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From: Correspond with a contact at the Shuttered Palace

If you contact him expressing curiosity about his work and role at the palace, perhaps he'll respond with information you can use. You'll need to adopt the right tone – somewhere between admiration and academic interest.

Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 65

• 45 - very chancy (41%)
• 56 - chancy (51%)
• 67 - modest (61%)
• 77 - very modest (71%)
• 88 - low-risk (81%)
• 99 - straightforward (91%)
• 109 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Genial advice

Your contact describes the claustrophobic grandeur of the Shuttered Palace, home of the Traitor Empress and the centre of high society in the Neath. He also speaks with damning praise of the more ridiculous trends in courtly fashion. A hint?

• Persuasive is increasing…
• You've gained 30 x Cryptic Clue

Rare Success

An invitation

Your contact describes the claustrophobic grandeur of the Shuttered Palace, home of the Traitor Empress […]. […] expresses his pleasure at hearing from you, and pens his hope to meet with you again in person, if he can find a moment free from work.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Persuasive is increasing…
• You've gained 30 x Cryptic Clue
• Acquaintance: Wry Functionary is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 9)

Failure

Empty words

The response is short, and ferociously polite. Did something in your letter offend him?

• Persuasive is increasing…
• Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)