Editing The Protégé of a Mysterious Benefactor (Guide)

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{{IL|The Protégé of a Mysterious Benefactor}} is a storyline that starts 1 hour after joining the game.
The following option appears at your lodgings:
*[[A Mysterious Benefactor!]]
'''Warning!''' This storyline '''permanently''' adds a card to your opportunity deck. You can safely acquire a gift (the only useful item is the shoes), but after continuing the story further, the only way to remove it is to pay real money, so be aware.

==Progress==
<big>1. Waiting for a Surprise</big> (Appears in [[Your Lodgings]])
*[[A Gift!]] (choice determines storyline and on which [[:Category:Attributes|Attribute]] it is based)
**{{IL|Pair of Mirror-Polished Shoes}} {{IL|Watchful|(+2}})
**{{IL|Unobtrusive Bowler Hat}} {{IL|Shadowy|(+2}})
**{{IL|Brass Knuckledusters}} {{IL|Dangerous|(+2}})
**{{IL|A Bag of Fierce Mint Humbugs}} {{IL|Persuasive|(+2}})

<big>2. Associated with a Benefactor</big> (Appears in ''Your Lodgings'')
* {{IL|Pair of Mirror-Polished Shoes|Appearance=}}{{IL|Unobtrusive Bowler Hat|Appearance=}}{{IL|A Bag of Fierce Mint Humbugs|Appearance=}} [[With the parcel]]
* {{IL|Brass Knuckledusters|Appearance=}} [[An enigmatic correspondence]]

<big>3. Associated with a Benefactor</big> (''[[:Category:Attributes|Attribute]]'' of 10, Challenge 15)
<div class="table-container">
{| class="wikitable"
! Thread !! Item !! Connected
|-
| {{IL|Pair of Mirror-Polished Shoes|Appearance=}} [[Your Patron appears]]
| {{IL|Proscribed Material|+10}}
| {{IL|Favours: The Church|1 x}}
|-
| {{IL|Unobtrusive Bowler Hat|Appearance=}} [[Your benefactor knocks on your door]]
| {{IL|Foxfire Candle Stub|+50}}
| {{IL|Connected: The Widow}} +5 CP
|-
| {{IL|Brass Knuckledusters|Appearance=}} [[A knock at the door 1]]
| {{IL|Piece of Rostygold|+60}}
| {{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|1 x}}
|-
| {{IL|A Bag of Fierce Mint Humbugs|Appearance=}} [[A note from your benefactor]]
| {{IL|Proscribed Material|+15}}
| {{IL|Favours: Urchins|1 x}}
|}
</div>
Either consolidate the [[Factions|connection or favours]] with your benefactor and get a little something or lose your ''gift'' - the story will end then and appear again.

<big>4. Associated with a Benefactor</big> (''Attribute'' of 20, Challenge 25)
<div class="table-container">
{| class="wikitable"
! Thread !! Item !! Connected
|-
| {{IL|Pair of Mirror-Polished Shoes|Appearance=}} [[The Ragged Mendicant is back]]
| {{IL|Cryptic Clue|+45}}
| {{IL|Favours: The Church|1 x}}
|-
| {{IL|Unobtrusive Bowler Hat|Appearance=}} [[The Lady and the Monk]]
| {{IL|Foxfire Candle Stub|+90}}
| {{IL|Connected: The Widow}} +5 CP
|-
| {{IL|Brass Knuckledusters|Appearance=}} [[Jack and the Anarchist]]
| {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|+25}}
| {{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|1 x}}
|-
| {{IL|A Bag of Fierce Mint Humbugs|Appearance=}} [[Your benefactor wants to meet]]
| {{IL|Silk Scrap|+100}}
| {{IL|Favours: Urchins|1 x}}
|}
</div>

<big>5. Associated with a Benefactor</big> (''Attribute'' of 30)
<div class="table-container">
{| class="wikitable"
! Thread !! Item !! Connected !! Challenge
|-
| {{IL|Pair of Mirror-Polished Shoes|Appearance=}} [[The Mendicant and the book]]
| none
| {{IL|Favours: The Church|1 x}}
| 30
|-
| {{IL|Unobtrusive Bowler Hat|Appearance=}} [[An evening's work at the carnival]]
| none
|
| 36
|-
| {{IL|Brass Knuckledusters|Appearance=}} [[The Anarchist is back]]
| none
| {{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|1 x}}
| 35
|-
| {{IL|A Bag of Fierce Mint Humbugs|Appearance=}} [[Your benefactor is back]]
| {{IL|Jade Fragment|+140}}
| {{IL|Favours: Urchins|1 x}}
| 40
|}
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'''Note''': ''Doesn't look like we've all information at hand here''

'''6. Associated with a Benefactor''' (''Attribute'' of 40, Challenge 40)
<div class="table-container">
{| class="wikitable"
! Thread !! pick end 7 !! pick end 8
|-
| {{IL|Pair of Mirror-Polished Shoes|Appearance=}} [[A pilgrimage?]]
| {{IL|Melancholy|+}}<br />{{IL|Favours: The Church|1 x}}<br />{{IL|Proscribed Material|+140}}
| {{IL|Magnanimous|+}}<br />{{IL|Favours: The Church|-1 x}}<br />{{IL|Favours: Hell|1 x}}<br />{{IL|Nevercold Brass Sliver|+560}}
|-
| {{IL|Unobtrusive Bowler Hat|Appearance=}} [[The fate of a disciple]]
| {{IL|Hastily Scrawled Warning Note|6}}<br />{{IL|Favours: The Great Game|1 x}}<br />{{IL|Connected: The Widow}} -10 CP<br />{{IL|Piece of Rostygold|+300}}
| {{IL|Hastily Scrawled Warning Note|6}}<br />{{IL|Favours: The Great Game|-1 x}}<br />{{IL|Connected: The Widow}} +10 CP<br />{{IL|Foxfire Candle Stub|+300}}
|-
| {{IL|Brass Knuckledusters|Appearance=}} [[Death of an Anarchist]]
| {{IL|Melancholy|+}}<br />{{IL|Nightmares|+}}
| {{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|1 x}}<br />{{IL|Favours: Tomb-Colonies|1 x}}<br />{{IL|Piece of Rostygold|+500}}<br />{{IL|Suspicion|+}}<br />{{IL|Ruthless|+}}<br />{{IL|Nightmares|+}}<br />{{IL|Steadfast|+}}
|-
| {{IL|A Bag of Fierce Mint Humbugs|Appearance=}} [[A knock on your door]]
| n/a
| {{IL|Favours: Urchins|1 x}}<br />{{IL|Flawed Diamond|+25}}
|}
</div>

'''7. / 8. - Free of Patronage / Remembered Fondly'''
* [[A past benefactor]] (Card keeps coming, restart possible with 8 <font color="#30b04f">'''FATE'''</font>)
**{{IL|Pair of Mirror-Polished Shoes|Appearance=}} provides {{IL|Sudden Insight|1 x}}
**{{IL|Unobtrusive Bowler Hat|Appearance=}} provides {{IL|Hastily Scrawled Warning Note|1 x}}
**{{IL|Brass Knuckledusters|Appearance=}} provides {{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson|1 x}}
**{{IL|A Bag of Fierce Mint Humbugs|Appearance=}} provides {{IL|Confident Smile|1 x}}


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'''Conclusion''': On a pure financial view the threads add up echoes as follows
*{{IL|Pair of Mirror-Polished Shoes|6,9|Appearance=}}
*{{IL|Unobtrusive Bowler Hat|4,4|Appearance=}}
*{{IL|Brass Knuckledusters|6,1|Appearance=}}
*{{IL|A Bag of Fierce Mint Humbugs|6|Appearance=}}
But that's '''peanuts''' - the recurring ''second chances'' count more. From my personal view ''now'', since it's a while that I did this storyline - well, what I actually miss the most from these are {{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson}}s. But others may have a different experience to that and finally one should follow, what one feels comfy with in my opinion.

On the other hand, the whole game has only 5 watchful boots in total - three others are from seasonal content, and one requires [[Renown: Revolutionaries]] 25. The [[Pair of Mirror-Polished Shoes]] is a good choice if you value stat bonuses.
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