Editing Mysteries Grinding (Guide)

{{Item Grinding}}
== {{IL|Whispered Hint}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Whispered Hint}}
{{IL|Spite}}
*51-240 for [[An infernal broth]] from [[Mrs Chapman's Boarding House for Those Who Temporarily Have Nowhere Else To Go]] storylet, depending on base {{IL|Persuasive}}; requires {{IL|The Season in Soup}} at exactly 4 (currently {{World Quality Condition|Quality=The Season in Soup|Value=4|available|not available}}).

{{IL|The Flit}}
* 66  for [[Try to understand what he's saying]] at {{IL|Watchful}} 66; good for pre-POSI grinding if [[Attend courtly functions]] is not feasible.

{{IL|Your Social Engagements}}
* 250+{{IL|Watchful|Appearance=Base Watchful}}/2 for [[Discard your letter]]. This is best used after [[Write down some of what you know about the Discordance]] (requires {{IL|Steward of the Discordance|Appearance=SotD 5}}) as this is the only letter with no cost to write.

{{IL|The Empress' Court}}
* 90 for [[Attend courtly functions]] at {{IL|Persuasive}} 89; locked with {{IL|Memento of Passion}}
{{IL|The University}}
* 285 per action for options in [[Flint or Dagger]], eventually paid out via [[Taste a small amount of honey]]; requires 4 actions of setup. See [[Hunting Bees in Old Newgate (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}
* 1100 in exchange for 1000 {{IL|Jade Fragment|Appearance=}}, {{IL|Piece of Rostygold|Appearance=}}, or {{IL|Nodule of Deep Amber|Appearance=}} via [[Bartering with the Tiger Keeper]]
* 100 for [[The Thing in the Mirror]] at {{IL|Dangerous}} 100, for a total of 900 over the course of the 24-action [[Time Passing in the Labyrinth]] carousel.

{{IL|The Bone Market}}
* 625 for 2 actions: [[Build on the Human Ribcage]] then [[Break down your (Skeleton Type) for parts (Human Ribcage)]]; if your {{IL|Dangerous}} is below 250 you will occasionally receive 312 {{IL|Bone Fragments}} instead. Alternatively, any skeleton may be broken down to convert its {{IL|Approximate Value of Your Skeleton in Pennies|Appearance=Value}} into either hints or fragments.

{{IL|Mutton Island}}
* 145 for [[A night for... what exactly?]] at {{IL|Shadowy}} 115/[[Well Watching]] at {{IL|Persuasive}} 115/[[Inside the Cock and Magpie]] at {{IL|Watchful}} 115; for a total of 1305 over the 24-action [[Time Passing at Hunter's Keep (Guide)]] carousel. Alternatively, 100 for [[The Eyes of Children]] (gives {{IL|Nightmares|+1CP}})/[[Dinner in the Fallen Columns]] at {{IL|Persuasive}} 115 (gives {{IL|Wounds|-2 CP}}, {{IL|Nightmares|+1CP}}) for a total of 900.

== {{IL|Cryptic Clue}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Cryptic Clue}}
{{IL|The Museum of Prelapsarian History}}
* {{IL|Watchful|Appearance=Base Watchful}}/2 for [[Stroll in the garden of bones]], giving a maximum of 115 at {{IL|Watchful|Appearance=Base Watchful}} 230.

{{IL|Spite}}
* 1–120 for [[Eavesdropping]] (average 60.5) at {{IL|Shadowy}} 167; requires {{IL|PoSI}}

{{IL|Wolfstack Docks}}
* 210 in exchange for {{IL|Favours: The Great Game|x 1}} with [[Call in favours in the Wolfstack Docks]].

{{IL|The Forgotten Quarter}}
* 40 for [[The Correspondence: more material]].

{{IL|The University}}/{{IL|The Flit}}
*If one has NOT completed the murder investigation at {{IL|The University}}, then there is a grind that combines [[Making Your Name: Investigations in the university|Investigating...]] and [[Making Use of Cats]] to give a maximum of 954 in 10 actions at {{IL|Watchful}} 177 and {{IL|Shadowy}} 167. Lower attributes will mean either occasional failed challenges and/or using less profitable steps.
** Advance {{IL|Featuring in the Tales of the University}} to 9.
** Advance {{IL|Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion}} to 10.
** Under [[Making Your Name: Investigations in the university]], interview the department staff three times and conduct forensic analysis once. This should raise {{IL|Investigating...}} to 5 and produce 214 Clues.
** Under [[Bats and Cats]], choose [[Cats...]], and then [[Try to find out about their allegiances]] once. This should raise {{IL|Making Use of Cats}} to 2.
** This will cause the storylet [[Working with the Cats]] to re-appear at the top level of the Flit. Under that, assist a fortune teller four times. This should raise {{IL|Making Use of Cats}} from 2 to 5 and produce 200 Clues.
** Back under [[Bats and Cats]], choose [[Spending Making Use of Cats]] and then [[Follow up a tip-off]]. This will reset {{IL|Investigating...}} and {{IL|Making Use of Cats}} and produce 540 Clues.

{{IL|Mahogany Hall}}
* 50  when you [[Steal ideas from other theatres]] in [[Variety is the spice of life!]].  Also gives +2CP {{IL|Tales of Mahogany Hall}}

{{IL|Mutton Island}}
* 1000 in exchange for {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|x 8|Appearance=}}via [["I have long puzzled over..."]]; requires {{IL|Watchful}} 120. Also gives 2x [[Mystery of the Elder Continent|Mystery of the Elder Continent]].

{{IL|Irem}}
* 150 for [[Investigate the real causes]] on [[The Fires Run Cold]] in [[A Nearby Future]]. See [[Irem (Guide)]] for more information.

Other
* Can be purchased from [[Crawcase Cryptics]] for 0.04{{e}}.

* Selling a {{IL|Memory of Light}} at the Bazaar gives {{IL|Cryptic Clue|x25}}; with memories upconverted from [[The Sunken Embassy (Guide)|Sunken Embassy]] beeswax this gives ~143 per action. (Note that this method will {{IL|Advancing the Liberation of Night:|Appearance=advance the Liberation of Night}})

* Upconverting {{IL|Whispered Hint}}; with Hints sourced from [[Hunting Bees in Old Newgate (Guide)|Old Newgate]] this gives about 72 per action. Note that, if you obtain more than 300 hints per action, selling the hints at the Bazaar and buying clues is more efficient.

== {{IL|Tantalising Possibility}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Tantalising Possibility}}

{{IL|The Midnight Moon}}
* 5 for [[Keep an eye on imports and exports]]

{{IL|Zenith}}
* 25 for [[Look up at the High Sancta]]

{{IL|The Stacks}}
* 35 for [[Walk in]]/[[Help those you can]] or 495 for [[Return with one of the carcasses]]. See [[The Stacks (Guide)]] for more information
**Also available in small quantities from various Stacks cards

== {{IL|Appalling Secret}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Appalling Secret}}
{{IL|The Rat Market (Area)|Appearance=The Rat Market}}
* Purchase for 2 {{r}} from [[Crow-Crease Cryptics]] (33% surcharge).

{{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}
* 1 for [[A rematch]].

{{IL|Port Cecil}}
* 10 for [[Lead the lamp-cats in a chess lesson]], for a total of 60 over the 14-action [[Port Cecil (Guide)|Port Cecil carousel]].

{{IL|Irem}}
* 20 for [[Sort through the advertisements]] on [[The Arrival of the Mail]] in [[A Nearby Future]]. Also gives +2 CP {{IL|Nightmares}}: including in-Irem Nightmares reduction this gives an average of around 14.3 per action. See [[Irem (Guide)]] for more details.
* 17 for [[Accept December's help]] on [[The Mountain and the Light]] in [[A Jewelled Future]]. Has a {{IL|Winds of Fortune}} check.

{{IL|The Wellspring of Moulin}}
* 15  when you [[Listen to the Waters]].

{{IL|The Hurlers}}
* 17  when you [[Discuss the Discordant Law (The Steward)]].

Other
* Upconverting {{IL|Cryptic Clue}}s; with clues sourced by selling [[The Sunken Embassy (Guide)|Sunken Embassy]]-sourced {{IL|Memory of Light}}, this gives 15.5 per action.
* ({{Use|Persuasive|Appearance = Base Persuasive|Type=Math}}/10) for [[Advise prudence in her latest bill]] on [[The Northbound Parliamentarian]] opportunity card.
* ({{Use|Watchful|Appearance = Base Watchful|Type=Math}}/10) for [[Learn of the Overgoat]] on the [[All fear the Overgoat!]] opportunity card.

== {{IL|Journal of Infamy}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Journal of Infamy}}
{{IL|Spite}}
*1-5 for [[Take absinthe in the parlour]] from [[Mrs Chapman's Boarding House for Those Who Temporarily Have Nowhere Else To Go]] storylet, depending on base {{IL|Persuasive}}; requires {{IL|The Season in Soup}} at exactly 4 (currently {{World Quality Condition|Quality=The Season in Soup|Value=4|available|'''not''' available}}).

{{IL|Your Activities}}
*[[In mysteries]] lets {{IL|Ontological Cartographer}}s and {{IL|Monster-Hunter}}s pay out their [[Professional Activities (Guide)]] in journals and other items. Up to about 0.42 per action for {{IL|Ontological Cartographer}}s and 0.28 per action for {{IL|Monster-Hunter}}s.

{{IL|The Flit}}
* 25 for {{IL|Casing...|-32 CP}} with [[Steal Journals of Infamy from an Iniquitous Solicitor]]. See [[Casing (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Doubt Street}}
* 118 from [[An edition brimming with truth and wisdom]], [[The tawdry secrets of the famous laid bare!]] or [[The finest kind of madness]] for an average of up to 6.38 per action, or 148 from [[A gossipy and tantalising edition]] with {{IL|Salacious Copy|x 140|Appearance = Salacious Copy}} for an average of up to 8 per action; see [[Publishing a Newspaper (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Rat Market (Area)|Appearance = The Rat Market}}
* Can be purchased for 7{{r}} from [[Crow-Crease Cryptics]] (40% surcharge)

{{IL|The Crowds of Spite}}
* 12 for [[Dispose of seventy trophies]]; see [[The Crowds of Spite (Guide)]] for more information

{{IL|A Dream of a Thousand Tails|Appearance=The Whisker-Ways}} {{FontFate}}
* Up to 24 from the Mythopoesis carousel. See [[The Whisker-Ways (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Magistracy of the Evenlode}}
* 2 for [[Watch a civil trial]]

Other
* Upconverting {{IL|Appalling Secrets}}; with secrets sourced from [[Discuss the Discordant Law (The Steward)|the Stewardess]], this reaches 5.1 per action.
{{RatMarketGrindTable|Item=Journal of Infamy|StartingT2=Map Scrap|Distance=3}}

== {{IL|Tale of Terror!!}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Tale of Terror!!}}
{{IL|Spite}}
* 1-5 for [[Take tea in the parlour]] and [[A Watchmaker's Hill mulligatawny]] from [[Mrs Chapman's Boarding House for Those Who Temporarily Have Nowhere Else To Go]] storylet, depending on base {{IL|Persuasive}}; requires {{IL|The Season in Soup}} at exactly 1 or 3. (Currently {{World Quality Condition|Quality=The Season in Soup|Value=1,3|'''available'''|'''not''' available}}).

{{IL|Your Lodgings}}
* 1  from [[A tale of terror!!]] when taking [[Tea with the Loquacious Vicar]]

{{IL|The Crowds of Spite}}
* 12 for [[Dispose of seventy trophies]]; see [[The Crowds of Spite (Guide)]] for more information

{{IL|The Flit}}
* 25  from [[Steal Tales of Terror from a noted author]]; consumes 32CP of {{IL|Casing...}}. Depending on your source of {{IL|Casing...}}, this can give between 1.3 and 5.6 Tales per action. See [[Casing (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Rat Market (Area)|Appearance=The Rat Market}}
* Can be purchased for 7{{r}} from [[Crow-Crease Cryptics]] (40% surcharge)

{{IL|A Dream of a Thousand Tails|Appearance=The Whisker-Ways}} {{FontFate}}
* Up to 24 from the Mythopoesis carousel. See [[The Whisker-Ways (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Hunter's Keep}}
* 2  from [[Try all the dishes]], [[Try to cheer her up]], [[Talk to her seriously]] and [[Prepare yourself 1|Prepare yourself]] for a total of 28 over the 27-action carousel. See [[Time Passing at Hunter's Keep (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Mangrove College}}
* 4 for [[Explore the Wisp-Ways]]

{{IL|Port Cecil}}
* 6 for [[Provide the lamp-cats with somewhere to rest]], for a total of 36 over the 14-action [[Port Cecil (Guide)|Port Cecil carousel]].

{{IL|Irem}}
* 5 for failing [[Try to sleep]] on [[The Hour of Dusk]] in [[A Brilliant Future]]. See [[Irem (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Moulin}}
* 3  from [[Ask about the nature of the Waste]]; requires {{IL|Para-Archaeologist}} at most 7, consumes 1 x {{IL|Bottle of Morelways 1872}}.

* An amount depending on your monograph's {{IL|Monograph: Ironic|Appearance=Ironic}} (potentially up to 188) when selling to [[The Charismatic Tracklayer]]; requires {{IL|Moulin: Darkness}} 6, having [[Incorporate a Corrective Narrative|incorporated a Corrective Narrative]] and {{IL|Colour at the Chessboard}} Black. This raises {{IL|Advancing the Liberation of Night:}}. See [[Writing a Monograph (Guide)]] for more information.

Other
{{RatMarketGrindTable|Item=Tale of Terror!!|StartingT2=Amanita Sherry|Distance=1}}
* Upconverting {{IL|Appalling Secret}}s; this ranges from 1.6 to 5.1 per action depending on where you source your Secrets from.
* [[Discordant Ripples (Following) 4]] gives 3

== {{IL|Extraordinary Implication}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Extraordinary Implication}}
{{IL|Arbor, of the Roses}}
* 2 for success on [[Spy on London's Embassy]].
* 3 for {{IL|Attar|x 3}} with [[Surrender some of your Attar]].

{{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}
* 3 in exchange for {{IL|Presbyterate Passphrase|x 3}}s for fighting in [[The Painted Ring: Take Part in an Illegal Fighting Ring|The Painted Ring]] (on both success or failure); requires {{IL|A Name Scrawled in Blood}} 4.

{{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}
* 7.4 on average for [[Breed the Somnolent Hyaena 2]] or [[Breed the Tomb-Lion 2]]; requires at least 8 actions and either a {{IL|Somnolent Hyaena}} or {{IL|Tomb-Lion}}. See [[Breeding Monsters (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Doubt Street}}
* 4 for [[The finest kind of madness]] when publishing a newspaper, requires {{IL|Outlandish Copy|x 104|Appearance = Outlandish Copy}}. See [[Publishing a Newspaper (Guide)]] for more information. If you are not an end-game player, see the "Other" section below.

{{IL|Viric Jungle}}
* 1 for [[Request another demonstration]]; requires {{IL|Ravages of Parabolan Warfare}} 3 and a {{IL|Forty-Nine-Voiced Warbler}}.

{{IL|The Dome of Scales, Becoming}}
* 1 for [[Treat with the kitten]].

{{IL|A Dream of a Thousand Tails|Appearance=The Whisker-Ways}} {{FontFate}}
* Up to 5 from the Mythopoesis carousel, reaching up to 0.44 per action without expending materials. See [[The Whisker-Ways (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Ealing Gardens}}
*1 for [[Ask about those stones out in the frozen patch of Neath]]; requires {{IL|Discovered: a Patch of Frozen Neath}}.

{{IL|Mangrove College}}
* 1 for [[Argue with the Unreconstructed Cynic (Acquainted)]].

{{IL|Jericho Locks}}
* 1-10 (average 5.5) for [[Leave the barge (The Cedar-Woods)]], takes 2 actions and 6 {{IL|Esteem of the Guild}}. See [[Canal Cruising in Jericho Locks (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Moulin}}
* An amount depending on a monograph's {{IL|Monograph: Tragic|Appearance=Tragic}} (potentially up to 44) when selling to [[The Militant Curate]]. See [[Writing a Monograph (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Zenith}}
* 1 for [[Ask pilgrims about the Nadir]]

Other
* Upconverting {{IL|Journal of Infamy}} or {{IL|Tale of Terror!!}}; costs {{IL|Connected: Benthic|-5 CP}} or {{IL|Connected: Summerset|-5 CP}} respectively. Neglecting the Connected cost, this reaches 1.38 per action for [[Publishing a Newspaper (Guide)|Newspaper]] journals and 0.93 for tales upconverted from [[Discuss the Discordant Law (The Steward)|Stewardess]] secrets.
*[[Discordant Ripples (Frozen) 5]] gives 6 in exchange for {{IL|Piece of Rostygold|207-300 x}}, {{IL|Shard of Glim|104-194 x}} and {{IL|Nodule of Deep Amber|102-199 x}}.
* [[Discordant Ripples (Mouth) 1]] gives 1.

== {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Uncanny Incunabulum}}
{{IL|Your Activities}}
* [[In dusty tomes]] lets [[A Professional Specialisation:|Teratomancers]] and [[A Professional Specialisation:|Epistolants]] pay out their [[Professional Activities (Guide)]] in incunabula and other items. Requires ~16.7 actions per incunabulum on average, though the specifics will vary based on profession, {{IL|A Professional Specialisation:}} and abilities.

{{IL|Viric Jungle}}
* ({{IL|Intensity of the Dream}} / 6.25) for [[Extract clues from his thoughts]]; requires {{IL|The Dreamer Identified:}} The Honey-Addled Detective. See [[Oneiropomp (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Jericho Locks}}
* 2-3 for [[Leave the barge (The Eversmoulder)]], costs 2 actions and 6 {{IL|Esteem of the Guild}}; see [[Canal Cruising in Jericho Locks (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Copper Quarter}}/London
* [[Crack open a crate|Cracking open a crate]] from the [[The warehouses of the Peaceable & Godly Trading Company|the Peaceable & Godly Trading Company]] has a 1 in 10 chance of giving 3.

{{IL|Burrow-Infra-Mump}}
* 1 for [[Correct a Verse of Counter-Creed]], in exchange for {{IL|Verse of Counter-Creed|x 1}}. With verses sourced from [[The Sunken Embassy (Guide)|the Sunken Embassy]], this takes 6 actions per incunabulum.

Other
* Upconverting {{IL|Extraordinary Implication}}s; costs {{IL|Connected: Benthic|-20 CP}}. Neglecting the Connected cost, this reaches 0.26 per action with implications upconverted from [[Publishing a Newspaper (Guide)|newspaper]] journals.

== {{IL|Direful Reflection}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Direful Reflection}}
{{IL|Veilgarden}}
*1 for [[Repent your ruthlessness]] or [[Confess your mercy]]; costs {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|x 2}}, {{IL|Maniac's Prayer|x 10}} and {{IL|Scrap of Incendiary Gossip}}, and either {{IL|Ruthless|-10 CP}} or {{IL|Magnanimous|-10 CP}}.

{{IL|Base-Camp}}
* 1 for [[Stonefall Copse!]]; requires {{IL|Archaeologist's Progress|x 20}}. See [[Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Arbor, of the Roses}}
* 1 for [[Enter the Forbidden Embassy]], at a cost of {{IL|Attar|x 7}}

{{IL|University Laboratory (Place)|Appearance=University Laboratory}}
* 1 for [[Finish the study of your Highly Illegal Device]]; requires {{IL|Laboratory Research|x 100}} and a {{IL|Highly Illegal Experimental Augmentation Device (Probably)}}.

{{IL|Parabolan Base-Camp}}
* 1 for [[Recapture the Iron-Toothed Terror Bird]]; requires an {{IL|Iron-Toothed Terror Bird}}.

{{IL|A Dream of a Thousand Tails|Appearance=The Whisker-Ways}} {{FontFate}}
* Up to 3 from the Mythopoesis carousel, up to 4 when expending resources. See [[The Whisker-Ways (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Hallow's Throat}}
* 1 for [[Emerge as a freshly-made self]] in the [[Ecdysis (Guide)|Ecdysis]] activity, taking 11-21 actions

{{IL|Balmoral}}/London
* 1 for [[Unveil your Painting (Incendiary + Nostalgic)]]; see [[Painting in Balmoral (Guide)]] for more information.

== {{IL|Memory of a Much Stranger Self}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Memory of a Much Stranger Self}}

{{IL|Hallow's Throat}}
* 1 for [[Emerge as a freshly-made self]], a conclusion to the 11-21 action [[Ecdysis (Guide)|Ecdysis]] activity

== {{IL|Searing Enigma}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Searing Enigma}}
''See also the extended list at [[Searing Enigma/Sources]].

{{IL|Spite}}
* 1 for [[Send the Unfinished Man to teach Second City History]]; this requires at least 23 actions per enigma. See [[Underclay (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Base Camp}}
* Expeditions to [[The Chalcocite Pagoda 2|The Chalcocite Pagoda]] give 1; this requires {{IL|Crate of Expedition Supplies|x 20}} and at least 9 actions. Alternatively, [[A Shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven]] has a ~6.9% chance of giving 1 for the same cost in supplies and actions. See [[Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)]] for more info.

{{IL|Viric Jungle}}
* 1 for [[Stare into the glow that is the Princess]]; requires {{IL|Acquaintance: the Captivating Princess}} to start the dream, {{IL|Intensity of the Dream}} 5, and {{IL|Duration of a Dream}} 10, and costs 3 {{IL|Direful Reflection}}. See [[Oneiropomp (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|University Laboratory (Place)}}
* 1 for [[Conclude your study of the mysterious brickwork]] with {{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}} 7; requires {{IL|Laboratory Research}} 450 and {{IL|Parabolan Research}} 15. Alternatively, [[Finish your study of the Thorned Ribcage]] gives 1 in exchange for {{IL|Laboratory Research}} 350, {{IL|Parabolan Research}} 15 and a {{IL|Thorned Ribcage}}.

{{IL|Court of the Wakeful Eye}}
*[[Join the Minister of Enigmas for teatime]] gives 1 for 20 x {{IL|Tribute}}

{{IL|The Museum of Prelapsarian History}}
* 1 for [[Converse on the Correspondence]]; with {{IL|Curator's Gratitude}} obtained [[The Prelapsarian Museum (Guide)#Identifying Bones|as described in the guide]], this requires around 19.6 actions per enigma.

{{IL|Khan's Heart}}
* 1 for [[A Disgruntled Academic]]; requires at least 13 actions and {{IL|Intercepted Cablegram|x 2}}. You can obtain the cablegrams at an average of 0.6 actions for 2 via [[Tap the underzee cable]]. See [[Khaganian Intrigue (Guide)]] for more information.
* Alternatively, both [[Observe without interfering]] and [[Buy out the Bookseller's inventory and cast it into the Zee]] give 1, and require at least 12 actions and an {{IL|Emetic Revelation}}.

{{IL|The City of the Tracklayers}}
* 1 for [[Enough (City Mind) (Repeat)|communing with the city]], which takes at least 11 actions. Minimum average action cost requires 100% success chance at multiple difficult [[Narrow difficulty|Narrow]] Advanced Skill challenges to different Skills.
* {{FontFate}}{{IL|The Serpent Muralist}} unlocks a card with an option to cash out {{IL|Hinterland Prosperity}} for an Enigma on a failed check. With maxed {{IL|Hinterland Efficiency}}, this comes out to ~13 actions per Enigma. Note that even with a {{IL|Weasel of Woe}} there is a 1% chance of getting {{IL|Sap of the Cedar at the Crossroads}} instead, but the impact is negligible (and profitable!).

Other
* 1 for [[Smash it]]; costs a {{IL|Lens of Black Glass}}. See [[Fidgeting Writer (Guide)]] for more information.
*[[...something else.]] gives 1 in exchange for a {{IL|Trade Secret}}

=={{IL|Dreadful Surmise}}==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Dreadful Surmise}}
{{IL|University Laboratory}}
*1 for any of the [[Publish your findings]], [[Read the streets]], or [[Translate the alphabet of hungers]] conclusions to [[Study the Prelapsarian history of the Red Science]]. Requires {{IL|Laboratory Research}} 2700, as well as {{IL|Expertise of the Third City}} 10 and {{IL|Unaccountably Peckish}} for '''ONLY''' the "alphabet of hungers" conclusion. One of the other two conclusions are recommended, as "alphabet of hungers" requires having {{IL|Laboratory Services of Lettice the Mercy|Appearance=Lettice, the Mercy}} in your lab.

{{IL|Balmoral}}/London
*[[Sell the Academic a very elaborate cover identity]]; requires {{IL|Cover Identity: Backstory|100}}, {{IL|Cover Identity: Elaboration|10}}, {{IL|Cover Identity: Nuance|6}} and {{IL|Cover Identity: Credentials|4}}. See [[Cover Identities (Guide)]] for more information.

=={{IL|Impossible Theorem}}==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Impossible Theorem}}
{{IL|The University}}
*[[Locate an Impossible Theorem]] requires at least 49 {{IL|Searing Enigma|Appearance=Enigmas}} and 9 actions, and with 300 [[Watchful]] will average roughly 52 Enigmas, 18 {{IL|Sudden Insight|Appearance=Sudden Insights}}, {{E}}200, 27 actions, and two trips to the [[A slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river|Slow Boat]], each with {{IL|Wounds|11}}. Just research it, or if you insist on doing this, keep stacks of Wound Aid requests on you to use before you click 'Onward' and spend/convert your Echoes into other items so that you don't lose money to nothing.

{{IL|University Laboratory (Place)|Appearance=University Laboratory}}
*To [[Research an Impossible Theorem]] requires {{IL|Laboratory Research}} 13000 and {{IL|Parabolan Research}} 300, as well as [[Laboratory Equipment]] 7. Optionally, speed this project along by using the [[Review the Prior Literature]] card to [[Relate this problem to a past Enigma]]. Each {{IL|Searing Enigma}} ({{E}}62.5) spent this way gives 500 lab research ({{E}}60.1 as 1/26 of a Theorem, not counting the Parabolan research).

=={{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self}}==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Memory of a Much Lesser Self}}
{{IL|Moloch Street}}
* 3 for [[Send a binder of documents to Mount Palmerston]]; requires at least 1.33 actions per memory. See [[The Sunken Embassy (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Cave of the Nadir}}
* 1 for [[Allow the Immaculate Eel to swim in the water]]; requires the {{IL|Immaculate Eel}} from {{FontWhitsun}}.

{{IL|The University}}
* 3 for [[Taste a small amount of honey]]; requires at least 1.33 actions per memory. See [[Hunting Bees in Old Newgate (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Dome of Scales}}
* 1 for [[Display yourself]]; requires a {{IL|Tatterskin Shawl}}
* 1 for [[Enter the Palatinate alone (Restored, Lyon)]]; requires a {{IL|Lyon Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary}} and having reached the [[Encourage the Prince to accept the King's offer|accepted offer]] ending of the [[The Cats|Cats]] campaign without starting another campaign since. See [[Parabolan War (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Irem}}
*1 for [[Become more like another]] on [[The Liberation, in Peligin]] in [[A Dark Future]]. See [[Irem (Guide)]] for more information.
*Alternatively, 1 for success at [[Meet the Elusive Violinist for Dinner]] on [[A Visit (A Neon Future)|A Visit]] in [[A Neon Future]].

{{IL|Upper River}}
* 1 for [[Ask him about Hell]] from the [[The Return of the Gondolier]] opportunity card. Requires having completed the Wandering Gondolier's story without inviting him to the Railway Board.

{{IL|Balmoral}}
*An amount scaling with the complexity of your cover identity with [[Realise your Cover Identity reveals the person you were]]; see [[Cover Identities (Guide)]] for detailed information. Some good options: 25x {{IL|Well-Placed Pawn}} can be converted into {{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|x 4}} for 3 actions ({{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|1.33|Appearance=}}/action). Or, with 1 action to "collect", up to 16 actions can be spent at {{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|x 1|Appearance=}}/action. Finally, building Backstory with {{IL|Mortification of a Great Power}} sourced from the Khanate approaches {{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|1.63|Appearance=}}/action when spending Mortifications in bulk.
*Sourcing {{IL|Mortification of a Great Power}} via [[Hearts' Game (Guide)|Hearts' Game]] allows you to build {{IL|Cover Identity: Backstory}} at a rate of 1.3 per action. At its minimum conversion rate, this yields {{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|x 29}} over 22 actions ({{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|1.32|Appearance=}}per action). In large batches, the efficiency approaches {{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|1.35|Appearance=}} per action.

{{IL|Moulin}} / Parabola
* ({{IL|Mithridacy}} / 2) for [[Dip your Cross in the Waters]] at the end of the expedition to the Wellspring; requires the {{IL|Crooked-Cross}} profession. Can be done once per week. See [[Moulin Expeditions (Guide)#Expeditions to the Wellspring|Moulin Expeditions (Guide)]] for more information.
* 1 for [[Look for the fingerking]] when [[The Great Mirror|returning via Parabola]] from the Wellspring expedition (except the very first time you leave via Parabola, which gives a {{IL|Mortification of a Great Power}} instead). Can be done once per week. Note that returning from the Wellspring via Parabola results in an [[That Which was Taken|opportunity card]], which will cost you either some {{IL|Watchful}} points, {{IL|Memory of Light|Appearance=Memories of Light}}, or raise menaces.

{{IL|The Upper Airs}}
* Some Airs-dependent options on [[Travelling through the Air]] give one:
** 1 for success on [[Fly past New Newgate]].
** 1 for ''failure'' on [[Follow the Shivering Delta]].

[[Category: Guides]]