Glim

Glim
The jewels of the Underzee! Or possibly phosphorescent shards of insect chitin. Authorities differ. Create this by using other Cartography items in your inventory
Purchased for 3 pence, Sells for 1 pence

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This is located under the Cartography section of your inventory, clicking on it give you these options

Sell some Glim

How can you part with it? It sparkles so!

Trade glim for maps with the Salty Fabulist

The Salty Fabulist's zee-tales are the tallest in London. They say his maps speak the truth for him. [This will always gain you Map Scraps. There may be other effects.]
Unlocked with 100 x Glim

Lucky spoiler

Wine and honey

'They say that there's a land to the West, where honey drips down from trees, and wine bubbles up from springs. That's rot, o'course. That land is in the North.'
You were fortunate!
You've lost 100 x Glim
You've gained 10 x Map Scrap
You've gained 30 x Whispered Secret

Unlucky spoiler

At least the maps are good

'I used to skipper the Oxford Shore, so I did. Until a terrible zee-beast cost me a ship and an eye. Half a shark it were, and half a sheep. I can still hear the savage bleating of it when the tide turns…'
You were unlucky. Better luck next time…
You've lost 100 x Glim
You've gained 10 x Map Scrap

Trade a sack of glim

The Salty Fabulist's good eye sparkles when you open the neck. [This will always gain you a lot of Map Scraps.]
Unlocked with 1000 x Glim

Result spoiler

Do tuck in

'I need all this for a great feast we're having down the docks. We're havin' a great glim-pyre, all the better to roast a fine brace o' spider-councils! Come an' grab yerself a leg!'
You've lost 1000 x Glim
You've gained 105 x Map Scrap

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Obtaining Glim

Spite

Burgle a Glim assayer's office

• Unlocked with Shadowy 38 (No longer available at Shadowy 53)
• Gain: 42 x Glim

Veilgarden

An ode to the Empress - Set to work

• Unlocked with Persuasive Persuasive 3 (No longer available at Persuasive 18)
• Gain: 7 x Glim

Play decoy for a street magician

• Unlocked with Persuasive 17 (No longer available at Persuasive 27)
• Gain: 1 x Glim
• Gain: 1 x Surface Currency
• Gain: 10 x Moon-pearl

Watchmaker's Hill

A resurrected tradition

Unlocked with Dangerous 29

Cosh a few and be on your way

Gain: 16 x Glim

Offer your services to the press gang

Gain: 33 x Glim

The Ring of Meat: Take part in an illegal fighting ring

Unlocked with Dangerous 33 (No longer available at Dangerous 48)

Fight clean

Gain: 37 x Glim

Fight dirty

Gain: 40 x Glim

The Ring of Roses: Take part in an illegal fighting ring

Unlocked with Dangerous 38 (No longer available at Dangerous 53)

Step into the ring and fight savagely

Gain: 42 x Glim

Step into the ring; trick your opponent

Gain: 45 x Glim

The Painted Ring: Take part in an illegal fighting ring

Unlocked with Dangerous 44

Step into the ring and fight without mercy

Gain: 48 x Glim

Step into the ring and fight patiently

Gain: 51 x Glim

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