Distressing bird

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From: Mystery of the Elder Continent

'Plato! We don't do that to guests! As I was saying, the definitive Presbyterate travelogue was written by a trio of tomb-colonists...'

Game Instructions: This will always gain you Presbyterate Passphrases. There may be other effects.

Unlocked with 50 x Mystery of the Elder Continent, 1 x Favours: Tomb-Colonies

Challenge information

A matter of luck: It could go either way (success chance: 60%)

Success

Perhaps an iron-work mosquito net?

'..well, I never saw one. But it is true that one must keep a tiny monkey in one's hat to ward away the blood-wasps. Don't look at me like that. You'd not doubt me if you'd ever seen a blood-wasp. A stinger that will go through an oak door...'

• You've lost 50 x Mystery of the Elder Continent
• You've gained 10 x Presbyterate Passphrase
• You've gained 100 x Cryptic Clue
• You've lost 1 x Favours: Tomb-Colonies

Rare Success

Somewhat foxed

'...I actually have a copy of Travels of the Dead if you'd like to borrow it. You'll have to excuse the smell, I'm afraid.'

• You've lost 50 x Mystery of the Elder Continent
• You've gained 10 x Presbyterate Passphrase
• You've gained 2 x Uncanny Incunabulum
• You've lost 1 x Favours: Tomb-Colonies

Failure

How would one know the temperament of a frog?

'..and it appears that an important phrase to know is "querulous frog". No, I never understood why, but there we go. Sometimes we must just sit back and wonder.'

• You've lost 50 x Mystery of the Elder Continent
• You've lost 1 x Favours: Tomb-Colonies
• You've gained 10 x Presbyterate Passphrase