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{{Infobox item |image = SS sidebardreadedsmall.png |category = [[Curiosities|Curiosity]] |type = Rewards |price = |effects = |id = 115784 }} '''{{PAGENAME}}''', one of the rarest items in [[Official Sunless Sea Wiki|Sunless Sea]], is a Rewards [[Curiosities|Curiosity]] item. It has few specific uses, each relating to a distinct [[Objective: Ambition|Ambition]]. ==Item description== ''"The awful daring of a moment's supposition which an age of ignorance can never deny."'' ''Game note: <span style="color:teal;">If you sell this, you may not find it easy to replace.</span>'' ==Obtaining== '''{{PAGENAME}}''' can be obtained in the following ways: * Bought for 9 x [[File:SS enigmasmall.png|23px]] [[Searing Enigma]] from the [[File:SS maggotsmall.png|23px]] [[House of Pleasures]] in the [[File:SS_Locations_Iron_Republic.png|23px]] [[Iron Republic]]. * Received after giving 7 x [[File:SS enigmasmall.png|23px]] [[Searing Enigma]] to the [[File:SS alarmingscholargaz.png|23px]] [[Alarming Scholar]] at [[The University]] in [[File:SS fallenlondon_portsmall.png|23px]] [[London]]. ''Note: Purchasing this item from the scholar will drive the [[File:SS alarmingscholargaz.png|23px]] [[Alarming Scholar]] insane and prevent you from accessing them further.'' ==Usage== '''{{PAGENAME}}''' has the following uses: * You need 1 x '''{{PAGENAME}}''' for the <span style="color:teal;">'''Write the Zong of the Zee'''</span> action in [[File:SS_Locations_Your_Lodgings.png|23px]] [[Your Lodgings]] in [[File:SS fallenlondon_portsmall.png|23px]] [[London]]. * You need 1 x '''{{PAGENAME}}''' for the <span style="color:teal;">'''Ask the Commodore for a defence against sunlight for Aestival'''</span> action in the [[File:SS Locations Grand Geode.png|23px]] [[Grand Geode]]. * You need 1 x '''{{PAGENAME}}''' for the <span style="color:teal;">'''TRAVELLER RETURNING'''</span> action in the [[File:SS Locations Frostfound.png|23px]] [[Frostfound]]. ==Interactions== ===Interactions in Brief=== Click ''Expand'' on the right for more. {| class="ss-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;" !style="width:25%;"|Interaction !style="width:25%;"|Action !style="width:10%;"|Result Type !style="width:10%;"|Change |- | [[The Alarming Scholar]] | 'A Dread Surmise' | Default / Challenge Fail | <span style='color:green;'>+1</span> |- | [[The Alarming Scholar]] | 'A Dread Surmise' | Rare Event | <span style='color:green;'>+1</span> |- | [[Grand Geode]] | 'Ask the Commodore for a defence against sunlight for Aestival' | Requirement | β₯ 1 |- | [[Grand Geode]] | 'Ask the Commodore for a defence against sunlight for Aestival' | Default / Challenge Fail | <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> |- | [[Salt's Song]] | '"The price might be a Dread Surmise."' | Requirement | β€ 0 |- | [[Salt's Song]] | '"There is no price."' | Requirement | β€ 0 |- | [[Salt's Song]] | '"A Dread Surmise will not suffice."' | Requirement | β₯ 1 |- | [[The Dark Room]] | 'TRAVELLER RETURNING' | Requirement | β₯ 1 |- | [[The Dark Room]] | 'TRAVELLER RETURNING' | Default / Challenge Fail | <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> |- | [[Your Study]] | 'Write the Zong of the Zee' | Requirement | β₯ 1 |- | [[Your Study]] | 'Write the Zong of the Zee' | Default / Challenge Fail | <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> |} ===Interactions in Detail=== Click ''Expand'' on the right for more. {| class="ss-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;" !style="width:10%;"| Story !style="width:10%;"|Action !style="width:25%;"|Required !style="width:25%;"|Effect |- | rowspan='1' | [[The Alarming Scholar]] | A Dread Surmise | <ul>[[File:SS enigmasmall.png|23px]] [[Searing Enigma]] β₯ 7<p></p></ul> | Default: <ul>[[File:SS enigmasmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-7</span> x [[Searing Enigma]]<p></p>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:green;'>+1</span> x <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span><p></p>[[File:SS alarmingscholarsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:green;'>+1</span> x [[Doom: Scholar's Madness]]<p></p>[[File:SS skullsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>+15</span> x [[Terror]]<p></p></ul> Rare: <ul>[[File:SS alarmingscholarsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:green;'>+1</span> x [[Doom: Scholar's Madness]]<p></p>[[File:SS enigmasmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-7</span> x [[Searing Enigma]]<p></p>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:green;'>+1</span> x <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span><p></p>[[File:SS skullsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>+15</span> x [[Terror]]<p></p></ul> |- | rowspan='1' | [[Grand Geode]] | Ask the Commodore for a defence against sunlight for Aestival | <ul>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span> β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS eaterofnamessmall.png|23px]] [[The Figurehead of the Eater of Names]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS suppliessmall.png|23px]] [[Supplies]] β₯ 50<p></p>[[File:SS crewsmall.png|23px]] [[Crew]] β₯ 7<p></p>[[File:SS surmisesmall.png|23px]] [[Vital Intelligence]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS aestival_portsmall.png|23px]] [[Objective: Kingdom]] = 1 <span style='color:teal;'>[</span><span style='color:white;'>To found a colony, bring something to Aestival that can protect against sunlight.</span><span style='color:teal;'>]</span><p></p>[[File:SS correspondence3small.png|23px]] [[Dawn's Law]] β€ 0<p></p></ul> | Default: <ul>[[File:SS correspondence3small.png|23px]] <span style='color:green;'>+1</span> x [[Dawn's Law]]<p></p>[[File:SS surmisesmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[Vital Intelligence]]<p></p>[[File:SS dawnmachinesmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:green;'>+2</span> x [[Supremacy: The Dawn Machine]]<p></p>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span><p></p>[[File:SS suppliessmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-50</span> x [[Supplies]]<p></p>[[File:SS crewsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-7</span> x [[Crew]]<p></p>[[File:SS eaterofnamessmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[The Figurehead of the Eater of Names]]<p></p>[[File:SS bazaarsunsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:green;'>+1</span> x [[Menaces: Yearning, Burning]]<p></p></ul> |- | rowspan='3' | [[Salt's Song]] | "The price might be a Dread Surmise." | <ul>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span> β€ 0<p></p>[[File:SS keyhole1small.png|23px]] [[Impossible!]] β₯ 1<p></p></ul> | <ul>-</ul> |- | "There is no price." | <ul>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span> β€ 0<p></p>[[File:SS dawnmachinesmall.png|23px]] [[Element of Dawn]] β€ 0<p></p>[[File:SS diamondbluesmall.png|23px]] [[Mountain-sherd]] β€ 0<p></p>[[File:SS diamondsmall.png|23px]] [[Captivating Treasure]] β€ 0<p></p>[[File:SS enigmasmall.png|23px]] [[Searing Enigma]] β€ 0<p></p></ul> | Default: <ul>[[File:SS sunlesssmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:green;'>+1</span> x [[At Last: Salt's Song]]<p></p></ul> |- | "A Dread Surmise will not suffice." | <ul>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span> β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS keyhole1small.png|23px]] [[Impossible!]] β₯ 1<p></p></ul> | <ul>-</ul> |- | rowspan='1' | [[The Dark Room]] | TRAVELLER RETURNING | <ul>[[File:SS dawnmachinesmall.png|23px]] [[The Western Stigma]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS sunlesssmall.png|23px]] [[The Mark of the East]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS avidhorizon_portsmall.png|23px]] [[The Scars of the North]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS bloodstainsmall.png|23px]] [[The Touch of the South]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span> β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS correspondence2small.png|23px]] [[Letters of the Name-Which-Burns]] β€ 0<p></p>[[File:SS bazaarsunsmall.png|23px]] [[Menaces: Yearning, Burning]] β₯ 100<p></p></ul> | Default: <ul>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span><p></p>[[File:SS whispered_secretsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:green;'>+3</span> x [[Secret]]<p></p>[[File:SS correspondence2small.png|23px]] [[Letters of the Name-Which-Burns]] = <span style='color:teal;'>4</span> <span style='color:teal;'>[</span><span style='color:white;'>Four letters</span><span style='color:teal;'>]</span><p></p>[[File:SS ironsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-5</span> x [[Iron]]<p></p>{{trigger event|The Name-Which-Burns||SS_correspondence2small.png}}</ul> |- | rowspan='1' | [[Your Study]] | Write the Zong of the Zee | <ul>[[File:SS island2small.png|23px]] [[Memory of Distant Shores]] β₯ 77<p></p>[[File:SS wavesmall.png|23px]] [[Zee-ztory]] β₯ 77<p></p>[[File:SS scaryeyesmall.png|23px]] [[Tale of Terror!!]] β₯ 77<p></p>[[File:SS whispered_secretsmall.png|23px]] [[Secret]] β₯ 40<p></p>[[File:SS principlesofcoral_portsmall.png|23px]] [[A Port Report: Port Cecil]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS portpalmerstonsmall.png|23px]] [[A Port Report: Mt Palmerston]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS khansheart_portsmall.png|23px]] [[A Port Report: Khan's Heart]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS kingeaterscastle_portsmall.png|23px]] [[A Port Report: Kingeater's Castle]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS irem_portsmall.png|23px]] [[A Port Report: Irem]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span> β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS mountainglowsmall.png|23px]] [[Shrine to Stone]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS skullbrasssmall.png|23px]] [[Anatomical Cabinet]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS fish_goldsmall.png|23px]] [[Serene Aquarium]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS librarysmall.png|23px]] [[Monstrous Almanac]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS scaryeyesmall.png|23px]] [[Whispering Trophy-Case]] β₯ 1<p></p>[[File:SS booktearssmall.png|23px]] [[The Zong of the Zee]] β€ 0<p></p></ul> | Default: <ul>[[File:SS island2small.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-77</span> x [[Memory of Distant Shores]]<p></p>[[File:SS wavesmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-77</span> x [[Zee-ztory]]<p></p>[[File:SS portpalmerstonsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[A Port Report: Mt Palmerston]]<p></p>[[File:SS scaryeyesmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-77</span> x [[Tale of Terror!!]]<p></p>[[File:SS whispered_secretsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-40</span> x [[Secret]]<p></p>[[File:SS booktearssmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:green;'>+1</span> x [[The Zong of the Zee]]<p></p>[[File:SS principlesofcoral_portsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[A Port Report: Port Cecil]]<p></p>[[File:SS irem_portsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[A Port Report: Irem]]<p></p>[[File:SS khansheart_portsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[A Port Report: Khan's Heart]]<p></p>[[File:SS adamscape_portsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[A Port Report: Adam's Way]]<p></p>[[File:SS kingeaterscastle_portsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[A Port Report: Kingeater's Castle]]<p></p>[[File:SS sidebardreadedsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x <span style='color:#CCCC00;'>Dread Surmise</span><p></p>[[File:SS mountainglowsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[Shrine to Stone]]<p></p>[[File:SS fish_goldsmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[Serene Aquarium]]<p></p>[[File:SS skullbrasssmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[Anatomical Cabinet]]<p></p>[[File:SS librarysmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[Monstrous Almanac]]<p></p>[[File:SS scaryeyesmall.png|23px]] <span style='color:red;'>-1</span> x [[Whispering Trophy-Case]]<p></p></ul> |} ==Shop availability== {| class="ss-table" style="width:65%;" ! style="width:20%;" |Shop ! style="width:15%;" |Buy Price ! style="width:15%;" |Sell Price ! style="width:20%;" |Notes |- |[[File:SS maggotsmall.png|23px]] [[House of Pleasures]] - The Parliament of Flies |[[File:SS enigmasmall.png|23px]] <span style="color:red;">-9x</span> [[ Searing Enigma]] | - |''Note: [[House of Pleasures]] is only available when [[Another Day: Iron Republic Days]] is 4 or less'' |- |[[File:SS st_mountainssmall.png|23px]] [[Wind-Come-Calling]] - The Last Market | - |[[File:SS enigmasmall.png|23px]] <span style="color:green;">+10x</span> [[ Searing Enigma]] | |} {{Navbox curiosities}} [[Category:Sunless Sea curiosities]]
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