The Gullet / Chamber of Bones Map - M23 Torment: Tides of Numenera Guide
Last update: 28 February 2017
Key points of Torment: Tides of Numenera M23 - Bloom: The Gullet / Chamber of Bones
Important areas on the map
Exits from locations
Item containers
Important NPC's (quest givers, traders etc.)
New potential team members
Hostile NPC's
Important areas on the map
Starting place
You begin exploring The Gullet here. You can't return to the Shrine of Chila (M16.2) until you've found the Bloom Heart.
Corridor with the Predatory Echoes
You can engage them in battle (it's not that difficult) or you can move them to another part of the Bloom after interacting with the western Tongue Cluster (use Intellect).
Murden
You can use Concentration to get closer to it and then knock it out or kill it. You will obtain a Synth Egg (quest item) and a Candy Dispenser. Examining the dispenser and squeezing its hands will allow you to obtain the Pastel Blue Candy cypher (health regeneration and permanent Intellect increase by 1 point).
Whirlpool
You can block the areas where the fluid is flowing (M23.5)(M23.6) and sabotage the tubes (M23.11). This will drain the reservoir and unlock a hole to the Nethermost Cacity (M24 map). You can descend right away or use the Obedient Rope (M23.12) to avoid taking damage.
Siowan is standing next to the whirlpool. Exhaust all dialogue topics. If you have the Interdimension Scalpel you can use it to kill him (+2XP).
Flowing substance
You can stop the flow by using the Sealant Spray or the Sealant Bomb (M23.10). This will lower the fluid level in the whirlpool tank.
Flowing substance
You can stop the flow by using the Sealant Bomb (M23.10) or the Synth Egg (M23.3). This will lower the fluid level in the whirlpool tank.
Side room
If you sacrificed Artaglio in the Chiurgeon Slump (M18.1) to open the Maw then you can meet him here. You can use the Tidal Affinity skill on him (2XP) and invite him to the main character's Labyrinth (3XP).
Maw
A Maw may appear here if you'll interact with the nearby Tongue Cluster and use Intellect. You can open the Maw with the Interdimension Scalpel and you'll unlock a portal to the Chamber of Bones (M23.9).
Portal in the Chamber of Bones
You may begin the exploration of the Chamber of Bones here after you open the Maw in The Gullet (M23.8).
Large metal armor
You can examine the metal armor and find 2 quest items - Sealant Spray and Sealant Bomb (use Quick Fingers to obtain this item).
Dakore is standing nearby. You can talk to him.
Tubes
You can use Quick Fingers and lower the fluid level in the whirlpool reservoir.
Room with the Predatory Echoes
If you sacrificed someone in Small Nihilesh (M19.5) to open the Maw then you can meet this person here. The conversation can end peacefully or with a battle.
You may decide to attack the Predatory Echoes. Once they're defeated examine the woman's corpse. You'll find the Obedient Rope which can be used to safely descend through a hole in the whirlpool reservoir (M23.4).
Stash
Aside from shins and a usable item you can also find Black Stone Rings here. Examine them to obtain the Traitors' Rings cypher.
Brain
You can examine it more carefully and use the Tidal Affinity skill to restore its activity.
Stomach
You can use Quick Hands to open it. This will unlock the portal to the Forgotten Niche. This location contains shins, Liquid Armor, Sweeping Glove cypher, Starsight and a powerful Galvanic Hammer (examine the skeleton).
Exits from locations
M24 � Hole to: Nethermost Cavity. You can't use it until you've drained the whirlpool reservoir (M23.4).
The above map shows The Gullet and the Chamber of Bones. These are two parts of the Bloom, an enormous living organism which can be reached only after embarking on the main quest - Into the Depths. To be more precise, it becomes available only after opening the Maw in the Shrine of Chilia, located in the Vast Interior (M16.2). If you want to know how it is done, check out the page focused on that quest.
The Gullet is visited on the way to the Bloom Heart. Finding the heart is one of the most important goals of the Into the Depths quest. In the Gullet there are many hostile characters, but you don't necessarily have to fight them. You can find some treasure (some of it is located in the Chamber of Bones, which you can reach after opening a new Maw.
Note - After getting to the Gullet, you will no longer be able to get back to the interior, so prepare well for the plunge. Entering the next big location of the Bloom - Nethermost Cavity - is the same story (map M24). When you get there, it will not be possible to get back to the Gullet. During your first visit you should collect all useful items.
Key locations in the Gullet and the Chamber of Bones
2. Corridor with the Predatory Echoes. You can begin a fight with them (not very difficult) or move the echoes to another part of the Bloom by interacting with the west Tongue Cluster (you have to pass a test of Intellect).
3. Murden. You can use Concentration to close in and then kill or stun it. You will obtain a Synth Egg (quest item) and a Candy Dispenser. Examining the dispenser and squeezing its hands will allow you to obtain the Pastel Blue Candy cypher (health regeneration and permanent Intellect increase by 1 point).
4. Whirlpool. You can block the areas where the fluid is flowing (M23.5)(M23.6) and sabotage the tubes (M23.11). This will drain the reservoir and unlock a hole to the Nethermost Cavity (map M24). You can descend right away or use the Obedient Rope (M23.12) to avoid taking damage.
Siowan is standing next to the whirlpool. Use all dialogue topics. If you have the Transdimensional Scalpel you can use it to kill him (+2XP).
8. Maw to Chamber of Bones. A Maw may appear here if you'll interact with the nearby Tongue Cluster and use Intellect. You can open the Maw with the Transdimensional Scalpel and you'll unlock a portal to the Chamber of Bones (M23.9). It's a small location guarded by Corpuscular Maws.
10. Large metal armor. You can examine the metal armor and find 2 quest items - Sealant Spray and Sealant Bomb (use Quick Fingers to obtain this item). Dakore is standing nearby. You can talk to him.
12. Room with the Predatory Echoes. If you sacrificed someone in Small Nihilesh (M19.5) to open the Maw, then you can meet this person here. The conversation can end peacefully or with a battle.
You may decide to attack the Predatory Echoes. Once they're defeated examine the woman's corpse. You'll find the Obedient Rope which can be used to safely descend through a hole in the whirlpool reservoir (M23.4).
15. Stomach. You can use Quick Hands to open it. This will unlock the portal to the Forgotten Niche. This location contains shins, Liquid Armor, Sweeping Glove cipher, Starsight and a powerful Galvanic Hammer (examine the skeleton).