These should be the best options if you have stats of between 100-120.
Blackmail Material
Available from Another Strike or on a rare success for the Swap Incendiary Gossip card.
Broken Giant 1844
Available from the A presumptuous little opportunity card, or by blackmailing Mrs Plenty.
Cryptic Clue
For A Person of Some Importance, the Riding Your Velocipede card provides 70, but is rare. If you still have access to the University, you have a good option (varies depending on where you are up to in the story). You may be able to trade in Connected: Great Game for them at the Wolfstack Docks. Otherwise 'Grimoires and almanacks' or 'Set up your own fortune-telling business' in "Steal from the gullible" or 'Fleece a fortune-teller' in "Make some money on the side" are solid options in the Flit: the total rewards of these options add to 109 pennies of goods, although only half of this is in Clues. If you have access to the 4th Coil of the Labyrinth of Tigers (unlocked with Dangerous 110) then "Scout out the Fourth Coil" is good, although it immediately relocks if you continue into the Coil. Hunters Keep provides 60 per action when you "Look more closely at the well"/'Investigate'. Should you be reduced to using an option that only provides 50 Cryptic Clues, then "Arthur's pond" in the Labyrinth of Tigers will at least increase your "time passing…" quality.
Dark-Dewed Cherries
A few can be got from Set a revolutionary free in the Labyrinth of Tigers or Take up his invitation in the Smuggler's bronze card Treasures from the Royal Table. The only reliable source is probably an Alliance with the Big Rat opportunity card option to Press him for information about the Elder Continent.
Deep Amber
Fire Raising under "Work for Jasper and Frank" at Mahogany Hall provides 112 Deep Amber per action.
Diamond
"The weekly variety bill!" in Mahogany Hall provides Diamonds on Tuesday and Thursday, and can on Friday if you chose the followup " Fallen London's Best-loved Entertainers"/'Take charge of the front of house' option (though you will then be hit twice with Plagued by a Popular Song). The best source of Diamonds is the "Make use of the development" option on the The Henchman and the Accomplice card (10 diamonds). Another source is the "It's beneath his dignity, but…" option on the Stealth watch repair card (1 diamond). The foolish can also acquire many by selling your soul.
Drop of Prisoner's Honey
Gaining 35 is the 'lucky' option in 'Take a consignment of old props' in Veilgarden. If you have access to the Court, 'Discuss philosophy whilst taking the air' in "The life of the mind" provides 47 per action plus Admired but risks a useless rare 'success'. 'Join a picnic expedition' in "The Corruption of Youth" provides 45 plus Hedonist. Consider a loop through the Labyrinth of Tigers, as the final step provides 150 with "The Tiger Keeper wanders over".
Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise
Only known source is the "An improbable exchange" option on the A presumptuous little opportunity card.
Foxfire Candle Stub
Use up Connected: Church at the Palace.
Characters with access to the labyrinth of tigers coil 4 can earn these with the Breeding through discipline storylet).
Or grind in Veilgarden.
Glim
Educating Lyme in Master Classes in Etiquette provides between 103 to 112 Glim per action, plus a final action of 1000.
Robbing Rubbery Glim shipments in Spite nets around 100 per action.
Greyfields 1879
Grind in Veilgarden.
Greyfields 1882
It's worth using up your Connected: Society at the Shuttered Palace for 120 per action. If you have an Albino Rat the opportunity card is also good, if infrequent. Otherwise grind in Ladybones Road.
Jade Fragment
'Fleece a crowd of Carnival-goers' under "Steal from the gullible" at the Flit as it also provides Rats. Excess Jade can be turned into Whispered Secrets at Coil 1 of the Labyrinth of Tigers. Also, consider a loop through Coil 2 of the Labyrinth of Tigers, picking up Jade from 'The escaping leopard'. Or grind in Watchmaker's Hill.
Infernal Contract
Grind in Watchmaker's Hill.
Lamplighter Beeswax
Grind in Ladybones Road.
London Street Sign
If you still have access to the Court, "Call in favours at the Empress' Court" allows you to 'Exchange a considerable quantity of Connections for London Street Signs': approx 400 change points for 4 Signs. Otherwise those who are Attending to the needs of a Singular Plant may seek the rare success from 'Investigate your plant' in the "Your green lodger" card.
Though extremely time-consuming due to the Casing… requirements, 'liberating' signs from the Bazaar via the Flit may also present an option for very Shadowy characters.
Moon-pearl
'Stage-manage the show' via 'Monday' in "The weekly variety bill!" at Mahogany Hall provides 200. Alternately 'Be daring!' in "Box Office Burglary" provides 107.
Morelways 1872
If you still have access to the Court, 'Perform artistically' under "Attend to matters of romance" grants a paltry 4 per action. Far better is the "The tigress is back" option in Coil 2 of Labyrinth of Tigers, providing 10 per action.
Nevercold Brass Sliver
'Steal props and goods from other theatres' in "Variety is the spice of life!" at Mahogany Hall provides 102, plus Tales of Mahogany Hall increase; or Master Classes in Etiquette for the louche devil provides between 103 and 116 per action, plus a final payoff of 1000. Excess Brass can be turned into Cryptic Clues by the "1000 Nevercold Brass wanted! Will pay handsomely!" card (this card only turns up in Ladybones Road).
Phosphorescent Scarab
Those who are Attending to the needs of a Singular Plant may seek the normal success from 'Investigate your plant' in the "Your green lodger" card to gain 10 scarabs.
Otherwise, farm Lamplighter Beeswax, and use the bulk-conversion action to turn 500 wax into 105 scarabs.
Primordial Shriek
Consider a loop through Coil 2 the Labyrinth of Tigers, using "The arena": either 'Abraham the lizard', or 'the Inhabiter of Wolves'; or "The escaping hyaenas".
Proscribed Material
Grind in Watchmaker's Hill, or spend Connected: Revolutionaries in the Flit. Try to avoid having 100+ to avoid the libraryette card.
Slightly lower quantities (≈20, though up to 40 per action at certain points) can also be obtained at various times and places in the The University for lower Watchful requirements.
Rat on a String
Ideal is to 'Fleece a crowd of Carnival-goers' under "Steal from the gullible" at the Flit as it also provides Jade. Otherwise grind in Spite.
Relic of the Fourth City
Grind 20 per action in Ladybones Road
Relic of the Second City
Gaining 5 is the 'unlucky' option in 'Take a consignment of old props' in Veilgarden
Relic of the Third City
'The fellow in the corner' provides 11 relics for a cost of 10 Rostygold in Spite.
Rostygold
Only real option is to grind in Watchmaker's Hill, 550 for 5 actions.
However, consider a loop through Coil 2 of the Labyrinth of Tigers, as the final step provides 300 Rostygold from 'The Fiddler's Fluke!'
Presbyterate Passphrase
Only known source is a rare success on the "Spy on Feducci" option of the Spy on the Black Ribbon card.
Primaevel Hint
Only known source is a rare success when you Put to Zee
Sapphire
"The weekly variety bill!" in Mahogany Hall provides Sapphires on Thursday.
The best source of Sapphires is the "It's beneath his dignity, but…" option on the Stealth watch repair card.
Searing Enigma
Only known sources are a rare success on the "Take your net to the well" option on Hunters Keep and the "Smash it" option during The Case of the Fidgeting Writer.
Silk Scrap
If you still have access to the Court, 'Attend to fashion' under "Attend to matters of romance" grants 85.
Characters with access to Hunters Keep can earn 110 per action by Investigating the Boatshed.
Characters with access to Coil 4 of Labyrinth of Tigers can earn these with the A Firm Hand storylet.
Souls
Grind in Spite, requires Connected: Hell 10.
Stolen Correspondence
If you still have access to the Court, 'Write a letter' & 'Attend a dance' under "Attend to matters of romance" grant 18 per action.
Buy Stained Red Velvet Gowns, then stay at Wolfstack Docks and wait for the opp card "The Ragman's Barge" (this card appears only at the Docks). The Ragman will give you 192 Stolen Correspondence for one Gown.
Lower your Shadowy so that you can play the "The Big One" storylet in the Flit. Rob the Chambers of the Duchess, then choose Rob the Study: that will give you 300 Stolen Correspondence!
You can also grind in Spite; 'Ambush a few couriers for old times' sake' costs 2 actions but grants 40 Stolen Correspondence on regular success, or 20 and a Love Story on a rare success.
Surface Currency
'Shake down your agent' in Veilgarden provides 36, while it's also worth using up your Connected:Constables at the Shuttered Palace for 80 per action.
Uncanny Incunabula
Can be created from Extraordinary Implications on Mutton Island. A Shepherd of Souls can acquire these once in the House of Chimes through a storylet.
An Unusual Love Story
Only known source is on Hunters Keep in 'Look for something significant' option of "Examine the books"
Whispered Secret
A loop through Coil 2 of the Labyrinth of Tigers provides 100 secrets per action when using "The Thing in the Mirror". In Coil 1 of the Labyrinth of Tigers, you can turn your excess Jade into Secrets with "Bartering with the Tiger Keeper": 1000 => 1100. If you still have access to the Court, 'attend court functions' under "Attend to matters of romance" grants 85 plus more Connected: Society. Hunters Keep can provide 116 per action when you "Talk to Lucy"/'Ask her to take a stroll with you'.
Appalling Secret
Are you quite sure you want to know this?
sells for 15 pence
Compromising Document
Who was so unwise as to leave this lying around? Perhaps you'd better look after it.
sells for 50 pence
Extraordinary Implication
How can such a thing be? Who but you could understand what it means?
sells for 2 Echoes, 50 pence
First City Coin
One side bears what might be a cedar tree. You've never met anyone who can read the script on the other side.
sells for 25 pence
(Traditionally, one gives these coins thirty at a time…)
Identity Uncovered
Good Lord! That was them? All along?
sells for 2 Echoes, 50 pence
Incendiary Gossip
Unthinkable! Unrepeatable! Inescapable!
sells for 50 pence
Inkling of Identity
Have you glimpsed the face behind the mask?
sells for 10 pence
Intriguing Gossip
… really? With who? This is worth remembering…
sells for 20 pence
Memory of Distant Shores
Your memories of the lands across the Unterzee are something extraordinary. You can spin them into a tale to delight listeners.
sells for 50 pence
Mysteries of the Elder Country
An intriguing scrap of knowledge about a place far across the Unterzee. What can it mean?
sells for 50 pence
Secluded Address
The labyrinths of London have a thousand hidden corners. You have uncovered one of value.
sells for 20 pence
Tale of Terror!!
The blood freezes! The neck-hairs rise! The spine crackles with fear! The audience are spellbound!
sells for 50 pence
Strangling Willow Absinthe
Get it off! GET IT OFF!
sells for 50 pence
Venom-ruby
A single drop of the Cantigaster's blood. Scintillating. Lethal. Don't put it in your mouth.
sells for 10 pence
Vision of the Surface
Wistful souls in London will pay dearly for news of the sky.
sells for 50 pence
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