the Masters of the Bazaar are not the masters of London? No. Rocks fly and sticks strike at the unfortunate servant monkey in the bat suit, its shrieks of pain soon drowned out by the hate of the mob. You retreat to a quiet corner, or at least as quiet as you can find. Two mandarins come to blows over a particularly valuable soul. A stampede breaks out when a merchant stall collapses and all descend to take advantage. Three high-souled monkeys fight over which has the most stylish wig. Just getting around is almost impossible. A pair of mandarins shake their heads at their low-souled brethren, for their lack of ambition as much as anything else. It just spits in your face and scampers off making rude gestures. There is no shame in it for the apes, not even the one you catch in the act. You can feel the eyes on you as you slowly trudge around court on your inefficient human legs, constantly being pinched and poked and having your pockets picked. ![]() Your wanderings bring you to the cramped laboratory of the Imperial Alchemist, wreathed in the smells of honey, wax and lacre. All are locked in an endless feud for souls and status, with scarce few having much else to call their own." Interactions Actions "A cacophony of Pentecost apes swings across ropes and ceiling beams in a cramped sea of sweat and malice. The Wildweald Court is triggered by choosing to Accept the commission or Refuse the commission during An Audience with the Emperor on Sovereign Island in the Empire of Hands, or by choosing to Travel to Wildweald Court while Zailing the Empire of Hands. The Not-So Delightful Adventuress will appear once you've resolved events on Fountainhead Island.A Civilised Exchange of Gifts allows you to exchange goods for Empire of Hands: Wildweald Status.The Chandler of Souls where you can sell your soul with varying degrees of success.The Silent Gallery where you can gain information and undertake missions to assist The Zeppelin Under Construction.The Wildweald Court is located on Sovereign Island in the Empire of Hands.
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