Curiosity Grinding (Guide)

F.F. Gebrandt's Superior Laudanum

University Laboratory (Place)

• 1 for Aid F.F. Gebrandt in Refining her Formulas; costs x 5 Nodule of Warm Amber, x 5 Phosphorescent Scarab and x 5 Flask of Abominable Salts, and requires Laboratory Services from F.F. Gebrandt.

Other

• 3 for A review of your work; requires not having purchased the FATE item The Formula for Empyrean Redolence.
• 1 is a possible outcome of Milking your Hellworm.
• 3-4 for options on the card Your Winsome Orphan is out of control
• Can be purchased from Nikolas Pawnbrokers (for 1 ) and the Extramural Trading Company (for 3 )

F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour

University Laboratory (Place)

• 1 for Aid F.F. Gebrandt in Refining her Formulas; costs x 5 Nodule of Warm Amber, x 5 Phosphorescent Scarab and x 5 Flask of Abominable Salts, and requires Laboratory Services from F.F. Gebrandt.

The Labyrinth of Tigers

• 3 for a success at F.F. Gebrandt's Apothecary 40% Luck check.

Other

• 5 for A review of your work; requires not having purchased the Fate item The Formula for Empyrean Redolence.
• 1 is a possible outcome of Milking your Hellworm.
• Can be purchased from Nikolas Pawnbrokers (for 1 ) and the Extramural Trading Company (for 3 )

Venom-Ruby

Your Activities

• In jewels allows Midnighters and Licentiates to pay out their Professional Activities (Guide) in venom-rubies and other items. Up to 1 every 2.5 actions on average for Midnighters, and every 1.25 for Licentiates.

The Crowds of Spite

• 6 for Dispose of twenty Trophies (~3.5 per action on Strung-up Street with 171+ Base Shadowy); see The Crowds of Spite (Guide) for more information.

Bazaar Side-streets

• 1 for 75 x Cryptic Clue from Pick out a venom-ruby

The Dome of Scales

• (( Kataleptic Toxicology - 3)/ 2 for Receive the story in the form of cascabel venom. Requires Shadowy Gains 24 and a variety of materials to get to the storylet, but once you're in it you may repeat this option once every two actions for as long as you wish.

The Museum of Prelapsarian History

• 100 for Gain access to her stores of unused materials; with Curator's Gratitude obtained as described in the guide, this can reach up to 42.75 rubies/action.

Irem

• 26 No Currency (which can be sold for rubies) for Tell a story on The Liberation, in Apocyan in A Dark Future. See Irem (Guide) for more information.

Ealing Gardens

• 5 for Call in favours from Tomb Colonists; costs x 2 Favours: Tomb-Colonies and requires a statue of Feducci.

Station VIII

• 25 from Grab what else you can on the way out each time you rob Station VIII; this averages 6.25 per action, assuming success on all checks.

Sapphire

Your Activities

• In jewels allows Midnighters and Licentiates to pay out their Professional Activities (Guide) in sapphires and other items. Up to 1 every 5 actions on average for Midnighters, and every 2.5 for Licentiates.

The Crowds of Spite

• 6 for Dispose of twenty Trophies (~3.5 per action on Strung-up Street with 171+ Base Shadowy); see The Crowds of Spite (Guide) for more information.

On a Heist

• 15 for Sapphires?; costs x 1 Cat-Like Tread.

Mrs Plenty's Carnival

• 1 for a rare success at Lizard Throwing's 50% Luck check. Costs x 1 Carnival Ticket.

Ealing Gardens

• 5 for Call in favours from Tomb Colonists; costs x 2 Favours: Tomb-Colonies and requires a statue of Feducci.

Other

• 8 for A sound success when playing cat and mouse with the Eccentric Burglar; see Cat and Mouse (Guide) for more information. Costs x 1 Implacable Detective's Business Card among other things.

Nikolas & Sons Instant Ablution Absolution

Other

• 1 is a possible outcome of Milking your Hellworm.
• Can be purchased from Nikolas Pawnbrokers (for 1.5 ) and the Extramural Trading Company (for 3 )

Ring of Stone

The Magistracy of the Evenlode

• 1 for rare on Search the lower floors or Search the lowest Floors. See Diving in the Magistracy (Guide) for details.

Cryptobotanical Rosette

Your Social Engagements

• 1 for completing the Tournament of Lilies (Guide).

Horsehead Amulet

Base Camp

• 1 has a 2.5% chance of appearing as a reward for A thieves' cache! (requires 10 x Crate of Expedition Supplies, 1 x Favours: Criminals and at least 6 actions), and a 1.25% chance for A Shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven (requires 20 x Crate of Expedition Supplies and at least 9 actions). See Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide) for more information.

Burrow-Infra-Mump

• 1 for the alternative success of Meditate on Death; requires Burrow-Infra-Mump Commemorative Development exactly 21, the Memento Mori.

Strong-Backed Labour

Spite

• 3 for Send an Unfinished Man to Spite, which takes 5 actions; this averages 1 Labour per 1.67 actions. See Underclay (Guide) for more information.

Your Activities

• In hard labour allows Schismatics to pay out their Professional Activities (Guide) in Labour and other items, at up to 1 Labour per ~3.33 actions.

The Clay Quarters

• 2 for Recruit Clay Man labour; costs x 50 Moon-Pearl, x 50 Piece of Rostygold, x 4 Compromising Document and x 1 An Identity Uncovered! (total sale value 5.5 ), as well as 1 action. Requires A Finder of Heiresses 1 and A Visitor to the Clay Quarters. Note that entering the Clay Quarters has a material cost, so this is best used when getting Labour in bulk. In large quantities with stockpiled goods, it approaches (but can never quite reach) 1 Labour per 2.75 and 0.5 actions.

Wilmot's End

• 4 for A friendly gesture, averaging 1 Labour per 5.5 actions. See Searching out a Missing Woman (Guide) for more information.

Bazaar Side-streets

• 1 can be purchased for 3.5 and 1 action from Hire Strong-Backed Labour.

Jericho Locks

• 5 for Call in favours from the Church (Bishop of Southwark) at the cost of x 1 Favours: The Church

Whirring Contraption

A decent and widely known source is the Searching out a Missing Woman (see guide) carousel

Wolfstack Docks

• 1 for Sponsor a trading voyage to the farthest reaches of the zee, costs x 2000 Drop of Prisoner's Honey and 20 and takes 5 actions. As such, unless you want the alternative success of x 450 Phosphorescent Scarab, this is a poor grind.

Bazaar Side-streets

• 1 for Commission a Whirring Contraption; costs 120 x Phosphorescent Scarab and 24 x Memory of Light.

Wilmot's End

• 2 for The carpet bag, averaging 5.5 actions per Whirring Contraption. See Searching out a Missing Woman (Guide) for more information.

The Gamekeeper's Cottage, Renovated

• 1 for The assemblage of ticking brass; costs 5 x Exploits, averaging 6 actions. Also nets you a 1 x Brass Ring. See Hearts' Game (Guide) for details.

Other

• 4 (11 the first time) for Sunbathe in the light, the conclusion of the zee dream Rosy Colours Leaping on the Wall. See Zailing (Guide) for more information.

Crackling Device

The Blind Helmsman

• 1 for 610 x Foreman's Favour in Head Far Beneath the Blind Helmsman; requires approximately 23 actions. See L. B. Industries (Guide) for more information.

Khan's Heart

• 1 for A Repentant Thief; requires at least 15 actions and x 2 Intercepted Cablegram. You can obtain the cablegrams at an average of 0.6 actions for 2 via Tap the underzee cable. See Khaganian Intrigue (Guide) for more information.
• 1 for Commission the manufacture of a Crackling Device; requires 60 x Assortment of Khaganian Coinage and 3000 x Nevercold Brass Sliver.
• 1 for 130 x Assortment of Khaganian Coinage in the Midnight Market.

Implacable Detective's Business Card

• 1 for spending 5 Constable favours to increase Watchful.
• 1 for He's not alone 2 on A drink with the Cheery Man; requires The Airs of London 40-59.
• 1 when selling the right-hand half of the Screaming Map to the Detective.
• 1 for Taunt the detective; lowers Subtle and raises Suspicion.

Carnival Ticket

Mrs Plenty's Carnival

• 5-30 for various options on Buy tickets to the Carnival.

The Blind Helmsman

• 20 for Wrestle a tiger! with a Running Battle... 9 challenge.

Leathery Human Heart

Watchmaker's Hill

• 1 for Move in for the kill with a Running Battle... 6 challenge.

Fidgeting Writer Items

These are a number of items associated with the Fidgeting Writer's Storyline accessible from a storylet on Tale of Terror!!. See Fidgeting Writer (Guide) for full details.

Station VIII reagents

A number of items are heavily associated with the Factory at Station VIII; these are the Salve of Righteousness, Crystallised Euphoria, Concentrate of Self, Oil of Companionship, Powder of Renewal, Fillip of Effervescence, Halcyonic Tonic and Distillation of Retribution. For detailed introduction and analysis, see Alchemy at Station VIII (Guide).

The Halcyonic Tonic and Fillip of Effervescence may only be obtained by collecting a marked crate at Station VIII. The others may all be produced in the laboratory at the factory from materials purchased from Pinnock or bribing a courier; for Unthinkable Hope, this is the only source.

All the others except Crystallised Euphoria may be obtained as results of Milking your Hellworm. In addition to this,

• x 1 Crystallised Euphoria is the bonus for selling an exceptional thesis to The Wistful Stoker; see Writing a Monograph (Guide) for more information

• x 5 Crystallised Euphoria, x 1 Oil of Companionship and x 1 Salve of Righteousness may be purchased by those with A Kitten-Sized Diamond, Liberated from the Mountain from Mr Fires at Station VIII, for the cost of x 1 Edicts of the First City.

• x 1 Concentrate of Self is the reward for giving your reflection what it wants at the end of the Reflection campaign; see Parabolan War (Guide) for more information.