#core #story_event #People_of_the_Lantern #The_Watcher All at once and without warning, the collected sum of the settlement's lanterns go black. The settlement is plunged into darkness. ### Life at the Bottom The survivors' victory over the [[Watcher Showdown|Watcher]] is a meaningless event in the teeming world around them. The settlement's conviction is shaken. Lose the **Ultimate Weapon** or **Final Fighting** **Art**. How can something so insignificant continue to survive? Unless, a greater purpose beyond death awaits. The settlement discovers a way to come and innovates **Destiny**. Continue to [[#Life in the Darkness]] ### Life in the Darkness The Watcher's tangled lantern mass is extinguished. Archive the **Lantern Hoard** settlement location and gain the **Exhausted Lantern Hoard** settlement location. (The settlement can no longer innovate.) The darkness closes in as the survivors gather around the fading lights of the Watcher. Tangled in sinews, a final lantern remains. The light within pulses and swirls with desperate energy. The settlement tears the strange new lantern from the corpse and gains the **Final Lantern** rare gear. Anyone that holds it bristles with energy. Visions of wisdom and coursing vigor jolt from the lantern through the survivor. The settlement quickly discovers they can use the Final Lantern to repair broken ones. Gain 3 **Survivor's Lantern** gear cards. Continue to the [[#Final Knowledge]]. ### Final Knowledge The **Final Lantern** glistens with nervous energy. The settlement commences Story Event ![[Story_EventIcon_black.png]] [[Lantern Research]].