| The Scrimshaw Chronicler | |
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| Category | Story Event |
| Type | Story |
| Linked to |  The Chelonate
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| Data ID | 194381 |
The Scrimshaw Chronicler is a Sunless Sea Story Event.
Trigger conditions[ | ]
The Scrimshaw Chronicler is triggered by choosing the "Tales for the Bone!" action in The Chelonate, and having 
Memoirs: Glory's Bones = 0.
Story description[ | ]
A scrawny man squats beneath an awning of gant-coloured whale-skin. "Bring me your tales!" he cries. "Tales for the bone!"
Interactions[ | ]
The Scrimshaw Chronicler an event at The Chelonate, related to the Scrimshaw Chronicler character, who prompts investigation of the backstory of the Chelonate as well as offering Outlandish Artefact in exchange for Hunting-Trophy and Supplies.
| Actions | Requirements | Effects | Notes |
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| Bring him a tale
See what wonders he can work. |
Memoirs: Glory's Bones ≤ 0
 1 x Hunting-Trophy
 1 x Supplies
 1 x Zee-ztory
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The bones of the matter
Whistling, the Chronicler does his work. With a flourish, he returns you a beautifully engraved piece of bone. "A good tale," he concedes. "Good enough." He leans closer. "You're a zee-captain, aren't you? Bring me a tale worthy of the bone, and I'll shape something worthy of you. I've long sought the tale of the Glory's end - Glory's what we call this beast." He gestures around you, at the turtle's shell. "None still live from those days when we slew her. But the saying is: the tale still lives on history's beach. Bring me that tale, zee-captain. Please." -1 xHunting-Trophy
-1 x Supplies
-1 x Zee-ztory
 +1 x Outlandish Artefact
Memoirs: Glory's Bones = Glory's death "on history's beach" |
Glory's death "on history's beach" is numerically equal to 1, but they chose to set it to some odd name instead.
Game note: Pay the Chronicler to inscribe a Zee-Ztory on to a Hunting-Trophy, and you'll receive an Outlandish Artefact. |
| Bring him a tale
"You have one?" |
Memoirs: Glory's Bones = Glory's death "on history's beach"
1 x Hunting-Trophy
1 x Supplies
1 x Zee-ztory
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A gentle reminder
"No sign of the tale of Glory's End, captain? Remember: it still lives on the beach where history comes to rest, or so they say." -1 x Hunting-Trophy
-1 x Supplies
-1 x Zee-ztory
+1 x Outlandish Artefact
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Note: The turn in appears to be bugged and does not show that a Zee-ztory is required. If you have no Zee-ztories, you can still do the turn in.
Game note: Pay the Chronicler to inscribe a Zee-Ztory on to a Hunting-Trophy, and you'll receive an Outlandish Artefact. |
| Bring him a tale
"As you will. Let's do what we must." |
Memoirs: Glory's Bones = You told the Chronicler how the Glory died!
1 x Hunting-Trophy
1 x Supplies
1 x Zee-ztory
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A little ball of nightmare
Handle the thing, and it breathes despair. Someone in London would purchase it, no doubt. Give it to a child as an ill-thought-through Christmas present. In later years, the child will say: "I always hated scrimshaw. I used to dream of drowning." -1 x Hunting-Trophy
-1 x Supplies
-1 x Zee-ztory
+1 x Outlandish Artefact
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Game note: Pay the Chronicler to inscribe a Zee-Ztory on to a Hunting-Trophy, and you'll receive an Outlandish Artefact. |
| Bring him a tale
"My friend, my friend! I fear all our tales will be mere epilogues to Glory's end, now. But I'll do what I can for you, gratis." |
Memoirs: Glory's Bones = You invented a tale of the Glory's death!
1 x Hunting-Trophy
1 x Zee-ztory
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The Chronicler's proverbs
"The bone bears all tales, my friend. It is the road that runs beneath the skin, and we follow it to the heart, where only blood is salt." This is the kind of thing that Chelonites say when they're happy. -1 x Hunting-Trophy
-1 x Zee-ztory
+1 x Outlandish Artefact
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Game note: Pay the Chronicler to inscribe a Zee-Ztory on to a Hunting-Trophy, and you'll receive an Outlandish Artefact. |
| Tell him the truth
His ancestors never slew the Glory. She died, years - who knows how many - before they ever came. |
Memoirs: Glory's Bones = You know how the Glory died! |
A sharp snap
He was holding a whale-rib - it's snapped in two. He looks up. "We're tomb-robbers," he says flatly. "We're trespassers in a graveyard. Who can I tell? I can't tell anyone."  +1 x Supremacy: The Khanate
 +1 x Supremacy: London
Memoirs: Glory's Bones = You told the Chronicler how the Glory died!
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Unlocks the option "Let me come with you." |
| "Let me come with you."
"I'm not just living a lie. I'm living on a lie. Take me somewhere cleaner." |
Memoirs: Glory's Bones = You told the Chronicler how the Glory died!
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An escape?
His step becomes a little lighter as he boards your ship. "New tales," he murmurs. "Let's put this corpse behind us." Scrimshaw Chronicler = 1
Memoirs: Glory's Bones = The Chronicler left the Chelonate with you, forever!
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The Scrimshaw Chronicler is an officer. |
| Make up something wonderful
You didn't come all this way to waste his time with the truth. You know enough from the Waswood to invent a persuasive tale of blood and courage. Name heroes and give them suitable ends. Let him adorn his bones with wonderful lies. |
 Pages challenge (100 for 100%) Memoirs: Glory's Bones = Glory's death "on history's beach" |
Failed event |
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| He hisses
"You're lying. You're lying! This is too important for lies. Get out. Storm take you. I should have known better than to trust a fruit-eater." You never see the Chronicler again. He went to join the Bone Men, a zailor tells you later. He set sail for Irem, and the East, another says. He drowned, the rest agree. He drowned. Memoirs: Glory's Bones = You lied to the Chronicler... and he will not forget it. Your association is over!
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| Successful event | |||
| He glows with pride
"I knew it," he confides. "Your tale matches what's in my heart. I will commemorate it with my knife. It will give our hunters strength and purpose. Thank you, my friend. I'll see you again. And I'll send you something. Depend on it." Memoirs: Glory's Bones = You invented a tale of the Glory's death!
-1 x Supremacy: London
 +1 x Iron at Your Lodgings
 +1 x Captivating Treasure at Your Lodgings
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