Mr Chimes' Lost & Found (Guide)

Early MYN Content and Onwards

Unique among the Bazaar's shops, Mr Chimes' Lost & Found doesn't accept Echoes. The highly exclusive stock here is purchased with Memories of a Tale, earned only at the conclusion of Exceptional Stories. This guide advises players how best to spend their limited allowance of these most precious commodities.

Items Sorted by Stats

Note that these tables follow the following format: strict BIS is bold, shared BIS is italic, and stats which are neither but are nonetheless notable will be in regular case.

Best In Slot

These items are the Strict or Shared best in slot for one or more stats.

Item	Slot		Notable Stats	Notes
A Firm Conviction of the Absence of the Supernatural	Hat	7	Persuasive +8 Reduces Nightmares build up.? Watchful +1	Strict BiS for Nightmares reduction. Many better items for Persuasive and Watchful.
High-Rolling Rantipoles	Crew	7	Bizarre +2 Increases Scandal build up.?	Strict BiS for both Bizarre and Scandal increase. For BDR, a Dreaded +2 Crew is freely available through Firmament and a Respectable +2 Crew is available through HALLOWMAS.
Red-and-Gold Reptile	Adornment	3	Shadowy +2 Dangerous +4 Increases Nightmares build up.?	Strict BiS for Nightmares increase. Many better items for Dangerous and Shadowy.

Situational Best in Slot

For a subset of players, these items are the best available options for their slot. This may be because the alternatives are only available with world qualities, restricted to a particular Ambition, cost FATE, etc.

Item	Slot		Notable Stats	Notes
A Slug, For Casual Draping	Adornment	7	Mithridacy +1	Peer item Viscount's Bejewelled Collar available through The Sacroboscan Calendar every couple months. Peer item Strangling Willow Ring available through SUMMER.
A Trusted Beetlesitter	Affiliation	7	Shadowy +2 Persuasive +4 Respectable +1 Bizarre +1	Outclassed in Persuasive by Strange Aeronaut available through The Sacroboscan Calendar every couple months, and A Patron of the Pliable Arts available through SUMMER. The even better Lyon Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary may be available for Ambition: Light Fingers! players. Its other stats have peer or better items from various sources.
An Indulgence from the Rat Church	Affiliation	7	Respectable +2 Bizarre +1 Monstrous Anatomy +1	Peer item The Rank of Flight Captain available through The Sacroboscan Calendar every couple months.
Anguilliform Scarf	Adornment	7	Bizarre +1 Zeefaring +1	Peer item Admiralty Order of Distinguished Merit available through HALLOWMAS with FATE.
Courteous Assistant	Companion	12	Watchful +2 Respectable +1 Mithridacy +2	Peer items are FATE-locked and seasonal (FEAST OF THE ROSE or HALLOWMAS).
Ebullient Undertaker	Companion	12	Watchful +2 Bizarre +1 Monstrous Anatomy +2	Peer items are FATE-locked and seasonal (FEAST OF THE ROSE or HALLOWMAS).
Illuminating Futurist	Companion	12	Watchful +2 Respectable +1 Artisan of the Red Science +2	Peer BiS is The Eagle, Ascendant from HALLOWMAS. Many better items for Respectable and Watchful.
Johnny Croak	Companion	12	Dangerous +2 Dreaded +1 Kataleptic Toxicology +1 Monstrous Anatomy +1	Peer items are FATE-locked or WHITSUN exclusive: Double-Headed Terror Bird for MA and Transfixing Squirrel for KT. Better companions are FATE-locked, including Ebullient Undertaker who costs 12 x  for MA, and July who costs 12 x  for KT. Probably better to just buy July or the Undertaker and wait for Whitsun for the other boost.
July	Companion	12	Persuasive +2 Dreaded +1 Kataleptic Toxicology +2	Peer item Deathless Chieftain available through HALLOWMAS.
Love-Sickened Seneschal	Boots	3	Respectable +1 Shadowy +1	Peer items available through WHITSUN, SUMMER or the The Sacroboscan Calendar every couple months.
Luminous Halo	Hat	3	Dangerous +5 Neathproofed +1	The only Dangerous + Neathproofed hat in the game. Beside that, peer items for Dangerous and Neathproofed are freely available separately.
Mr Martin McIntosh	Companion	12	Shadowy +2 Dreaded +1 Shapeling Arts +2	Peer item The Abbot-Commander available through FEAST OF THE ROSE with FATE.
Polythremean Captain's Boots	Boots	7	Persuasive +1 Zeefaring +1	Peer item Moray Heels available through WHITSUN.
Tabitha Murgatroyd	Companion	7	Monstrous Anatomy +1	Peer items are FATE-locked or Double-Headed Terror Bird from WHITSUN. Better companions are FATE-locked, including Ebullient Undertaker who costs 12 x .

Perennial Peer Items

These items have peer items freely available at all times of year, though they may be difficult to acquire or require completion of a lengthy storyline.

Item	Slot		Notable Stats	Notes
A Machine for the Committing of Murder	Home Comfort	7	Dangerous +4 Respectable +1	Peer Dangerous item in The Very Teeth of St George! at Church Renown 25. Tiger-Furred Oneiropompic Stave eventually offers better Dangerous. Just get Unopened Bottle of Broken Giant 1899 'Century Label' for Respectable.
A Sapphire, Allegedly Imbued with a Minor Curse	Home Comfort	7	Shadowy +4 Dreaded +1	Better item for Shadowy and Dreaded is freely available, but it's the expensive Rook-Crowned Oneiropompic Stave.
An Enviable Social Calendar	Weapon	3	Persuasive +3 Respectable +1 Reduces Scandal build up.?	Peer item for Scandal reduction is the Burgundian Breviary, available after advancing through Firmament. Many better items for Persuasive and Respectable.
An Uneasy Alliance with an Exiled Tiger	Transport	7	Dangerous +5	Better item is freely available, but it's Your Very Own Miniature Hellworm, Saddled and Bridled.
Mercutio of the Hoard	Luggage	3	Shadowy +4 Cat Upon Your Person +1	Gentleman's Self-Similar Carryall is better and freely available, but only available through Firmament.
Priscilla	Transport	7	Persuasive +7	Better item is freely available, but it's Most Humbling Expression of Her Majesty's Esteem, the Society Renown 40 item.
Reflections on Ys (Second Edition)	Home Comfort	7	Watchful +4 Respectable +1	Peer item for Watchful is Naturalist's Map during Evolution. Better Watchful items are also available through completing Evolution or Railway, or by getting a full Neathbow of Mirrorcatch Boxes. Just get Unopened Bottle of Broken Giant 1899 'Century Label' for Respectable.
Stalwart Pigeon	Hat	7	Watchful +5 Persuasive +1 Increases Scandal build up.?	Cheap and freely available Modish Bonnet for Scandal gain; Exceptional Hat is somewhat more expensive but still available from the Bazaar.
Vespasian	Home Comfort	7	Respectable +1 Dreaded +1	Peer items for BDR are Oneiropompic Staves or Neathoscope, or the much less expensive Portable Lamp-Post, which is relatively easy to obtain through Tribute.

Early-Game Utility

These items are strictly outclassed for endgame players, but may be useful options for those who do not yet have access to a more lategame alternative.

Item	Slot		Notable Stats	Notes
A Dream of Red Chivalry	Affiliation	3	Persuasive +1 Bizarre +1	Perennial peer items require PoSI or festivals.
A Flawless Example of Hubris	Affiliation	3	Dreaded +1 Dangerous +1	Perennial peer items for Dreaded require PoSI or festivals. Free Perennial better item The Crew of the HMS Ramillies available during Evolution.
A Much Put Upon Pawn in the Game	Gloves	7	Watchful +7	Insatiable Glove is freely available, but cost prohibitive for early game players.
A Parabolan-sized Headache	Hat	3	Increases Nightmares build up.? Persuasive +5	Beguiling Mask is the first better free option, expensive for new players.
A Working Relationship with the Precocious Tosher	Affiliation	7	Watchful +4 Dangerous +2 Dreaded +1 Bizarre +1	Better Watchful items are tied to Nemesis or The Great Game (Affiliation) renown . Perenial peer items for Dreaded and Bizarre require PoSI or festivals. Eventually surpassed by free The Crew of the HMS Ramillies from Evolution.
The Eldest Daughter	Companion	12	Dreaded +1 Persuasive +5	Perennial peer item for Persuasive is expensive Winsome Dispossessed Orphan or after various renown or festivals. Perennial peer item for Dreaded is expensive Bengal Tigress or after various renown or festivals.
Ostentatious Paisley Suit	Clothing	3	Dangerous +4 Increases Scandal build up.?	Peer item is the Bohemians 10 faction item, Barrel with Leather Shoulder-Straps
Reformed Protester	Companion	12	Dreaded +1 Dangerous +5	Just get the Disgraced Rattus Faber Bandit-Chief instead for Dangerous. Perenial peer item for Dreaded is the expensive Bengal Tigress or available through various renown or festivals.
Stoic Classicist	Companion	12	Respectable +1 Watchful +5	Just get the Blemmigan Tourist instead for Watchful, and Perennial peer item for Respectable is expensive Midnight Matriarch or after various renown or festivals.

No Notable Stats

These items are difficult to recommend based on stats, even for early-game players.

Item	Slot		Notable Stats	Notes
A Brick from the Very Walls of Hell	Weapon	3	Bizarre +1 Dangerous +1	You should have a Bejewelled Cane by the time you need Bizarre.
A Censer with an Unusual Scent	Gloves	3	Persuasive +4	Just buy Pair of Dancemaster's Dabs instead.
A Half-Dreamt Equation	N/A	12	N/A	A Cartography item without stats of its own. It can be exchanged for Numeric Nightmare, a Silvered Agent. See the next section for more details.
A Knotted Sock with a Heavy Lump in It	Boots	3	Dangerous +4	Just buy Pair of Savage Hob-Nailed Boots instead.
A Tattered Library Card	Gloves	3	Watchful +4	Just buy Avid Glove instead.
A Tune in Three-Four	Weapon	3	Shadowy +4	Just progress A Name Whispered in Darkness for a book of your choice instead.
An Unwisely Cultivated Plant	Clothing	3	Bizarre +1 Dangerous +1	By the time you need Bizarre, other peer items are freely available, including Far Khanate Lacquered Armour
Benvolio the Bacon Thief	Gloves	3	Watchful +4 Cat Upon Your Person +1	Just buy Avid Glove instead.
Calliope the Yowler	Clothing	3	Persuasive +4 Cat Upon Your Person +1	Just buy Dignified Tailcoat or Respectable Grey Gown instead.
Extraordinarily Strong Reading Glasses	Adornment	3	Watchful +4	Just buy Pair of Luminous Neathglass Goggles instead.
Freya, Scourge of Fragile Ornaments	Weapon	3	Watchful +2 Dangerous +2 Cat Upon Your Person +1	Just buy Rattus Faber Rifle for Dangerous or Patent Scrutinizer for Watchful.
Gustav the Ankle Weaver	Boots	3	Dangerous +4 Cat Upon Your Person +1	Just buy Pair of Savage Hob-Nailed Boots instead.
Lillibet the Strangler	Adornment	3	Dangerous +4 Cat Upon Your Person +1	Just buy Rostygold Ring or get Bully Belvedere instead.
Mud-Splattered Football Kit	Clothing	3	Watchful +4 Dreaded +1	Just progress A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets for Academic Gown instead. For Dreaded specifically, freely available peer items include the suits from Trailing the Affluent Photographer and Ratskin Suit.
Ornamental Storm in a Teacup	Weapon	3	Shadowy +4	Just progress A Name Whispered in Darkness for a book of your choice instead.
Sebastian the Nocturnal Smotherer	Hat	3	Shadowy +4 Cat Upon Your Person +1	Just buy Sneak-Thief's Mask instead.
Percipient Cricketer	Companion	12	Bizarre +1 Shadowy +5	Just buy Devious Henchman instead for Shadowy, and Make Your Name for Blemmigan Tourist for Bizarre.

Items Sorted by Use

Efficient Repeatable

These items unlock repeatable options that are much better than their evergreen alternatives.

Item		Unlocks	Notes
A Dream of Red Chivalry	3	Lower the ferocity of your Parabolan quarry through Demonstrate a sporting commitment to fairness	This is not as powerful as the action given to Monster-Hunters, but only just and is open to everyone.
An Indulgence from the Rat Church	7	Return some lost souls to the rat church on the Church card	Slightly cheaper favours option which also reduces Scandal and raises Sympathetic about Ratly Concerns.
The Eldest Daughter	12	Lab assistant with Toxicological Focus.	Several repeatable lab projects including Analyse your False-Snake and Study the properties of Attar.
July	12	Usable as a member on the Railway Board (Guide).	A pretty reliable board member for the usual actions.
Mud-Splattered Football Kit	3	Take part in a Wolfstack League match on the Docks card	No-cost favours option which also reduces Suspicion.
Percipient Cricketer	12	Lab assistance with Correspondence Focus and an option with the Profound student.	Most notably usable for Study the Prelapsarian history of the Red Science.
Stalwart Pigeon	7	Release your Stalwart Pigeon into the cloud	~5-7 EPA, depending on Watchful, from A Parliament of Bats.
Stoic Classicist	12	Lab assistant with a Historical Focus Option for Teaching Students Situational use at the Library	Most notably usable for Study the Prelapsarian history of the Red Science.
Tabitha Murgatroyd	7	A useful expedition member in Moulin Expeditions	Can also help you out if you run out of supplies.
A Half-Dreamt Equation	12	Numeric Nightmare	Best unmodified Watchful and Glasswork for plots requiring a Silvered agent, as long as being Constrained won't be an issue. Most suitable for the Making Waves option in The Dreams of London.

Efficient Single-Use

These items unlock a one-time option that saves the player significant resources compared to the free alternatives. Right now no items meet this criteria.

Niche Repeatable

These items unlock repeatable options that are either equivalent to or outclassed by their evergreen alternatives.

Item		Use	Notes
A Sapphire, Allegedly Imbued with a Minor Curse	7	Attempt to offload your Allegedly-Cursed Sapphire in the Hurlers	Speak to the Remorseless Archaeologist or move up and down the railway instead.
A Trusted Beetlesitter	7	Visit Bernard in the Clay Quarters	Gives random amount of Secluded Address and Nightmares reduction.
A Working Relationship with the Precocious Tosher	7	Accompany the Tosher on a spot of mudlarking on the Urchin card	Most efficient source of scraps before unlocking Flit, after that you are better off using Urchin card to gain favours for trading.
An Uneasy Alliance with an Exiled Tiger	7	Option in Risen Burgundy	No different from other mounts and hunting arms.
Ebullient Undertaker	12	Enlist qualified assistance in Jericho Library	Niche option that gives less progress in exchange for 1 x Sworn Statement.
High-Rolling Rantipoles	7	Deal with a mutinous crew	An alternative to the other means of mollifying a mutinous crew at Zee.
Johnny Croak	12	Recruitable as an assassin	No better than any other assassin.
Ornamental Storm in a Teacup	3	Chart a course through the storm using your Storm in a Teacup when Zailing	Very marginally better than the free option.
Ostentatious Paisley Suit	3	Allow your paisley suit to pick out words in the Maze-Garden	The Maze-Garden is relatively niche, and results not fully known.
Polythremean Captain's Boots	7	Hail the steamer to exchange news, and let your Boots translate in the Sea of Voices	Marginally better than the free option.
Red-and-Gold Reptile	3	Red-bordered opportunity card in A state of some confusion	Reduces -3 CP Nightmares and gives +1 CP Tracking down the Manager.
Reflections on Ys (Second Edition)	7	Infuse the dream with terrible poetry when Oneiropomping	Trades 4 x Memory of a Much Lesser Self for 6 x Intensity of the Dream.
Reformed Protester	12	Lab Assistant with a Weapons Focus	Very few projects have this focus, notably making Hunting Rifles.

Niche Single-Use

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These items unlock a one-time option that is either equivalent to or outclassed by the evergreen alternatives.

Item		Use	Notes
Benvolio the Bacon Thief	3	Can be introduced in the Dome of Scales	If you have five chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at The House of Chimes
Calliope the Yowler	3	Can be introduced in the Dome of Scales	If you have five chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at The House of Chimes
Freya, Scourge of Fragile Ornaments	3	Can be introduced in the Dome of Scales	If you have five chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at The House of Chimes
Gustav the Ankle Weaver	3	Can be introduced in the Dome of Scales	If you have five chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at The House of Chimes
Lillibet the Strangler	3	Can be introduced in the Dome of Scales	If you have five chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at The House of Chimes
Mercutio of the Hoard	3	Can be introduced in the Dome of Scales	If you have five chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at The House of Chimes
Ostentatious Paisley Suit	3	Can get you into the Clay Tailor Club	The same price as other option to join.
Sebastian the Nocturnal Smotherer	3	Can be introduced in the Dome of Scales	If you have five chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at The House of Chimes

No Uses

These items do not unlock any additional actions.

Item
A Brick from the Very Walls of Hell	3
A Censer with an Unusual Scent	3
A Firm Conviction of the Absence of the Supernatural	7
A Flawless Example of Hubris	3
A Knotted Sock with a Heavy Lump in It	3
A Machine for the Committing of Murder	7
A Much Put Upon Pawn in the Game	7
A Parabolan-sized Headache	3
A Slug, For Casual Draping	7
A Tattered Library Card	3
A Tune in Three-Four	3
An Enviable Social Calendar	3
An Unwisely Cultivated Plant	3
Anguilliform Scarf	7
Courteous Assistant	12
Extraordinarily Strong Reading Glasses	3
Illuminating Futurist	12
Love-Sickened Seneschal	3
Luminous Halo	3
Priscilla	7
Vespasian	7