Editing The Midnight Trade (Guide)

{{GuideFor|Pages=The Midnight Trade#Peligin Work#Labour By Candlelight}}
{{Audience|EarlyFirmament}}
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{{ActivitySummary
|Activity=The Midnight Trade
|Length=Fixed
|Starting Actions=1
|Progress Actions=4
|Ending Actions=1
|Progress Details=Raise {{IL|Peligin Work}} by playing options on {{IL|The Midnight Trade}}.
|Output Items=*{{IL|Memory of Moonlight}}
*{{IL|Ascended Ambergris}}
*{{IL|Crate of Incorruptible Biscuits}}
*{{IL|Basket of Rubbery Pies}}
*{{IL|Zee-Ztory}}
*{{IL|Memory of Light}}
|Raw EPA = 2
|Raw StPA = 50.167
}}
The Midnight Trade is a carousel in {{IL|The Midnight Moon}} wherein you work as a Candle-Man repairing aircraft, hauling supplies, lighting safe paths, and enforcing the rules of the Midnight Moon.

== How to unlock ==
Even if you're not interested in the carousel, taking the actions to unlock it is worthwhile, as you receive a {{IL|Whaletallow Taper}}, an [[:Category:Adornment|Adornment]] item that raises {{IL|Monstrous Anatomy}}.

Progress the {{IL|Firmament}} story to Firmament 198/{{IL|Upon the Belly of the Whale}} 10 first.

You'll then need to raise {{IL|Labour By Candlelight}}: from the [[Spire, Inn, Leviathan]] storylet, [[watch for the Midnight Moon's secrets]] and then spend {{S}}50 to [[ask some pointed questions about candle-bearers]]. Play the [[The Lights of the Candle-Men]] storylet. You need any one of these to proceed:
* {{IL|Twilit Smuggler|10}}
* {{IL|Connected: The Widow|10}}
* {{IL|Corsair's Colours}}
* {{IL|Renown: Criminals|25}} ''and'' {{IL|Renown: The Docks|25}}
* {{IL|A Conspiracy of Smugglers}}

If you can't manage any of the first four prerequisites, you can purchase the last one for 2000 Stuivers.

Once you've done a round of The Midnight Trade, you'll get to know [[Acquaintance: Old Resurrection|Old Resurrection]] and start building a Roof-spanning trading network.

==Progress==
Two options appear on [[The Midnight Trade]] storylet depending on two randomizers, {{IL|Airs of the Leviathan}} and {{IL|Smuggled Airs}}. They're all combined checks with one primary stat/skill plus {{IL|Inerrant}} or {{IL|Neathproofed}} adding additional points of the primary. You can use the [[Outfit Planner – Weighted Combination Challenges|Outfit Planner]] to determine the best outfit for such combined challenges.

Progress is made whether you succeed or fail, but failures slightly raise {{IL|Nightmares}} or {{IL|Wounds}}. Every option also rerolls both Airs.

The carousel can be left and resumed any time.
{|class="article-table"
!Option
!Airs
!Challenge
!Additional Points
!Success
!Failure
|-
|[[Haul supplies to the Midnight Moon]]
|{{IL|Airs of the Leviathan|Appearance=}} 0-33
|{{IL|Dangerous|Appearance =}} 200
|{{IL|Inerrant|Appearance=}} +15
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}, {{IL|Wounds|Appearance=}} +1 CP
|-
|[[Maintain the candle-guides]]
|{{IL|Airs of the Leviathan|Appearance=}} 34-67
|{{IL|Watchful|Appearance =}} 200
|{{IL|Inerrant|Appearance =}} +15
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}, {{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} +1 CP
|-
|[[Shuttle contraband through the stalactite]]
|{{IL|Airs of the Leviathan|Appearance=}} 68-100
|{{IL|Zeefaring|Appearance =}} 18
|{{IL|Inerrant|Appearance =}} +1
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}, {{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} +1 CP
|-
|[[Load contraband onto departing dirigibles]]
|{{IL|Smuggled Airs|Appearance=}} 0-33
|{{IL|Dangerous|Appearance =}} 200
|{{IL|Inerrant|Appearance =}} +15
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}, {{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} +1 CP
|-
|[[Negotiate with visiting captains]]
|{{IL|Smuggled Airs|Appearance=}} 34-67
|{{IL|Mithridacy|Appearance =}} 18
|{{IL|Inerrant|Appearance =}} +1
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}, {{IL|Wounds|Appearance=}} +1 CP
|-
|[[Perform maintenance]]
|{{IL|Smuggled Airs|Appearance=}} 68-100
|{{IL|Watchful|Appearance =}} 200
|{{IL|Neathproofed|Appearance =}} +15
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}
|{{IL|Peligin Work|Appearance=}}, {{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} +1 CP
|}

If the options are not to your liking, {{IL|Smuggled Airs}} may be rerolled at [[Spire, Inn, Leviathan]] with [[Look up (The Midnight Moon)|Look up]] and [[Keep an eye on imports and exports]], and {{IL|Airs of the Leviathan}} can be rerolled by examining the leviathan on the same storylet. Smuggled Airs can also be rerolled with the [[Keep an ear open]] option on [[Beneath the Sign of the Midnight Moon]], but this will accrue {{IL|Nightmares}} as well, which probably defeats the purpose of rerolling outside [[The Midnight Trade]].


==Rewards==
At {{IL|Peligin Work}} 5, you can [[end your shift]] to get the rewards:
*{{IL|Memory of Moonlight|1 x}}
*{{IL|Ascended Ambergris|1 x}}
*{{IL|Crate of Incorruptible Biscuits|2 x}}
*{{IL|Basket of Rubbery Pies|2 x}}
*{{IL|Zee-Ztory|2 x}}
*{{IL|Memory of Light|2 x}}

Discounting Menaces accrued from failures, the rewards of this activity are valued at {{e}}27.05 per round, for an EPA of 4.51. Note however that Stuivers are difficult to convert into Echoes without significant losses, and vice-versa. The breakdown of rewards is {{e}}12 + 301 {{IL|Stuivers}}, or 2 EPA + 50.2 StPA. 

If a player is only interested in acquiring currency, they could obtain both more echoes and more Stuivers by splitting their actions between the Stacks and a high-return Upper River activity like Moulin or the Tracklayer City. However, this activity is likely more efficient for directly acquiring {{IL|Memory of Moonlight}} and {{IL|Ascended Ambergris}} compared to purchasing them with Stuivers, the latter of which is needed to obtain equipment in Hallow's Throat.

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