Favours: The Docks

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Favours: The Docks is a Favours quality.

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A group of zailors, an Action from The Wedding Guests, a Storylet in Fallen London.

Accept a proposition from a smuggler, an Action from The Windward Tower: the Matter of the Decommissioned Steamer, a Card in Fallen London.

Buy a round at the Rusty Tramp, an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

Confide in the Chandleress, an Action from The Chandleress' Complaint, a Storylet in Dept. of Menace Eradication.

Dealing with the Last Constable, once and for all, an Action from Working with the Cheery Man, a Storylet in Watchmaker's Hill.

Entertain a curious crowd, an Action from The Seekers of the Garden, a Card in Fallen London.

Fight for the dockers, an Action from The Battle of Wolfstack Docks, a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Find a hard-working home for your Mark of Credit Page, an Action from Secrets and Spending, a Card in Fallen London.

Further ingratiate yourself with Dockers, an Action from Opportunities for Ingratiation, a Card in Fallen London.

Ingratiate yourself with Dockers, an Action from Opportunities for Ingratiation, a Card in Fallen London.

Ingratiate yourself with the miners, an Action from The Perigee of Silver, a Storylet in Port Cecil.

Intervene to help the docker, an Action from A tavern dust-up, a Card in Fallen London.

Join him for a pint, an Action from Drinks with the Youthful Naturalist, a Storylet in The Medusa's Head.

Keep her company at work, an Action from Down by the Docks with your Wife, a Card in Fallen London.

Kill the Pinewood Shark, an Action from Embattled with the (Parabolan Quarry), a Storylet in Parabolan Base-Camp.

Leave well enough alone, an Action from The Clay Man Coalman and the Notorious Strikebreaker, a Storylet in Watchmaker's Hill.

(FATE) Listen to the Drownies sing, an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

(FATE) Make absolutely sure Jasper and Frank won't be disappointed (3 FATE), an Action from A Business Errand for Lyme, a Storylet in Mahogany Hall.

Meet some zailors, an Action from The Sideshows, a Storylet in Mrs Plenty's Carnival.

Rescue the crew, an Action from Crash!, a Storylet in Mutton Island.

Sell a Soothe & Cooper Long-Box, an Action from Aspiring Zee-Captains, a Storylet in The Blind Helmsman.

Share a tale of your travels, an Action from Under the Statue at Moulin, a Card in Moulin.

Sign on to guard a glim-ship, an Action from An evening's zailing, a Card in Fallen London.

Stick to something stately, an Action from The Last Dance, a Storylet in Veilgarden (Party).

(FATE) Take part in a Wolfstack League match, an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

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A Docker sent you, an Action from A Clandestine Rendezvous, a Storylet in Watchmaker's Hill.

A Silver-Eyed Zailor, an Action from Call in Favours at Jericho Locks, a Storylet in Jericho Locks.

A disturbance on the docks, an Action from Drink from your Engraved Pewter Tankard, an Item in your inventory.

A funeral for Shipwreck Joe, an Action from Drink from your Engraved Pewter Tankard, an Item in your inventory.

A round of well-intentioned backslapping, an Action from Call in favours in the Wolfstack Docks, a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Ambush Smugglers, an Action from The Tower of Knives: Difficulties at a Smoky Flophouse, a Card in Fallen London.

( Ambition: Light Fingers!) Ask for help from an experienced dockhand, an Action from Light Fingers: The Painted Door, a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Assist an out-of-work Gondolier, an Action from Canal Workers on the Upper River, a Card in Upper River.

Brawl with street fighters, an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

Choose Rat-Catcher as your profession, an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

Convince the residents to pay their protection fees to the urchins instead, an Action from Youthful high spirits, a Card in Fallen London.

Expand the Church here, an Action from A Mission to the Hinterlands, a Storylet in Burrow-Infra-Mump.

Fencing lessons with a Dashing Captain, an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

Find a heartmetal hook for the Bitter Hunter, an Action from Letting Go, a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Find and collect the mine, an Action from The Admiralty's Error, a Storylet in The Pillared Sea.

Find the Ex-Privateer Charter Clerk a crew, an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

Give up your fame and friends, an Action from One more loss, a Storylet in Mrs Plenty's Carnival (SMEN).

Hire a porter from the docks, an Action from Prepare for an Expedition in the Forgotten Quarter, a Storylet in Base-Camp.

Hire a small flotilla, an Action from Light Fingers: A Counterfeit Constellation, a Storylet in Fallen London.

Hire the Clay Breaker, an Action from Visit the Offices of (Company), a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Knives forty feet above deck, an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

( Ambition: Light Fingers!) Make the necessary preparations, an Action from Light Fingers: The Lure is Cast, a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Obtain a chart of the eastern Unterzee, an Action from Assembling your Puzzling Maps,.

Offer the labour of a zailor, an Action from Offering Tribute to the Court of the Wakeful Eye, a Storylet in The Labyrinth of Tigers.

Return of the Lovestruck Maenad, an Action from Drink from your Engraved Pewter Tankard, an Item in your inventory.

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A Docker sent you (Unlock), an Action from A Clandestine Rendezvous, a Storylet in Watchmaker's Hill.

A Ship in the Night (Unlock), a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

A Silver-Eyed Zailor (Unlock), an Action from Call in Favours at Jericho Locks, a Storylet in Jericho Locks.

A disturbance on the docks (Unlock), an Action from Drink from your Engraved Pewter Tankard, an Item in your inventory.

A funeral for Shipwreck Joe (Unlock), an Action from Drink from your Engraved Pewter Tankard, an Item in your inventory.

A round of well-intentioned backslapping (Unlock), an Action from Call in favours in the Wolfstack Docks, a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Ambush Smugglers (Unlock), an Action from The Tower of Knives: Difficulties at a Smoky Flophouse, a Card in Fallen London.

( Ambition: Light Fingers!) Ask for help from an experienced dockhand (Unlock), an Action from Light Fingers: The Painted Door, a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Assist an out-of-work Gondolier (Unlock), an Action from Canal Workers on the Upper River, a Card in Upper River.

Brawl with street fighters (Unlock), an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

Buy a round at the Rusty Tramp (Lock), an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

Choose Rat-Catcher as your profession (Unlock), an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

Entertain a curious crowd (Lock), an Action from The Seekers of the Garden, a Card in Fallen London.

Expand the Church here (Unlock), an Action from A Mission to the Hinterlands, a Storylet in Burrow-Infra-Mump.

Fencing lessons with a Dashing Captain (Unlock), an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

Find a heartmetal hook for the Bitter Hunter (Unlock), an Action from Letting Go, a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Find and collect the mine (Unlock), an Action from The Admiralty's Error, a Storylet in The Pillared Sea.

Find the Ex-Privateer Charter Clerk a crew (Unlock), an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

Further ingratiate yourself with Dockers (Lock), an Action from Opportunities for Ingratiation, a Card in Fallen London.

Hire a porter from the docks (Unlock), an Action from Prepare for an Expedition in the Forgotten Quarter, a Storylet in Base-Camp.

Hire a small flotilla (Unlock), an Action from Light Fingers: A Counterfeit Constellation, a Storylet in Fallen London.

Hire the Clay Breaker (Unlock), an Action from Visit the Offices of (Company), a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Ingratiate yourself with Dockers (Lock), an Action from Opportunities for Ingratiation, a Card in Fallen London.

Keep her company at work (Lock), an Action from Down by the Docks with your Wife, a Card in Fallen London.

Knives forty feet above deck (Unlock), an Action from By the River's Side: the Docks, a Card in Fallen London.

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A disturbance on the docks (Formula), an Action from Drink from your Engraved Pewter Tankard, an Item in your inventory.

A funeral for Shipwreck Joe (Formula), an Action from Drink from your Engraved Pewter Tankard, an Item in your inventory.

Convince the residents to pay their protection fees to the urchins instead (Formula), an Action from Youthful high spirits, a Card in Fallen London.

Settle in the Widow's favour (Formula), an Action from The Acacia and the Butterfly, a Card in Fallen London.

It is impossible to raise this quality beyond the cap of 7 under any circumstance. Excess from actions raising the quality is wasted after hitting the cap!

Notable sources

Source	Action	Location/Card	Cost/Requirements	Number of Favours	Notes
Professions	The Rat-Catcher's reward	London	4 actions, Must be a Rat-Catcher	1	Once per week, after Time, the Healer
	The Stalker's Reward		4 actions, Must be an Stalker	1
	The Monster-Hunter's Labours		4 actions, Must be a Monster-Hunter	1
Storylets	Rescue the crew	Mutton Island	24 Actions	1	See Time Passing on Mutton Island (Guide)
	Meet some zailors	Mrs Plenty's Carnival	Less than 5 x Renown	1
	Kill the Pinewood Shark	Parabolan Base-Camp		1	See Parabolan Hunting (Guide)
	Confide in the Chandleress	Dept. of Menace Eradication	-5 CP Dangerous	1	The Airs of London 96-100
	Graduate a Zailor	Sinning Jenny's Finishing School FATE	12 Actions	0-1	See Sinning Jenny's Finishing School (Guide)
	Sell a Soothe & Cooper Long-Box	The Blind Helmsman	1 x Soothe & Cooper Long-Box	3
Cards	Visit him in his lodgings	A Visit ➤ the Soldier	Acquainted	1
	Wade in with fists flying	A Riot in Spite!		0-1	Early game only
	Tip off the ship's captain	A mission from the Cheesemonger	An Agent of the Cheesemonger 4-5	1	Early in the storyline only
	Stick to something stately	The Last Dance		1	Rare Success, see Attending a Party (Guide)
	Sign on to guard a glim-ship	An evening's zailing	3 actions	1	Early game only
	Accept a proposition from a smuggler	The Windward Tower: the Matter of the Decommissioned Steamer	Removes the card.	1	Repeatable if you move in and loan out, repeatedly.
	Multiple options	By the River's Side: the Docks	10 x Piece of Rostygold or Mud-Splattered Football Kit FATE	1
	Find a hard-working home for your Mark of Credit Page	Secrets and Spending	14 x Counting the Days and a Mark of Credit Page	1
	Teach her to listen	What will you do with your Taciturn Mynah?	Taciturn Mynah	1

Notable uses

Source	Action	Location	Cost	Reward	Value/Notes
Storylets	A round of well-intentioned backslapping	Wolfstack Docks	1 x Favours	420 x Shard of Glim	4.2
	The Home of an Admiral's Widow	Planning a Heist (Hub)	3 x Favours	1 x Stolen Correspondence 2 x Legal Document 3 x Justificande Coin 5 x Map Scrap	24.55 See On a Heist (Guide)
	Hire a porter from the docks	Base-Camp	3 x Favours 50 x Piece of Rostygold	7 x Crate of Expedition Supplies	See Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)
	A Silver-Eyed Zailor	Jericho Locks	4 x Favours	2 x Uncanny Incunabulum 2 x Knob of Scintillack	25 and 5 or 10 x Hinterland Scrip
	Watch a parade		5 x Favours	2 x Esteem of the Guild	See Canal Cruising in Jericho Locks (Guide)
	Offer the labour of a zailor	The Labyrinth of Tigers	7 x Favours	11-23 x Tribute based on Offering Favours to the Court	20 x Tribute can be cashed in for a 62.5 item
Cards	Brawl with street fighters	By the River's Side: the Docks	1 x Favours	~20 CP Dangerous per favour	If 0-30 Dangerous
	Knives forty feet above deck		3 x Favours		If 31-70 Dangerous
	Fencing lessons with a Dashing Captain		5 x Favours		If 71+ Dangerous
	Assist an out-of-work Gondolier	Canal Workers on the Upper River	1 x Favours	10 x Certifiable Scrap	See Certifiable Scraps (Guide)
	Work long into the night forging a compromise solution	The Acacia and the Butterfly	1 x Favours -100 CP Connected: The Widow	1 x Strong-Backed Labour 250 x Jade Fragment 1 CP Someone Is Coming Opening a Bundle of Oddities	5 plus Bundle
	Settle in the Widow's favour		all Favours	500-1000 Jade Fragment 1 x Favour in High Places 1 x Whisper-Satin Scrap 1 x Surface-Silk Scrap 1 CP Someone Is Coming	13.10 plus Jade Jade depends on Favours spent
	Ambush Smugglers	The Tower of Knives: Difficulties at a Smoky Flophouse	3 x Favours 1 x Strong-Backed Labour	750 x Bottle of Greyfields 1879 12 CP Making Waves	5 Requires A Person of Some Importance -
	Share a drink with a Zailor	Under the Statue at Moulin	4 x Favours	2 x Puzzling Map or Rare Success 1 x Salt Steppe Atlas	25 or on Rare Success 62.5 or 125 x Assortment of Khaganian Coinage Requires 22 Moulin Development
	Convince the residents to pay their protection fees to the urchins instead	Youthful high spirits	all Favours	250-750 Silk Scrap 5 x Thirsty Bombazine Scrap 5 x Whisper-Satin Scrap 1 CP Someone Is Coming	15 plus Silk Silk depends on Favours spent

The favours can also be used with an Engraved Pewter Tankard to increase Renown: The Docks.