Ask the Esurient Smith to examine your Skyglass Knives
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From: Ambition Nemesis – Is this the Dagger?
Unlocked with 
777 x Skyglass Knife
Locked with 
A Little Knifework 5
Wiki note: If you fail, you'll lose "a portion" of the knives, and each failure increases your chance of success for the next attempt (from 60%, to 80% to 100%). The cost of the needed knives is 4,972.8 
. You may want to consult Money-Making.
Challenge information
A matter of luck: It could go either way (success chance: 60%)
Each point of 
A Little Knifework reduces the base difficulty by 20% points.
Success
The mirror crack'd
Seven hundred and seventy six blades go down into the flames, steel melting into a slim puddle […]
The Smith pays it little mind. […] he exclaims. "This is it."
He plucks a shard from the burning slag […] This is the missing shard. You will not lose it now.[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
You've lost 777 x Skyglass Knife
At last, you have found the missing piece of the mirror. (Sets A Little Knifework to 5)
Your 'Searching for a Knife' Quality has gone! (hidden)
Failure
"Dross, all dross."
The Esurient Smith melts each knife into glass and ash […]
"It was never likely. These blades are poor quality; dull. They barely whet the appetite […] Try again, if you will. But the Masters of the Bazaar usually deal in richer fare."[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- You've lost 111 x Skyglass Knife
- Continue purchasing Ravenglass and Skyglass knives to find the shard. (Raises A Little Knifework by 1)
- You've gained 2 x Searching for a Knife (hidden)
