User:NinethLions/sandbox/WhitsunSimplified

The main activity of Whitsun is hatching eggs. The process can be broken down into four steps.

1. Obtain your egg

Eggs can be purchased at The Reliable Eggmonger. Every year, some eggs will be in-season, while other eggs will be out-of-season. In-season eggs cost regular items, while out-of-season eggs cost 1 Ha'penny each.

Please note: You can buy as many eggs as you want, but you can only rear one egg at a time.

2. Raise your egg

In order to raise your egg, you will have to either enlighten it three times or invigorate it three times, via the Bring Up your Egg storylet. Both processes cost regular items. (You cannot enlighten and invigorate an egg; you must do one or the other.)

The "species" of item that hatches from your egg is determined by the type of egg you pick and how you raise it. For example, invigorating a Percipient Egg will cause it to hatch into a squirrel, while enlightening it will cause it to hatch into a wolf. Different "species" are associated with different stats.

Raising your egg should not be confused with augmenting it, which is the next step.

3. Augment your egg

After you have fully raised your egg, you can apply augments to it. There are two kinds of augments: creature-producing augments, and equipment-producing augments. These kinds of augments are mutually exclusive: you can apply either creature-producing augments, or an equipment-producing augment. You cannot apply both kinds of augments to one egg.

It is also possible to hatch an egg without applying augments to it, but augments are required for the more valuable items.

Creature-producing augments

Creature-producing augments will cause your egg to hatch into a companion. They are applied by taking your egg to two specific locations in London and by using the Illegal Augmentation Device through the Bring Up your Egg storylet. Location-specific augments cost regular items. The Illegal Augmentation Device costs 5 Ha'pennies, but can be used on as many eggs as you want.

A different "tier" of companion will hatch depending on whether you've applied 0, 1, 2, or 3 creature-producing augments. For example, if you augment an enlightened Scarlet Egg two times, it will hatch into a Warm-hearted Amber Iguana. If you augment an enlightened Scarlet Egg three times, it will hatch into a Rubbery Dragon.

The order in which you apply these augments does not matter; only the number of augments does. However, each augment has to be from a different source. For example, if you want to augment an egg three times, you must take it to both augmentation locations and use the Illegal Augmentation Machine on it once. You cannot simply augment the egg at one location three times. (This means that the most valuable companions require having the Illegal Augmentation Machine.)

Equipment-producing augments

Equipment-producing augments will cause your egg to hatch into something other than a companion, like a weapon or a hat. Unlike creature-producing augments, you can only apply one equipment-producing augment to an egg.

There are currently two types of equipment-producing augments. Sartorial augments in Ladybones Road will produce clothing. Bellic augments in Watchmaker's Hill will produce weapons. Both cost 3 Ha'pennies to apply every time.

4. Hatch your egg

After you have augmented your egg (or not), you can hatch it.

Eggs treated with equipment-producing augments hatch instantly.

Unaugmented eggs and eggs treated with creature-producing augments require 23 hours to hatch. Incubation is started through the Bring Up your Egg storylet. You can spend one Ha'penny or 10 Fate to bypass the hatching time, but this is generally not seen as a good use of Ha'pennies.

Please note: while an egg is incubating, you cannot raise another one. You must wait for your current egg to hatch first.