Moonlit Woods (Guide)

Late Railway Content

Wandering Moonlit Woods Summary
Locked Semi-Fixed-Length Activity
Setup				Progress				End
3 A				3-14 A				2 A
Progress Details			Raise Moonlit and On the Scent to spot your target. Then report it to the groundskeeper.
Items Inputs/Outputs Start-up 8 x Volume of Collated Research 2 x Vital Intelligence Boosting Unprovenanced Artefact Thirsty Bombazine Scrap Outputs Doubled Skull Thorned Ribcage Femur of a Jurassic Beast Knotted Humerus Skeleton with Seven Necks Wing of a Young Terror Bird Bone Fragments Mammoth Ribcage Holy Relic of the Thigh of Saint Fiacre Femur of a Jurassic Beast
Raw EPA						4.69

General

The Moonlit Woods is unlocked once you've elected Balmoral's Castellan in Balmoral. In order to enter the woods you will need to spend Vital Intelligence twice. If you have The Seal of St Joshua, you may alternatively use 4 x Volume of Collated Research (a total of 8) as a substitute. This should get you 14 Time Remaining in the Woods, which should be more than enough for what you want to do.

The main two qualities for the Moonlit Woods are Moonlit and On the Scent. Moonlit allows you to access more of the woods as well as other actions elsewhere, while On the Scent can be used to gain various observations: Red Deer, Fox, Grouse. You can then give the observations to the Marigold Menagerie Keeper (or her replacement) for rewards. You always lose any remaining On the Scent and Time Remaining in the Woods when you make an observation. If Time Remaining hits 0 without an observation being made, you will be forced to leave, and you will lose all On the Scent. Moonlit carries over, but you do lose the 5 Moonlit when cashing in via Track your quarry. Observations stack, and you may spend them with the Keeper at any time.

When entering, you arrive at The Moon-Seared Paths, from where you can get to either The Wispish Fringe or Silvered Glades. With Moonlit 5 you can also enter Balmoral As Before. It's worth noting that some of these movements cost Time Remaining in the Woods, so plan accordingly.

Cost of Moving

Option	Requirements	Ending Location	Time Remaining in the Woods
Keep to the fringes	N/A	The Wispish Fringe	1 x Time Remaining in the Woods
Keep to the glades	N/A	Silvered Glades	1 x Time Remaining in the Woods
Walk in moonlight	5 x Moonlit	Balmoral As Before	N/A
Return to the trail	N/A	The Moon-Seared Paths	N/A

Gain progress

Option	Challenge / Item Cost	Success	Failure	Location
Wander the woods	A Player of Chess 3	On the Scent 2	On the Scent 1 Moonlit 1	The Wispish Fringe
Lay a trail	4 x Unprovenanced Artefact ( 10)	On the Scent 8 Moonlit 1	N/A	The Wispish Fringe
Wander the glades	A Player of Chess 5	On the Scent 2 Moonlit 1	On the Scent 1 Moonlit 1	Silvered Glades
Darken the wood	3 x Thirsty Bombazine Scrap ( 7.50)	On the Scent 6 Moonlit 1	N/A	Silvered Glades

Cash-in Progress

Option	Requirements	Effect	Location	Cash-in reward	Total Value
Track your quarry	On the Scent 12 Moonlit 5	Observation: Fox	Balmoral As Before	1 x Doubled Skull 1 x Thorned Ribcage 2 x Knotted Humerus 1200 x Hinterland Prosperity	93 Echoes
Track down the Capercaillie	On the Scent 12	Observation: Grouse	The Wispish Fringe	1 x Skeleton with Seven Necks 3 x Wing of a Young Terror Bird 200 x Bone Fragments 1080 x Hinterland Prosperity	82.8 Echoes
Locate the source of the roaring	On the Scent 20	Observation: Red Deer	Silvered Glades	1 x Mammoth Ribcage 1 x Holy Relic of the Thigh of Saint Fiacre 2 x Femur of a Jurassic Beast 400 x Bone Fragments 1260 x Hinterland Prosperity	97.6 Echoes

Other uses for Moonlit

• Paint with Moonlight (2 Moonlit)
• Share your moonlit vision with the other citizens (2 Moonlight)
• Freeze the Solacefruit Champagne Royale into a sorbet in the Kitchen in Station VIII (3 Moonlit)
• Present the Mandolinist with Moonlight, part of a non-repeatable storyline in Marigold Station (10 Moonlit)
• Attend in moonlight, part of a storyline in the Tracklayer's City (5 Moonlit)