| Unsettling Sage | |
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| Category | Cargo |
| Type | Passenger |
Unsettling Sage is considered a usable Passenger Cargo item. Unlike most cargo, he cannot be thrown overboard. You monster.
Item description[ | ]
"He's always watching. He doesn't blink."
Obtaining[ | ]
The Unsettling Sage can be obtained from Wisdom by choosing to Exchange a Secret for a Prisoner, Ransom a Prisoner, or successfully Rescue a Prisoner when you have Objective: the Unsettling Sage.
Usage[ | ]
- The Tireless Mechanic requires the Unsettling Sage to create The Fulgent Impeller at Kingeater's Castle.
- Right-click on the Unsettling Sage to Invite the Unsettling Sage to dinner (requires 1 x Strange Catch, 1 x Supplies, and Learning About: the Unsettling Sage ≤ 0.
- After having dined with him, further interaction can lead to trading a Memory of Distant Shores for a Zee-ztory. This can be repeated indefinitely while the Sage is aboard.
Interactions in detail[ | ]
| Actions | Requirements | Effects | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invite the Unsettling Sage to dinner
His tastes are piscine in the extreme. |
 1 x Strange Catch
 1 x Supplies
Learning About: The Unsettling Sage ≤ 0
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A candid discussion
"I am aacustomed," he admits frankly, "to be being used aas a tool. This is whaat your Mechaanic will do: no maatter. I aam in his debt. My people maade me aas a repository of secrets. It will be a relief, when that ends. But until then, I shaall keep the secrets a little longer. Still, your compaany is pleasaant. This is for you." He hands you a little nodule of deep amber. It is warm to the touch. -1 x Strange Catch
-1 x Supplies
+1 x Learning About: The Unsettling Sage
 +1 x Extraordinary Implication
 +100 x Echo
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| Tell the Unsettling Sage a story
"Yes. Something about the laands I have not seen..." |
 1 x Memory of Distant Shores
Learning About: The Unsettling Sage ≥ 1 [You've had dinner with the Unsettling Sage]
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Half-closed eyes.
"Aah. Aah, thaat is good. Yes. Let me tell you something of the sea..."  +1 x Zee-ztory
-1 x Memory of Distant Shores
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Other Interactions[ | ]
| Actions | Requirements | Effects | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingeater's Castle - Construct the Fulgent Impeller |  Element of Dawn ≥ 1 Stygian Ivory ≥ 40 The Mechanic's Secret ≥ 1 Unsettling Sage ≥ 1 A Casket of Sapphires ≥ 1 Objective: Materials for the Impeller ≥ 1 Crew ≥ 5 |
Default: -40 x Stygian Ivory -1 x Element of Dawn +1 x The Fulgent Impeller -1 x Unsettling Sage Objective: Materials for the Impeller = 0 +10 x Terror +1 x Searing Enigma -1 x A Casket of Sapphires Learning About: The Tireless Mechanic = 30 [You've learnt that the Mechanic stole a secret from the dreams of the Stone Pigs.] |
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| Wisdom: whom have you freed? - The Unsettling Sage | Unsettling Sage ≤ 0 Objective: The Unsettling Sage ≥ 1 |
Default: +1 x Unsettling Sage Objective: The Unsettling Sage = 0 |