Fallen London: the Candlefinder Society
The Missing Candle is a reliably quiet pub in Veilgarden – the drinks are cheap, the food is... extant. These days it is best known as the meeting place of a very exclusive club – one that happens to include you.
Today, we are releasing the first of a new series of Fallen London stories. The Candlefinder Society – the five greatest detectives in London – regularly meet to talk shop. Sometimes, they join forces to unravel the city’s most unusual mysteries.
These are episodic stories set in London, available from the midgame onwards. To unlock it:
- Complete ‘A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets’ (raise that quality to 7)
- Complete ‘A Name Whispered in Darkness’ (raise that quality to 7)
- Raise your unmodified Watchful to 90 or more
If you meet those conditions, you can begin the story by drawing a guaranteed card in London.
How Candlefinder cases work
This initial batch contains two free cases: The Missing Comb and the Dead Puppet; as well as the first premium case, the Empty Belfry. Candlefinder stories are individually quite short; while they can be replayed, they are designed as one-offs rather than repeatable activities, with a mix of recurring elements and unique story beats.
Candlefinder cases range in difficulty, with harder cases potentially requiring access to later-game areas and higher attributes. In this first batch, the Missing Comb is intended as an introduction to the format and should be playable by everyone who can unlock Candlefinder Society; the other two require higher attributes and later game progression.
Once started, cases must be finished before you can start another one or replay a past case. Cases can be replayed; Fate cases don’t cost anything to replay. But the reward for completing a given case for the first time is more substantial.
Future cases
We expect to release these in pairs: one free case, one Fate case at a time. They’ll come out in irregular intervals.
We’re not committing to doing a specific number of these; we may do more or less based on player response.
Just one more thing…
I know you are all also expecting news about Advent, other Christmas treats, and the upcoming Firmament updates. I do want to acknowledge that the small Firmament update has been delayed, though not by much.
More information on all of this to come later this week.