natural_phenomenon

corpusants

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Properties

_kg_layer
0
appearance
pallid fire, tapering white flames
description
A luminous atmospheric electrical discharge, also known as St. Elmo's Fire, appearing as pallid, tapering flames on the Pequod's masts and yard-arms during the typhoon.
effect_on_crew
enchanted, awed
location_on_ship
yard-arms, mast-heads

Relationships

  • appeared onPequod
    description
    The phenomenon of corpusants manifested as pallid fire, tipping the yard-arms and burning silently on the three tall masts of the Pequod.
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    All the yard-arms were tipped with a pallid fire; and touched at each tri-pointed lightning-rod-end with three tapering white flames, each of the three tall masts was silently burning in that sulphurous air, like three gigantic wax tapers before an altar.
  • extracted_fromSource
    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T00:16:33.802Z
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