Is it quiet in here? It's a bit quiet, isn't it?

We haven't added any content to Echo Bazaar for a few weeks, because we've been working like dextrous little rats on a couple of really big new sections. The first of these, the Foreign Office, will be released later this week, and we'll be raising the Persuasive cap to 130 to celebrate. It's a spooky tale of intrigue and espionage in the subterranean corridors of power beneath Wilmot's End, and it's positively stuffed with secrets. Investigate the Face and the Teeth, the two warring factions of Fallen London diplomacy, recruit spies, drink some very suspect tea, and... hang on, what the hell is that THING on the roof?

Next, we have something a bit special for our well-heeled Shadowy players: the chance to edit your very own newspaper! Journey to Doubt Street, home of the Unexpurgated London Gazette and other less savoury publications! Go head to head with Mr Huffam in a battle for scandalous scoops and Neath-shaking exclusives! Will you be a fearless hound of the truth or a shameless gossip monger? This huge chunk of story comes with a brand new social action - you'll be able to interview your friends about their Ambitions - and a Shadowy cap bump to 130. And of course, you'll be able to name your own newspaper. Mine is The Elderwick Enquirer. What will yours be?

But wait, there's more! Do you follow the most accurate predictions of Madame Shoshana? Do you burn to know your own Chiropteromantical sign? The uncanny Madame has agreed, after considerable persuasion, to offer private readings to the denizens of Fallen London. Are you glacial, igneous, even speleothemic? Are you perhaps a cat, or a bear, or a crow? Or do you have the terrible misfortune to be born under the sign of the Hunter? The consulting tent will be open very soon.

As if that wan't enough, we're adding a scatter of new opportunity cards at high levels, and we're making some adjustments to content sharing. You may find that Echoing your activities brings the occasional delicious surprise. We'll leave you to discover the details...