Element of Dawn

Element of Dawn
Type	Cargo
Price	1000 x Echo (Sell) at The University
Data ID	114995

Element of Dawn is considered a Cargo item.

Item description[ | ]

"And yet it moves. A piece, emission or work of the Dawn Machine."

Obtaining[ | ]

Element of Dawn can only be obtained in the Grand Geode, by either:

Selling the Memento Mori to Dawn Machine partisans.
- Note that this will add 3 x Supremacy: The Dawn Machine, not just one.
Buying from the Commodore when you have Memoirs: a Sun-Stroke for:
- 1 x Vital Intelligence
- 7 x Crew
- 50 x Supplies
- 1 x Supremacy: The Dawn Machine

Note: This the only way to obtain an Element of Dawn other than selling Memento Mori.

Vital Intelligence, is mostly gained through time and labour. Essentially this part costs 500-600 echoes that you could have gained by selling it to Voracious Diplomat. (If you can afford to live with 1 x Supremacy: The Dawn Machine that you get from purchasing an Element of Dawn it means you can afford to sell the Vital Intelligence to Voracious Diplomat instead)
The crew members cost 70 to 135 echoes to replenish (30 echoes in London for 2-3 Crew thus 10 to 15 each), unless you fancy sailing all around the map looking for rare opportunities and wasting SAYs on them.
Considering the crazy amount of supplies required, Naples is probably your best option of getting them, so you could probably chalk that down as 5 echo per crate for a total of 250 (assuming that the fuel, crew and supplies you spend on the trip to the surface was not part of the cost since there was some other reason for you to to go there anyway at the time and it didn't conflict with you coming out of there with 50 crates of extra supplies ON TOP of whatever supplies and fuel you needed for the rest of the trip during which you bought the element of dawn). If not, there's Port Carnelian with 18 per crate for 900 total, or Iron Republic with 15 per crate for a total of 750. That said, those 50 crates of supplies could have instead been sold for as much as 1250 in the Iron Republic (assuming the time is right) or 1000 elsewhere assuming the trip (with all 50 crates) to wherever that happens to be is not otherwise inconvenient.
Generally speaking though, the biggest problems with obtaining an element of the dawn are the cargo hold space required and the 1 x Supremacy: The Dawn Machine that comes with the purchase. The former means you need a heavy ship and the latter means that there's only so many times you can buy one before you cause irreparable damage to the admiralty.
However, for most intents and purposes there's only one use for an Element of Dawn that warrants the cost - creating the Fulgent Impeller. Which means that you are going to need a heavy ship anyway (or more likely, it's your need for a heavy ship that created the need for Fulgent Impeller and thus the need for an Element of Dawn in the first place) and means that you only really have to deal with extra 1 x Supremacy: The Dawn Machine once which usually isn't that big a deal.

Usage[ | ]

Element of Dawn has the following uses:

Sell to The Alarming Scholar at The University in London for +1000 x Echo. Not recommended
Trade in Khan's Shadow for +1 x Doomed Monster-Hunter. Not recommended
Construct The Fulgent Impeller at Kingeater's Castle
Give to The Fathomking at The Fathomking's Hold to fulfill Your Father's Bones: a Sky-Light for the Fathomking. Not recommended
Use to cross The Diamond Bridge in The Corridors of Frostfound. This an alternative to losing 1 pages, or passing a very hard pages check. Note the Element is NOT consumed.
Use in open waters to summon the Tree Of Ages

Interactions in Brief[ | ]

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Interaction	Action	Result Type	Change
The Alarming Scholar	'An Element of Dawn'	Requirement	≥ 1
The Alarming Scholar	'An Element of Dawn'	Default / Challenge Fail	-1
The Alarming Scholar	'An Element of Dawn'	Rare Event	-1
Grand Geode	'Sell the Memento Mori to the servants of the Dawn Machine'	Default / Challenge Fail	+1
Grand Geode	'Purchase an Element of Dawn from the Commodore'	Default / Challenge Fail	+1
Kingeater's Castle	'Construct the Fulgent Impeller'	Requirement	≥ 1
Kingeater's Castle	'Construct the Fulgent Impeller'	Default / Challenge Fail	-1
Salt's Song	'"The price might be Dawn."'	Requirement	≤ 0
Salt's Song	'"There is no price."'	Requirement	≤ 0
Salt's Song	'"An Element of Dawn will not suffice."'	Requirement	≥ 1
Khan's Shadow	'Acquire a Doomed Monster-Hunter'	Requirement	≥ 1
Khan's Shadow	'Acquire a Doomed Monster-Hunter'	Default / Challenge Fail	-1
The Fathomking's Answer	'Give the Fathomking an Element of Dawn'	Requirement	≥ 1
The Fathomking's Answer	'Give the Fathomking an Element of Dawn'	Default / Challenge Fail	-1
The Diamond Bridge	'Cross the bridge'	Requirement	≥ 1

Interactions in Detail[ | ]

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Story	Action	Required	Effect
The Alarming Scholar	An Element of Dawn	Element of Dawn ≥ 1	Default: -1 x Element of Dawn +1000 x Echo Rare: -1 x Element of Dawn +1 x Supremacy: The Dawn Machine +1000 x Echo
Grand Geode	Sell the Memento Mori to the servants of the Dawn Machine	Memento Mori ≥ 1	Default: -1 x Memento Mori +1 x Element of Dawn +1000 x Echo +1 x Judgements' Egg +3 x Supremacy: The Dawn Machine +1 x Menaces: Yearning, Burning
Grand Geode	Purchase an Element of Dawn from the Commodore	Supplies ≥ 50 Vital Intelligence ≥ 1 Crew ≥ 7 Memoirs: a Sun-Stroke ≥ 1	Default: +1 x Element of Dawn +1 x Supremacy: The Dawn Machine -7 x Crew -1 x Vital Intelligence -50 x Supplies +1 x Menaces: Yearning, Burning
Kingeater's Castle	Construct the Fulgent Impeller	Element of Dawn ≥ 1 Stygian Ivory ≥ 40 The Mechanic's Secret ≥ 1 Unsettling Sage ≥ 1 A Casket of Sapphires ≥ 1 Objective: Materials for the Impeller ≥ 1 Crew ≥ 5	Default: -40 x Stygian Ivory -1 x Element of Dawn +1 x The Fulgent Impeller -1 x Unsettling Sage Objective: Materials for the Impeller = 0 +10 x Terror +1 x Searing Enigma -1 x A Casket of Sapphires Learning About: The Tireless Mechanic = 30 [You've learnt that the Mechanic stole a secret from the dreams of the Stone Pigs.]
Salt's Song	"The price might be Dawn."	Element of Dawn ≤ 0 Impossible! ≥ 1	-
	"There is no price."	Dread Surmise ≤ 0 Element of Dawn ≤ 0 Mountain-sherd ≤ 0 Captivating Treasure ≤ 0 Searing Enigma ≤ 0	Default: +1 x At Last: Salt's Song
	"An Element of Dawn will not suffice."	Element of Dawn ≥ 1 Impossible! ≥ 1	-
Khan's Shadow	Acquire a Doomed Monster-Hunter	Element of Dawn ≥ 1	Default: +1 x Doomed Monster-Hunter -1 x Element of Dawn +1 x Zee-ztory
The Fathomking's Answer	Give the Fathomking an Element of Dawn	Your Father's Bones: a Sky-Light for the Fathomking ≥ 1 Element of Dawn ≥ 1	Default: Your Father's Bones: a Sky-Light for the Fathomking = 0 [You have fulfilled the Fathomking's request for a Sky-Light] -1 x Element of Dawn +1 x Mirrors +1 x Secret +1 x Supremacy: The Dawn Machine
The Diamond Bridge	Cross the bridge	Element of Dawn ≥ 1	Default: +1 x Supremacy: The Dawn Machine Terror = 95 [Haunted] Triggers Event: The Corridors of Frostfound