The Tiger Keeper rises to his hind legs. “London!” He is bellowing now, gold eyes alight with zeal. "The Sixth Coil is opening at last!”
Estival: The Sixth Coil is here!
Delegations will soon arrive from all across the Neath to participate in the Coilheart Games: the tomb-colonies, the Khanate, the Wakeful Eye itself. Lend your support to your favoured competitors in events that span disciplines physical and mental. Throw your own hat into the ring, and compete for a share of the riches of the Sixth Coil. Investigate the visiting delegations, and the mysteries stirring deep in the Labyrinth. And when the Games are over, the Sixth Coil will open at long, long last.
What is Estival?
The Sixth Coil is Fallen London’s summer Estival for 2024, and it’s happening right now! It’s a free, limited-time mass-participation event, open to players of all levels.
Our annual summer festival is different to all others in Fallen London; it changes every year, both mechanically and in theme. In previous years we’ve excavated holes all over London (unlocking new activities), raised a Museum which became a permanent location in the city, and warred with Starved men from the Roof.
We expect Estival to last around two weeks, with new activities and mysteries opening up as time passes. It’ll remain open for a few days after its conclusion for you to catch up and pick up any last rewards.
In previous years, your participation has affected the pacing of the event. This year, however, your efforts will determine not when events progress, but how: the winners of each of the Games’ four disciplines will be determined by your actions. Offer your allies chess tips from the Boatman. Test their scientific hypotheses in your lab. Defeat their nightmares, so they might fight unimpeded. And – perhaps most dangerously of all – influence the fickle attentions of the Captivating Princess. It is all to play for.
As with previous summer events, we will eventually bring the memory of this one to the Waswood, to allow you to revisit the story and obtain some (but not all) of the event’s items, should you miss it.
The Schedule
The Coilheart Games will run on a set and predictable schedule. The Games are split into four Tournaments, which will each run for three days:
- The Tournament of the Sciences will run from noon BST on the 3rd August until noon BST on the 6th.
- The Tournament of Imagination will run from noon BST on the 5th August until noon BST on the 8th.
- The Tournament of the Intellect will run from noon BST on the 7th August until noon BST on the 10th.
- The Tournament of the Body will run from noon BST on the 9th August until noon BST on the 12th.
After the final tournament closes on the 12th, the Sixth Coil will open – and who knows what might happen within.
Latecomers will be able to experience the whole story from beginning to end, but you will only be able to influence the outcome of each event while it is active.
How Do I Start?
To begin the story of The Sixth Coil, look for ‘Emissaries in Sapphire and Gold’, available anywhere in London. The rest of the story, and associated activities, will unlock as time goes on – keep an eye out for storylets with a silver border.
