Twilit Smuggler (Guide)

Late Railroad Content

is the statue quality representing and is gained in by sending up various items up to the surface via the dumbwaiter in . This is fastest of all the statue qualities but is still fairly expensive.

Starting Out

In order to begin the storyline, you must first discover the Balmoral Dumbwaiter and make contact with the Woman Upstairs.

In order to discover the dumbwaiter, you must do one of two things. Either:

• Raise to 5, and build up your to 15. In the Crathie of , you need to Track what the Highwaymen are doing in these parts, which is a 210 Challenge.
• Become and draw the card Larceny at Balmoral while in . Pick the option Join a group of marauders headed for Crathie - this will automatically discover the dumbwaiter.

The storylet for the dumbwaiter itself is located in Balmoral Castle where you must Sneak down to the Kitchens of Balmoral. With 40 and 215, you can Establish contact with a Surface smuggler for the cost of .

The Process

Once you have established contact, you can turn in the required items for the next level of , if you pass an increasingly difficult check based on the item you're sending.

Tables of Items Shadowy Check

	Item
200
220
240
250
260
280
320
350
380
420
450

You will have to send up 15 Tier 6 items, 5 Tier 7 items, and 1 Tier 8 item, totaling 4062.5 worth of items. These items can be seen in the table below, and will be discussed in further detail. This process will give you (worth 900 ), which can be seen as a loss of 80% of the value of the items.

Tables of Items for Raising Twilit Smuggler

					Value
0					62.5
1					62.5
2					62.5
3	✓	✓			62.5
4	✓	✓			62.5
5	✓	✓	✓		62.5
6	✓	✓	✓		62.5
7		✓	✓		62.5
8		✓	✓		62.5
9			✓	✓	62.5
10			✓	✓	62.5
11					62.5
12					62.5
13					62.5
14					62.5
15	Ivory Organza				312.5
16					312.5
17					312.5
18					312.5
19					312.5
20	Masters' Blood				1562.5

The Items

Some of the items are relatively easy to obtain, while others are very hard. In order to finish this storyline, you will need access to to obtain the at a minimum, though several of the items are easier to acquire there.

You will need 1 of these for level 0.

• This can be purchased at the in The Upper River Exchange for 125

You will need between 2-6 of these for levels 1-6. Levels 3-6 can be substituted with , and levels 5-6 can also be substituted with s.

• The main source of these is the expedition in to the The Tomb of the Silken Thread. See Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide) for a guide to these. The expedition itself should take 12 actions, as well as actions for gathering . See the guide for an analysis on where these can best be acquired. An estimate gives a minimum of 27 actions for each egg sourced this way.

See Academic Grinding for the most up to date grinds.

You will need up to 6 of these for levels 3-8. Levels 3-6 can be substituted with , and levels 5-8 can be substituted with s.

• The main source of these are through a heist unlocked with from Moulin Expeditions. First these must be acquired, then search Parabola for the location of a particular treasure (see Parabolan Hunting (Guide)). Finally you will have to go on a perilous heist to steal from The shaded estate on Hemlock Row. It's hard to estimate the efficiency in gathering these, but if an estimate on Moulin Expeditions (Guide) suggests around 150 actions in order to gather 6, but there will be some variation and there's a slight risk of failing the heists.

See Legal Grinding for the most up to date grinds.

The player will need up to 6 of these for levels 5-10. Levels 5-6 can be substituted with s, levels 5-8 can be substituted with and levels 9-10 can be substituted with s.

• There are three main ways to obtain these:
  • In the Khanate, you can purchase them in the market for or through the storylet Commission the manufacture of a Crackling Device for and . Coinage can be gained e.g. by selling skeletons in the Khanate.
  • Perform intrigue at the khanate. This should take 15 actions per crackling device (1 to start, 13 to build, and 1 to cash out). This is airs dependent as only A Repentant Thief gives these directly, but there are other options which instead gives Coinage. See Khaganian Intrigue (Guide) for details.
  • Do the grind at L. B. Industries. This should take 21 actions per crackling device. (1 to start, 19 to build, and 1 to cash out). See L. B. Industries (Guide) for details.

See Curiosity Grinding for the most up to date grinds.

You will need between 4-6 of these for levels 9-14. Levels 9-10 can be substituted with s, which are easier to acquire in bulk.

• There are three main ways to obtain these:
  • Perform intrigue at the khanate - this should take 15 actions per Oneiric Pearl. (1 to start, 13 to build, and 1 to cash out.) Again, this is dependent on the airs cooperating and giving you A Radical Physician. See Khaganian Intrigue (Guide) for details.
  • Perform intrigues at the Khanate with 20, which should take 12 actions per Oneiric Pearl. (1 to start, 10 to build, and 1 to cash out.) This is only available for one pulling threads option, Leave him in his state, which means you will have to do other options as well and this will probably not be very efficient. See Khaganian Intrigue (Guide) for details.
  • All the main zee dreams provide one upon completion. See Zailing (Guide) for details.

See Zee-Treasures Grinding for the most up to date grinds.

You will need one of these for level 15.

• There are 2 ways to obtain this:
  • Unless you prefer spending s, you will need to build the appropriate cover identity and perform the robbery Con an Inconvenient Royal. This requires , , , , , and . See Cover Identities (Guide) for more information.
  • You can also receive it as a reward for Heart's Game by spending 80 Exploits, with one acquired per action of Heart's Game.

See Rag Trade Grinding for the most up to date grinds.

You will need one of these for level 16.

• There are 2 ways to obtain this:
  • 1 for any of the non-tied endings of the Chessboard campaign, the Cats campaign when the Prince rejects the King's offer or the Khatun ending of the Fingerkings campaign. See Parabolan War (Guide) for more information.
  • Upconverting Oneiromantic Revelations; with Revelations sourced from the Sunken Embassy or Flint or Dagger, this can yield a Parable in as few as 91 actions. With Revelations sourced from the Khanate, this can yield a parable in as few as 79 actions.

See Cartography Grinding for the most up to date grinds.

You will need one of these for level 17.

• There are 2 ways to obtain this:
  • Can be purchased for 3125 when the Rat-Wind blows West and the the Rat-Moon is Runny.
  • You may Steal a precious manuscript: This costs and a cover identity with , , and . See Cover Identities (Guide) for more information.

See Theological Grinding for the most up to date grinds.

You will need one of these for level 18.

• There are 3 ways to obtain this:
  • Can be purchased for 3125 when the Rat-Wind blows North and the Rat-Moon is Soft.
  • Acquire 31250 and Exchange a hoard of plunder for a Fabulous Diamond. See Piracy (Guide) for details.
  • 1 from Larceny at Jericho Locks, Con a Seasoned Smuggler; requires and costs and a cover identity.

See Contraband Grinding for the most up to date grinds.

You will need 1 of these for level 19.

• The only way to obtain this is through Khaganian Intrigue. The carousel is started with Obtain a Corresponding Sounder and takes at least 77 actions. See Khaganian Intrigue (Guide) for details.

See Great Game Grinding for the most up to date grinds.

You will need one of these for level 20.

• There are 5 ways to obtain this:
  • If you have not yet sold the location of the Cave of the Nadir, you can sell it to the Revolutionaries.
  • Upconverting at a cost of with A dangerous deal on A Presumptuous Little Opportunity;
  • 1 in 32 chance of receiving one when milking a hellworm (requires or ).
  • Trading 156,250 for 1 from the card A Visit from Virginia; with maximum , this takes in the vicinity of 300 actions;
  • players get one through their ambition.

See Wines Grinding for the most up to date grinds.

Conclusion

Once you have sent up the you will have and have completed this statue quality.