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Whale oil is the refined oil that is harvested from whales, and the basis of the Empire's industrial revolution. Highly volatile, it is held in tanks which can be found throughout major cities. In Dunwall, it is used to power all technology, while in Karnaca, it is used interchangeably with wind power.

History

Whale oil's potential as an energy source was discovered by the natural philosopher Esmond Roseburrow, who observed vagabonds in Slaughterhouse Row using collected whale oil to stoke fires.^[1] Through a special refinement process, he turned whale oil into a fuel source that advanced the Isles' technology by centuries. It also turned the once marginal and supplementary whaling industry into the most vital industry for all the Isles. Whaling houses like the Greaves Company and the Rothwild Slaughterhouse turned into wealthy, industrial powerhouses. Later, Anton Sokolov proposed the first plans to use whale oil in technological weaponization.

Characteristics

Whale oil is easily recognized by the bright blue glow it emits, which can be best seen in the whale processing and oil refining areas of the Greaves Refinery in the Flooded District and in Slaughterhouse Row, where leaked whale oil illuminates the halls and surrounding streets. It is extremely unstable and volatile; throwing or shooting a full whale oil tank will cause it to explode.

It is speculated that whale oil is naturally produced within the bodies of whales due to great pressures deep in the ocean, for the purpose of temperature regulation. It is theorized by Piero Joplin that if the human body were exposed to such pressures, it could produce something similar to whale oil; these experiments have not come to fruition, due to financial and ethical concerns.^[2]

Trivia

The in-universe whale oil is likely based on the real-life substance called "spermaceti", found in and chiefly harvested from sperm whales. Like the oil, spermaceti was harvested by 18th century whalers and refined to be used as fuel in lamps, heaters and candles. As the whales of Dishonored closely resembles sperm whales, the design choice is appropriate.

Gallery

References

[1] The Tales from Dunwall Chapter 1: The Awakening

[2] Piero Considers Life Energy

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-[[File:Greaveslightingoil.jpg|thumb|A brand of whale oil used for lighting.]]
+[[File:Oil01.png|thumb|252px|Whale oil.]]
-'''Whale oil''' is the refined oil that is harvested from [[whales]]; it advances [[Dunwall]] into an industrial revolution once its true potential is discovered. Highly volatile, it is held in [[Whale oil tank|tanks]], which are used to power all of the [[:Category:Technology|technology]] in Dunwall.
+'''Whale oil''' is the refined oil that is harvested from [[whales]], and the basis of the [[Empire of the Isles|Empire's]] industrial revolution. Highly volatile, it is held in [[Whale Oil Tank|tanks]] which can be found throughout major cities. In [[Dunwall]], it is used to power all [[:Category:Technology|technology]], while in [[Karnaca]], it is used interchangeably with wind power.
+==History==
+[[File:Esmond Roseburrow.jpg|thumb|200px|Esmond Roseburrow.]]
+Whale oil's potential as an energy source was discovered by the natural philosopher [[Esmond Roseburrow]], who observed vagabonds in [[Slaughterhouse Row]] using collected whale oil to stoke fires.<ref>[[The Tales from Dunwall#Chapter 1: The Awakening|The Tales from Dunwall Chapter 1: The Awakening]]</ref> Through a special refinement process, he turned whale oil into a fuel source that advanced the Isles' technology by centuries. It also turned the once marginal and supplementary whaling industry into the most vital industry for all the Isles. Whaling houses like the [[The Greaves Whale House|Greaves Company]] and the [[Rothwild Slaughterhouse]] turned into wealthy, industrial powerhouses. Later, [[Anton Sokolov]] proposed the first plans to use whale oil in technological weaponization.
 ==Characteristics==
-Whale oil is easily recognized by the bright blue glow it emits. This can be best seen in the whale processing and [[The Greaves Whale House|oil refining]] areas of the [[Flooded District]], where leaked whale oil illuminates the halls and surrounding streets. It is suspected by some that whale oil is produced due to the whale's habitat at great pressures deep below the ocean, for the possible uses of temperature regulation within the whale's body. Yet others believe that if the human body can be exposed to such pressures, the human body can produce something similar to whale oil, yet these experiments have not come to fruition.
+Whale oil is easily recognized by the bright blue glow it emits, which can be best seen in the whale processing and oil refining areas of the [[Greaves Refinery]] in the [[Flooded District]] and in Slaughterhouse Row, where leaked whale oil illuminates the halls and surrounding streets. It is extremely unstable and volatile; throwing or shooting a full whale oil tank will cause it to explode.
+It is speculated that whale oil is naturally produced within the bodies of whales due to great pressures deep in the ocean, for the purpose of temperature regulation. It is theorized by [[Piero Joplin]] that if the human body were exposed to such pressures, it could produce something similar to whale oil; these experiments have not come to fruition, due to financial and ethical concerns.<ref>[[Piero Considers Life Energy]]</ref>
-It also appears to be extremely unstable and volatile, as simply throwing a container full of it can cause it to explode.
+==Trivia==
+*The in-universe whale oil is likely based on the real-life substance called "spermaceti", found in and chiefly harvested from sperm whales. Like the oil, spermaceti was harvested by 18th century whalers and refined to be used as fuel in lamps, heaters and candles. As the whales of ''Dishonored'' closely resembles sperm whales, the design choice is appropriate.
-==History==
-[[File:Dripping_whale_oil_tank.jpg|thumb|150px|A dripping whale oil tank.]]Whale oil was discovered as a form of energy by the natural philosopher [[Esmond Roseburrow]]. Originally, whale oil was not that important, only being collected for its use as an easily flammable material. Roseburrow's discovery changed that, when he observed how the poor used it. Through a special refinement process, he turned it into a specialized fuel source that advanced the Isles technologically by centuries. This also turned the whaling industry from a marginal, supplementary one into the single most vital industry for all the Isles. Whaling houses like the Greaves company or the [[Rothwild Slaughterhouse]] turned into wealthy, industrial powerhouses. Later [[Anton Sokolov]] proposed the first plans which lead to the weaponization of whale oil.
 ==Gallery==
+<div class="scrollbox">
 <gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
+whale oil fire2.png|Cold survivors add whale oil to a bonfire.
+Whaleoiltank crop.png|A tank of whale oil.
+oil06.png|Refined whale oil.
+whale oil power coldridge.png|Whale oil powering Coldridge Prison.
+oil02.png|Whale oil running through the streets.
+oil03.png|Whale oil on the street in the Flooded District.
+Dripping whale oil tank.jpg|A dripping whale oil containment vat at the Rothwild Slaughterhouse.
+Oil Harvest.png|Oil being collected directly from a whale's stomach.
+oil04.png|Unprocessed oil at the Rothwild Slaughterhouse.
+oil05.png|Oil leaking from a pipe outside the Rothwild Slaughterhouse.
+whale oil2.png|Daud throws a tank of whale oil at his enemies, causing it to explode.
 ArkPylon01.jpg|A guard carrying a whale oil tank.
+Guard with whale oil tank.png|Jeffrey, a City Watch Guard, carrying a whale oil tank in Dunwall Tower.
+Gaurd oil replace.gif|Jeffrey replaces a tank of whale oil in Dunwall Tower (GIF).
+Jeffrey dropping the oil tank.png|A City Watch guard drops a whale oil tank...
+Jeffrey regrets his life choices.png|...and regrets it.
+Dh-poster-greaves-lighting-oil.jpg|A whale oil price list.
 Greaveshoundpits.jpg|An advertisement for Greaves Lightning Oil.
+Whalelamplit.jpg|A promotional "whale oil" plug-in lamp for ''Dishonored''.
-whale oil2.png|Daud throws a tank of whale oil at his enemies, causing it to explode.
+Dishonored 2 Whale Oil Art.jpg|Concept art of the explosion in "Dishonored 2".
+whaleoiltankdispenser.png|Whale Oil Tank Dispenser Concept Art for Dishonored 2.
+whaleoiltanks.png|Whale Oil concept art.
+whaleoiltanks1.png|Whale Oil concept art.
 </gallery>
+</div>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Navbox World}}
+[[ru:Ворвань]] [[es:Trans]] [[pl:Tran]] [[it:Olio di Balena]]
+[[zh:鲸油]]
 [[Category:Technology]]
+[[Category:Lore]]

v • d • e World of the Dishonored franchise
Geography	The Isles (Gristol • Morley • Serkonos • Tyvia) • Dunwall • Karnaca • Pandyssian Continent
History	The Loyalist Conspiracy • Rat Plague • Siege of White Cliff • Timeline • The Great Burning
Beliefs	Abbey of the Everyman • The Outsider • The Void
Authority	City Watch • Empire of the Isles • Grand Guard • Warfare Overseers
Science	The Academy of Natural Philosophy • Whale Oil • Technology
Documents	Audiographs • Books • Written Notes