Hunting across London
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Game Instructions: Reduce Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding to find it. If you can reduce its Savagery as well, the final battle will be easier.
Unlocked with 
Your Quarry:
Storylet appears in 
Fallen London
Options:
Search for traces
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding 1
Locked with
Your Quarry: Wariness 4
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 15 || 11 - very chancy (44%) || 13 - chancy (52%) || 16 - modest (64%) || 18 - very modest (72%) || 21 - low-risk (84%) || 23 - straightforward (92%) || 25 - straightforward (100%) Dangerous, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of 
Quarry's Savagery. The above example is at Quarry's Savagery 15.Success
Drawing closer
Dangerous is increasing…
You've lost 2-5 x Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
[The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
You're getting close!
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've lost 2-5 x Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
You've gained 1 x Your Quarry: Wariness- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Slow progress
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
Expose yourself as bait
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding 1
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 22 || 16 - very chancy (43%) || 19 - chancy (51%) || 23 - modest (62%) || 27 - very modest (73%) || 30 - low-risk (81%) || 34 - straightforward (92%) || 37 - straightforward (100%) Dangerous, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of (1.5 x Quarry's Savagery). The above example is at Quarry's Savagery 15.Success
A sighting!
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've lost 2-10 x Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
Failure
Nothing to see
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've lost 2 x Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
Employ the strategies of Mr Inch
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding, 
Dangerous 30
Locked with Your Quarry: Wariness 4
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 30 || 21 - very chancy (42%) || 26 - chancy (52%) || 31 - modest (62%) || 36 - very modest (72%) || 41 - low-risk (82%) || 46 - straightforward (92%) || 50 - straightforward (100%) Dangerous, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of Quarry's Savagery. The above example is at Quarry's Savagery 15.Success
Into the mind of a monster
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've lost 5-7? x Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
Failure
Too tame
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
- You've gained 0-1 x Your Quarry: Wariness
Stalk silently
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 15 || 11 - very chancy (44%) || 13 - chancy (52%) || 16 - modest (64%) || 18 - very modest (72%) || 21 - low-risk (84%) || 23 - straightforward (92%) || 25 - straightforward (100%) Dangerous, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of Quarry's Savagery. The above example is at Quarry's Savagery 15.Success
Softly, softly
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Your Quarry: Wariness
Failure
Too quiet
- Dangerous is increasing…
Lay a shining trail
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding, 
30 x Moonlight Scales, Dangerous 70
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 15 || 11 - very chancy (44%) || 13 - chancy (52%) || 16 - modest (64%) || 18 - very modest (72%) || 21 - low-risk (84%) || 23 - straightforward (92%) || 25 - straightforward (100%) Dangerous, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of Quarry's Savagery. The above example is at Quarry's Savagery 15.Success
A wolf in fishes' scales
- Dangerous is increasing…
You've lost 30 x Moonlight Scales- You've lost 10-16 x Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
- You've lost 0-1 x Your Quarry: Wariness
Rare Success
- Dangerous is increasing…
Failure
- Dangerous is increasing…
Approach it very casually
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
Locked with Your Quarry: Wariness
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 10 || 7 - very chancy (42%) || 9 - chancy (54%) || 11 - modest (66%) || 12 - very modest (72%) || 14 - low-risk (84%) || 16 - straightforward (96%) || 17 - straightforward (100%) Dangerous, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of Quarry's Savagery. The above example is at Quarry's Savagery 15.Success
'Fancy hunting you here.'
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've lost 10 x Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
- You've gained 1 x Your Quarry: Wariness
Failure
Act casual...
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
Lay poisoned bait
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Quarry's Savagery 5, 
Quarry's Greed 1, 
1 x Flask of Abominable Salts
Challenge information
A matter of luck: It could go either way (success chance: 60%)Success
Missing meats
You've lost 3 x Quarry's Savagery
You've lost 1 x Flask of Abominable Salts
Your quarry will no longer be tempted by poisoned bait. (Resets 
Quarry's Greed to 0)
Failure
Untouched bait
- You've lost 1 x Flask of Abominable Salts
Abandon the hunt
- Spoiler
Success
Find the wretched thing yourselves!
- Your 'Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding' Quality has gone!
- Your 'Your Quarry: Wariness' Quality has gone!
- You no longer have a quarry. (Removes all
Your Quarry:) - 'Quarry's Savagery' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
At 
Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding 0:
You know where the Rat is lairing...
- Spoiler Unlocked with Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding 0, Your Quarry: A Worryingly Large Rat
Success
On!
Redirects to: A rat in a sewery maze
^
Lay a trap for the ushabti
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Your Quarry: A Malicious Ushabti
Locked with Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding
Success
Upwards
Redirects to: Confrontation in the Belfry
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