Editing The London Horticultural Show (Guide)

{{RestrictionFor|Concept=Concept:The London Horticultural Show|Location=Warring on the Roof}}{{#set:Has icon=File:Starvedmanhand.png}}[[File:HorticulturalShowPromo2.png|thumb]]<blockquote>''Join the crowds drifting towards Watchmaker's Hill to see the botanical wonders of the Neath''</blockquote>The London Horticultural Show is London's summer festival in 2023. It commenced on July 31th and completed on August 21st. 

*''See [[The London Horticultural Show (historical)]] for a day to day recap of the events.''


== Event qualities ==

=== Currently active qualities ===
*{{IL|The Coffers of the Horticultural Society}} is earned by buying {{IL|Estival Tokens}} as well as the storylet to gain your 30 free ones.
**{{IL|Estival Tokens}} are the currency used to purchase event items (see [[Estival_(Guide)/Item_comparison|Estival item guide]] - in progress). All players receive 30 Tokens for free from the storylet [[Donate some old garden tools]], and additional Tokens may be purchased with Fate at a 1:1 exchange rate, or sent to other players at the same cost. '''Unused Tokens will not disappear after the Show and can be used at next year's summer event.'''

*{{IL|London, Falling}} indicates that the starved men have begun their attack.
*{{IL|The State of the Emergency}} The state of emergency.
*{{IL|Disposition of the Air Fleet}} is increased by playing actions in [[Station IX (Provisional)]] and lowered by [[Engage in a Reconnaissance Flight]]
*{{IL|Aerial Surveillance}} is increased by [[Engage in a Reconnaissance Flight]]

====Boon====
Advancing the story-line up past soliciting for help will grant the following boon:

{{IL|London's Many Hands}}
{{Item Effects|London's Many Hands|style=ul}}

Several airships can be picked and applied as a boon:

{{IL|Command of an Obliterator-class Airship}}
{{Item Effects|Command of an Obliterator-class Airship|style=ul}}
{{IL|Command of a Vigilant-class Airship}}
{{Item Effects|Command of a Vigilant-class Airship|style=ul}}
{{IL|Command of a Sparrow-class Airship}}
{{Item Effects|Command of a Sparrow-class Airship|style=ul}}

=== Previously active qualities ===
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*'''Growing Plants'''
**{{IL|Advancing the Horticultural Arts}} is earned by participating in plant growing in the [[In the Glasshouse]].
*'''Pleads for assistance''' - Raise these by talking to the relevant groups.
**{{IL|Appeals to Authority}} Raised by appealing to the Masters.
**{{IL|Appeals for Arms}} Raised by appealing to the Admiralty.
**{{IL|Appeals for Aid}} Raised by appealing to Sinning Jenny.
**{{IL|Appeals for Assistance}} Raised by appealing to the Brass Embassy.
**{{IL|Appeals for Amnesty}} Raised by appealing to the Empress' court.
*'''First Stage of the War'''
**{{IL|London's Ruin}} is lowered by playing opportunity cards that are generated by the event, or later Tending London's Wounds.
** {{IL|The Defence of London}} is increased by Fighting London's War.
** {{IL|Relief Efforts}} is increased by Tending London's Wounds.
* '''Clues'''
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Metamorphic Catalysts}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Stonefall}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Elastic Limits}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Pendulum Dreams}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Factional Forms}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Ecstasies of Change}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: A Supply of Soldiers}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: A Reassuring Weakness to Cannonfire}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: A Dream of Dancing Lights}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Lithology}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Mortality}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Captivity}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Formless Faith}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Originator Arts}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Common Striving}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Lives Unlived}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Ways of Speaking}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: The Shapes of Nature}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: Castles in the Ceiling}}
**{{IL|Spreading the Word: A Conscription of Stars}}
* '''Soliciting Allies'''
**{{IL|London's Overtures: Khanate}} - Soliciting the Khanate for help
**{{IL|London's Overtures: Polythreme}} - Soliciting Polythreme for help.
**{{IL|London's Overtures: Godfall}} - Soliciting Godfall for help
**{{IL|London's Overtures: Hell}} - Soliciting Hell for help
**{{IL|London's Overtures: The Docks}} - Soliciting the dockers for help
**{{IL|London's Overtures: Gaider's Mourn}} - Soliciting Pirates for help.
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==Activities==
===Currently Active===

====Station IX====
''Formerly the University Cricket Field''

At {{IL|Station IX (Provisional)}}, you can take actions to increase the {{IL|Disposition of the Air Fleet}}. Some options cost resources, one costs a favour, and some just cost actions, but they all reward {{IL|Service to London}}. They also all increase your {{IL|Contributions to the Fleet}}, which allows you to {{IL|Take on a Command}} at 10, unlocking Reconnaissance Flights.
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed article-table"
|+
'''Station IX'''
!Option
!Cost
!Reward
!Net Service
!World Quality Changes
!Requirements
|-
|Help the Admiralty Prepare
| N/A
| 50-612 Service (Scaling)
|
|
|
|-
|Help the Horticultural Society donate an indispensable amount to the war effort
|{{IL|The Coffers of the Horticultural Society|1 x}}
| 50-646 Service (Scaling)
|  -
|
|
|-
|Supply the Admiralty with provisions
|{{IL|Crate of Incorruptible Biscuits|1 x}}
| 932 Service
|692 Service
|
|
|-
|Provide the Admiralty with powder and ballast
|{{IL|Perfumed Gunpowder|1 x}}
| 646 Service
| 396 Service
|
|
|-
|Call in favours from the Docks
|{{IL|Favours: The Docks|1 x}}
|1000 Service
|313 Service
|
|
|-
|}

=== Reconnaissance Flights ===
Once you have a {{IL|Take on a Command|Appearance=Command}}, you can choose an Airship. Your choice of airships determines your {{IL|Aerial Prowess}} and {{IL|Aerial Armament}}, which will be used for challenges on flights.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed article-table"
|+'''Airship Choices'''
!Option
!{{IL|Aerial Prowess}}
!{{IL|Aerial Armament}}
|-
|[[The Sparrow Class]]
|100
|50
|-
|[[The Vigilant Class]]
|75
|75
|-
|[[The Obliterator Class]]
|50
|100
|}

====At the Command of an Airship====
Once you have chosen your airship, you can launch it at station IX with [[Engage in a Reconaissance Flight]] and take to the air to scout out the roof. 

There are two states to manage: '''No Danger''', and ''''Under Attack''', and two menaces to watch out for: 
*{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship}} - Most actions increase this
*{{IL|Damage to your Airship}} - Getting attacked will increase this.
If either of these hits 8, you will have to make an emergency landing, and may take wounds. Turning back ends the excursion immediately, but cannot be done while you are under attack. 

The difficulty for the various checks will increase the further away from the station you go.
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed article-table"
|+
'''At the Command of an Airship'''
!colspan=4|No Danger
|-
!Option
!Challenge
!Pass
!Failure
|-
|[[Employ speed]]
|{{IL|Aerial Prowess}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+3 CP}}|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Fuel Depletion|+1 CP}}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+2 CP}}|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Fuel Depletion|+1 CP}}|{{IL|Under Attack!}}}}
|-
|[[Employ stealth]]
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Prowess}}|{{IL|Shadowy}}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+3 CP}}|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Fuel Depletion|+1 CP}}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+2 CP}}|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Fuel Depletion|+1 CP}}|{{IL|Under Attack!}}}}
|-
|[[Go looking for trouble]]
| At least 
|colspan=2|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+2 CP}}|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Fuel Depletion|+1 CP}}|{{IL|Under Attack!}}}}
|-
|[[Return to base]]
| N/A
|colspan=2|{{TableList|{{IL|Survey of the Neath's Roof| Far Afield from Station IX × Base  Watchful/10}}|Returns to Base|Clears {{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Airship}} {{IL|Damage to your Airship|Appearance=Menaces}}}}
|-
!colspan=4|Under Attack
|-
|colspan=4| A success can sometimes lose your attacker.
|-
!Option
!Challenge
!Pass
!Failure
|-
|[[Stay at range and return fire]]
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Armament }}|{{IL|Aerial Prowess}}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+3 CP}}|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Fuel Depletion|+1 CP}}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+2 CP}}|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Fuel Depletion|+1 CP}}|{{IL|Damage to your Airship|Appearance=Airship Damage|+4 CP}}}}
|-
|[[Engage the enemy directly]]
|{{IL|Aerial Armament}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+3 CP}}|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Fuel Depletion|+1 CP}}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+2 CP}}|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Fuel Depletion|+1 CP}}|{{IL|Damage to your Airship|Appearance=Airship Damage|+2 CP}}}}
|-
|[[Evade their attacks]]
|{{IL|Aerial Prowess}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+3 CP}}|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Fuel Depletion|+1 CP}}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX|Appearance=Far Afield|+2 CP}}|{{IL|Damage to your Airship|Appearance=Airship Damage|+4 CP}}}}
|-
!colspan=4| Sighting the Castles
|-
!Option
!Req
!colspan=2|Reward
|-
| [[Sight one of the castles on the roof]]
|{{IL|Far Afield from Station IX}} 30/55/80/105
|colspan=2|{{TableList|{{IL|Sighting of a Landmark on the Roof|+1 x}}|{{IL|Aerial Surveillance|+? CP}}}}
|-
!colspan=4|Menaces Hit 8
|-
!Option
!Challenge
!Pass
!Failure
|-
|{{TableList|[[Return to base under emergency power]]|{{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship}} 8 }}
|{{IL|Luck}} 50%
|{{TableList|{{IL|Survey of the Neath's Roof|+? (Scaling with Distance)}}|Returns to Base|Clears {{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Airship}} {{IL|Damage to your Airship|Appearance=Menaces}}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Survey of the Neath's Roof|+? (Scaling with Distance)}}|{{IL|Wounds|+7 CP}}|Returns to Base|Clears {{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Airship}} {{IL|Damage to your Airship|Appearance=Menaces}}}}
|-
|{{TableList|[[Attempt an emergency retreat!]]|{{IL|Damage to your Airship}} 8 }}
|{{IL|Aerial Prowess}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Survey of the Neath's Roof|+? (Scaling with Distance)}}|{{IL|Wounds|+2 CP}}|Returns to Base|Clears {{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Airship}} {{IL|Damage to your Airship|Appearance=Menaces}}}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Survey of the Neath's Roof|+? (Scaling with Distance)}}|{{IL|Wounds|+7 CP}}|Returns to Base|Clears {{IL|Fuel Depletion of your Airship|Appearance=Airship}} {{IL|Damage to your Airship|Appearance=Menaces}}}}
|-
|}
Once you return back, you will need to turn in your surveys with [[Report your observations]] before you are allowed to fly again. This will gain you (10 * {{IL|Survey of the Neath's Roof|Appearance=Surveys}} + 1250 * {{IL|Sighting of a Landmark on the Roof|Appearance=Sightings}}) x {{IL|Service to London}}.

====Strategy====
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The ''Sparrow''-class is the best airship option, as outside of combat there are only {{IL|Aerial Prowess}} checks and in combat the available Prowess and Armament checks are of equal difficulty (and harder than the non-combat checks, so it's better to avoid combat).

When traveling, for all but early game characters with low Shadowy, the best option (regardless of airship class) is always [[Employ stealth]], since the Prowess check is easier. The optimal strategy with the ''Sparrow''-class, with any values of Shadowy and Watchful, is to keep going until you hit the third {{IL|Sighting of a Landmark on the Roof}} and then turn back, since at that point the chance of entering combat becomes significant, and combat has harder checks, with greater likelihood of failing and making less progress per action. For characters flying non-''Sparrow''-class airships, it generally makes sense to turn back after the second Landmark instead, though ''Vigilant'' pilots with 250+ Shadowy may reasonably go for 3.

If you do enter combat, with the ''Sparrow''-class the best option is to [[Evade their attacks]] until you get out of combat. 
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===Previous Activities===
''Previous activities can be done as long as the player does not advance their war effort past the required stage.''
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====Plant Growing====
Come grow plants in the greenhouse and raise your {{IL|Horticultural Prestige}}.
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
[[File:Horticultural Show promo.png|thumb|right]]
{{IL|In the Glasshouse}} is where the plant-growing activities are located. First you select a plant from options with varying levels of {{IL|Horticultural Difficulty}}. This determines the challenge difficulty as well as the payout at the end. Each action will increase {{IL|Growing a Prized Plant}}, until it reaches 8, at which point you {{IL|Present your plant to the judges}}, which will reward you with {{IL|Horticultural Prestige}}, which will be used to turn in for rewards. As well as growing your plant, each action will also increase {{IL|Advancing the Horticultural Arts}}, which will unlock a new plant and a plant-growing option.

Your choice of plant determines your {{IL|Horticultural Difficulty}}, but it also determines your {{IL|Growing in your Care, Light Preference:}} and {{IL|Growing in your Care, Classification:}}, which unlock certain growing options.
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+'''Plant Choices'''
!Option
!Requirements
!Light Preference
!Classification
!Difficulty
!Prestige
|-
|[['Purple Maiden' lily-caps]]
|
|Dark
|Fungi
|20
|491
|-
|[[A cutting from your Singular Plant]]
|{{IL|Attending to the Needs of a Singular Plant}} 10
|Shaded
|Plantae
|50
|1617
|-
|[['Marigold Madness' lily-caps]]
|
|Dark
|Fungi
|70
|2504
|-
|[[Peppercaps, hopefully prize-winning]]
|{{IL|Hand-picked Peppercaps}} 1
|Dark
|Fungi
|100
|3981
|-
|[['Violant wing' lily-caps]]
|{{IL|Advancing the Horticultural Arts}} 100000
|Dark
|Fungi
|150
|6744
|-
|[['Golden screamer' mandrakes]]
|
|Direct Sunlight
|Plantae
|200
|9803
|-
|[[Cautionary Orchids]]
|{{IL|Advancing the Horticultural Arts}} 1000000
|
|
|
|
|}
The {{IL|Horticultural Prestige}} given when you present your plant scales with its {{IL|Horticultural Difficulty}}, with the formula <math>Prestige=10 \times (Difficulty^{1.3})</math>.

Different options are available based on your level of {{IL|Growing a Prized Plant}}, and they have their own requirements and challenges, but they all give 2 CP of Growing a Prized Plant on success.
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+'''Plant Growing'''
!Option
!{{IL|Growing a Prized Plant}}
!Challenge<ref>All [[Broad difficulty|Broad]] challenges have difficulty equal to {{IL|Horticultural Difficulty}}, unless stated otherwise.</ref>
!Requirements
|-
|[[Divine its needs]]
|1-4
|Broad {{IL|Watchful}}
|
|-
|[[Prepare the soil]]
|1-4
|Broad {{IL|Shadowy}}
|
|-
|[[Secure vital nutrition for your precious plant]]
|2-5
|Broad {{IL|Persuasive}}
|
|-
|[[Sing to it]]
|3-6
|Broad {{IL|Persuasive}}
|
|-
|[[Give it some artificial light]]
|4-7
|Broad {{IL|Watchful}}
|Sunlight preference, 10x {{IL|Khaganian Lightbulb}} (the lightbulbs will not be used)
|-
|[[Let it rest in a cool, dark place]]
|4-7
|Broad {{IL|Shadowy}}
|Dark preference
|-
|[[Employ forbidden horticultural techniques]]
|6-7
|Narrow {{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}}
|{{IL|Betrayer of Measures}}
|-
|[[Dose it with a very gentle application of toxins]]
|6-7
|Narrow{{IL|Kataleptic Toxicology}} , unknown difficulty
|{{IL|Advancing the Horticultural Arts}} 10000000
|-
|[[Make a legalistic argument about your competition's eligibility]]
|7
|Broad {{IL|Persuasive}}, unknown difficulty
Narrow {{IL|Respectable}}, unknown difficulty
|Plantae classification
|-
|[[Cajole the judges]]
|7
|Broad {{IL|Persuasive}}
|
|-
|colspan = 4|<References />
|}
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====Plead for Assistance====
You can ask several different people for assistance in the war against the starved men.
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*[[Appeal to the Admiralty]] in {{IL|Wolfstack Docks}}
**Raises {{IL|Appeals for Arms}}, which caps at 1000000, a global quality.
**Grants {{IL|Appealed to the Admiralty}}
**Gives scaling {{IL|Memory of Distant Shores}} or (after passing 10% of cap) {{IL|Service to London}}
*[[Appeal to the Masters]] in {{IL|Bazaar Side-Streets}} - '''This becomes locked after you attempt it. The Masters will not help us. They are not coming.'''
**Raises {{IL|Appeals to Authority}}, which caps at 1000000, a global quality.
**Grants {{IL|Appealed to the Masters}}
**Gives scaling {{IL|Secluded Address}}
**Another option Grants {{IL|Attended a Meeting of the Masters}} if you have {{IL|The Robe of Mr Cards}} 
***Gives scaling {{IL|Dubious Testimony}} instead.
*[[Appeal to Sinning Jenny]] in {{IL|Ladybones Road}}
**Raises {{IL|Appeals for Aid}}, which caps at 1000000, a global quality.
**Grants {{IL|Appealed to Jenny}}
**Gives scaling {{IL|Tale of Terror!!}} or (after passing 10% of cap) {{IL|Service to London}}
*[[Appeal to the Brass Embassy]] in {{IL|Moloch Street}} - '''This is now locked. Hell will not assist. They are not coming.'''
**Raises {{IL|Appeals for Assistance}}, which caps at 1000000, a global quality.
**Grants {{IL|Appealed to Hell}}
**Gives scaling {{IL|Brilliant Soul}}
*[[Appeal to the Court]] in {{IL|The Shuttered Palace}} - '''This is now locked. She will not help us. She is not coming.''' 
**Raises {{IL|Appeals for Amnesty}}, which caps at 1000000, a global quality.
**Grants {{IL|Appealed to the Court}}
**Gives scaling {{IL|Whisper-Satin Scrap}}
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====London's Ruin Cards====
You can help lower London's Ruin by playing opportunity cards created by the event. These cards are unlocked at different levels of Ruin, and can be permanently dimissed at the cost of accepting a [[Burden]].
{|class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed
!Card (Unlock)
!Burden
!Action
!Results
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{TableList|'''{{IL|The Collapsed Corner}}'''|(200k Ruin)}}
|rowspan="2"|'''{{IL|A Stalwart Commitment to Helping}}:'''<br>{{Item Effects|A Stalwart Commitment to Helping}}
|{{TableList|'''{{IL|Clear the rubble}}'''|(3 Actions)}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Bone Fragments|900 x}}|{{IL|London's Ruin|-10}}}}
|-
|{{TableList|'''{{IL|Walk on by (The Collapsed Corner)|Appearance=Walk on by}}'''|(0 Actions)}}
|'''{{IL|London's Ruin|+5}}'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{TableList|'''{{IL|Sinuous Streets}}'''|(400k Ruin)}}
|rowspan="2"|'''{{IL|A Stalwart Commitment to Helping}}:'''<br>{{Item Effects|A Stalwart Commitment to Helping}}
|'''{{IL|Bridge the span}}'''
|{{TableList|{{IL|Partial Map|1 x}}|{{IL|London's Ruin|-10}}}}
|-
|{{TableList|'''{{IL|Seal the wound}}'''|({{IL|Shapeling Arts|9}} Challenge)}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Warm Amber|45 x}}|{{IL|London's Ruin|-10}}}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{TableList|'''{{IL|Marbled Flank}}'''|(600k Ruin)}}
|rowspan="2"|'''{{IL|A Fierce Commitment to London's Defence}}:'''<br>{{Item Effects|A Fierce Commitment to London's Defence}}
|{{IL|Buttress the ceiling}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Bottle of Greyfields 1882|100 x}}|{{IL|Silk Scrap|100 x}}|{{IL|London's Ruin|-10}}}}
|-
|{{TableList|'''{{IL|Shape the wall anew}}'''|({{IL|Shapeling Arts|10}} Challenge)}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Bone Fragments|-250 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Greyfields 1882|250 x}}|{{IL|Silk Scrap|250 x}}|{{IL|London's Ruin|-10}}}}
|-
|{{TableList|'''{{IL|Unfolding Violence}}'''|(600k Ruin)}}
|'''{{IL|A Fierce Commitment to London's Defence}}:'''<br>{{Item Effects|A Fierce Commitment to London's Defence}}
|{{TableList|'''{{IL|Intervene (Unfolding Violence)|Appearance=Intervene}}'''|({{IL|Dangerous|230}} Challenge)}}
|{{TableList|{{IL|Wounds|+2 CP}}|{{IL|Tale of Terror!!|10 x}}|{{IL|London's Ruin|-10}}}}
|}

====Tending London's Wounds====
You can help with relief efforts in the storylet {{IL|Tending London's Wounds}}. All options therein increase {{IL|Service to London}} and decrease {{IL|London's Ruin}} by different amounts, and increase {{IL|Relief Efforts}} by 1. Some options were opened by the full propagation of certain clues. These will be denoted by the links to the associated qualities in the Requirements section. 
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+
'''Tending London's Wounds'''
!Option
!Cost
!Reward
!Net Service
!World Quality Changes
!Requirements
|-
|[[Join a search party (Tending London's Wounds)|Join a search party]]
|None.
|100 Service
|
| -30 Ruin
|
|-
|[[Assemble a repair crew]]
|250 {{IL|Bottle of Greyfields 1882}}, 3 {{IL|Partial Map}}
|1550 Service
|300 Service
| -50 Ruin
|
|-
|[[Donate food to Jenny's kitchen]]
|5 {{IL|Crate of Incorruptible Biscuits}}
|1680 Service
|430 Service
| -50 Ruin
|
|-
|[[Tend to the wounded]]
|90 {{IL|Silk Scrap}}, 1 {{IL|F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour}}
|300 Service
|200 Service
| -8 Ruin
|[[Knowledge Fully Disseminated]] 5
|-
|[[Organise local communities]]
|10 {{IL|Romantic Notion}}, 2 {{IL|Strong-Backed Labour}}
|1050 Service
|450 Service
| -48 Ruin
|[[Spreading the Word: Factional Forms|Factional Forms]]
|-
|[[Provide comfort and succour]]
|None, {{IL|Mithridacy}} 11 challenge
|560 Service
|
| -15 Ruin
|[[Weaknesses of the Enemy]] 2
|-
|[[Evacuate citizens to safer locales]]
|None.
|200 Service
|
| -10 Ruin
|[[Spreading the Word: Stonefall|Stonefall]]
|-
|[[Help to decode the scratchy script of the Roof]]
|100 {{IL|Nodule of Deep Amber}}, 3 {{IL|Volume of Collated Research}}, 50 {{IL|Maniac's Prayer}}
|1750 Service
|400 Service
| -175 Ruin
|[[Motivations of the Enemy]] 2
|-
|[[Offer refugees temporary sanctuary in Parabola]]
|10 {{IL|Memory of Light}}, 1 {{IL|Glass Gazette}}
|1350 Service
|560 Service
| -97 Ruin
|[[Spreading the Word: Pendulum Dreams|Pendulum Dreams]], [[Access to a Parabolan Base-Camp]]
|}

====Fighting London's War====
You can help fight the Starved Men in the storylet {{IL|Fighting London's War}}. All options therein increase {{IL|Service to London}}, {{IL|London's Ruin}}, and {{IL|The Defence of London}} by different amounts. All options with challenges increase Wounds or Nightmares on failure. Some options were opened by the full propagation of certain clues. These will be denoted by the links to the associated qualities in the Requirements section.
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+'''Fighting London's War'''
!Option
!Challenge
!Success Results
!Failure Results
!Requirements
|-
|[[Erect barricades]]
|None.
|100 Service, +3 Ruin, +3 Defence
|
|
|-
|[[Lead a skirmish]]
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 150
|420 Service, +5 Ruin, +5 Defence
|70 Service, +5 Ruin, {{IL|Wounds|+2 CP}}
|
|-
|[[Call in gunnery support]]
|{{IL|Zeefaring}} 11
|520 Service, +7 Ruin, +7 Defence
|50 Service, +7 Ruin, {{IL|Wounds|+2 CP}}
|
|-
|[[Lay a botanical trap for the Starved Men]]
|None.
|5000 Service, +7 Ruin, +60 Defence, unique Accomplishment
|
|Requires {{IL|Attending to the Needs of a Singular Plant}} 19, can only be done once.
|-
|[[Clear the city of amber]]
|None.
|200 Service, +3 Ruin, +10 Defence
|
|[[Spreading the Word: Metamorphic Catalysts|Metamorphic Catalysts]]
|-
|[[Flank the enemy by moving troops through the glass]]
|{{IL|Glasswork}} 7
|450 Service, +5 Ruin, +20 Defence
| +5 Ruin, {{IL|Nightmares|+4 CP}}
|[[Knowledge Fully Disseminated]] 10
|-
|[[Educate fighters on Starved anatomy]]
|{{IL|Monstrous Anatomy}} 11
|560 Service, +7 Ruin, +30 Defence
| +7 Ruin, {{IL|Nightmares|+2 CP}}
|[[Spreading the Word: Elastic Limits|Elastic Limits]]
|-
|[[Train Unfinished Men to fight]]
|None.
|200 Service, +3 Ruin, +30 Defence
|
|[[Spreading the Word: A Supply of Soldiers|A Supply of Soldiers]]
|-
|[[Offer a rousing speech]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 150
|450 Service, +5 Ruin, +40 Defence
| +5 Ruin, {{IL|Nightmares|+2 CP}}
|[[Weaknesses of the Enemy]] 3
|-
|[[Modify some recruits with the Shapeling Arts]]
|{{IL|Shapeling Arts}} 11
|600 Service, +7 Ruin, +50 Defence
| +7 Ruin, {{IL|Nightmares|+2 CP}}
|[[Spreading the Word: Ecstasies of Change|Ecstasies of Change]]
|}

<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
====Searching for clues:====
We must search for clues as to how to defeat the starved men, and what they want.
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*Hidden behind closed doors. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Mrs Chapman's Boarding House, Needs backstage 5</span>
*!kathakathoti! - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Rubbery Men Card, requires one favour</span>
*Among ruins. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Forgotten Quarter, New expedition</span>
*Among the lights and laughter. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Mrs. Plenty's Festival - Most Educational Anatomy Exibition</span>
*Beneath the loam. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Underclay, 100 convincing falsehoods</span>
*At the tip of a fallen temple. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Godfall, end of a pilgrimage</span>
*Deep in memory – if you have the right past. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Waswood in Lightfingers</span>
*Downstairs. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Helicon House with Admiralty Lacky - Below Stairs, Shapeling Studies 1, Fitting in 5</span>
*In dreams. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">In the Viric Jungle, if Cats or Snakes are ascendant</span>
*Beneath justice. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Light in Exile, Diving at Evenlode</span>
*Deep, and down. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Flute Street (FATE locked)</span>
*Up. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Upwards (FATE locked)</span>
*Forgotten. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Nadir - new card  “A Reservoir of Forgotten Shapes”</span>
*In a time yet to come. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;"> Irem - A neon Future, needs 20 neo-echoes (Ensure that you collect them in A Near Future)</span>
*Where oars bend to water. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;"> Slow Boat (opp card)”Recall pitched battle against the Starved Men” (Dying)</span>
*Through gunsmoke and fire. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;"> Zee - The Prophet's Call - Hear the name of something lost and misshapen (Piracy) </span>
*Somewhere meteorological - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">The weather At Last card has a new option if you’ve done Written in the Glim (FATE locked)</span>
*At the frontiers of knowledge. - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Laboratory - NEW RESEARCH EXPERIMENT. Requires 550 research, has Shapeling Focus</span>
*Under moonish light - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;">Port Cecil - The Perigee of Silver (Requires Evolution (Naturalist’s Map))</span>
*Somewhere fungal - <span style="background-color: black;  color: black;"> Mangrove College, complete 7 expeditions and talk to the Hintershroom (FATE locked)</span>
</div></div>

==Rewards==
===Equipment===
{{IL|A Hard-Earned Knack for Repair}} (Affiliation)
{{Item Effects|A Hard-Earned Knack for Repair|style=ul}}
{{IL|The Rank of Flight Captain}} (Affiliation)
{{Item Effects|The Rank of Flight Captain|style=ul}}
{{IL|Honorary Membership in the London Horticultural Society}} (Affiliation)
{{Item Effects|Honorary Membership in the London Horticultural Society|style=ul}}
{{IL|The Final Resting Place of an Old Friend}} (Affiliation)
{{Item Effects|The Final Resting Place of an Old Friend|style=ul}}
{{IL|Lingering Radiance}} (Boon)
{{Item Effects|Lingering Radiance|style=ul}}
{{IL|London's Many Hands}} (Boon)
{{Item Effects|London's Many Hands|style=ul}}

===Vanity Qualities===
*{{IL|Starved Intelligencer:}} - Increases by turning in clues.
**Caps out at 10 with ''The Seven-Fingered Right Hand of the Commodore''
*{{IL|Ambassador of Last Resort:}} - Increases by seeking out allies for London after the initial war is won.
**Caps out at 6 (all six factions called) with ''an Emissary Exigent''
**Grants access to the {{IL|Addressed as:|Appearance=titles}} 'Ambassador' (any level) and 'Emissary' (level 6)
*{{IL|A Commissioned Airship:}} - A memento of your airship, both hard won and hard lost.

===The Admiration of Station IX===
You can [[Perform above and beyond in the field of duty]] on [[Station IX (Provisional)]] if you have {{IL|Service to London|20000 x}} and an airship, you can get {{IL|The Admiration of Station IX}} which promises a unique item at the end of the event. That item being {{IL|The Final Resting Place of an Old Friend}}

===Materials and Materiel===
This allows you to spend {{IL|Service to London}} on various rewards. It is valued 1:1 with {{IL|Penny}}. Some options were opened by the full propagation of certain clues. These will be denoted by the links to the associated qualities in the Requirements section.
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed article-table"
|+'''Materials and Materiel'''
!Choice
!{{IL|Service to London|Appearance=}}
!Reward
!Requirements
|-
|[[Claim some morale-boosting wine]]
|7250
|{{TableList|{{IL|Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise|1 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Greyfields 1882|500 x}}}}
|
|-
|[[Claim some 'morale-boosting' 'ham']]
|6250
|{{IL|Tinned Ham|1 x}}
|
|-
|[[Claim some rejected ordnance]]
|4450
|{{TableList|{{IL|Unlawful Device|1 x}}|{{IL|Jet Black Stinger|1 x}}|{{IL|Magnificent Diamond|1 x}}|{{IL|Brilliant Soul|1 x}}|{{IL|Lost Research Assistant|1 x}}|{{IL|Book of Hidden Bodies|1 x}}}}
|
|-
|[[Claim a crate of what must surely be weapons]]
|1800
|{{TableList|{{IL|Withered Tentacle|1 x}}|{{IL|Human Arm|1 x}}|{{IL|Ivory Humerus|1 x}}|{{IL|Knotted Humerus|1 x}}}}
|
|-
|[[Claim a consignment of seized amber]]
|40000
|{{TableList|{{IL|Nodule of Fecund Amber|1 x}}|{{IL|Nodule of Warm Amber|1 x}}|{{IL|Nodule of Trembling Amber|1 x}}|{{IL|Nodule of Pulsating Amber|1 x}}}}
|{{IL|Spreading the Word: Metamorphic Catalysts|Appearance=Metamorphic Catalysts}}
|-
|[[Claim a fragment of Roof-rock]]
|31250
|{{IL|Starstone Demark|1 x}}
|{{IL|Spreading the Word: Stonefall|Appearance=Stonefall}}
|-
|[[Claim an assortment of Starved remains]]
|2300
|{{TableList|{{IL|Thorned Ribcage|1 x}}|{{IL|Knotted Humerus|2 x}}|{{IL|Helical Thighbone|1 x}}|{{IL|Rubbery Skull|''(first time only)''1 x}}}}
|{{IL|Spreading the Word: A Reassuring Weakness to Cannonfire|Appearance=A Reassuring Weakness to Cannonfire}}
|-
|[[Claim the box from Hell]]
|4000
|{{TableList|{{IL|Eyeless Skull|1 x}}|{{IL|Phosphorescent Scarab|100 x}}}}
|{{IL|London's Overtures: Hell}}
|-
|[[Claim the crate of Polythremean ammunition]]
|8000
|{{TableList|{{IL|Nevercold Brass Sliver|500 x}}|{{IL|Storm-Threnody|5 x}}|{{IL|Memory of Distant Shores|25 x}}}}
|{{IL|London's Overtures: Polythreme}}
|-
|[[Claim the crate of surplus Khaganian materiel]]
|35000
|{{TableList|{{IL|Corresponding Sounder|1 x}}|{{IL|Khaganian Lightbulb|375 x}}}}
|{{IL|London's Overtures: Khanate}}
|}

'''Note: If you advance past [[Visit the community garden]], any remaining Service will be turned into {{IL|Tale of Terror!!}} at Service/50, and any remainder will become {{IL|Piece of Rostygold}}'''

==== Analysis ====
The {{IL|Rubbery Skull}} can be sold for {{IL|Nightsoil of the Bazaar|125 x}} to the [[Sell him a Rubbery Skull|Tentacled Servant]], making that option worth playing at least once. {{IL|Starstone Demark}} and {{IL|Nodule of Fecund Amber}} are rare items that are otherwise difficult to acquire; however, they also have limited uses and are available in the Rat Market on occasion.

Other good options for cash-out are, in descending order of profit, {{IL|Claim the box from Hell}}, as long as {{IL|The Eyes Have Them}} will allow, followed by {{IL|Claim the crate of Polythremean ammunition}}, and ultimately to {{IL|Claim the crate of surplus Khaganian materiel}}. Both Khaganian and Polythremean options take full advantage of the [[Rat Market]] to maximise their output, so be sure to hold onto them until they can be sold, preferably in bulk, see analysis below.

The options that give bones are fairly unremarkable for a player with a Railway, but they are a good source for midgame players who otherwise have difficulty accessing most of them.

Rejected Ordinance most notably gives {{IL|Book of Hidden Bodies}}, an item otherwise fairly annoying to acquire and so is highly recommended for early and midgame players who still have yet to do most of their [[PoSI Item Crafting]]. Players past that point might still want to grab one or two anyway, just in case. {{IL|Unlawful Device}} can be profitably offloaded at [[The Rat Market (Guide)|The Rat Market]] as well. The {{IL|Lost Research Assistant}} is not saleable normally, but can be redeemed during {{IL|A War in Spite}}. Overall this option is quite profitable, especially if you still haven't done a lot of Sidestreets crafting, but it requires a bit of patience for World Qualities to redeem optimally.

Aside from these, for players without access to Balmoral, the best cash-out option was {{IL|Tinned Ham}}, which sells to the Bazaar for one echo more than it costs to acquire. For those who do have access to Balmoral, the {{IL|Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise}} is worth quite a bit more when arbitraged as {{IL|Crackling Device}} in the Khanate and sold to the Rat Market. Also the {{IL|Bottle of Greyfields 1882}} that comes with the Airag is useful for {{IL|The Demi-Monde: Bohemians}} and {{IL|A Presumptuous Little Opportunity}}, making this a decent cash-out even pre-Balmoral.

Other than the one-time {{IL|Rubbery Skull}}, there is currently no efficient way to exchange {{IL|Service to London}} for {{IL|Hinterland Scrip}}. Players waiting for such may wish to conserve their Service in case one becomes available.

The latest cash-out options are far more profitable than the older ones:

1) Claim the box from Hell is limited to 10 uses per character. However, it is also the most profitable by far. 
* 1.7915 pennies / Service: (31250 + 5*100*10 - 420) / (5 * 4000) = 35830 pennies / 20000 Service = 1.7915. 
* Optimal conversion requires cashing out the skulls 5 at a time via [[A fair exchange| a fair exchange ]]. 
* Action cost for optimal cashing-in: 2 actions per 20000 service = 0.1 actions/1000 service.

2) Claim the crate of Polythremean ammunition is apparently unlimited and second best in profitability. Uniquely, it has two different calculations, because the optimal way to cash it out depends on if your actions are worth more or less than 3.75 Echoes. 

If your actions are worth less than 3.75 Echoes apiece, you should sell the {{IL|Storm-Threnody|Appearance=Storm-Threnodies}} 1 at a time, for 200 Rat-Shillings each. 
* 1.46875 pennies / Service: (500 * 1 + 5 * 2000 + 25 * 50) / 8000 = 11750 pennies / 8000 Service = 1.46875
* 10000 / 11750 = 85% of those pennies are cashed in as Rat-Shillings.
* Action cost for optimal cashing-in: 5 actions per 8000 service = 0.625 actions / 1000 Service.
If your actions are worth more than 3.75 Echoes apiece, you should sell them 5 at a time, for 850 Rat-Shillings per 5.

* 1.28125 pennies / Service: (500 * 1 + 1 * 8500 + 25 * 50) / 8000 = 10250 pennies / 8000 Service = 1.28125
* 8500 / 10250 = 82% of those pennies are cashed in as Rat-Shillings.
* Action cost for optimal cashing-in: 1 action per 8000 service = 0.125 actions / 1000 Service.

3) Claim the crate of surplus Khaganian materiel is less profitable but more action-efficient than Polythremean ammunition.
* At most 1.277 pennies / Service: (40000 + 375*1250/100) / 35000 = 44687.5 pennies / 35000 Service = 1.277 pennies / Service.
* 40000/44687.5 = 89.5% of those pennies are converted into Rat-Shillings.
* Action cost for optimal cashing-in: 4.75 actions / 35000 Service = 0.135 actions / 1000 Service.

===The London Horticultural Show Awards Ceremony===
This is where you finally get your rewards for the plants you spent time producing. This is nominally valued at 1{{e}}/{{IL|Horticultural Prestige|100 x}}. All of these will award {{IL|Honorary Membership in the London Horticultural Society}}

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed article-table"
|+'''Awards Ceremony'''
!Choice
!{{IL|Horticultural Prestige|Appearance=}}
!Reward
|-
|[[Accept a ribbon for 'Best in Show']]
|18000
|{{TableList|Grants {{IL|Lingering Radiance}}|{{IL|Making Waves}} +10 CP|{{IL|Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise|short=yes}}|{{IL|Cellar of Wine|4 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Broken Giant 1844|short=yes|10 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Strangling Willow Absinthe|90 x}}}}
|-
|[[Accept a ribbon for 'Hungriest Roots']]
|9000
|{{TableList|{{IL|Making Waves}} +5 CP|{{IL|Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise|short=yes}}|{{IL|Bottle of Broken Giant 1844|short=yes|7 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Strangling Willow Absinthe|20 x}}}}
|-
|[[Accept a ribbon for 'Most Aroma']]
|4500
|{{TableList|{{IL|Making Waves}} +3 CP|{{IL|Cellar of Wine|1 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Broken Giant 1844|short=yes|5 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Strangling Willow Absinthe|30 x}}}}
|-
|[[Accept a ribbon for 'Whitest Teeth']]
|2250
|{{TableList|{{IL|Making Waves}} +2 CP|{{IL|Cellar of Wine|1 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Broken Giant 1844|short=yes|4 x}}}}
|-
|[[Accept a ribbon for 'Least Threatening']]
|1125
|{{TableList|{{IL|Making Waves}} +1 CP|{{IL|Bottle of Broken Giant 1844|short=yes|4 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Strangling Willow Absinthe|5 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Morelways 1872|short=yes|10 x}}|{{IL|Bottle of Greyfields 1879|short=yes|25 x}}}}
|-
|[[Enjoy the company of your fellow horticulturists]]
|The rest of it.
|{{TableList|{{IL|Making Waves}} +1 CP|{{IL|Horticultural Prestige|Appearance=}}/20 x {{IL|Intriguing Snippet}}}}
|-
|}

==Permanent Game Additions==
The Horticultural Show has left a few permanent changes to London.
===The Starved Embassy===
[[A Cultural Exchange]] becomes available in [[Watchmaker's Hill]]. Once per week--reset with [[Time, the Healer]]--you may accompany a delegation of Londoners to the new Starved Embassy. You [[Extraordinary Implication|choose]] [[Bottle of Greyfields 1882|an]] [[Puzzle-Damask Scrap|offering]] to present to the Starved Men, who will give you something in return. The less valuable your offering is, the more likely you are to gain {{IL|Scandal}}. After exchanging enough gifts, the Starved Men will present you with an [[Amber Ambassador's Seal]].
===Activity Additions===
These activities became available during the clue-gathering phase, and closed after that completed, but after the conclusion of the event they have remained as permanent additions to their respective activities.
* [[Test the elastic limits of flesh and bone]], a new [[Laboratory (Guide)|Lab Experiment]]
* [[Stonefall Copse]], a new [[Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)|Forgotten Quarter Expedition]]
* [[Saint Stalactite]], a new [[Pilgrimages in Godfall (Guide)|Godfall Pilgrimage]] ending
[[Category: Historical events]]