The Mirrored Salon

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This Salon is set aside for illusions and magic. The visions shown here cannot be presented at Mahogany Hall because they are too esoteric, too intimate, or too challenging to Public Decency. But for those who gather here, they offer inspiration.

Description summary:
The second paragraph varies based on who accompanied you.

Helicon House Companion	Second paragraph
	The Scoundrel discreetly notes his reflection in all these many mirrors.
	The Scoundrel discreetly notes his reflection in all these many mirrors. In many, his eyes are flecked with distant storms.
	The Jewel Thief has settled in the one spot in the room where his every move will not be telegraphed throughout.
	The Celebrated Artist's Model presents to the world not one but two magnificent profiles.
	The Admiralty Lackey goes to great effort not to look at any mirrors at all. The overall effect is rather twitchy.
Roguish Semiotician	Your spouse stares into his myriad reflections, pondering the slight distortion in each subsequent copy.
Infamous Mathematician	Your spouse finds the exact spot to stand on that maximizes the number of visible reflections in the various mirrors – it gives her no small satisfaction.
	Your spouse tries to avoid being reflected too many times.
	Your spouse grins into the mirror.
	Your spouse arranges a few bones on a low table in front of a trifold mirror, where they will be displayed to best advantage.
	Your platonic partner in crime has settled in the one spot in the room where her every move will not be telegraphed throughout.
Everyone Both your spouses	Your companions are unnecessarily duplicated and triplicated in all the available glass.
	Your companion keeps a step behind you, as though this is more exposure than desired.
	A special smile lurks on the face of your accomplice. All her very best accomplice-ing is achieved in rooms much like this one.
	The Genre Painter gives his own reflection a thoughtful nod. He was never one for self-portraiture, alas.
	The Prescient Automatist gives his own reflection a thoughtful nod. Does he recognise himself in the image, or something buried deeper?
	Your Noman is showcased from all possible angles.
Player Spouse	Your spouse makes a low-voiced comment about how the lighting compares to Mahogany Hall.

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Astonish the company with an illusion

•  Spoiler ID: 243714
  

  Unlocked with  2
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, 125 || 86 - very chancy (41%) || 107 - chancy (51%) || 128 - modest (61%) || 148 - very modest (71%) || 169 - low-risk (81%) || 190 - straightforward (91%) || 209 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Narrow, 3 (50% base) || 0 - high-risk (20%) || 1 - high-risk (30%) || 2 - tough (40%) || 3 - very chancy (50%) || 4 - chancy (60%) || 5 - modest (70%) || 6 - very modest (80%) || 7 - low-risk (90%) || 8 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  A volunteer from the crowd

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
  •  Making Waves is increasing… (+4 CP)
  • You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
  • [Airs of Passengers change…] (random) (hidden)

  Failure

  A volunteer from the crowd

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)
  • You've lost 1 x Fitting in at Helicon House
  • You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House

  ^

Inspire them with the light of your False-Star

•  Spoiler ID: 243791
  

  Unlocked with ,  4
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, 175 || 120 - very chancy (41%) || 149 - chancy (51%) || 178 - modest (61%) || 208 - very modest (71%) || 237 - low-risk (81%) || 266 - straightforward (91%) || 292 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Unshuttered

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
  • You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
  •  Inspired... is increasing… (+8 CP)

  Failure

  Wrong azimuth?

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  • Your popularity this evening has just suffered a setback. (Removes 1 x )
  • You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House

  ^

Sell off a few Glass Gazettes

•  Spoiler ID: 243713
  

  Unlocked with ,  2
  

   

  Success

  Drawn to the Smoking Shore!

  • You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
  • You've lost 5 x Glass Gazette
  •  You've gained 1 x Fitting in at Helicon House
  •  You've gained 29 x Hinterland Scrip

  ^

Advance your Spouse's Career

•  Spoiler ID: 243809
  

  Unlocked with ,  5,  3
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, 400 || 274 - very chancy (41%) || 340 - chancy (51%) || 407 - modest (61%) || 474 - very modest (71%) || 540 - low-risk (81%) || 607 - straightforward (91%) || 667 - straightforward (100%)
  

  The difficulty is modified by 50 x ( - ). Note that and can be negative even though they appear as 0.
  
  Broad, 2 || 1 - high-risk (30%) || 2 - chancy (60%) || 3 - low-risk (90%) || 4 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  A sea of light

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  You've gained 2 x Fitting in at Helicon House
  • You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
  •  You've gained 3 x Sapphire
  •  You've gained 6 x Ostentatious Diamond
  • Casing... is dropping… (-3 CP)
  • [Airs of Passengers change…] (random) (hidden)

  Failure

  Excessive

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)
  • Your popularity this evening has just suffered a setback. (Removes 1 x )
  • You've lost 1 x Time Remaining at Helicon House
  • [Airs of Passengers change…] (random) (hidden)

  ^