Editing Making Your Name (Guide)

{{GuideFor|Pages = A Name Signed with a Flourish#A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets#A Name Scrawled in Blood#A Name Whispered in Darkness}}{{Audience|EarlyMYN}}{{Audience|LateMYN}}[[Has icon::File:Crowd2.png|right]]During the early part of the game, the Making Your Name [[:Category:Stories|stories]] are the main way you'll progress through the story, raise your [[:Category:Attributes|attributes]], and unlock new [[Places|locations]]. 

{{GuideNeedsWork|MYN update, specifically a Name in Seven Secret Alphabets}}

== Introduction ==
=== Why should I care about making my name? ===
The Making Your Name stories guide you through the early-game content, introducing you to basic game mechanics (such as attribute-based challenges and [[Item Grinding (Guide)|acquiring items]]) while also telling a story. Many of the characters and events you first encounter while Making Your Name will reappear later. The Making your Name stories also unlock many important opportunities, such as the laboratory (and by extension, the railway), and Tribute at the Court of the Wakeful eye.

These stories also help you [[Leveling|raise your main attributes]] by setting challenges whose difficulty generally matches your current level. The conclusions of major stages of the stories generally come with a bigger CP boost. Combined with the [[Professions (Guide)|training professions]], the Making Your Name stories will get you much of the way to raising each main attribute to 100 and becoming {{IL|A Person of Some Importance (Guide)|Appearance=A Person of Some Importance|Image=Diamond.png}}.

Finally, by following these stories, you'll progress across the map—each one begins in one of the starting locations, and eventually leads you to other related locations.

* {{IL|A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets}} is primarily {{IL|Watchful}}. It begins in [[Ladybones Road]] and leads to [[Mrs Plenty's Carnival]], [[Moloch Street]], [[The Clay Quarters (Storylet)|The Clay Quarters]], [[The Forgotten Quarter]], and [[The University]].
* {{IL|A Name Whispered in Darkness}} is primarily {{IL|Shadowy}}. It begins in [[Spite]] and leads to [[Area-Diving in Spite]], [[The Flit]], and optionally [[Mahogany Hall]].
* {{IL|A Name Scrawled in Blood}} is primarily {{IL|Dangerous}}. It begins in [[Watchmaker's Hill]] and leads to the [[Dept. of Menace Eradication]], [[Wolfstack Docks]], and [[The Labyrinth of Tigers]].
* {{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}} is primarily {{IL|Persuasive}}. It begins in [[Veilgarden]] and leads to [[The Shuttered Palace]] and [[The Empress' Court]].

Each of the Making Your Name stories has 7 stages, and the conclusion of each stage raises the level of that quality by 1. You can check your progress by looking for the relevant '''A Name...''' quality on your Myself tab, under Stories.

== A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets ==
[[File:Graffitihiero.png|right]]''Hone your Watchful abilities by doing detective work, spying, pursuing expeditions, and engaging in arcane scholarship.''

=== The Case of the Honey-Addled Detective ===
Start: [[Making Your Name: The Case of the Honey-Addled Detective]] in {{IL|Ladybones Road}}
To begin making your name as a detective in London, you'll first need to establish some contacts. That's why your first case will be to track down the Honey-Addled Detective.

* [[On the Trail (storylet)|Pursue your case]] in [[Moloch Street]] to raise {{IL|On the Trail (quality)}}.
* Once {{IL|On the Trail (quality)}} reaches 4, you can [[Closing the case of the Honey-Addled Detective|close the case]].

=== Find a Tattooed Courier's Contact ===
Start: [[Making Your Name: Find a Tattooed Courier's contact 0|Making Your Name: Find a Tattooed Courier's contact]] in {{IL|Ladybones Road}}

Your next venture is assisting the Constables, who suspect something sinister regarding the tattoos coming out of Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour.
* [[On the Trail (Storylet)|Pursue your case]] in [[Moloch Street]] to raise {{IL|On the Trail}}.
* Once {{IL|On the Trail}} reaches 4, you can [[Making Your Name: Find a Tattooed Courier's contact 1|progress to the next step]], raising {{IL|Tracking the Tattooed Courier}} to 2
* Raise {{IL|On the Trail}} to 4 again, then stake 3 of it on a {{IL|Watchful}} challenge to raise {{IL|Tracking the Tattooed Courier}} to 2. You can trade {{IL|On the Trail|2 x}} for {{IL|Sudden Insight|3 x}} to make the challenge easier.
* Once you get {{IL|Tracking the Tattooed Courier}} to 4, you can head to Mrs Plenty's Carnival and decide how to [[Making Your Name – Find a Tattooed Courier's contact: the conclusion|close the case]].

=== The Case of the Absconding Devil ===
Start: [[Working with the Honey-Addled Detective]] in {{IL|Moloch Street}}. Choose the option [[Making Your Name: The Case of the Absconding Devil]].

A Devil is missing from The Brass Embassy, and the Honey-Addled Detective is on the case. He wants your help.
* Gain {{IL|Detective's Progress}} using [[Pursue Your Current Case]] (or other options, such as Faction Cards).
* With at least 12 Detective's Progress, you can spend this progress under [[Missing Person: Find an Absconding Devil]] to increase {{IL|Evidence in the Case of the Absconding Devil}}. (There is also an option to spend {{IL|Piece of Rostygold|Appearance=Rostygold}} for this.)
* Once Evidence reaches 4, you can [[Arrange a meeting with the singer.]]
* Decide how to [[Making Your Name – Closing the Case: the Absconding Devil|close the case]].
While on this case, you have a complication in the form of {{IL|Complication: a Surly Goat-Demon|Appearance=a Surly Goat-Demon}}, which appears in your Opportunity cards. Confronting it can either increase or decrease your {{IL|Detective's Progress}}, along with other effects.

=== The Disappearing Heiress ===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Engaged in a Case (Guide)}}
Start: [[Life on Ladybones Road]] in {{IL|Ladybones Road}}. Choose the option [[Making Your Name – Begin a Case: the Disappearing Heiress]].

The Comtessa has disappeared with a quantity of her father's money. He wants you to get it — er, and her, of course — back.
* Increase {{IL|Detective's Progress}} via storylets or cards. 
* When {{IL|Detective's Progress}} reaches 10, the option [[A development: the Disappearing Heiress]] appears.
* With each development, you get an increase {{IL|Evidence in the Case of the Missing Heiress}}.
* At {{IL|Evidence in the Case of the Missing Heiress|Appearance=Evidence}} 3, you'll gain the quality {{IL|A Visitor to the Clay Quarters}} if you don't already have it. 
* With {{IL|Evidence in the Case of the Missing Heiress|Appearance=Evidence}} 4, the conclusion of the case takes place in {{IL|The Clay Quarters}}.

=== A Raid on the Brass Embassy ===
Start: [[Making Your Name: A Raid on the Brass Embassy!]] in {{IL|Ladybones Road}}

Choose whether to side with the Constables or the Devils. Concluding this part unlocks the location {{IL|The Forgotten Quarter}}.

{{IL|Nevercold Brass Sliver}}s can be gained on the [[Night Watch at the Brass Embassy Warehouse]] storylet, {{IL|Soul}}s can be gained with [[Track down a Spirifer]] and {{IL|Cryptic Clue}}s can be gained with [[Scrutinise Infernal Contracts]].

=== The Tomb of the Seven ===
Start: [[Set Up Camp]] in {{IL|The Forgotten Quarter}}

{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)}}

You've found clues indicating something intriguing buried in The Forgotten Quarter. Time for a crash course in Archaeology.

Your ultimate goal here is to make a successful expedition to [[The Tomb of the Seven]] and recover the {{Il|Set of Correspondence Stones}}. Doing so will make you {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}} and unlock {{IL|The University}}.

In order to even attempt the expedition to the Tomb, you have to build up your {{IL|Archaeologist}} quality to 3 by completing other expeditions.
* First, [[Set Up Camp]] in the Forgotten Quarter, which gives you access to a {{IL|Base-Camp}}.
* [[Learn the Traditions of the Forgotten Quarter]] at your Base-Camp.
* Complete the easier expeditions: [[Seek a thieves' cache]] and [[Seek a shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven]].
* Once you reach Archaeologist 3, the one-time expedition [[Making Your Name: the Tomb of the Seven|the Tomb of the Seven]] is unlocked.
Concluding the expedition gets you the Stones, and playing the storylet [[Making Your Name: The Secrets of the Stones|The Secrets of the Stones]] gets your first level of SoTC and access to the University. You will also be {{Il|Engaged in a Rivalry of Antiquities}}, allowing you to play [[Virginia's attention|an optional storylet]] involving the deviless Virginia. If you lose the Stones here and want them back (they'll be [[A Set of Correspondence Stones|useful]] much later if you become a {{IL|Correspondent}}), there is a [[The librarian and the stones|card]] drawn in the University to reclaim them.

=== Tales of the University ===
Start: [[Making your Name: Invitations from the University]], a storylet [[:Category:Fallen London|anywhere in London]]

{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Featuring in the Tales of the University (Guide)}}

As a Scholar of the Correspondence, you've attracted the attention of both The University's colleges, the radical Benthic and the more traditional Summerset. Which one will you ally yourself with?

Your goal is to progress through the University storyline, increasing the quality {{IL|Featuring in the Tales of the University}} up to 25, and concluding by solving a case. 

Some notable points in this storyline:

* {{IL|Featuring in the Tales of the University|Appearance=Featuring}} 5: The first [[Term Passing... (Guide)|Term Passing carousel]] unlocks. This provides options to grind various items and University connections.
* {{IL|Featuring in the Tales of the University|Appearance=Featuring}} 6: First Term Passing carousel locks forever.
* {{IL|Featuring in the Tales of the University|Appearance=Featuring}} 9: Second Term Passing carousel unlocks. This one is notable as a [[Talk to the Porters|source]] for {{Il|Sudden Insight|Appearance=Sudden Insights}} (up to 21), which [[Every stone|can be spent]] to raise {{IL|Watchful}} a substantial amount.
* {{IL|Featuring in the Tales of the University|Appearance=Featuring}} 24: Second Term Passing carousel locks. 
* {{IL|Featuring in the Tales of the University|Appearance=Featuring}} 25: Level needed to use [[Because you have secrets]] to advance towards becoming a {{Il|A Person of Some Importance -|Appearance=PoSI}}. This is right before you [[Making Your Name: Reveal the murderer of the Senior Reader in|Reveal the murderer]].
'''Tips:''' 

* Revealing the murderer sets Featuring to 26 or 27, depending on whom you name, and one of the options results in your becoming {{IL|Unwelcome at the University -|Appearance=Unwelcome at the University}}. Therefore, if you do not yet have a [[University Laboratory (Guide)|University Laboratory]], you may want to establish one before you name the killer. Once you have a lab, you retain access to it even if you become Unwelcome; otherwise, you will be unable to acquire one until you [[Re-establish your academic reputation]] (only available once you [[PoSI Item Crafting|have a ship]] and access to [[Embarking on a Voyage of Scientific Discovery (Guide)|Scientific Voyages]]).
* You can re-open the second Term Passing carousel by choosing [[Could we postpone until tomorrow?]] instead of revealing the murderer. This is useful if you need Featuring 25 for [[Because you have secrets]] but still want to use the carousel afterward. 

== A Name Whispered in Darkness ==
[[File:Mask.png|right]]''Improve your Shadowy skills by uncovering secrets, committing burglaries, associating with urchins and thieves, and peering into a hidden world.''

=== A Courier's Secret ===
Start: [[Making your Name: a Courier's Secret]] in {{IL|Spite}}

It seems the anarchists of Fallen London are communicating through one of Spite's couriers. Intercepting their messages would be a good exercise of your {{IL|Shadowy}} skills.

Build up your {{IL|Shadowy}} until you can succeed at [[A Trove of Secrets]]. There are several ways to do this in the storylet [[The Alleys of Spite]].

=== A Journalist and a Cat ===
Start: [[Making Your Name: the Next Step]] in {{IL|Spite}}

You're starting to get the hang of this stealthy business. Time to see what else you can uncover in Spite.
[[Raking the Muck of the Neath|Investigate the Careworn Journalist]], or [[Making your Name: Catch a grey cat in the nave of the church of All Christs|catch a grey cat]].

=== Area-Diving ===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Casing (Guide)}}
Start: [[Making Your Name: Area-Diving!]] in {{IL|Spite}}

Find your way into one of Fallen London's finer homes via the staff entrance and liberate some valuables.
Your goal is to complete an area-dive. For information on building up {{IL|Casing...}}, refer to [[Casing (Guide)]].
===Going Up in the World===
Start: [[Making Your Name: Going Up in the World]] in {{IL|The Flit}}

{{IL|The Flit}} is the rooftop world of thieves, urchins, and the Topsy King, and it's time for you to learn the ropes.

To access {{IL|The Flit}}, click the location on the map to open [[Enter the Flit]]. The route can be unlocked either by passing the {{IL|Shadowy}} 50 challenge or by spending {{IL|Moon-Pearl|1200 x}}.

You will also need to spend {{IL|Jade Fragment|1000 x}}s. These can be gained efficiently by stealing for the Widow in {{IL|Spite}}. This will also get {{IL|Connected: The Widow}} which probably will be useful at some point.

===A Rash of Burglaries===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Casing (Guide)}}
Start: [[Making your Name: a Rash of Burglaries]] in {{IL|The Flit}}

If you want to prove you're more than a common criminal, you need to pull off bigger robberies. Build {{Il|Casing...}} and use it to rob various targets to raise {{IL|Master Thief}} to level 5. 

* To build {{Il|Casing...}}, [[Steal Paintings for the Topsy King|steal paintings for the Topsy King]] or [[Preparing for a Big Score|prepare for a big score]]. (In general, [[Steal a painting from a noted gallery]] at {{IL|Shadowy}} 75 is the better option, as it's nearly the same difficulty as [[Look for the targets]] with a greater payout in Casing per action.)
*'''Tip''': If you're having difficulty passing the checks and keeping {{IL|Suspicion}} down, go area-diving at {{IL|Area-Diving in Spite}} and use the options there, which have lower challenge levels giving 1-3 CP of {{IL|Casing...}} (Make sure you do not do the first dive when you're done, as this will reset {{IL|Casing...}}).
* To raise {{IL|Master Thief}}, spend your Casing on robberies. Note that each target (except the Bazaar) can only raise Master Thief up to a certain level, so you will have to attempt more challenging robberies to reach level 5. Using [[Casing (Guide)#Various thefts in the Flit|this table in the Casing Guide]] should help you plan which thefts to attempt, and how much Casing to raise for each.

=== The Records Office in Concord Square===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=On a Heist (Guide)}}
Start: [[Planning a Heist (Hub)|Planning a Heist]] in the {{IL|Plan a Heist}} area of {{IL|The Flit}}

You know where the Constables store their records, and there's bound to be some valuable information among all that paperwork. Successfully rob [[Making Your Name: the records office in Concord Square|the records office in Concord Square]]. 

=== Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion (Guide)}}
Start: [[The Heights of Chicanery]] in The Flit

There's another world hidden in these shadows, but so far you've seen only glimpses of it. The bats and cats of The Flit know something about it, but will they tell you their secrets?

Your goal is to increase {{IL|Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion}} (via rare successes on actions from [[The Heights of Chicanery]]) to discover the secrets of The Flit. 

''Note: You will reach {{IL|A Name Whispered in Darkness}} 7 by completing the [[Bats and Cats]] section and reaching {{IL|Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion|Appearance=Embroiled}} 9, but the Wars of Illusion storyline continues from there and eventually leads to {{IL|Mahogany Hall}}.''

==A Name Scrawled in Blood==
[[File:Fist.png|right]]''Become more Dangerous by exterminating London's pests, hunting monsters, duelling, and capturing strange beasts.''

===A Worryingly Large Rat===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Department of Menace Eradication (Guide)}}
Start: [[Making your Name: the Contract]] in {{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}

There's talk of a rat in {{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}} that's bigger than a rat has any business being. The Department of Menace Eradication is offering a sizable reward for bringing it in.
*Choose [[Visit the Department of Menace Eradication]] to unlock that location.
*There, find the storylet [[Making Your Name: A Contract for a Worryingly Large Rat]]
*Use the options in the {{IL|Dept. of Menace Eradication}} storylet [[Hunting across London]] to reduce {{IL|Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding}} to 0 and catch the rat. 
*Once you've reduced {{IL|Quarry: Confounded Thing is Hiding|Appearance=Quarry}} to 0, you can choose the option [[You know where the Rat is lairing...]] which leads to the conclusion of the hunt.
===An Infestation of Sorrow-Spiders===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Running Battle (Guide)}}
Start: [[The Department of Menace Eradication]] in The {{IL|Dept. of Menace Eradication}}; choose the option [[Making Your Name! A Contract to Destroy an Infestation of Sorrow-Spiders]]

These aren't your garden-variety spiders. Slay them and bring back their legs as proof, and you'll have boosted your reputation as a monster-hunter — and probably saved a few eyeballs.
* Build up {{IL|Running Battle...}} to at least 4 (though you'll have a higher chance of success on the hunt if you get it higher)
*[[Making Your Name: Turn in a sack of sorrow-spider legs]]

===A Picnic on the Marsh's Edge===
Start: [[Business on Watchmaker's Hill]] in {{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}

You just want to enjoy your picnic, but unfortunately so do these rats.
===The Fighting Rings===
Start: [[Making your Name: the Fighting Rings]] in {{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}

The duellist Feducci runs a series of fighting rings in Fallen London. If you can survive them, he's sure to take notice of you.
*Each ring requires a different item to buy in, beginning with {{IL|Piece of Rostygold|100 x}} to enter the Ring of Meat.
*Earn {{IL|Tale of Terror!!|5 x}} in the Ring of Meat to buy into the Ring of Roses.
*Repeat until you win {{IL|Presbyterate Passphrase|3 x}} in the Ring of Roses so you can enter the Painted Ring.
*Win in the Painted Ring to unlock the next stage.

===A Conspiracy of Spiders===
Start: [[Making Your Name: a Conspiracy of Spiders]] in {{IL|Wolfstack Docks}}

More spiders? Time to get to the bottom of this. Investigate the spiders in {{IL|Wolfstack Docks}} and figure out where they're coming from and what to do about them.
*[[Investigate the Silken Chapel]]
*[[Brave the spiders' crypt]]
*Gather the supplies you need and [[Face the thing in the crypt]]
**{{IL|Foxfire Candle Stub}}s can be gained by cashing out {{IL|Favours: The Church}} in {{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}. These can also be used to get {{IL|Flask of Abominable Salts}}. {{IL|Cryptic Clue}}s can be gained from {{IL|Favours: The Great Game}} at the docks, as well as many other sources.
*Decide how to deal with [[Below the Silken Chapel: The Spider-Council|the Spider-Council]]

===Duelling with the Black Ribbon===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Running Battle (Guide)}}
Start: [[Making your Name: a Letter from Feducci]] in {{IL|Wolfstack Docks}}

Your fighting prowess has earned you the privilege of dueling the Black Ribbon. Defeating them will earn you great renown, and if you lose… well, your reputation won't much matter anymore. Raise {{IL|Running Battle...}} in order to challenge progressively stronger Black Ribbon duellists, ultimately raising your {{IL|A Fearsome Duellist}} quality to 5.

The bulk of your actions during this section will be spent raising Running Battle. This quality can be raised using the Airs-dependent options under [[Duelling with the Black Ribbon]] at {{Il|The Blind Helmsman}}, which range in difficulty from {{Il|Dangerous}} 74–84 and give +2–3 CP Running Battle per success, or any of the other sources listed in [[Running Battle (Guide)]].

'''Tip:''' If you're having difficulty passing the checks and keeping {{IL|Wounds}} down, [[Contract: destroy an infestation of sorrow-spiders|take a contract for Sorrow-Spiders]] at {{IL|The Department of Menace Eradication}} and use [[Destroy an Infestation of Sorrow-Spiders|the options there]], which have lower challenge levels giving +1–2 CP of Running Battle. (Make sure you '''do not''' turn in your spider legs when you're done, as this will reset Running Battle.)

To challenge a Black Ribbon duellist, you'll need a certain level of Running Battle (and, for more difficult opponents, other requirements including {{IL|A Fearsome Duellist}} levels). Success will reset Running Battle, while failing will cost some. Successful duels to the death award +1 CP of {{Il|A Bringer of Death}}. 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed article-table"
|+'''Challenge a Black Ribbon Duellist'''
!Duellist
!Option
!{{Il|Running Battle...|Appearance=}} Req
!{{Il|Running Battle...|Appearance=}} 100%
!{{Il|A Fearsome Duellist|Appearance=}} Inc
!{{Il|A Fearsome Duellist|Appearance=}} Cap
!Other reqs
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Duel Colonel Pommery, the Fierce Artillerist|Colonel Pommery]]
|[[A friendly duel with Colonel Pommery|Friendly]]
| 5
|8
| +1 CP
|2
|—
|-
|[[A duel to the death with Colonel Pommery|To the death]]
|5
|12
| +1 CP
|2
|—
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Duel Father Norton, the Pugilistic Priest|Father Norton]]
|[[A friendly duel with Father Norton|Friendly]]
|7
|10
| +2 CP
| 3
|—
|-
|[[A duel to the death with Father Norton|To the death]]
|7
|14
| +2 CP
|3
|—
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Duel Mr Inch and his Menagerie|Mr Inch]]
|[[A friendly duel with Mr Inch|Friendly]]
|9
|12
| +3 CP
|4
|{{Il|A Fearsome Duellist|Appearance=}} 1
|-
|[[A duel to the death with Mr Inch|To the death]]
|9
|16
| +3 CP
|4
|{{Il|A Fearsome Duellist|Appearance=}} 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Duel Captain Vendrick, the Drunken Zailor|Captain Vendrick]]<ref group="D6">The nature of the duel with Vendrick depends on whether you've [[Confront the Errant Duellist|confronted the Errant Duellist]] and [[Meet again with Feducci|met again with Feducci]], after which he will only duel you to the death (which requires [[Route: The Flit]], available via [[Making Your Name (Guide)#Going Up in the World|A Name Whispered in Darkness]]). Either way, you cannot challenge him again once you've won.</ref>
|[[A friendly duel with Captain Vendrick|Friendly]]
|11
|14
| +4 CP
|5
|{{Il|A Fearsome Duellist|Appearance=}} 2, {{IL|Duelling with the Black Ribbon|Appearance=}} 2–4, {{IL|Wounds|Appearance=}} <4
|-
|[[A duel to the death with Captain Vendrick|To the death]]
|11
|16
| +5 CP
|5
|{{Il|A Fearsome Duellist|Appearance=}} 2, {{IL|Duelling with the Black Ribbon|Appearance=}} 5, {{IL|Wounds|Appearance=}} <4, {{IL|Route: The Flit|Appearance=}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Duel Chi Lan, the Royal Fencing Instructor|Chi Lan]]<ref group="D6">To challenge Chi Lan, you need either [[Route: The Shuttered Palace]] (available via [[Making Your Name (Guide)#The Ambassador's Ball|A Name Signed with a Flourish]]) or [[A Courier for the Dead]] (obtainable while on [[a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river]]).</ref>
|[[A duel to the death with Chi Lan|To the death]]
|13
|18
| +5 CP
|6
|{{Il|A Fearsome Duellist|Appearance=}} 3, {{IL|Wounds|Appearance=}} <3, {{IL|Route: The Shuttered Palace|Appearance=}}
|-
|[[Duel with Chi Lan, and cheat|Cheat]]
|13
|—
| +5 CP
|6
|{{Il|A Fearsome Duellist|Appearance=}} 3, {{IL|Wounds|Appearance=}} <3, {{IL|A Courier for the Dead|Appearance=}}
|-
|[[Duel Feducci|Feducci]]<ref group="D6">Duelling Feducci requires Route: The Forgotten Quarter, available through [[Making Your Name (Guide)#A Raid on the Brass Embassy|A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets]].</ref>
|[[A duel to the death with Feducci|To the death]]
|15
|20
| +7 CP
|—
|{{Il|A Fearsome Duellist|Appearance=}} 3, {{IL|Wounds|Appearance=}} <2, {{IL|Route: The Forgotten Quarter|Appearance=}}
|-
| colspan="7" |
<references group="D6" />
|}
To advance the storyline, you need 15 CP of {{Il|A Fearsome Duellist}} in total. Taking Duellist level requirements into account, the fewest number of duels in which you can accomplish this is 4; for example:

* Father Norton (+2 CP), Mr Inch (+3 CP), Mr Inch again (+3 CP), and then Feducci (+7 CP)
* Father Norton (+2 CP), Mr Inch (+3 CP), Captain Vendrick to the death (+5 CP), Chi Lan (+5 CP)

It should be noted that beating duels to the death with anyone will award large amounts of {{Il|Piece of Rostygold|Appearance = Rostygold}}, in the thousands.

Once you reach {{Il|A Fearsome Duellist}} 5, the storylet [[A Gathering of the Black Ribbon]] autofires.
===Acquiring Exhibits for the Labyrinth of Tigers===
Start: [[Making your Name: a Proposition from an Acquaintance]] in {{IL|Wolfstack Docks}}

{{HasGuide|GuidePage=The Hunt is On! (Guide)}}

Mr Inch is in need of new creatures for his most unusual zoological exhibition. Raise {{IL|The Hunt is On!}} to attempt to kill or capture the beasts Mr Inch sets you after, and gain access to the Labyrinth of Tigers.   

Unlike the previous section, the progress quality here is unique to this story, so it can only be raised by [[Hunting Dangerous Prey]] in Wolfstack Docks. The challenges range from {{Il|Dangerous}} 86–96 and give 2 or 3 CP of {{Il|The Hunt is On!|Appearance=THiO}} on success. The safest options are {{IL|Observe your prey}} ({{Il|Dangerous}} 88, +2 THiO) and [[Stalk your prey subtly]] ({{Il|Dangerous}} 94, +3 THiO), as failing these only gives {{Il|Wounds}} +1 CP and no loss of THiO.   

Much like the Black Ribbon duels, you have a choice of targets here for progressing {{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts}}, each of which involves challenges based on {{Il|The Hunt is On!|Appearance=THiO}} and awards CP of {{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=APoSB}}, up to a certain cap. The storylet for each hunt will only appear if you have the required level of {{Il|The Hunt is On!|Appearance=THiO}}. Most hunts pay in {{Il|Primordial Shriek|Appearance=Primordial Shrieks}}, in amounts increasing with the difficulty; exceptions are the Safari (which pays in {{Il|Jade Fragment|Appearance=Jade}}) and the Snuffer (which pays in {{Il|Piece of Rostygold|Appearance=Rostygold}}).   
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed article-table"
|+'''Procure Exhibits for the Labyrinth of Tigers'''
!Hunt
!Option
!{{Il|The Hunt is On!|Appearance=}} Req
!{{Il|The Hunt is On!|Appearance=}} 100%
!{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} Inc
!{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} Cap
!Other reqs
|-
|Safari, {{Il|Wolfstack Docks}}
|[[Offer to Lead a Safari through the Marshes|Lead]]
|5
|12
| +2 CP
|3
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Fungus-column, {{Il|Watchmaker's Hill}}
|[[Kill the Fungus-column|Kill]]
|5
|8
|  +1 CP
|2
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 1
|-
|[[Take the Fungus-column alive|Capture]]
|5
|12
| +1 CP
|2
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |Marsh-wolves, {{Il|Watchmaker's Hill}}
|[[Kill a white marsh wolf|Kill]]
|7
|10
| +2 CP
|2
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 1
|-
|[[Take a white marsh wolf alive|Capture]]
|7
|14
| +2 CP
|2
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |Rattus Faber brigands, {{Il|Spite}}
|[[Kill the rat brigands|Kill]]
|9
|12
| +2 CP
|3
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 1
|-
|[[Take the rat brigands alive|Capture]]
|9
|16
| +3 CP
|3
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |Goat demon, {{IL|The Flit}}
|[[Kill the goat demon|Kill]]
|11
|14
| +4 CP
|5
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 2
|-
|[[Take the goat demon alive|Capture]]
|11
|18
| +5 CP
|5
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 2
|-
|Magician, {{Il|Veilgarden}}
|[[Kidnap|Capture]]
|13
|18
| +5 CP
|6
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 3, {{Il|Pair of Neathglass Goggles|Appearance=Goggles}}
|-
|Snuffer, {{Il|Veilgarden}}
|[[To hunt a Snuffer|Kill]]
|13
|18
| +5 CP
|6
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 3
|-
|Spider-council, {{Il|Wolfstack Docks}}
|[[This will take work|Capture]]
|15
|20
| +7 CP
|—
|{{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=}} 3
|}Once you reach {{Il|A Procurer of Savage Beasts|Appearance=APoSB}} 5, the storylet [[A letter from Mr Inch]] autofires, giving you access to {{Il|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}. Here, you only need to [[Looking around the Labyrinth of Tigers|find Mr Inch]] and [[A meeting with Mr Inch|meet with him]] to achieve {{Il|A Name Scrawled in Blood}} 7.    

To continue exploring the Labyrinth, consult [[Making Progress in the Labyrinth of Tigers]] and [[Breeding Monsters (Guide)]].   
==A Name Signed with a Flourish==
[[File:Nib.png|right]]''Cultivate your Persuasive talents by writing poetry, pursuing inspiring relationships, mixing in high society, and becoming known in the Empress' Court.''

=== A Commissioned Epic===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Inspired (Guide)}}
Start: [[Make Your Name: A Commissioned Epic]] in {{IL|The Singing Mandrake}}

Inspiration can be found in the commonest of subjects, and there's hardly anything more common in Fallen London than mushrooms.
*Increase {{IL|Inspired...}} using the options [[Celebrate Fungus in Verse: Make up the details]] and [[Celebrate Fungus in Verse: Field work!]]
*Decide whether to write [[Celebrate Fungus in Verse: an honest effort|an honest effort]] or [[Celebrate Fungus in Verse: a satire!|a satire!]]

===A Notable Relationship===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Fascinating (Guide)}}
Start: [[Making Your Name: Pursue in a Notable Relationship]] in {{IL|Veilgarden}}

In the literary world of {{IL|Veilgarden}}, your personal life commands as much interest as your work. Who will you pursue a much-talked-about relationship with?
*Choose whether to pursue The Honey-Sipping Heiress, The Honey-Sipping Jewel Thief, or a Cloistered Diatomist.
*Increase {{IL|Fascinating...}} to progress each stage of the relationship.

=== Writing a Short Story===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Short Stories (Guide)}}
Start: [[Making Your Name: Writing a Short Story]] in {{IL|Veilgarden}}

You've been in Fallen London for a while now; you're bound to have some exhilarating experiences to write about.
Get {{IL|Manuscript Page}} to at least 10, and {{IL|Potential}} to 30, to access the option [[Make Your Name: Publish your story]]. 

''Note: any {{IL|Potential}} beyond 30 will be wasted here, since the only publication option you get the first time around is [[Make Your Name: Publish your story]]. You can try for a higher-quality story only after completing this one.''
===The Ambassador's Ball===
Start: [[Make Your Name: Getting to the Ball]] in {{IL|Veilgarden}}

It's ''the'' place to make your big society debut.

Acquire the {{IL|Favours: Society}} and other items needed to get to the Ambassador's Ball. You will also unlock the route to {{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}.

{{IL|Silk Scrap}} can be gained with [[The Seamstress' Favour]].
{{IL|Scrap of Incendiary Gossip}} are typically hard to get at this level. You can get some through {{IL|Playing with Soul}} and some opportunity cards.
Other sources:
*[[Edit a book of meditations on the Anchoress]] (if you have a {{IL|Vision of the Surface}})
*[[Ask for advice]] with {{IL|Dazed Raven Advisor}}
*Many of the Clandestine companions from Watchmaker's Hill give them on their opportunity cards.
*[[Promenade (Season 3)]] of the [[The Season in Soup (Guide)]] at {{IL|Mrs Chapman's Boarding House for Those Who Temporarily Have Nowhere Else To Go|Appearance=Mrs Chapman's Boarding House}}, in {{IL|Spite}}. 


===An Audience with the Duchess===
Start: [[Make Your Name: An Audience with the Duchess]] in {{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}

Someone important (and delightfully controversial) has taken notice of you.
*Obtain an audience with the Duchess by fulfilling the requirements of one of the options in this storylet, all of which require {{IL|Renown: Society}} 5 and {{IL|Connected: The Duchess}} 5, among other things.
*Completing this will unlock the location {{IL|The Empress' Court}}.

Where to get stuff:
*{{IL|Jade Fragment}}s can be gained from many storylets in the Palace, or by working with the widow in {{IL|Spite}}.
*{{IL|Rat on a String}} can be gained in {{IL|The Flit}} and by stealing with criminals.
*{{IL|Scrap of Incendiary Gossip}} is generally hard to gain directly.
*{{IL|Renown: Society}} can be gained at {{IL|Mrs Plenty's Carnival}}
*{{IL|Connected: The Duchess}} Can be gained with [[Curry favour with the Duchess]] or other storylets in the Palace.

===A Courtly Romance!===
{{HasGuide|GuidePage=Fascinating (Guide)}}
Start: [[Making Your Name: Engage in a Courtly Romance!]] in {{IL|The Empress' Court}}

Your honeyed fling in {{IL|Veilgarden}} was the talk of the town for a little while, but Fallen London society is eager for a real fairytale romance. Where better to pursue one than a palace?

Use [[Attend to Matters of Romance]] to raise your {{IL|Fascinating...}} quality in order to romance either the Barbed Wit or the Acclaimed Beauty. You can also become friends with the Unattainable Fashion-Flies if you would rather avoid romance. The conclusion of any of these relationships will leave you with a {{IL|Memento of Passion}}.

See [[Fascinating (Guide)]] for tips. Also consider combining this and the next step, as several of the works that are made give {{IL|Fascinating...}}.

===Carving Out a Reputation at Court===
{{HasGuide|Carving out a Reputation at Court (Guide)}}
Start: [[A slow day]] in {{IL|The Empress' Court}}

You've commanded the attention of the Court. Now what will you do with it?

Unlocked with: {{IL|A Name Signed with a Flourish}} 6. (You can begin [[A slow day]] as soon as you can access the Court, but you can only continue past {{IL|Carving out a Reputation at Court}} 4 once you've concluded your courtly romance.)

*Begin your creative era at Court on [[A slow day]].
*[[What's your next work? (Pre-Banishment)|What's your next work?]] allows you to choose what to work on. Major works (requiring {{Il|Inspired...}} 34) give 2 CP of Reputation; minor works (Inspired 24) give 1 CP.
*Raise {{Il|Inspired...}} to the target level until your work is complete. Choose how to complete it on the gold storylet that appears.
*Continue composing works until {{IL|Carving out a Reputation at Court}} reaches 4.
*[[Called to the Office]] of the Veteran Privy Counsellor raises Reputation to 5.
*[[A weighty decision]] raises Reputatation to 6.
*[[Why are you doing this?]] begins work on your operatic masterpiece.
*Raise Inspired to 24 and proceed to [[The Grand Finale]].
At the end of this story, you will be {{IL|Banished from the Court -|Appearance=Banished from the Court}} and (temporarily) sent to {{IL|Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies}}. 

'''Note:''' You may want to delay finishing this stage until you're {{IL|A Person of Some Importance (Guide)|Appearance=A Person of Some Importance|Image=Diamond.png}}. The main benefit of being Banished is access to the location {{IL|The Foreign Office}}, which requires PoSI status anyway. Furthermore, you can only become [[Restored to Her Enduring Majesty's Court]] via a relatively long process, also requiring you to be a PoSI. Finally, there are a number of storylets available at court (such as those for increasing Fascinating) that you may not want to give up until you have better sources for their rewards.
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