Moonlit Woods (Guide)

End-Game Content

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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. You can then give the observations to the Marigold Menagerie Keeper for rewards. You always lose any remaining On the Scent and Time Remaining in the Woods when you leave the woods or make an observation. Moonlit carries over, but you do lose the 5 Moonlit when cashing in via Track your quarry.

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

Gain progress

Option	Challenge / Item Cost	Success	Failure	Location
Wander the woods	A Player of Chess 4	On the Scent 2	On the Scent 1 Moonlit 1	The Wispish Fringe
Lay a trail	4 x Unprovenanced Artefact	On the Scent 8 Moonlit 1	N/A	The Wispish Fringe
Wander the glades	A Player of Chess 6	On the Scent 2 Moonlit 1	On the Scent 1 Moonlit 1	Silvered Glades
Darken the wood	3 x Thirsty Bombazine Scrap	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	81 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	72 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	85 Echoes

Other uses for Moonlit

• Paint with Moonlight
• Freeze the Solacefruit Champagne Royale into a sorbet
• Present the Mandolinist with Moonlight (non-repeatable storyline, requires Moonlit 10)