The Ambitious Barrister shakes your hand. "Congratulations, on your new venture. You're now a shipping magnate. Go... ruin the economy of some hapless island. Enjoy."

Congratulations indeed! From today, you can engage your first agents in Fallen London: a cadre of capable retainers who will gladly take care of business for you. This is a new feature for Fallen London’s 15th year!

Equip your agent and assign them to a plot, then continue about your personal business. When you’ve spent sufficient actions, they’ll return of their own accord with reports and rewards!

Engage the Luckless Zailor, Clay Breaker or Wily Bathyphile in the first round of Plots, each of which has a nautical theme. Later Agents and Plots will concern other matters. Once you’ve unlocked Agents, you can run a single Plot at a time, and unlock the ability to run a second through gameplay. Exceptional Friends can run a further Plot, provided they have enough Agents to assign.

Players who have attained ‘A Person of Some Importance’ tier-two status can play the storylet ‘A Zailor Down on his Luck’ in The Blind Helmsman to get started.