Editing Ambition: Nemesis (Guide)

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You can find a spoiler minimal version of this guide here: [[Ambition: Nemesis (Broad Guide)]]


''Someone you loved is dead. You swore you'd scour the world for the killer. Your search brought you under the world.''

[[Ambition: Nemesis]] is a tale of revenge that begins in [[Ladybones Road]] and leads the player across Fallen London... and perhaps beyond. The main Attributes are {{IL|Watchful}} and {{IL|Dangerous}}.

For more information on [[Ambitions]] and choosing between them, consult the [[Ambitions (Guide)|Ambitions guide]].

== Progress ==
This Ambition can be started in {{IL|Ladybones Road}} with {{IL|Watchful}} 6. You can check your progress at any time on the Myself tab under Ambition; the number after the Ambition title is the part of the story you're currently on.

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This can be helpful when you're unsure where to go next; just find the corresponding part number below.
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== Beginning (1-30) ==

=== First steps (0–9) ===
{{IL|Ladybones Road}}: Getting started
* [[Ambition: Nemesis 0|Nemesis 0]]: Your search for your loved one's killer has brought you to the Neath. — {{IL|Watchful}} 6.
* [[Ambition: Nemesis 1|Nemesis 1]]: You have two clues. Find information on these odd petals. — {{IL|Watchful}} 10.

{{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}: Meet with the Mumbling Bee-keeper.
*[[Ambition: Nemesis 2|Nemesis 2]]: Convince the local monster-hunters to point you at the Mumbling Bee-keeper. — {{IL|Dangerous}} 10.
*[[Ambition: Nemesis 3|Nemesis 3]]: Pay off the Mumbling Bee-keeper's bar tab with {{IL|Rat on a String|6 x}}.
*[[Ambition: Nemesis 3a|Nemesis 3a]]: Learn what the Mumbling Bee-keeper knows about these petals. — {{IL|Watchful}} 15.
*[[Ambition: Nemesis 4|Nemesis 4]]: Use {{IL|Foxfire Candle Stub|50 x}} to make a bee repellent.
*[[Ambition: Nemesis 4a|Nemesis 4a]]: Search the Mumbling Bee-keeper's hive. — {{IL|Dangerous}} 20.
*[[Ambition: Nemesis 5|Nemesis 5]]: Find someone who can tell you about the {{IL|Mumbling Bee-keeper's Key}}.
**Ask around Watchmaker's Hill — {{IL|Watchful}} 30, '''OR'''
**Beat it out of the Mumbling Bee-keeper — {{IL|Dangerous}} 25.

{{IL|Veilgarden}}: Talk to the locksmith
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – Finding Mackay|Finding Mackay]]: Find the locksmith. — {{IL|Watchful}} 30.
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – Reaching Mackay|Reaching Mackay]]: Bring {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|120 x}} and sell 60 of it to gain access to the honey-den.
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – interrogating Mackay|Interrogating Mackay]]: Get Mackay to tell you about the key.
**Kidnap Mackay from the honey-den — {{IL|Dangerous}} 37, '''OR'''
**Find Mackay in a honey dream — {{IL|Watchful}} 33.

*[[Ambition: Nemesis – who was it?|Who was it?]]: Who was it who died, that night?

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=== The Forgotten Quarter / Red Honey (9) ''(optional if you have an {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum}} to spend later)''===
{{IL|The Forgotten Quarter}}: {{IL|Ambition: Nemesis - Forgotten Quarter}}
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – Forgotten Quarter 0|Forgotten Quarter]]: Get directions to the crypt where Mackay stored the red honey — {{IL|Dangerous}} 42
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – Forgotten Quarter 1|Forgotten Quarter 1]]: Follow the map to the crypt — {{IL|Watchful}} 43
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – Forgotten Quarter 2|Forgotten Quarter 2]]: Get past the deviless guarding the crypt
**Bribe her — Spend {{IL|Soul|50 x}}, '''OR'''
**Charm her — {{IL|Persuasive}} 45, '''OR'''
**Kill her — {{IL|Dangerous}} 48
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – Forgotten Quarter 3|Forgotten Quarter 3]]: Search the crypt for {{IL|Traces of Red Honey}} — {{IL|Watchful}} 49
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – last traces|Last traces]]: Get help making use of the {{IL|Traces of Red Honey}}
**Ask around academia — {{IL|Watchful}} 60, '''OR'''
**Talk to the underworld — Spend {{IL|Favours: Criminals|1 x}}

{{IL|The University}}: Make a {{IL|Drop of Gaoler's Honey}}
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – the Junior Fellow|the Junior Fellow]]: Convince the Junior Fellow to speak with you
**Impress him — Spend {{IL|Mystery of the Elder Continent|2 x}}, '''OR'''
**Beat him into submission — {{IL|Dangerous}} 63
*[[Brewing up gaoler's honey]]: Use {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|350 x}}, {{IL|Bottled Oblivion|10 x}}, {{IL|F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour|5 x}}, and {{IL|Jade Fragment|100 x}} to reactivate the Red Honey

{{IL|The Chambers of the Heart}}: Experiment with the {{IL|Drop of Gaoler's Honey}}
*[[Taste Gaoler's Honey]]: Use the {{IL|Drop of Gaoler's Honey}} in your inventory to enter the {{IL|The Chambers of the Heart}}

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=== The Cage-Garden (9-10) ===
{{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}: {{IL|Ambition: Nemesis - Shuttered Palace}}
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – the Shuttered Palace 0|the Shuttered Palace]]: Bring a {{IL|Set of Workman's Clothes}} to blend in and observe the servantry — {{IL|Watchful}} 52
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – the Shuttered Palace 1|the Shuttered Palace 1]]: Find out where the Jingling Servant goes every day
**Bribe someone — Spend {{IL|F.F. Gebrandt's Superior Laudanum|40 x}}, '''OR'''
**Follow her — {{IL|Shadowy}} 40
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – the Shuttered Palace 2|the Shuttered Palace 2]]: Get the keys to the Cage-Garden
**Kill her — {{IL|Dangerous}} 56, '''OR'''
**Knock her unconscious — Spend {{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson|3 x}}, {{IL|Dangerous}} 64
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – Shuttered Palace 3|the Shuttered Palace 3]]: Unlock the door to the Cage-Garden — {{IL|Watchful}} 59
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – Shuttered Palace 4|the Shuttered Palace 4]]: Give the password to the Cage-Garden
**Answer from your experiences tasting the {{IL|Drop of Gaoler's Honey}} — unlocked with {{IL|One Who Has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures}} 1, '''OR'''
**Answer from a book — Spend {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum|1 x}}
***You can also acquire {{IL|One Who Has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures}} from other storylets outside of this Ambition.
****[[Share a little honey with the Captivating Princess]] during {{FontRose}}.
****[[My Kingdom for a Pig]] {{FontFate}}-locked story.
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – the Cage-Garden 1|the Shuttered Palace 5]]: Get a tour of the Cage-Garden
**Take the tour, '''OR'''
**Strike the Cage-keeper down! — {{IL|Dangerous}} 63
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – the Cage-Garden 2|the Shuttered Palace 6]]: Get information about Scathewick
** Question the Cage-keeper (Sets {{IL|Ambition: Nemesis}} to 11) — {{IL|Watchful}} 67, '''AND/OR'''
** Strike the Cage-keeper down! — {{IL|Dangerous}} 63
'''If you strike the Cage-keeper down before questioning him:'''
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – the Cage-Garden 3|the Shuttered Palace 7]]: Free the prisoners by successfully battling your way through the bees 4 times, spending {{IL|Foxfire Candle Stub|100 x}} per attempt — {{IL|Dangerous}} 70
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – the Cage-Garden 4|the Shuttered Palace 8]]: Ask the newly-ex-prisoners about Scathewick

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=== Carrywell (11-23) ===
{{IL|Wolfstack Docks}}: Catch a steamer to the tomb-colonies
*[[Ambition: Nemesis – to Venderbight|To Venderbight]]: Bring {{IL|Silk Scrap|120 x}}, {{IL|Maniac's Prayer|40 x}}, and {{IL|Suspicion}} less than 5 to the Docks to get yourself on board
**Go boldly, to try to avoid payment — {{IL|Persuasive}} 70, '''OR'''
**Go gently, paying your way to avoid the chance of {{IL|Suspicion}}.

{{IL|The tomb-colony of Venderbight}}: Hunt down Carrywell
*See [[Venderbight (Guide)]] for more info on this section.

== Back in London (24-30) ==
{{IL|Ladybones Road}}:  Learning about the Iron Republic

* [[Ambition: Nemesis – learning about the Iron Republic|Ambition: Nemesis 24 - learning about the Iron Republic.]] Asked to give one of three:
** {{IL|Favours: Hell|1 x}}
** {{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|1 x}}
** {{IL|Aeolian Scream|3 x}}

For both [[Ambition: Nemesis – The Dreaming Spires|Ambition: Nemesis 27 - The Dreaming Spires]] and for 30, you need a lot of honey. The first stage costs {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|2000 x}}, while the latter stage costs {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|1500 x}}

== The Iron Republic (31-36) ==
To zail to the Iron Republic, you will need the following:

=== Ship ===
A [[Ship]], guide can be found here: [[PoSI Item Crafting#Ship|Ship Guide]].

=== Safe-Conduct ===
{{IL|Iron Republic Safe-Conduct}} which can be gotten through the {{IL|Counting the Days}} carousel at the end: [[Obtain an Iron Republic Safe-Conduct 2]]. You will need:
*{{IL|Renown: Hell}} 10. Guide here: [[Raising Favours (Guide)]]. One can grind Hell Favours by doing heists in The Flit. [[On a Heist (Guide)]]
*{{IL|Brass Ring|1 x}}
*{{IL|Mark of Credit Page|3 x}}
**This will take some time, so grind {{IL|Counting the Days}} as soon as you can. Using the [[Spending Secrets and Counting the Days (Guide)|guide]]  will help you progress through this carousel optimally without relying on opportunity cards.
**Once you have 3 x {{IL|Mark of Credit Page}}, you do not need to spend another CtD carousel to get back to [[Obtain an Iron Republic Safe-Conduct 2|Obtain an Iron Republic Safe-Conduct]], instead, use [[FIND NEW STORIES: Chat with the Local Gossip]] in your [[Lodgings]].

=== Other prerequisites ===
Before you start your voyage, you will also want to have:

{{IL|Portfolio of Souls|2 x}}:
* See [[Infernal Grinding (Guide)#Portfolio of Souls|Infernal Grinding (Guide)]] for information on obtaining this

{{IL|Stone Tentacle-Key}}. This is obtained at {{IL|Hunter's Keep}}. [[Time Passing at Hunter's Keep (Guide)]] is a guide on how to get the key.

Now you are ready to enter the Iron Republic.

=== In the Iron Republic (31-36) ===
In the Iron Republic, some storylets appear on certain {{IL|Iron Republic Days}}. [[Iron Republic Street Map]] may help.
*31: [[Ambition: Nemesis – Tracking down a murderer|Tracking down a murderer]], {{IL|Iron Republic Days}} 78-88.
*32: [[Ambition: Nemesis – The Prison|The Prison]], {{IL|Iron Republic Days}} 34-38. {{IL|Stone Tentacle-Key}} is needed here.
*33: [[Ambition: Nemesis – Yellow Blood Day|Yellow Blood Day]], {{IL|Iron Republic Days}} 78-88. {{IL|Portfolio of Souls|2 x}} are needed here.
*34: [[Ambition: Nemesis – A Little Talk|A Little Talk]], {{IL|Iron Republic Days}} 78-88.
*35: [[Ambition: Nemesis – Scathewick No More]]
*36: [[Ambition: Nemesis – A Knife and an Envelope]] - pick them both up for an additional weapon.
*Note: Don't forget to pick up an [[Iron Republic Journal]] before you leave!

== Investigating in London (37-39) ==
{{IL|Ambition: Nemesis – Scathewick's Accounts}} will task you with some investigations, where you will need to:
* [[Investigate 'Cumberbold']]
* [[Investigate 'Gloriana']]'
* [[Decipher Scathewick's Correspondence sign]]
These tasks can be done in any order.

===Investigations===
When you begin [[Investigate 'Cumberbold']] or [[Investigate 'Gloriana']], you will be hindered by {{IL|A Complication: Jasper and Frank}}. Should you wish, this quality can be removed by either:

* Drawing a card: {{IL|A Complication: Jasper and Frank (Card)}}
* Or going directly to {{IL|The Clay Quarters}} and cycling {{IL|The Airs of London}} until [[You cross paths with Jasper and Frank]].

If the complication isn't dealt with, you will have to pay an extra price.

====Gloriana====
*3 Stages
*Stage 1 costs {{IL|Detective's Progress|10 x}}, {{IL|Journal of Infamy|5 x}} and {{IL|An Identity Uncovered!|1 x}}.
*Stage 2 costs {{IL|Detective's Progress|10 x}}, a {{IL|Favours: The Great Game}}, {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|1 x}} and {{IL|An Identity Uncovered!|1 x}}.
*Resolving the complication costs either:
**{{IL|Strong-Backed Labour|1 x}} and {{IL|Piece of Rostygold|1000 x}} OR
**{{IL|Favours: Hell|1 x}}, {{IL|London Street Sign|2 x}}, {{IL|Intriguing Snippet|50 x}} and {{IL|Partial Map|2 x}}
*Stage 3 costs {{IL|Detective's Progress|10 x}}, {{IL|Night on the Town|3 x}}
*If you didn't resolve the complication, you have to spend a {{IL|Night-Whisper}}, and favours with {{IL|Favours: The Great Game|Appearance = The Great Game}} and {{IL|Favours: The Church|Short = yes}}
**Unless you're a {{IL|Midnighter}}, in which case it's {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|1 x}}.

====Cumberbold====
*3 stages
*Stage 1 costs {{IL|Detective's Progress|10 x}}, a {{IL|Favours: Criminals}} and {{IL|An Identity Uncovered!|2 x}}.
*Stage 2 costs {{IL|Detective's Progress|10 x}}, {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum|1 x}} and {{IL|Appalling Secret|20 x}}.
*Resolving the complication costs either:
**{{IL|Strong-Backed Labour|1 x}} and {{IL|Piece of Rostygold|1000 x}} OR
**{{IL|Favours: Hell|1 x}}, {{IL|London Street Sign|2 x}}, {{IL|Intriguing Snippet|50 x}} and {{IL|Partial Map|2 x}}
*Stage 3 costs {{IL|Detective's Progress|10 x}}, {{IL|Puzzling Map|1 x}}, {{IL|Book of Hidden Bodies|1 x}} and {{IL|Cryptic Clue|250 x}}.
*If you didn't resolve the complication, you have to spend a {{IL|Diary of the Dead}}

===Scathewick's Correspondence Sign===

* This step will require the following:
**(110 - 5 × {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence|Appearance=Scholar}}) x {{IL|Compromising Document}}
**(110 - 5 × {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence|Appearance=Scholar}}) x {{IL|Correspondence Plaque}}
**(2 - ({{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence|Appearance=Scholar}} / 15)) x {{IL|Searing Enigma}}
**(4 - ({{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence|Appearance=Scholar}} / 10)) x {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum}}
*In order to decrease the amount of items required, you are encouraged to level up {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}} as high as you can easily grind it (see: [[A Scholar of the Correspondence (Guide)]]).
*If you want to go past level 7, you may want to avoid being {{IL|Banished from the Court -}} before hitting your desired level, so you can write [[Somewhat challenging music]] to increase it profitably. Alternatively get readmitted to the court.
*Level 8 is recommended, since that is the breakpoint for saving one of the Searing Enigma.

== Unmasking your Nemesis (40-59) ==
In your Lodgings, you will be asked who your investigations point towards.
*This will cost {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|4 x}} [[Ambition: Nemesis - Narrowing the Field|for each guess]] (3 options). Alternatively you can investigate more and spend {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|4 x}}, {{IL|Compromising Document|5 x}} and {{IL|An Identity Uncovered!|1 x}} instead.

This group has to be [[Ambition: Nemesis – Unmasking your Nemesis|further specified]] and this costs {{IL|An Identity Uncovered!}} per guess, or {{IL|Compromising Document|10 x}}, {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|2 x}}, {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|2 x}} if you want to investigate.

== The Glistering Spires (60-99) ==
This stage [[Ambition: Nemesis – the Glistering Spires|begins]] in your Lodgings. For this stage in your ambition you'll want the following:
*{{IL|Ruthless}} + {{IL|Heartless}} at least 10. Alternatively, {{IL|Tale of Terror!!|200 x}}
*{{IL|Thirsty Bombazine Scrap|20 x}} + {{IL|Whisper-Satin Scrap|20 x}}
*{{IL|Bejewelled Lens|2 x}}
*{{IL|Primordial Shriek|2 x}}

== Lilac (100-159) ==
To [[Ambition Nemesis – Finding Lilac|find the Lady in Lilac]], you need 77 x {{IL|Romantic Notion}}s.

Once you have returned to London, you will need 6500 {{IL|Lump of Lamplighter Beeswax|Appearance=Lumps of Lamplighter Beeswax}}, a {{IL|Bat with Attitude}}, and either 21 {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence|Appearance=Scholar}} or a {{IL|Searing Enigma}}.

For this stage, you must follow your bat to find back your memory. Your bat reached these 4 places:

* [[Remember the place of coffee and fur|The place of coffee and fur]], aka [[Heartscross House]] at Port Carnelian
* [[Remember the place of orange sunlight|The place of orange sunlight]], aka [[The Mirror-Marches]] ([[A mahogany-framed mirror]]  and [[Go mad]] allow for easy access)
* [[Remember the place of red and gold|The place of red and gold]], aka  [[A state of some confusion]] (can be accessed easily from the Mirror-Marches via through [[A familiar scene?]])
* [[Remember the place of storms and skies|The place of storms and skies]], aka [[The Mind of a Long-Dead God]] (very difficult to reach, not recommended)

Once you have gone to at least 3 of the above locations, you may put your thoughts together with 100 {{IL|Cryptic Clue}}s.

==The Book of Red Murder (160-190)==
The next stage takes place in your Lodgings.

===[[Ambition Nemesis – The Book of Red Murder]] (160-189)===
To record your journey, you require 1 x {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum}}, 5 x {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|Appearance=Volumes of Collated Research}}, and 5 x {{IL|Presbyterate Passphrase}}s.

Finding your enemy's mirrors requires:
*7 x {{IL|Favours: Bohemians}} or {{IL|Favours: Criminals}}
*3 {{IL|Forceful}} or 3 x {{IL|Personal Recommendation}}s

===[[Search for the mirror-shard]] (190)===

*[[Ambition Nemesis – Is this the Dagger?]]
This is the notorious "Knifegate". You'll have to buy {{IL|Ravenglass Knife|77 x}} ({{E}} 7884.8) or {{IL|Skyglass Knife|777 x}} ({{E}} 4972.8). Worse, either option involves a luck check and if you fail you still lose 1/7th of the knives.

You can also buy the knives from the {{IL|The Rat Market (Area)|Appearance=The Rat Market}}, which may increase your effective EPA. Note that {{IL|Silverer}}s can sell the {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum|Appearance=Uncanny Incanabula}} they get weekly for {{IL|Rat-Shilling}}s.

*[[Ambition: Nemesis The Mirror Crack'd]]

You now have to use some animal friends to scout out and repair the mirror in the Bazaar. This involves a quality called {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer}} (abbreviated as {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}}) which starts out at zero and each attempt is a check on the same quality. You gain a bit with every attempt using the bats or the spiders (more on success, less on fail), plus [[Suspicion]]. You probably don't want to burn your frost-moth or Rattus Faber until  it's high enough to give a good chance of success. You complete this storylet when {{IL|A Mirror Made Whole}} is set to 5.

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Companion !! Challenge Difficulty !! Success !! Failure
|-
| {{IL|Sulky Bat}}
| {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}} 100
| 5 x {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}}
+1 CP Suspicion
| 3 x {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}}
-1 x {{IL|Sulky Bat}}
+2CP Suspicion
|-
| {{IL|Fairly Tame Sorrow-Spider}}
| {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}} 75
| 10 x {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}}
+1 CP Suspicion
| 5 x {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}}
-1 x {{IL|Fairly Tame Sorrow-Spider}}
+2 CP Suspicion
|-
| {{IL|Complaisant Frost-Moth}}
| {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}} 250
| {{IL|A Mirror Made Whole}} to 5
| 15 x {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}}
-1 x {{IL|Complaisant Frost-Moth}}
|-
| {{IL|Rattus Faber Bandit-Chief}}
| {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}} 200
| {{IL|A Mirror Made Whole}} to 5
| 5 x {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer|Appearance=ACitV}}
-1 x {{IL|Rattus Faber Bandit-Chief}}
|}
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Alternatively can finish without a check if you have {{IL|The Minister of State Affairs}}, {{IL|The Minister of War}}, {{IL|The Minister of Culture}}, {{IL|The Minister of Enigmas}} and 50 x {{IL|Ambition: A Crack in the Veneer}}.

==== [[Ambition Nemesis: A Connoisseur of Cessation]] ====
Finding a weapon that can kill your foe requires:
*5 x {{IL|Favours: Society}}, 5 x {{IL|Favours: Bohemians}}, or {{IL|Licentiate}}
*250 x {{IL|Romantic Notion}}s, 50 x {{IL|Compromising Document}}s, or {{IL|A Poet-Laureate}}
*3 x {{IL|Blackmail Material}}

==Through the Glass Darkly (200-214)==

*[[Ambition Nemesis – Through a Glass Darkly]]

Next up you'll need to move through Parabola, which requires one of the following:
*[[Find your own way regardless]]
**{{IL|Memory of Light|x 50}}
**{{IL|Memory of Distant Shores|x 50}}
**{{IL|Silverer}}
OR
*[[Contact the Glass]]
**{{IL|Searing Enigma|x 1}}
**{{IL|Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion}} 25

==Beggar's Wake (215-240)==
You must begin [[Ambition Nemesis – A Guardian|travel]] to Beggar's Wake. [[Ambition Nemesis – A Guardian (2)|After that]], you'll need to spend a {{IL|Night-Whisper}} and 3 {{IL|Antique Mystery|Appearance=Antique Mysteries}} (or [[The Wind claims you!|some levels in primary stats]]) to finish traveling to the Waste. Silverers can get there for free.

At the Wake, you must gain three qualities;
* {{IL|A Word from the Pedlar King}}, via [[Attend the Peddlar King]]; requires a {{IL|Persuasive}} 200 check, which may be bypassed by spending {{IL|Antique Mystery|x 11}} and {{IL|Ostentatious Diamond|x 100}}
* {{IL|A Word from the Convocation}}, via [[Visit the Convocation of Runts]]; requires a {{IL|Dangerous}} 200 check, which may be bypassed by spending {{IL|Vital Intelligence|x 2}}
* and {{IL|A Word from the Court of Honey and Spice}}, via [[Enter the Court of Honey and Spice]]; requires a {{IL|Shadowy}} 200 check, which may be bypassed by spending a {{IL|Judgements' Egg}}
Each failed check increases {{IL|The Eye of the Wind}}; once you reach {{IL|The Eye of the Wind}} 2, you must [[The Wind claims you!|sacrifice a little more than 1 level (100 CP) in a primary stat to reset it]]. By this point in your ambition, you should have the stats to give yourself a good chance at succeeding the checks, and Second Chances as well, so just do the skill checks and save your items.

Then you [[Find the Grave of Mirrors]], make a choice which affects which of two secondary rewards ([[Dream-Shard of the Mirror of Knives|a Dangerous Glasswork home comfort]] for the violent choice, and [[Dream-Shadow of a Curator's Vestige|a Watchful Glasswork affiliation]] for the nonviolent choice) you later recieve and proceed to [[Ambition Nemesis – the Chambers of Mirrors and Cups|your adversary's chambers]].

==The Chambers of Your Nemesis (260-340)==
You proceed with your assassination. As your nemesis lays dying, you have the opportunity to ask it questions, and they will present you with a choice; if you spare them, they will bring back your loved one.

Whichever choice you make, a 24-hour Living Story begins.

==24 Hours Later (conclusion)==
If you spared your nemesis, you attend the resurrection of your loved one in the Forgotten Quarter. You [[Watch what ensues|recieve a Persuasive, Respectable and Kataleptic Toxicology Treasure]] which depends on which loved one died.

If you killed them, you make [[Ambition: Nemesis – One Last Matter|one last flavour choice]] in your Lodgings, and recieve your adversary's bloodstained cloak, a [[The Bloodied Travelling-Coat of Mr Cups|Shadowy, Dreaded and Kataleptic Toxicology Treasure]].

==Aftermath==
You will draw [[A Dream of Chipped Mirrors|a card]] which confers on you the secondary reward from the choice in Beggar's Wake.

You get to hire the Esurient Smith for your lab.
*[[Hire in the Esurient Smith]]: The Esurient Smith is good at any project involving metals. His greater value is his Parabolan-self, which grants the most amount of {{IL|Parabolan Research}} from Parabolan-selves of research assistants at this time of writing.

There are also the rewards that come every four weeks.
* [[The Rewards of Ambition]]

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