Editing Statues at the GHR Stations (Guide)

{{GuideNeedsWork|Feb 23, 2024 update reduced the value of {{IL|Holy Relic of the Thigh of Saint Fiacre}}. As a result, the value of statues and favours related to Thighs and/or {{IL|Skeleton: Support for a Counter-church Theology}} (e.g. Bishop of Saint Fiacre's in Jericho, Custom-Made Saint at Burrow-Infra-Mump, etc.) needs to be reevaluated.}}
{{GuideFor|Pages = A Selection of Statues#Consider building a statue at Marigold Station#Commissioning a Statue#Under the Statue#Under the Statue at Jericho Locks#Under the Statue at the Magistracy#Under the Statue at Station VIII#Under the Statue at Burrow-Infra-Mump#Under the Statue at Moulin#Under the Statue at the Hurlers#Under the Statue at Marigold Station|Category = Category:Ealing Gardens Commemorative Development#Category:Jericho Locks Commemorative Development#Category:Magistracy of the Evenlode Commemorative Development#Category:Balmoral Commemorative Development#Category:Station VIII Commemorative Development#Category:Burrow-Infra-Mump Commemorative Development#Category:Moulin Commemorative Development#Category:Hurlers Commemorative Development#Category:Marigold Commemorative Development}}{{Audience|EarlyRailroad|Evergreen=yes}}[[Has icon::File:Angelclose.png|right]]
At every Station of the Great Hellbound Railway, you, the Director, have a singular choice: You can build a statue!

For most Stations, your choice of Statue determines the key options and rewards of the corresponding "Under the Statue at _____" card. Of course, each Statue has different building requirements, spanning items, Favours, Connected/Renown qualities, otherwise-esoteric achievements such as Poet-Laureate, and specific GHR Board Members. All this information is brought together in this guide.

Note that in Unlock Requirements for Statue-specific actions, the level of the location's Commemorative Development is omitted, since obviously you have to ''have the statue in question'' to get its options. You can go to the page for each location's Under the Statue... card if you really want to find out, but this page has been created so you don't have to know that.

==General notes and rating system==
Most statues can be broken up into three types:

* Regular statues allow you to call in 1, 2 or 4 of a particular type of Favours. Obtaining their rewards is usually about 6 EPA, assuming 1 action to get each Favour. This generally means rewards valued at 12 E, 18 E or 30 E depending on the necessary number of Favours. Some statues' profit can be further increased through the [[The Bone Market (Guide)|Bone Market]], the [[The Rat Market (Guide)|Rat Market]], or similar profitable exchanges.
* Favour statues allow you to gain a specific type of Favour.
* Special statues don't follow the patterns noted above.
* A few statues have options that fit into multiple categories, to keep us on our toes.

When rating the statues, there are several relevant factors:
* How profitable is the option? Are the item rewards useful or hard to obtain? While reward values are generally similar, some items are objectively more useful than others.
* Are the relevant Favours available? Are there preferred ways of cashing in those Favours? (In particular: how does it compare to [[Offering Tribute to the Court of the Wakeful Eye]] or [[Call in Favours at Jericho Locks]]?)
* Does the option require many Favours? If yes, you'll need to draw the card fewer times, making it more valuable.
* How hard are the unlock requirements? If the statue is very hard to build, you're likely to build it later. Statues are most useful when you spend a lot of time at that station, and you'll spend the most time there when first playing through its stories.

The statues are rated on a scale from 1-4, where 1 is very bad, 2 is situationally good, 3 is pretty decent and 4 is exceptional. This rating doesn't take into account synergies between statues that share the same Favours, or statues that depict yourself.

==Reward for Building All Statues==
After building a statue at every station, [[Share a honey-dream with the Bohemian Sculptress|a branch]] on the [[Under the Statue at Marigold Station]] card will grant the {{IL|Amber Vision of the Sea of Spines}}, a Home Comfort that grants {{IL|Watchful}} +6, {{IL|Bizarre}} +1, {{IL|Shapeling Arts}} +1, and {{IL|Zeefaring}} +1.

===Reward for Building All Self Statues===
An additional story and reward is available if all of the statues are completed as statues of yourself. This begins via the [[Under the Statue at Marigold Station]] card and unlocks a storylet to build a final statue: {{IL|The Inescapable Ubiquity of your Countenance}}. This achievement in vanity costs {{IL|Soul|7000 x}}, {{IL|Hinterland Scrip|700 x}}, {{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|70 x}}, and {{IL|Direful Reflection|7 x}}. You cannot do this if you have any {{IL|Stain on Your Soul|Appearance=Stains on Your Soul}}.

== Pan-Station Options ==
Most Statues can be reset at the cost of 10 Fate. That isn't a ton of money, but it is still real-world money, so choose wisely before building a statue—don't just grab the first option that's available! As the statue at Balmoral has no card, it can be replaced without Fate at cost of a {{IL|Much-Needed Gap}}.

You may also want to develop a plan for an ''overall build'' of Upper River Statues. It is a matter of preference whether you wish to build towards material in-game rewards, or towards lore associated with certain Statues, or towards whomever you or your character would honor (minmaxers, loristorians, roleplayers and egotists are equally valid in this game). Just bear in mind that if your statues give you three places to spend Urchin Favours and none for, say, Church or Revolutionaries, it may be inconvenient.

The option to Practice Sketching the Statue to (Subject) appears on every Under the Statue card. Each has the same base difficulty {{IL|Persuasive}}, modified by the lighting at that station, and the same reward.

All Statues at all Stations cost 50 × ([[Railway Station Developments (Guide)|[Location] Development]] + 1) {{IL|Hinterland Scrip}} and require not having a statue there yet.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+Pan-station Statue actions
!Action
!Challenge/Cost
!Success
!Failure
|-
|Practice sketching your statue to (Subject)
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 250 - (10 × Station Darkness)
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Romantic Notion|5 x}}
|<!-- Amount may be somewhat random. --> {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|5 x}}
}}
| +2 CP {{IL|Scandal}}
|-
|Have This Statue Removed
|10 {{FontFate}}
|Removes (Location) Commemorative Development quality
|N/A
|}<br />

== Ealing Gardens ==
Your first Station! Of course you want a statue there. And it's got to be of someone on your Board. Why would you even consider anyone else?
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+
!Statue / Building Requirements
!Option
!Cost
!Reward
!Value ({{e}})
|-
|{{IL|Board Member: Sinning Jenny}}
|[[Call in favours from Urchins]]
|{{IL|Favours: Urchins|4 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Puzzle-Damask Scrap|1 x}}
|{{IL|Thirsty Bombazine Scrap|5 x}}
|{{IL|Opening a Bundle of Oddities}} up to ''at least'' 552 }}
|28.50 <ref>Assuming 3.5 E from bundle</ref>
|-
|{{IL|Board Member: Feducci}}
|[[Call in favours from Tomb Colonists]]
|{{IL|Favours: Tomb-Colonies|2 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Sapphire|5 x}}
|{{IL|Venom-Ruby|49 x}}
|{{IL|Magnificent Diamond|1 }} }}
|18.00
|-
|{{IL|Board Member: Jovial Contrarian}}
|[[Call in favours from Revolutionaries (Ealing)|Call in favours from Revolutionaries]]
|{{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|4 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Proscribed Material|750 x}} }}
|30.00
|-
|{{IL|Board Member: Virginia}}
|[[Call in favours from Hell (Ealing)|Call in favours from Hell]]
|{{IL|Favours: Hell|2 x}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Muscaria Brandy|8 x}}|''or''|Rare: {{IL|Brass Ring|1 x}} }}
|{{TableList|20.00|''or''|12.50}}
|-
|{{IL|Board Member: Tentacled Entrepreneur}}
|[[Call in favours from Rubbery Men]]
|{{IL|Favours: Rubbery Men|2 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Nodule of Trembling Amber|1 x}}
|{{IL|Nodule of Warm Amber|55 x}} }}
|18.00 <ref>Assuming a value of 10p per warm amber</ref>
|-
|{{TableList|Yourself|{{IL|A Poet-Laureate}} 21 }}
|[[Call in favours from Bohemians]]
|{{IL|Favours: Bohemians|4 x}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Ivory Humerus|2 x}}|{{IL|Romantic Notion|50 x}} }}
|35.00 <ref>Assuming 15 E for each humerus</ref>
|}

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=== Analysis ===
All the statues are regular statues, giving roughly 6 EPA worth of items, assuming 1 action per Favour.

*'''Sinning Jenny'''
This statue is pretty good. You probably will get less echo value than from the other statues, but the bundle has the potential to regain your soul or give many different kinds of items. The bundle has an expected value of at least 3.5 {{E}} based on [[Bundle of Oddities (Guide)]]. The Bombazine is useful down the line in Balmoral, but later on Urchins Favours are better cashed in at Jericho Locks. This is a decent statue in the short term but not amazing.

See also the virtually-identical statue of the Widow at the Magistracy of the Evenlode.

'''Rating: 3'''

*'''Feducci'''
This statue is interesting. Magnificent Diamonds are fairly easy to acquire by this point in the game. Sapphires and Venom-Rubies are less useful, but quite hard to get in quantity when needed for something. However, Favours with the Tomb-Colonies are some of the rarest in the game, and their Jericho option is generally better once unlocked. Situational, but potentially useful.

'''Rating: 2'''

*'''The Jovial Contrarian'''
Profitable, and much more efficient than trading in Favours in the Flit by far. {{IL|Proscribed Material}} is hard to get efficiently via repeatable actions, and Revolutionary Favours are common enough. It provides no {{IL|Advancing the Liberation of Night:}}, which you may consider a positive or a negative. Revolutionary Favours also won't be usable in Jericho until reaching the Hurlers, though it's a good option once unlocked. Definitely a solid choice.

'''Rating: 3'''

*'''Virginia''' 
It's somewhat hard to estimate the value of this statue, as the reward is variable. It could be assumed that it averages around 18 {{E}} for 6 EPA. The brandy could be used to [[Hire the Polite Poisoner]] for assassinations, but otherwise neither of the items are particularly useful. The strength of this statue is that you won't be able to call in Hell Favours in Jericho until Marigold, so having a lategame way to call them in could be useful. That's situational at best, though.

'''Rating: 2-3'''

*'''The Tentacled Entrepreneur'''
This statue gives a combination of Warm Amber and Trembling Amber. You'd think would be useful for skeletons, but by the time you need a lot, you will probably be able to sell skeletons to the Zailor with Particular Interests, by-passing the need for this statue. In addition, you'll be able to exchange Rubbery Favours in for two skeleton torsos as soon as you reach {{IL|Jericho Locks}}, one station further. Not particularly useful.

'''Rating: 2'''

*'''Yourself, the Poet-Laureate'''
Yes, you! Why is there no Board Member requirement? Well, in case you forgot, you're ''on the d__n board!'' If ignoring the long grind to be a Poet-Laureate in the first place, this statue still has several flaws.
{{IL|Ivory Humerus|Appearance=Ivory Humeri}} aren't that useful as they can only be sold through building skeletons, but are only compatible with restrictive primate body plans that don't benefit from [[Zoological Mania:|Zoological Mania]] bonuses. It's more profitable to spend Bohemian Favours on Tribute instead. This statue may be cool, but it's not useful.

'''Rating: 1-2'''

*'''Conclusion'''
The Jovial Contrarian and Sinning Jenny are probably the best statues. Who would have thought that!

== Jericho Locks ==
All the Jericho Locks statues use {{IL|Favours: The Church}}, which are easily available in both London and the Upper River. The biggest issue with these statues is that you might want to spend your Church Favours elsewhere for more profit, primarily by converting them to  {{IL|Tribute}} at the Labyrinth of Tigers.

When you reach Jericho Locks, you start unlocking new [[Call in Favours at Jericho Locks|permanent options]] for calling in Favours with factions. Options for Bohemians, Rubbery Men, and the Docks are available from the get-go, with other factions unlocking as you extend your railroad further. This makes statues that give Favours more useful, while statues that use Favours may become worse in comparison.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
!Statue
!Option
!Cost
!Reward
!Value ({{E}})
|-
|{{IL|Board Member: The Dean of Xenotheology}}
|[[Trade on your academic and theological connections]]
|{{IL|Favours: The Church|2 x}}
|{{IL|Nodule of Warm Amber|180 x}}
|18.00 <ref>Assuming a value of 10p per warm amber</ref>
|-
|{{IL|Board Member: The Bishop of Southwark}}
|[[Call in favours from the Church (Bishop of Southwark)]]
|{{IL|Favours: The Church|1 x}}
|{{IL|Strong-Backed Labour|5 x}}
|12.50
|-
|{{IL|Board Member: The Bishop of Saint Fiacre's}}
|[[Call in favours from the Church (Bishop of Saint Fiacre's)]]
|{{IL|Favours: The Church|4 x}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Holy Relic of the Thigh of Saint Fiacre|2 x}}|{{IL|Bone Fragments|500 x}} }}
|30.00 <ref>Assumed value through the Bone Market</ref>
|-
|{{TableList|Yourself|{{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}} 21}}
|[[Converse with a few retired scholars]]
|{{IL|Favours: The Church|1 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Whispered Hint|1200 x}}
|{{IL|Expertise of the Second City|5 x}}
}}
|12.00
|}
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=== Analysis ===
*'''Dean of Xenotheology'''
This is a regular statue and gives 6 EPA, assuming 1 Favour/action and valuing amber at 10p each. Though amber has its uses, it's easy to obtain in bulk through the Bone Market and hard to spend excess, making this option less useful. It's an okay option if you value Warm Amber, but not very special.

'''Rating: 1'''

*'''Bishop of Southwark'''
This is a regular statue, but gives 6.25 EPA, which is above average. It's also a good source of {{IL|Strong-Backed Labour}}, which can be hard to get efficiently. Labour has several uses, including [[Sponsor a Palaeontological Dig|Palaeontological Digs]] and [[Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)|Archaeology]]. Using this statue to source your Labour will improve profit from either by a fair amount. The main issue with this statue is that you're only able to exchange 1 Favour at a time. This means more card draws necessary to cash in your Favours, and if you later build {{IL|An Outpost of God's Editors}} in Burrow-Infra-Mump (not recommended) you will gain Favours faster than you can convert them to Labour. At least you can cash in excess at the permanent storylet.

'''Rating: 3'''

*'''Bishop of St Fiacre's'''
{{GuideNeedsWork|Needs reanalysis after spider-pope nerf}}
This is a regular statue <s>with an unusually valuable reward. Similar to the Bohemians option described above,</s> this statue converts four Church Favours into two Relics of St Fiacre, plus some bone fragments <s>for even more value. Although Relics are more difficult to convert to useable resources, this statue is the clear winner in long-term value. Every four statue cards and sixteen Church Favours enables up to 410 echoes profit for 48 actions. Fortunately, Relics stockpile well and can wait until you're able to make good use of them.</s>

'''Rating: ?'''

*'''Yourself (Scholar of the Correspondence)'''
Although [[A Scholar of the Correspondence (Guide)|studying]] the Correspondence has become easier over the years, the grind to {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence|Appearance=SotC}} 21 still has a well-earned reputation as painful and expensive. If you've made it to these heights of cosmolinguistic expertise, I don't have the heart to tell you not to take this option. Capping SotC is something to be proud of, d__n it. 

Unfortunately, this statue is not very useful. The {{IL|Expertise of the Second City}} is virtually useless, if convenient for a single laboratory experiment, and {{IL|Whispered Hint}}s can be gained from many other sources. But then again, studying the Correspondence was never about convenience.

'''Rating: 1-2'''

*'''Conclusion'''
Fiacre's is by far the best for power palaeontologists, while Southwark has some use as a good source of Strong-Backed Labour.

== The Magistracy of the Evenlode ==
The Magistracy's main concerns are matters of the law, and the Statue rewards here reflect this. One even has an option to gain {{IL|Favours: Constables}}, so you can save up to buy {{IL|Special Dispensation}}s. Or you can now cash in your Constable Favours in Jericho Locks instead.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
!Statue and building requirements
!Option
!Cost/Challenge
!Reward
!Value ({{E}})
|-
|{{IL|Board Member: the Gracious Widow}}
|[[Call in favours with the Gracious Widow]]
|{{IL|Favours: Urchins|4 x}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Puzzle-Damask Scrap|1 x}}|{{IL|Thirsty Bombazine Scrap|5 x}}|{{IL|Opening a Bundle of Oddities}} Up to 659+}}
| 29.37 <ref>Assuming 4.37 E from Bundle</ref>
|-
|{{TableList|Clay Highwayman|{{IL|On the Trail of the Clay Highwayman}} 5 }}
|[[Receive an offering from the Clay Highwayman]]
|{{IL|Favours: Criminals|2 x}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Magnificent Diamond|1 x}}
|{{IL|Certifiable Scrap|1 x}}
|{{IL|Flawed Diamond|42 x}}
|{{IL|Opening a Bundle of Oddities}} [150 to 450] + 10 × {{IL|Seeing Banditry in the Upper River|Appearance = Banditry}} }}
| 21.94 <ref>Valuing bundle at 3.9 E (Banditry 5) and the scrap at 50p</ref>
|-
|{{TableList|Yourself|{{IL|Defender of the Public Safety}} 21 }}
|[[Set a Watch beside the Statue of Yourself]]
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 200
|{{IL|Favours: Constables|1 x}}
| 1 Favour
|}
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=== Analysis ===
*'''Gracious Widow'''
This statue is pretty much identical to the statue of Sinning Jenny in Ealing Gardens. You probably will get less value than from the other statues, but the bundle has the potential to regain your soul or contain a variety of different items. The bundle has an expected value of around 3.9 echoes. The Bombazine is also useful in Balmoral. This is a decent statue and is easy to build. However, it won't be useful long-term as Urchins Favours are better exchanged in Jericho after reaching Moulin.

'''Rating: 2-3'''

*'''Clay Highwayman'''
The bundle is similar in value to the Gracious Widow's, but the reward only costs 2 Favours, so it's actually better with regards to EPA. However, Criminal Favours are better converted to {{IL|Tribute}} and eventually used to get {{IL|Night-Whisper}}s for the Rat Market. The requirement for this statue also takes some time to reach.

'''Rating: 2'''

*'''Yourself, Defender of Public Safety'''
This is notable as the first statue option that generates Favours instead of spending them. The proximity to the Magistracy is convenient, since it takes 7 Favours: Constables to get a Special Dispensation and there are no other card sources of them in the Upper River. The Favours can also be called in in Jericho for 5.5 EPA. However, obtaining the Favours this way is much harder than in London, requiring a difficult Dangerous challenge.

Note that {{IL|Defender of the Public Safety}} is a lengthy grind, so by the time you've unlocked this statue you may not spend much time in the Evenlode anymore. Still, Constable Favours are valuable enough for the card to be worth most players' time.

'''Rating: 2-3'''

*'''Conclusion'''
None of the statues here are amazing. The Widow's statue is marginally the best when the Magistracy is first unlocked, while the statue of yourself is best, if rarely relevant, in the long term.

== Balmoral ==
The statue at [[Balmoral]] does not add a card to the deck and is only necessary for the all-statues reward. There are three choices for subject: The Empress's Consort, which requires no special features; the Captivating Princess, which requires her acquaintance; and the statue to your Cover Identity, which requires [[Cover Identities (Guide)|crafting]] an appropriate identity in Balmoral.

Reaching Balmoral means you can cash in both Criminal and Great Game Favours in Jericho. Criminal Favours are usually better used for Tribute.

== Station VIII ==
None of the statue choices in Station VIII materially affect player rewards; only the [[Under the Statue at Station VIII|descriptions]] are affected. The Correspondent profession unlocks an extra option on its card.

Reaching Station VIII allows you to call in Favours with Society in Jericho, again usually worse than exchanging them for Tribute.
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
!Options
!Cost/Challenge
!Success
!Value ({{e}})
|-
|[[Read the graffiti on the Statue to (subject)]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} (125 + 25 × {{IL|Station VIII: Darkness}})
{{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence|Appearance=ASotC}} (unknown)
|{{IL|Unusual Love Story|5-7 x}}
|2.50 - 3.50
|-
|[[Write something to sear the eyes of fools and lift up the great powers]]
|{{TableList
|{{IL|A Pot of Violant Ink}}
|{{IL|Correspondence Plaque|4 x}}
|{{IL|Aeolian Scream|3 x}}
}}
|{{IL|Storm-Threnody|1 x}}
|3.00
|}
All {{IL|Station VIII}} statues cost [50 × ({{IL|Station VIII Development}} + 1)] x {{IL|Hinterland Scrip}}. Some statues have additional non-cost requirements to unlock or have variants depending on Ambition choices.
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Station VIII Statue Building Requirements
!Statue
![[A Selection of Statues|Option]]
!Additional Requirements
|-
|Veteran Revolutionary
|[[Put up a statue honouring a Veteran Revolutionary]]
| -
|-
|Mr Fires
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr Fires]]
| -
|-
|Mr Spices
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr Spices]]
| -
|-
|Mr Wines
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr Wines]]
| -
|-
|Mr Veils
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr Veils]]
|Variant with {{IL|Ambition: Bag a Legend!}} completed
|-
|Mr Cups
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr Cups]]
|Variant with {{IL|Ambition: Nemesis}} 4300–4500
|-
|Mr Iron
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr Iron]]
| -
|-
|Mr Stones
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr Stones]]
| -
|-
|Mr Apples
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr Apples]]
| -
|-
|Mr Pages
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr Pages]]
| -
|-
|Yourself, Expert in the<br>Uses of Extracts!
|[[Put up a statue honouring yourself for your culinary experiments]]
|{{IL|Meals Served at Station VIII}} 20
|-
|Yourself, Companion<br>of the Masters
|[[Put up a statue showing yourself in the company of Masters]]
|{{IL|Connected: The Masters of the Bazaar}} 10
|-
|Mr Cards, which is to<br>say, Yourself
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr Cards, which is to say, yourself]]
|{{IL|The Robe of Mr Cards}}
|-
|Mr –, Yourself<br>on the Road
|[[Put up a statue honouring Mr –, the self you are destined to be]] ({{FontFate}})
|{{IL|The Road}}
|}

There is no particular gameplay advantage to any of these choices, just roleplay and lore. Some do require Ambition completion, high levels of Connected: Masters, or Meals Served. Of those, Meals Served is the easiest requirement to achieve. The rest just cost Scrip, proportional to how much else you've built at Station VIII.<br />

==Burrow-Infra-Mump==
The Statues at [[Burrow-Infra-Mump]] are heavily connected to the location's main storyline, [[A Church in the Wild]]. Making a Statue of a Custom-Made Saint requires having dedicated your Church to a Custom-Made Saint. Reaching Burrow allows you to call in favours with the Church in Jericho, a competitive alternative to Tribute.

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table"
!Statue and Building Requirements
!Options
!Cost/Unlock
!Success
!Rare Success
!Failure
!Echo Value
|-
|St Augustine
|[[Dinner with a Curate]]
|{{TableList|{{IL|Favours: The Church|1 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Greyfields 1868 First Sporing|1 x}} }}
|{{IL|Favours: Society|1 x}}
|N/A
|N/A
| -0.20
|-
|St Hildegard
|[[Supply Honey for a Theological Salon]]
|{{TableList|{{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|10 x}}|{{IL|Favours: Bohemians|1 x}} }}
|{{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|1 x}}
|N/A
|N/A
| -0.20
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{TableList|Custom-Made Saint|{{IL|Church: Dedication}} 2 (Custom-Made Saint)|{{IL|Skeleton: Support for a Counter-church Theology}} 5 }}
|[[An Evening of Palaeontological Discussion]]
|{{TableList|{{IL|Skeleton in Progress}}|{{IL|Connected: Benthic}} <41}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Connected: Benthic}} increase
<ref>Increases by 2*{{IL|Skeleton: Support for a Counter-church Theology|Appearance = Counter-church Theology}} + {{IL|Approximate Value of Your Skeleton in Pennies|Appearance = Skeleton Value}}/1000)</ref>|{{IL|Rumour of the Upper River|1 x}} }}
|N/A
|N/A
|2.50
|-
|[[Trade Favours for Bones]]
|{{TableList|{{IL|Luck|50%}}|{{IL|Connected: Benthic}} 20 }}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Flourishing Ribcage|1 x}}|{{IL|Connected: Benthic}} -70 CP }}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Prismatic Frame|1 x}}|{{IL|Connected: Benthic}} -200 CP }}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Femur of a Jurassic Beast|1 x}}|{{IL|Helical Thighbone|1 x}}|{{IL|Connected: Benthic}} -60 }}
|{{TableList|12.50|312.50|6.00}} <ref>Not considering the connection loss</ref>
|-
|{{TableList|Yourself, death|{{IL|Doubled Skull|1 x}}|{{IL|Approaching the Gates of the Garden|Appearance = AtGotG}} 50 }}
|[[Meditate on Death]] <ref>All results also increase {{IL|Approaching the Gates of the Garden}} +5 CP</ref>
|{{IL|Approaching the Gates of the Garden|Appearance=AtGotG}} 50
|{{TableList|{{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|1 x}}|{{IL|Incisive Observation|1 x}} }}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|1 x}}|{{IL|Horsehead Amulet|1 x}} }}
|{{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|1 x}}
|{{TableList|3.00|4.50|2.50}} <ref name="memory">Valuing {{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self}} at 2.5 E</ref>
|-
|{{TableList|Yourself, Bishop|{{IL|Genesis of a Diocese}} 400 ([[The Sinking Synod]]) {{FontFate}} }}
|[[Make an addendum to the Church in the Wild's Theology]] {{FontFate}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Extraordinary Implication|2 x}}|{{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|2 x}} }}
|{{IL|Verse of Counter-Creed|1 x}}
|N/A
|{{TableList|{{IL|Scandal}}|{{IL|Suspicion}} }}
|2.50 <ref name="memory">Valuing {{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self}} at 2.5 E</ref>
|}
<references />

===Analysis===
*'''St Hildegard and St Augustine'''
These statues are completely worthless. Both trade one Favour for a less valuable kind, and the statue of St Augustine additionally consumes hard-to-obtain Bottles of Greyfields 1868 First Sporing.

'''Rating: 1'''

*'''Memento Mori'''
Using this statue has no requirements, and it provides several rarer resources. Unfortunately it has poor value. Situational, but more convenient than other options.

'''Rating: 2'''

*'''Bishop'''
This statue could be okay if you need many Verses of Counter-Creed, but requires uncommon items and has low value. As such it's situational at best.

'''Rating: 1-2'''

*'''The statue to the Custom-Made Saint'''
This is unambiguously the best choice for paleontologists. An easy source of Flourishing Ribcages, plus the  occasional highly-valuable Prismatic Frame, and it can provide {{IL|Connected: Benthic}} for other uses. However, using it effectively requires advance planning to have an appropriate skeleton preassembled.

This statue also requires dedicating your Church to the Custom-Made Saint. If you chose a different dedication, it is impossible to obtain without paying Fate to restart the entire Church in the Wild story.

'''Rating: 3'''

==Moulin==
Reaching Moulin allows you to call in favours with the Tomb-Colonies and Urchins in Jericho. The Urchins rewards can be sold at the Rat Market, while the Tomb-Colonists can provide Antique Mysteries needed to dig up Prismatic Frames.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
!Statue
!Building Requirements
!Options
!Cost
!Success
!Value ({{E}})
|-
| rowspan="2" |Yourself, a Legendary Zee-Captain
| rowspan="2" |{{TableList
|{{IL|A Survivor of the Iron Republic -}}
|{{IL|A Member of the Gondoliers}} Violist or Doctore
|{{IL|Page of Cryptopalaeontological Notes|150 x|Appearance = Palaeontology notes}}
|{{IL|Page of Prelapsarian Archaeological Notes|150 x|Appearance = Archaeology notes}}
|{{IL|Page of Theosophistical Notes|150 x|Appearance = Theosophy notes}}
}}
|[[Share a drink with a Zailor]]
|{{IL|Favours: The Docks|4 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Puzzling Map|2 x}}|{{IL|Map Scrap|50 x}}|Rare:|{{IL|Salt Steppe Atlas|1 x}}
}}
|{{TableList|30.00|Rare:|62.50 }}
|-
|[[Share a tale of your travels]]
|{{TableList|Requires {{IL|Zeefaring}}
|{{IL|Zee-Ztory|1 x}}
}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Favours: The Docks|1 x}}|{{IL|Magisterial Lager|1 x}}
}}
|1 x Favour
|-
|Yourself, London's Ambassador to the Khanate
|{{TableList|{{IL|Cover Identity: Backstory}} 50
|{{IL|Cover Identity: Credentials}} 5
|{{IL|Depth of Historical Study}} 5
|{{IL|Revisionist Historical Narrative|1 x}}
}}
|[[Make contact with an agent]]
|{{IL|Favours: The Great Game|2 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Vital Intelligence|1 x}}
|{{IL|Moves in the Great Game|11 x}}
}}
|36 {{H}} (18 E)
|-
|Yourself, Moulin's preeminent Archaeologist
|{{TableList|{{IL|Para-Archaeologist}} 8
|{{IL|Walking the Falling Cities}} 40
|{{IL|Monograph in Progress}} "You must have concluded an exceptional Monograph"
}}
| rowspan="2" |Various, see [[Under the Statue at Moulin#With Historian StatueUnder the Statue at Moulin|Under the Statue at Moulin]]
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |{{TableList|
{{IL|Cryptic Clue|175 x}}
|or one favour:
|{{IL|Favours: Bohemians|Appearance=Bohemians}}
|{{IL|Favours: The Church|Appearance=The Church}}
|{{IL|Favours: The Great Game|Appearance=The Great Game}}
|{{IL|Favours: Hell|Appearance=Hell}}
}}
| rowspan="2" |{{TableList|3.50|''or''|1 x Favour}}
|-
|Clio
|
|}

===Analysis===

*'''Captain'''
This is a combined Favour statue and regular statue, allowing you to both spend and gain Docks Favours. Docks Favours are valuable and have fewer sources, so the option to gain Favours is pretty good. The option to call in said Favours is less great, as the Docks option in Jericho gives {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum}} that sell at the Rat Market for added value. That said, the Salt Steppe Atlas from rare successes can be sold at the Khanate for Rat Market items. As such, this is mostly a Favour statue with a bonus cash-in. 

'''Rating: 3'''

*'''Ambassador'''
This is a regular statue that gives 6 EPA in Scrip. The only other profitable way to spend Great Game Favours is in Jericho, so there's not a lot of competition. The reward is useful, but the lack of Great Game Favour sources in the Upper River hold it back.

'''Rating: 2-3'''

*'''Clio/Archaeologist'''
The Clio and Archaeologist statues both unlock the same options. These statues are highly flexible, as they allow you to get four different kinds of Favours depending on your current monograph's subject. All four types of Favour have potential uses with other statues, and Bohemians and Church Favours can be used for Tribute. Keeping an in-progress monograph is only a minor inconvenience, though switching between Favour types is a little more of a timesink.

'''Rating: 4'''

*'''Conclusion'''
The Clio and Archaeologist statues are automatically best because they can produce Favours for Tribute. Outside of that, all the statues here have reasonable uses.

==The Hurlers==
Upon reaching the Hurlers you can call in Favours with Revolutionaries in Jericho, the rewards of which can be sold at the Rat Market.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+
!Statue
!Building Requirements
!Options
!Cost
!Reward
!Value ({{E}})
|-
|Liberation of Night
|{{IL|Advancing the Liberation of Night:}} 10
|[[Call in favours from Revolutionaries (The Hurlers)|Call in favours from Revolutionaries]]
|{{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|4 x}}
|{{IL|Night on the Town|12 x}}
|30.00
|-
|Fingerkings
|{{IL|Crystalline Knowledge}} 4
|[[Sleep beside the statue]]
|None
|{{IL|Sighting of a Parabolan Landmark}} based on {{IL|Connected: Fingerkings}}
|5.40 (at 8)
|-
|Anchoress
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Identified with a Philosophy:}} The Legacy of the Anchoress
|{{IL|Crystalline Knowledge}} 4
}}
|[[Call in favours from the Church (The Hurlers)|Call in favours from the Church]]
|{{IL|Favours: The Church|4 x}}
|{{IL|Volume of Collated Research|12 x}}
|30.00
|-
|Goat-Demons
|{{IL|Crystalline Knowledge}} 1
|[[Call in favours from Hell (The Hurlers)|Call in favours from Hell]]
|{{IL|Favours: Hell|4 x}}
|{{IL|Nightsoil of the Bazaar|60 x}}
|60 {{H}}
|-
|Your Overgoat
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Crystalline Knowledge}} 1
|{{IL|Overgoat}}
}}
|[[Ask your Overgoat to perform a trick]]
|{{IL|Favours: Hell|4 x}}
|{{IL|Aeolian Scream|12 x}}
|30.00
|-
|Your Übergoat {{FontFate}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Crystalline Knowledge}} 1
|{{IL|Übergoat}}
}}
|[[Ask your Übergoat to perform a trick]] {{FontFate}}
|{{IL|Favours: Hell|4 x}}
|{{IL|Volume of Collated Research|12 x}}
|30.00
|-
|Your Heptagoat {{FontFate}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Crystalline Knowledge}} 1
|{{IL|Heptagoat}}
}}
|[[Ask your Heptagoat to perform a trick]] {{FontFate}}
|{{IL|Favours: Hell|7 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Primordial Shriek|777 x}}
|Decreases {{IL|Tracklayers' Displeasure}}
}}
|15.54
|-
|Yourself (Steward)
|{{IL|Steward of the Discordance}} 4
|[[Meditate in your statue's shadow]]
|{{IL|Memory of Discordance|2 x }}
|{{IL|Correspondence Plaque|60 x }}
|30.00
|}

===Analysis===
Most of the statues here give similar values, but require different Favours.
From the top:

*'''Liberation of Night'''
Provides 6 EPA like most statues. This statue is notable for giving {{IL|Night on the Town|Appearance=Nights on the Town}}, which otherwise are hard to acquire. Unfortunately, they have few uses at this stage of the game. You can still [[Bring the celebration home]] for {{IL|Making Waves}} or [[Swap tales with the locals]] for {{IL|Esteem of the Guild}}, but for profit you're better off calling the Favours in at Jericho and selling the rewards at the Rat Market. Plus not everybody wants a statue dedicated to the Liberation of Night...

'''Rating: 2-3'''

*'''Fingerkings'''
This is a very interesting choice, as it's one of very few non-Parabola sources of {{IL|Sighting of a Parabolan Landmark}}. It's less profitable but is a decent choice as it doesn't require Favours to use. And again, not everyone will be comfortable with making a statue dedicated to the Fingerkings.

'''Rating: 3'''

*'''Anchoress'''
Provides 6 EPA like most statues. The only issue with this statue is whether you have enough Church Favours to use it effectively. You probably have at least one statue that uses Church Favours already, and it's competing with the Tribute and Jericho cash-ins. The Collated Research is useful in Balmoral, but is better obtained through the Bone Market.

'''Rating: 2-3'''

*'''Goat-Demons'''
Provides 6 EPA like most statues. This statue literally gives you poop, which has some uses for the railway and elsewhere, but can also be sold for Scrip. Scrip which can be exchanged for echoes at a profit. As such, this statue is one of the best EPA and SPA sources at the Hurlers, but you'll need to find a source of Hell Favours.

'''Rating: 3-4'''

*'''Your Overgoat'''
Similar value to the other statues. Gives {{IL|Aeolian Scream}} for Hell favours. Not directly useful, but if you have the Urchins Favours to upconvert it to {{IL|Storm-Threnody|Appearance=Storm-Threnodies}}, you can sell it at the Rat Market for additional profit.

'''Rating: 3-4'''

*'''Your Übergoat'''
Congratulations on obtaining an Übergoat! This statue is basically the same as the Anchoress, except it requires Favours with Hell instead of the Church. On the plus side, it will not compete for Church Favour uses.

'''Rating: 3-4'''

*'''Your Heptagoat'''
Wow! Just wow! Building this statue is an achievement. Unfortunately the reward is terrible. 15.5 {{e}} for 7 favours is really bad. Primordial shrieks aren't the easiest resource to get, but at this rate it's more efficient to build a different statue and sell the rewards to buy shrieks from the Bazaar. But then you wouldn't have a statue dedicated to your Heptagoat...

'''Rating: 1'''

*'''Yourself (Steward)'''
Unfortunately, this statue relies on {{IL|Memory of Discordance|Appearance=Memories of Discordance}}, which are near-impossible to obtain efficiently. If you are one of the few players with {{IL|The Long-Dead Priests of the Red Bird}}, you could plausibly use this alongside a [[Lead them like sacrifices to the Priests of the Red Bird|Helicon House grind]]. Otherwise it's simply not worth the effort just for Correspondence Plaques.

'''Rating: 1-2'''

*'''Conclusion'''
Most of these statues give 6 EPA. The Overgoat and Goat-Demons statues have an edge over the others in value, while the Übergoat and Anchoress statues provide more useful items. If you're okay with the lower value, the Fingerking statue is also a reasonable choice to acquire rarer resources. 

==Marigold Station==
All statues here allow you to sell surplus Railway Steel for Hell Favours.

Reaching Marigold means you can now call in Hell Favours in Jericho.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+
!Statue
!Building Requirements
!Options
!Cost
!Reward
!Value ({{E}})
|-
!Any Statue
|
|[[Sell surplus Railway Steel to the Moloch Line]]
|{{IL|Railway Steel|1 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Silent Soul|1 x}} 
|{{IL|Favours: Hell|1 x}}
}}
|
|-
!{{TableList|<nowiki>[Leader's name]</nowiki> and the Tracklayer's Union
|or
|Tracklayer's Union}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Leader of the Tracklayers}}: Furnace Ancona, Cornelius or January.
|or
|none}}
|[[Call in favours with the Tracklayer's Union]]
|{{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|4 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Vital Intelligence|2 x}}
|{{IL|Vienna Opening|2 x}}
|{{IL|Advancing the Liberation of Night:|+? CP}}
}}
|60{{H}} (30.00)
|-
!Marigold Devils
|None
|[[Admire the statue]]
|{{IL|Favours: Society|4 x}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Magnificent Diamond|2 x}}|{{IL|Flawed Diamond|45 x}}}}
|30.40
|-
!Yourself, a Respectable Industrialist
|{{IL|Twilit Smuggler}} 21
|[[Sit by your statue]]
|{{IL|Favours: Criminals| 4 x}}
|{{TableList
|{{IL|Unlawful Device|1 x}}
|{{IL|Cave-Aged Code of Honour|1 x}}
|{{IL|Compromising Document|10 x}}
}}
|30.00
|}

===Analysis===

*'''Furnace/Cornelius/January/Union'''
The Union-related statues are mechanically identical other than the building requirements, so deciding between the four mostly comes down to your own aesthetic/character preferences. The January and Union statues also advance the Liberation of Night, which may not be what your character wants.

These are regular statues, and provide 6 EPA. The reward can also be sold for scrip, potentially making this more valuable. Both {{IL|Vital Intelligence}} and {{IL|Vienna Opening}}s are useful items with fewer sources, and are notably useful for activities at Balmoral, so this is a decent statue. However, if you're looking for direct echo value, Revolutionary Favours are worth more called in at Jericho, which benefits from the Rat Market.

'''Rating: 3'''

*'''Marigold Devils'''
Considering that Society Favours are among the most ubiquitous, this sounds like a good choice, especially as no other statues work with them. However, your Favours could simply be spent for Tribute instead for more profit. {{IL|Magnificent Diamond}}s aren't particularly exciting at this point in the game either.

'''Rating: 1-2'''

*'''Respectable Industrialist'''
Reaching {{IL|Twilit Smuggler}} 21 requires a lot of rare resources, but it's not worth the effort just for this statue. The Unlawful Devices from the statue can be sold for extra profit at the Rat Market, but it's again more profitable to simply exchange your Favours for Tribute, which benefits from the Rat Market too. The Cave-Aged Code of Honour can be sold for Legal Documents, but these can already be obtained from calling in Great Game Favours in Jericho.

'''Rating: 2'''

*'''Conclusion'''

The assorted Union statues are the best options here, as the rewards take the form of rarer items with some good uses. None of the statues here can compete with easier Favour cash-ins when it comes to straight profit, though.

==Statues by Favour type==
This table allows you to compare sources and uses of each Favour type of the statues throughout the Upper River. It also shows other Favour sources in the Hinterlands, good ways to cash them in in London, and their Jericho Locks trade option (with required station).

Note that Tribute from cash-ins can be then exchanged for {{IL|Night-Whisper}}s and sold to the Rat Market for further profit. 

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+
!Faction
!Statue use
!Statue source
!Other source
!Other uses
![[Call in Favours at Jericho Locks|Jericho Locks]] requirement → reward
|-
|{{IL|Favours: Bohemians}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Ealing Gardens|Appearance=Ealing}}
|{{IL|Burrow-Infra-Mump|Appearance=Burrow}}<ref name = bad>This option is bad</ref>
}}
|{{IL|Moulin}}<ref name = monograph>With the right monograph</ref>
|
|[[Offer the talents of an artist]] → {{IL|Tribute}}
|{{IL|Jericho Locks|Appearance=Jericho}} → {{IL|Holy Relic of the Thigh of Saint Fiacre}}
|-
|{{IL|Favours: Constables}}
|
|{{IL|The Magistracy of the Evenlode|Appearance=Magistracy}}
|[[Sell an undercover identity to a constable]]
|
|{{IL|The Magistracy of the Evenlode|Appearance=Magistracy}} → {{IL|Cave-Aged Code of Honour}}
|-
|{{IL|Favours: Criminals}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|The Magistracy of the Evenlode|Appearance=Magistracy}}
|{{IL|Marigold Station|Appearance=Marigold}} }}
|
|{{TableList|[[Make note of their comings and goings]]
|[[An Embarrassment of Snitches]]<ref name = WQ>With World Quality</ref>}}
|{{TableList|[[Offer an unrepentant ex-convict who won't be missed]] → {{IL|Tribute}}
|[[Inquire about a 'special harvest']] → {{IL|Knob of Scintillack}} }}
|{{IL|Balmoral}} → {{IL|Human Ribcage}}s
|-
|{{IL|Favours: Hell}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Ealing Gardens|Appearance=Ealing}}
|{{IL|The Hurlers|Appearance=Hurlers}}
}}
|{{IL|Moulin}}<ref name = monograph />
|{{TableList|[[Sell a socially plausible cover identity to a Devil]]
|[[Feed them some peppercaps]]
|[[Sell surplus Railway Steel to the Moloch Line]]
}}
|
|{{IL|Marigold Station|Appearance=Marigold}} → {{IL|Thorned Ribcage}}
|-
|{{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Ealing Gardens|Appearance=Ealing}}
|{{IL|The Hurlers|Appearance=Hurlers}}
|{{IL|Marigold Station|Appearance=Marigold}}
}}
|{{IL|Burrow-Infra-Mump|Appearance=Burrow}}<ref name = bad />
|[[Which meeting?]]<ref name = WQ />
|[[Trade favours with revolutionaries]] → {{IL|Proscribed Material}}
|{{IL|The Hurlers|Appearance=Hurlers}} → {{IL|Unlawful Device}}s → [[The Rat Market (Guide)|Rat Market]]
|-
|{{IL|Favours: Rubbery Men}}
|{{IL|Ealing Gardens|Appearance=Ealing}}
|
|[[Outflank the Ministry's servant]] ({{IL|Ealing Gardens}} only)
|[[Accept a damp gift]] (card) → {{IL|Nodule of Deep Amber}}
|{{IL|Jericho Locks|Appearance=Jericho}} → {{IL|Flourishing Ribcage}}s
|-
|{{IL|Favours: Society}}
|{{IL|Marigold Station|Appearance=Marigold}}
|{{IL|Burrow-Infra-Mump|Appearance=Burrow}}<ref name = bad />
|[[Contribute evidence to a case (with an Unassuming Judge)|Contribute evidence to a case]]
|[[Arrange the visit of a respected noblewoman]] → {{IL|Tribute}}
|{{IL|Station VIII}} → {{IL|Favour in High Places}}s
|-
|{{IL|Favours: The Church}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Jericho Locks|Appearance=Jericho}}
|{{IL|Burrow-Infra-Mump|Appearance=Burrow}}<ref name = bad />
|{{IL|The Hurlers|Appearance=Hurlers}}
}}
|{{IL|Moulin}}<ref name = monograph />
|{{TableList|[[A Jurisdictional Dispute]]
|[[God's Editors at Burrow-Infra-Mump]]
}}
|[[Offer a plump vicar]] → {{IL|Tribute}}
|{{IL|Burrow-Infra-Mump|Appearance=Burrow}} → {{IL|Ratty Reliquary}} → [[The Rat Market (Guide)|Rat Market]]
|-
|{{IL|Favours: The Docks}}
|{{IL|Moulin}}
|{{IL|Moulin}}
|
|{{TableList|[[Offer the labour of a zailor]] → {{IL|Tribute}}
|[[Watch a parade]] → {{IL|Esteem of the Guild}}
|[[Hire a porter from the docks]] → {{IL|Expedition Supplies}}
}}
|{{IL|Jericho Locks|Appearance=Jericho}} → {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum}} → [[The Rat Market (Guide)|Rat Market]]
|-
|{{IL|Favours: The Great Game}}
|{{IL|Moulin}}
|{{IL|Moulin}}<ref name = monograph />
|
|
|{{IL|Balmoral}} → {{Il|Queen Mate}}
|-
|{{IL|Favours: Tomb-Colonies}}
|{{IL|Ealing Gardens|Appearance=Ealing}}
|
|
|[[Trade your Collection of Curiosities for five Puzzling Maps]]
|{{IL|Moulin}} → {{IL|Antique Mystery}}
|-
|{{IL|Favours: Urchins}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Ealing Gardens|Appearance=Ealing}}
|{{IL|The Magistracy of the Evenlode|Appearance=Magistracy}}
}}
|
|{{TableList|[[Provide an Urchin with evidence that she's a long lost heir]]
|[[Fill a stomach]]
}}
|[[Trade favours with urchins]] → {{IL|Certifiable Scrap}}
|{{IL|Moulin}} → {{IL|Storm-Threnody}} → [[The Rat Market (Guide)|Rat Market]]
|}

<references />

[[Category:Guides]]
[[Category:Upper River]]