Editing Mr Chimes' Lost & Found (Guide)

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Unique among the Bazaar's shops, {{IL|Mr Chimes' Lost & Found}} doesn't accept Echoes. The highly exclusive stock here is purchased with {{IL|Memory of a Tale||Appearance=Memories of a Tale}}, earned only at the conclusion of Exceptional Stories. This guide advises players how best to spend their limited allowance of these most precious commodities.

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== Items Sorted by Stats ==
Note that these tables follow the following format: strict BIS is '''bold''', shared BIS is ''italic'', and stats which are neither but are nonetheless notable will be in regular case. Stats which are none of the above have been omitted for ease of perusal.

=== Best In Slot ===
These items are the Strict or Shared best in slot for one or more stats.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! Slot !! {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=}} !! Notable Stats !! Notes
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| {{IL|A Firm Conviction of the Absence of the Supernatural}} || Hat || 7 || {{Item Effects|A Firm Conviction of the Absence of the Supernatural|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Strict BiS for Nightmares reduction. Many better items for Persuasive and Watchful.
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| {{IL|An Enviable Social Calendar}} || Weapon || 3 || {{Item Effects|An Enviable Social Calendar|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Strict BiS for Scandal reduction. Many better items for Persuasive and Respectable.
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| {{IL|July}} || Companion || 12 || {{Item Effects|July|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Strict BiS for KT. Many better items for Dreaded and Persuasive.
|-
|}

=== Situational Best in Slot ===
For a subset of players, these items are the best available options for their slot. This may be because the alternatives are only available with world qualities, restricted to a particular Ambition, cost {{FontFate}}, etc.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! Slot !! {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=}} !! Notable Stats !! Notes
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|{{IL|A Slug, For Casual Draping}} || Clothing || 7 || {{Item Effects|A Slug, For Casual Draping|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer item {{IL|Viscount's Bejewelled Collar}} available through [[The Sacroboscan Calendar (Guide)]] every couple months. Peer item {{IL|Strangling Willow Ring}} available through {{FontSummer}}.
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|{{IL|Love-Sickened Seneschal}} || Boots || 3 || {{Item Effects|Love-Sickened Seneschal|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer items available through {{FontWhitsun}}, {{FontSummer}} or the [[The Sacroboscan Calendar (Guide)]] every couple months.
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|{{IL|Polythremean Captain's Boots}} || Boots || 7 || {{Item Effects|Polythremean Captain's Boots|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer item {{IL|Moray Heels}} is only available at {{FontWhitsun}}.
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|{{IL|Courteous Assistant}} || Companion || 12 || {{Item Effects|Courteous Assistant|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer items are {{FontFate}} locked and seasonal ({{FontRose}} or {{FontHallowmas}}). 
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|{{IL|Ebullient Undertaker}} || Companion || 12 || {{Item Effects|Ebullient Undertaker|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer items are {{FontFate}} locked and seasonal ({{FontRose}} or {{FontHallowmas}}).
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|{{IL|Johnny Croak}} || Companion || 12 || {{Item Effects|Johnny Croak|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer items are {{FontFate}} locked or {{FontWhitsun}} exclusive: {{IL|Double-Headed Terror Bird}} for MA and {{IL|Transfixing Squirrel}} for KT. Better companions are {{FontFate}} locked, including {{IL|Ebullient Undertaker}} who costs {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=|12 x}} for MA, and {{IL|July}} for who costs {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=|12 x}} for KT. Probably better to just buy July or the Undertaker and wait for Whitsun for the other boost.
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|{{IL|Tabitha Murgatroyd}} || Companion || 7 || {{Item Effects|Tabitha Murgatroyd|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer items are {{FontFate}} locked or {{IL|Double-Headed Terror Bird}} from {{FontWhitsun}}. Better companions are {{FontFate}} locked, including {{IL|Ebullient Undertaker}} who costs {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=|12 x}}. 
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| {{IL|Illuminating Futurist}} || Companion || 12 || {{Item Effects|Illuminating Futurist|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer BiS is {{IL|The Eagle, Ascendant}} from {{FontHallowmas}}. Many better items for Respectable and Watchful.
|-
|}

=== Perennial Peer Items ===
These items have peer items freely available at all times of year, though they may be difficult to acquire or require completion of a lengthy storyline.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! Slot !! {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=}} !! Notable Stats !! Notes
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| {{IL|Stalwart Pigeon}} || Hat || 7 || {{Item Effects|Stalwart Pigeon|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Cheap and freely available {{IL|Modish Bonnet}} for Scandal gain and {{IL|Pair of Luminous Neathglass Goggles}} for Watchful.
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| {{IL|An Uneasy Alliance with an Exiled Tiger}} || Transport || 7 || {{Item Effects|An Uneasy Alliance with an Exiled Tiger|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Better item is freely available, but it's {{IL|Your Very Own Miniature Hellworm, Saddled and Bridled}}.
|-
| {{IL|Priscilla}} || Transport || 7 || {{Item Effects|Priscilla|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Better item is freely available, but it's {{IL|Most Humbling Expression of Her Majesty's Esteem}}, the Society Renown 40 item.
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| {{IL|A Machine for the Committing of Murder}} || Home Comfort || 7 || {{Item Effects|A Machine for the Committing of Murder|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer Dangerous item in {{IL|The Very Teeth of St George!}} at Church Renown 25. {{IL|Tiger-Furred Oneiropompic Stave}} eventually offers better Dangerous. Just get {{IL|Unopened Bottle of Broken Giant 1899 'Century Label'}} for Respectable.
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| {{IL|A Sapphire, Allegedly Imbued with a Minor Curse}} || Home Comfort || 7 || {{Item Effects|A Sapphire, Allegedly Imbued with a Minor Curse|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Better item for Shadowy and Dreaded is freely available, but it's the expensive {{IL|Rook-Crowned Oneiropompic Stave}}. 
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| {{IL|Reflections on Ys (Second Edition)}} || Home Comfort || 7 || {{Item Effects|Reflections on Ys (Second Edition)|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer item for Watchful is {{IL|Naturalist's Map}} during the Evolution storyline.  Better Watchful items are also available through completing the Evolution or Railway storylines, or by getting a [[F.F. Gebrandt's Patent Neathoscope, Containing and Displaying All Seven Colours of Exotic Light|full Neathbow of Mirrorcatch Boxes]]. Just get {{IL|Unopened Bottle of Broken Giant 1899 'Century Label'}} for Respectable.
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| {{IL|Vespasian}} || Home Comfort || 7 || {{Item Effects|Vespasian|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer items for BDR are {{IL|Rook-Crowned Oneiropompic Stave|Appearance=Oneiropompic Staves}} or {{IL|F.F. Gebrandt's Patent Neathoscope, Containing and Displaying All Seven Colours of Exotic Light|Appearance=Neathoscope}}.
|-
|}

=== Early-Game Utility ===
These items are strictly outclassed for endgame players, but may be useful options for those who do not yet have access to a more lategame alternative.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! Slot !! {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=}} !! Notable Stats !! Notes
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| {{IL|A Parabolan-sized Headache}} || Hat || 3 || {{Item Effects|A Parabolan-sized Headache|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || {{IL|Beguiling Mask}} is the first better free option, expensive for new players.
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| {{IL|Ostentatious Paisley Suit}} || Clothing || 3 || {{Item Effects|Ostentatious Paisley Suit|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Peer item is the Bohemians 10 faction item, {{IL|Barrel with Leather Shoulder-Straps}}
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| {{IL|A Much Put Upon Pawn in the Game}} || Clothing || 7 || {{Item Effects|A Much Put Upon Pawn in the Game|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || {{IL|Insatiable Glove}} is freely available, but cost prohibitive for early game players.
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|{{IL|Reformed Protester}} || Companion || 12 || {{Item Effects|Reformed Protester|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just get the {{IL|Disgraced Rattus Faber Bandit-Chief}} instead for Dangerous, Perenial peer item for Dreaded is expensive {{IL|Bengal Tigress}} or after various renown or festivals. 
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|{{IL|Stoic Classicist}} || Companion || 12 || {{Item Effects|Stoic Classicist|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just get the  {{IL|Blemmigan Tourist}} instead for Watchful, and Perennial peer item for Respectable is expensive {{IL|Midnight Matriarch}} or after various renown or festivals. 
|-
|{{IL|The Eldest Daughter}} || Companion || 12 || {{Item Effects|The Eldest Daughter|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Perennial peer item for Persuasive is expensive {{IL|Winsome Dispossessed Orphan}} or after various renown or festivals. Perennial peer item for Dreaded is expensive {{IL|Bengal Tigress}} or after various renown or festivals. 
|-
|{{IL|A Dream of Red Chivalry}} || Affiliation || 3 || {{Item Effects|A Dream of Red Chivalry|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Perennial peer items require PosI or festivals. 
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|{{IL|A Flawless Example of Hubris}} || Affiliation || 3 || {{Item Effects|A Flawless Example of Hubris|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Perennial peer items for Dreaded require PosI or festivals. Free Perennial better item {{IL|The Crew of the HMS Ramillies}} availible during [[Evolution (Guide)]] storyline.
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|{{IL|A Working Relationship with the Precocious Tosher}} || Affiliation || 7 || {{Item Effects|A Working Relationship with the Precocious Tosher|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Better Watchful items are tied to {{IL|Ambition: Nemesis|Appearance=Nemesis}} or {{IL|The Great Game (Affiliation)|Short=yes}} renown . Perenial peer items for Dreaded and Bizarre require PosI or festivals. Eventually surpassed by free {{IL|The Crew of the HMS Ramillies}} from [[Evolution (Guide)|Evolution]].
|-
|}

=== No Notable Stats ===
These items are difficult to recommend based on stats, even for early-game players.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! Slot !! {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=}} !! Notable Stats !! Notes
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| {{IL|Extraordinarily Strong Reading Glasses}} || Hat || 3 || {{Item Effects|Extraordinarily Strong Reading Glasses|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just buy the freely available {{IL|Pair of Luminous Neathglass Goggles}} instead.
|-
| {{IL|Sebastian the Nocturnal Smotherer}} || Hat || 3 || {{Item Effects|Sebastian the Nocturnal Smotherer|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just buy the freely available {{IL|Sneak-Thief's Mask}} instead.
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| {{IL|An Unwisely Cultivated Plant}} || Clothing || 3 || {{Item Effects|An Unwisely Cultivated Plant|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || By the time you need Bizarre, other peer items are freely available, including {{IL|Far Khanate Lacquered Armour}}
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| {{IL|Calliope the Yowler}} || Clothing || 3 || {{Item Effects|Calliope the Yowler|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just buy {{IL|Dignified Tailcoat}} or {{IL|Respectable Grey Gown}} instead.
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| {{IL|A Censer with an Unusual Scent}} || Gloves || 3 || {{Item Effects|A Censer with an Unusual Scent|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just buy {{IL|Pair of Dancemaster's Dabs}} instead.
|-
| {{IL|A Tattered Library Card}} || Gloves || 3 || {{Item Effects|A Tattered Library Card|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just buy {{IL|Avid Glove}} instead.
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| {{IL|Benvolio the Bacon Thief}} || Gloves || 3 || {{Item Effects|Benvolio the Bacon Thief|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just buy {{IL|Avid Glove}} instead.
|-
| {{IL|A Brick from the Very Walls of Hell}} || Weapon || 3 || {{Item Effects|A Brick from the Very Walls of Hell|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || You should have a {{IL|Bejewelled Cane}} by the time you need Bizarre.
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| {{IL|A Tune in Three-Four}} || Weapon || 3 || {{Item Effects|A Tune in Three-Four|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just progress {{IL|A Name Whispered in Darkness}} for a {{IL|An Angel Among Thieves|Appearance=book}} [[Your Adventures are an Inspiration|of your choice]] instead.
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| {{IL|Freya, Scourge of Fragile Ornaments}} || Weapon || 3 || {{Item Effects|Freya, Scourge of Fragile Ornaments|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just buy a {{IL|Rattus Faber Rifle}} for Dangerous or {{IL|Patent Scrutinizer}} for Watchful.
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| {{IL|Ornamental Storm in a Teacup}} || Weapon || 3 || {{Item Effects|Ornamental Storm in a Teacup|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just progress {{IL|A Name Whispered in Darkness}} for a {{IL|An Angel Among Thieves|Appearance=book}} [[Your Adventures are an Inspiration|of your choice]] instead.
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| {{IL|A Knotted Sock with a Heavy Lump in It}} || Boots || 3 || {{Item Effects|A Knotted Sock with a Heavy Lump in It|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just buy {{IL|Pair of Savage Hob-Nailed Boots}} instead.
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| {{IL|Gustav the Ankle Weaver}} || Boots || 3 || {{Item Effects|Gustav the Ankle Weaver|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just buy {{IL|Pair of Savage Hob-Nailed Boots}} instead.
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|{{IL|Percipient Cricketer}} || Companion || 12 || {{Item Effects|Percipient Cricketer|bis_strict=bold|bis_Shared=italic}} || Just buy {{IL|Devious Henchman}} instead for Shadowy, and Make Your Name for {{IL|Blemmigan Tourist}} for Bizarre. 
|-
|}

== Items Sorted by Use ==
=== Efficient Repeatable ===
These items unlock repeatable options that are much better than their evergreen alternatives.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=}} !! Unlocks !! Notes
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| {{IL|A Dream of Red Chivalry}} || 3 || Lower the ferocity of your Parabolan quarry through [[Demonstrate a sporting commitment to fairness]] || This is not as powerful as the action given to {{IL|Monster-Hunter}}s, but only just and is open to everyone.
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|{{IL|A Working Relationship with the Precocious Tosher}} || 7 || [[Accompany the Tosher on a spot of mudlarking]] on the Urchin card || Most efficient source of scraps
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|{{IL|The Eldest Daughter}} || 12 || Lab assistant with {{IL|Toxicological Focus}}. || Several repeatable labs including [[Analyse your False-Snake]] and [[Study the properties of Attar]].
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| {{IL|July}} || 12 || Usable as a member on the [[Railway Board (Guide)]]. || A pretty reliable board member for the usual actions.
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| {{IL|Percipient Cricketer}} || 12 || Lab assistance with {{IL|Correspondence Focus}} and [[Encourage your student to work with the Percipient Cricketer|an option with the Profound student.]] || Most notably usable for [[Study the Prelapsarian history of the Red Science]].
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| {{IL|Stalwart Pigeon}} || 7 || [[Release your Stalwart Pigeon into the cloud]] ||  ~5-7 EPA, depending on Watchful, from [[A Parliament of Bats]]. 
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| {{IL|Stoic Classicist}} || 12 || {{TableList|Lab assistant with a Historical Focus|Option for Teaching Students|[[Enlist assistance in tackling the bibliography|Situational use at the Library]]}} || Most notably usable for [[Study the Prelapsarian history of the Red Science]].
|-
| {{IL|Tabitha Murgatroyd}} || 7 || A useful expedition leader in [[Moulin Expeditions (Guide)]] || Also helps you out if you run out of supplies.
|}

=== Efficient Single-Use ===
These items unlock a one-time option that saves the player significant resources compared to the free alternatives. Right now no items meet this criteria.

=== Niche Repeatable ===
These items unlock repeatable options that are either equivalent to or outclassed by their evergreen alternatives.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=}} !! Use !! Notes
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| {{IL|A Sapphire, Allegedly Imbued with a Minor Curse}} || 3 || [[Attempt to offload your Allegedly-Cursed Sapphire|An action in the Hurlers]] || [[Speak to the Remorseless Archaeologist]] or move up and down the railway instead.
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| {{IL|Ebullient Undertaker}} || 12 || [[Enlist qualified assistance (Ebullient Undertaker)|Option in the Library]] || Niche option in the library
|- 
| {{IL|Johnny Croak}} || 12 || [[Arrange for a visit from Johnny Croak|Recruitable as an assassin]] || No better than any other assassin
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| {{IL|Ornamental Storm in a Teacup}} || 3 || [[Chart a course through the storm using your Storm in a Teacup|Option when Zailing]] || Very marginally better than the free option.
|-
| {{IL|Ostentatious Paisley Suit}} || 3 || [[Allow your paisley suit to pick out words|Option in the Maze-Garden]] || The Maze garden is relatively niche, and results not fully known.
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| {{IL|Polythremean Captain's Boots}} || 7 || [[Hail the steamer to exchange news, and let your Boots translate|Option in the Sea of Voices]] || Marginally better than the free option. 
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| {{IL|Reflections on Ys (Second Edition)}} || 7 || [[Infuse the dream with terrible poetry|An option in Oneiropomp Carousel]] || Trade {{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|4 x}} for {{IL|Intensity of the Dream|6 x}}
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| {{IL|Reformed Protester}} || 12 || Lab Assistant with a Weapons Focus || Very few projects have this focus, notably [[Disguise your Ancient Hunting Rifle as a valuable antique|Making Hunting Rifles]]
|-
|}

=== Niche Single-Use ===
These items unlock a one-time option that is either equivalent to or outclassed by the evergreen alternatives.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=}} !! Use !! Notes
|-
| {{IL|Benvolio the Bacon Thief}} || 3 || [[A Cub's Education (Guide)|Can be introduced in the dome of scales]] || If you have all chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at {{IL|The House of Chimes}}
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| {{IL|Calliope the Yowler}} || 3 || [[A Cub's Education (Guide)|Can be introduced in the dome of scales]] || If you have all chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at {{IL|The House of Chimes}}
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| {{IL|Freya, Scourge of Fragile Ornaments}} || 3 || [[A Cub's Education (Guide)|Can be introduced in the dome of scales]] || If you have all chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at {{IL|The House of Chimes}}
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| {{IL|Gustav the Ankle Weaver}} || 3 || [[A Cub's Education (Guide)|Can be introduced in the dome of scales]] || If you have all chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at {{IL|The House of Chimes}}
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| {{IL|Ostentatious Paisley Suit}} || 3 || [[Accept with your Ostentatious Paisley Suit|Can get you into the Clay Tailor Club]] || The same price as other option to join.
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| {{IL|Sebastian the Nocturnal Smotherer}} || 3 || [[A Cub's Education (Guide)|Can be introduced in the dome of scales]] || If you have all chimes cats, you can get a bonus cat at {{IL|The House of Chimes}}
|-
|}

=== No Uses ===
These items do not unlock any additional actions.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Item !! {{IL|Memory of a Tale|Appearance=}}
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| {{IL|A Brick from the Very Walls of Hell}} || 3 
|-
| {{IL|A Censer with an Unusual Scent}} || 3
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| {{IL|A Flawless Example of Hubris}} || 3
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| {{IL|A Knotted Sock with a Heavy Lump in It}} || 3 
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| {{IL|A Machine for the Committing of Murder}} || 7 
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| {{IL|A Much Put Upon Pawn in the Game}} || 7 
|-
| {{IL|A Parabolan-sized Headache}} || 3
|-
| {{IL|A Slug, For Casual Draping}} || 7
|-
| {{IL|A Tattered Library Card}} || 3 
|-
| {{IL|A Tune in Three-Four}} || 3 
|-
| {{IL|An Enviable Social Calendar}} || 3 
|-
| {{IL|An Uneasy Alliance with an Exiled Tiger}} || 7
|-
| {{IL|An Unwisely Cultivated Plant}} || 3
|-
| {{IL|Courteous Assistant}} || 12 
|-
| {{IL|Extraordinarily Strong Reading Glasses}} || 3 
|-
| {{IL|Illuminating Futurist}} || 12 
|-
| {{IL|Love-Sickened Seneschal}} || 3 
|-
| {{IL|Priscilla}} || 7
|-
| {{IL|Vespasian}} || 7
|-
|}
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