Quirks (Guide)

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What needs work: July 20, 2026 game update: New item A Pocketful of Amorphous Essences obtained from an agent plot can be used to change quirks.

Late MYN Content and Onwards

This page is a brief catalogue of repeatable, non-card based ways to increase Quirks. Besides roleplay, some notable reasons to want to increase quirk levels are to access "I myself am my only true friend!" with Hedonist 8 (which gives four Second Chances), Quite a moral afternoon with Subtle 4, and Browse the society romances with Steadfast 4 (which gives a Mood).

You may also consume various Renown items to substantially increase specific quirks at the cost of others.

Repeatable Actions

Austere

• It can be increased up to 10 at Mrs Plenty's Carnival using Learn more about your sign if you have a Speleothemic sign, without any penalty.
• It can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating Parabolan pickles.
• It can be raised up to 15 by Area-Diving: Into the river with it, lowering Hedonist.
• The Iron Republic has an option which can raise it to 15 without lowering other quirks, but visiting the area may have other consequences and alter many other quirks significantly: see the guide.
  

Daring

• It can be increased up to 10 at Mrs Plenty's Carnival using Learn more about your sign if you have an Igneous sign, without any penalty.
• It can be increased up to 10 through The Means to Knowledge storylet, lowering Subtle and requiring Ruthless 4.
• It can be raised to 12 at Station VIII by eating brandied jam.
  

Forceful

• It can be raised to 5 by hunting dangerous prey at Wolfstack Docks, lowering Subtle.
• It can be increased up to 10 at The Singing Mandrake (storylet) through Start an argument with a leading light of your favoured school, lowering Subtle.
• It can be increased up to 10 during the Doing Business in Wilmot's End carousel, by choosing "Hard lessons" at the midpoint, lowering Subtle.
• It can be raised to 12 at Station VIII by eating brandied jam.
  

Heartless

• It can be raised up to 5 at The Shuttered Palace by Double-crossing an unfortunate footman.
• It can be raised up to 10 at the conclusion of the Mutton Island carousel, lowering Magnanimous.
• It can be raised up to 10 by publishing a very salacious newspaper, lowering Austere. See Publishing a Newspaper (Guide).
• It can be raised up to 10 by selecting this option on the card She's Going Down!, drawn in Home Waters; it also lowers Magnanimous. Note that the card has Standard Frequency, and while it is not as reliable as the above methods, it has the potential of being much faster (set a course and return immediately to London to clear the deck).
• It can be raised to 12 at Station VIII by eating brandied jam.
• While not infinitely repeatable, it is increased by raising Society Renown past 15.
  

Hedonist

• It can be raised up to 10 by 3CP/action at the The Empress' Court via The pleasures of the Neath.
• One can Area-Dive and repeatedly choose to keep it to increase Hedonist up to level 10, giving 3CP for every 12 actions and lowering Austere.
• At the university, with Featuring in the Tales of the University exactly 5, one can repeat the Term Passing... carousel and Feast. Fourteen courses of sheer indulgence gives 3CP up to level 10 and can be repeated four times per cycle. The Provost? The Provost... gives 5CP up to level 15 once per cycle. A cycle takes at least 26 actions.
• If it is already at level 5, it can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating attar marmalade.
• It can be raised to 15 via Romance at Court. This requires at least Hedonist 8 and is a very long grind, requiring 120 actions per cycle and sending you to exile, giving 5CP up to 15, but lowering Austere by 5CP. However, this grind is notable for always being accessible.
• It cannot realistically be raised by becoming Closest To the Bohemians; it rises when you shift to the Bohemians, but is reduced an equal amount when you break away from them (unless you shift to the Rubbery in Helicon House or Sell the location of the Cave of the Nadir, disassociate yourself from that faction, and then return to the Bohemians via opportunity card). Also, it quickly becomes very expensive.}
• It can be raised up to 10 by 3CP/action on the card Visit your acquaintance, the Sardonic Music-Hall Singer via the option Advance your friendship to a condition of intimacy, but lowering Austere by 3CP. The normal success also lowers Acquaintance: the Sardonic Music-Hall Singer by 18CP.

Magnanimous

• If Magnanimous < 4, there's no good repeatable way to increase it. Donate to an orphanage and Donate an Echo to a good cause can increase it at 1 CP per action, but both need card drawing and cost almost 1 favour. Emancipate a Clay Man can increase it at less than 1.5 CP per action if the Clay Quarters are accessible.
• It can be increased up to 10 through The Means to Knowledge storylet, lowering Melancholy and requiring Magnanimous 4. (This is also an excellent way to remove Scandal at -3CP per action.)
• It can be raised up to 10 at the conclusion of the Mutton Island carousel, lowering Heartless and Ruthless.
• If it is already at level 5, it can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating attar marmalade.
  

Melancholy

• It can be raised up to 5 by picking out a sapphire at Empire Adornments in the Bazaar Sidestreets.
• It can be raised up to 10 at the conclusion of the Hunter's Keep carousel.
• It can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating Parabolan pickles.
• While not infinitely repeatable, it is increased by raising Great Game Renown past 15.
  

Ruthless

• It can be raised up to 5 through betraying other players via false offers of Nightmares and Wounds aid requests.
• It can be raised up to 10 at the conclusion of the Mutton Island carousel, lowering Magnanimous.
• It can be raised to 12 at Station VIII by eating brandied jam.
  

Steadfast

• It can be raised up to 5 by displaying admirable sportmanship at the end of the first Term carousel at the University.
• It can be raised up to 5 by sharing a cup of The Achlian Midnight with the expenditure of a Free Evening.
• It can be increased up to 10 at Mrs Plenty's Carnival using Learn more about your sign if you have a Metamorphic sign, without any penalty.
• It can be increased by publishing newspapers, both by remaining Honest, no matter what (which increases up to 10 and does not lower other quirks) and choosing to publish An edition brimming with truth and wisdom (which increases up to 10 and lowers heartless).
• It can be raised up to 10 at the conclusion of the Mutton Island carousel, lowering Heartless and Ruthless.
• It can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating Parabolan pickles.
  

Subtle

• It can be increased up to 10 at Mrs Plenty's Carnival using Learn more about your sign if you have a Glacial sign, without any penalty.
• It can be increased up to 5 by stalking your prey subtly while Hunting Dangerous Prey in Wolfstack Docks. This requires Airs Of London less than 33, and lowers Forceful.
• It can be increased up to 10 by choosing to "Keep it bloodless" during the repeatable Doing Business in Wilmot's End carousel, lowering Forceful.
• It can be increased up to 10 through The Means to Knowledge storylet, lowering Forceful and requiring Subtle 4.
• It can be increased to 10 by becoming Closest To the Great Game, which becomes expensive quickly, requires already having Subtle 4, and decreases Steadfast.
• If it is already at level 5, it can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating attar marmalade.
• While not infinitely repeatable, it is increased by raising Docks Renown past 15 and Constables Renown past 15.
  

Opportunity Cards

Card	Option	Quirk Increase			Quirk Decrease
Bringing the revolution	Direct methods	Forceful	+3cp	up to level 10	Subtle
	Subtle methods	Subtle	+1cp	up to level 5	Forceful
	Follow your conscience	Melancholy	+1cp	up to level 5	Ruthless
	Don't ask me	Ruthless	+1cp	up to level 5	Steadfast
Weather at last	So much has been lost	Melancholy	+3cp	up to level 10	Hedonist
	Well, those clouds are quite pretty	Hedonist	+1cp	up to level 5	Melancholy
	An opportunity!	Subtle	+1cp	up to level 5	Melancholy
The Departed	Watch	Melancholy	+2cp	up to level 10
	Add your own dead to the pile	Melancholy	+3cp	up to level 10	Heartless
		Steadfast	+3cp	up to level 10
	Oho! Ripe rats!	Heartless	+3cp	up to level 10	Melancholy

Maxing out Quirks: Faction Items

If you have a quirk at 12, you can raise it up to 15 by using Faction Items. Each use consumes the item and increases the desired quirk by 15cp, while also decreasing another one by the same amount.

To get from level 12 to 15 requires 42cp, meaning you'll consume three faction items until you're maxed out.

See also: Renown Item Quirk Changes

Item/Option		Prerequisites	Increased Quirk	Decreased Quirk	Cost
	Volunteer for the Trophonian Duty	250 12-14	Steadfast	Hedonist	25.00 60
	Bait a horrible prank with your Skull	250 12-14	Heartless	Magnanimous	62.50
	Play coded chess with an anonymous opponent	250 12-14	Subtle	Forceful	40.00 400
	Decipher a concealed message	250 12-14	Melancholy	Daring	62.50
	Turn over all the resources of your Endowment to Dr F______	250 12-14	Austere	Hedonist	100.00
	A drinking contest with a ballerina	250 12-14	Forceful	Subtle	50.00 500
	Come to the assistance of Dr F______	2000 x  12-14 3	Magnanimous	Heartless	30.00
	Fund the production of a notorious new ballet	2000 x  12-14 3	Hedonist	Austere	30.00
	Fast and meditate	250 12-14	Austere	Hedonist	100.00
	Respond to a challenge from a Tomb-Colonist	250 12-14	Forceful	Subtle	62.50 125 600
	Translate the libretto for 'The Concursion of Petals'	250 12-14	Hedonist	Austere	60.00 600
	Assassinate one of Mr Fires' tug pilots, with a poisoned pin	250 12-14	Ruthless	Magnanimous	40.00 80 400
	Plant a pin on a judge	250 12-14	Daring	Melancholy	40.00 80 400
	Run the rooftops in honour of "a New Wind"	250 12-14	Daring	Melancholy	62.50
	Secure the release of the Voiceless Dancer	250 12-14	Magnanimous	Hedonist	40.00 400