Possessions

Possessions are items that can be traded for other possessions or used through various actions, but do not take up hold space.

They show up under the Possessions tab in the groups listed here, and can be viewed by clicking on the Inventory icon / pressing I, then clicking the Possessions tab.

Academe

These items can be sold at The Royal Society

Possession	Description
Searing Enigma	An incalculably precious discovery. Don’t look at it directly, unless you want to scald your blood.
Condemned Experiment	The process was unconscionable, but results are results.
Otherworldly Artefact	A novelty that could never have originated on Earth. Perhaps it it is the key that will unlock heaven's mysteries! Or you could put it on the mantelpiece.
Uncanny Specimen	The remains of some celestial abhorrence. Probably dead.

Bohemia

These items can be sold at Titania

Possession	Description
Captivating Treasure	Oh. Goodness.
Moment of Inspiration	‘It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.’
Vision of the Heavens	A fleeting glimpse of sublimity; a brief catch in the heart.
Sky-Story	A tale of the High Wilderness.

Establishment

These items can be sold at the Silken Salon, in London

Possession	Description
Royal Dispensation	Her Enduring Majesty's family is generous. They know when to promise, and when to pay.
Cryptic Benefactor	A nod. A wink. They will be there when you need them.
Ministry-Stamped Permit	Blank, save for its stamp. A smuggler would kill for these.
Salon-Stewed Gossip	A story so salacious it hardly matters if it’s true or not.

Villainy

These items can be sold at The Gentlemen

Possession	Description
Crimson Promise	What is a life worth? This.
Unlicensed Chart	There are courses through the cosmos which the Ministry would prefer remain untravelled.
Savage Secret	Truth is brutal; brutality, truth.
Tale of Terror	Do not share it with those of a sensitive disposition.

Passenger

Possession	Description
Fastidious Inspector	She is short and square-shouldered, in a neat black suit and polished shoes. She has important business in Port Prosper.
Short-Sighted Cryptozoologist	She's looking for something. She may not be able to see it when she finds it.
Monsieur Francois	You have removed Monsieur Francois from the Humiliated Magician's house. The cat needs to be delivered back to Polmear & Plenty's.
Settler	Eyes shining with optimism, hands trembling with trepidation.
Sky-Maddened Captain	Wrapped in blankets and confined to the brig, he can't get worse but he certainly won't recover.
The Pernickety Factor	She has very precise tastes in tea, tea houses and tea cups. She is seeking several missing colonists.
Runaway Acrobat	Bone-weary and bleary eyed, they have agreed to return to the circus.
The Half-Glass Empty	A mournful ex-convict, twisted by the Clockwork Sun into mangled glass and flesh.
Percy Blythe	Once the first captain into the High Wilderness, now a pallid host riddled with spores.
Counsellor's Daughter	With your assistance, she escaped Perdurance. She must be taken to her mother at the Serene Mausoleum.
A Workworld Runaway	They have a ticket on the New Street Line. Can you get them where they're going?
Patchwork Devil	Her mouth occupies the space where an eye should be. Her nose, prettily pointed, protrudes from one cheek. She wants to go to the Well of the Wolf, in Albion.
Royal Astronomer	After Carillon, he is quite comfortable with conditions on-board.
Rubbery Passenger	A Rubbery Man. Or Rubbery Woman? A Rubbery Person.
Abstemious Devil	Her neck is slender; her poise stiff. Her dress is stern as a governess'. She wishes to go to the Well of the Wolf.
Bedevilled Didact	"One should b-be careful what questions one asks."
'Spatchcocker' Meg	"Keep an eye out. The skies didn't never want us here."
Plucky Baroness	"Pip pip! No time to waste!"
Masked Citizen	"I'm sure everything will be fine. More absinthe?"
Amenable Host	A beautiful amnesiac with the arrogance of a Greek god. Perhaps this is the man Lord Langley seeks.
The Navigator's Friend	A terribly quiet chap, with adventurous dreams.
Grumbling Dead	They have made clear – repeatedly – that they wish to return to London. Best do it fast: their presence is an awkward reminder of mortality. It sets the crew on edge.
The Crew of the Boatman	The crew is anxious to return to the Most Serene Mausoleum – if only to get it over with.
Illuminated Archivist	He is handsome, stubborn, and his memories are not as they should be. Perhaps he is the man Lord Langley searches for.
Empyrean Hostage	An Empyreal citizen awaiting ransom. Take them to Eagle's Empyrean.
Mme. Lumière	The elderly woman has requested that you return her to New Winchester.
The Audacious Servitor	It won't stop asking questions about you, the engine, the crew.
A gaggle of Psalmists	They're bound for the White Well, in the Blue Kingdom. Your crew were quite happy to have good Christian churchfolk aboard, until they listened to the sermons.

Port Reports

Possession	Description
Port reports in The Reach
Report: Carillon	An infernally-sponsored sanatorium dedicated to improving the soul.

Albion: Most Serene Mausoleum

Possession	Description
Favour Bestowed	You are earning the tolerance of the Deathless Few.

Albion: The Floating Parliament

Possession	Description
The Will of the People	This could be the foundation of a new law.
A New Bill	Carefully written on vellum. Awaiting Royal Assent.
Key to the House of Lords	Bronze. Heavy. Slightly rusted after years of sitting in a drawer.
Key to the Victoria Tower	Rusted and chipped, it is rarely used.
Cabinet Secretary's Diary	His schedule is full. Then the events just drop off.
Royal Astronomer's Report	Its contents are likely explosive, to the handful of people able to understand it.
The Dignity of Albion Bill	It states, over the course of some three hundred tightly written pages, that the Empress may make no law without the agreement of Parliament. Nor may she refuse to respect its judgement in matters of law. A shame there is no clause in there about not shooting the messenger responsible for delivering it.

Discovery: Wells

Possession	Description
The Rite of Wrongs	You undertook a rite at Old Tom's Well. +10 Iron • -3 Hearts • -2 Mirrors • +10 You have Taken Part in a Well-Rite
The Rite of the Rack	You undertook a rite at the Well of the Wolf.
The Rite of Raving	You undertook a rite at the Well of Wonders.

Eleutheria: House of Rods and Chains

Possession	Description
Chunks of Blue Amber	A fist-sized chunk of Rubbery secretions, the colour of nostalgia and regret.
Chunks of Red Amber	A fist-sized chunk of Rubbery secretions, the colour of life and pain.
Chunks of Green Amber	A fist-sized chunk of Rubbery secretions the colour of home and loss.
Chunks of Soft Amber	A fist-sized lump of Rubbery secretions with the colour, texture and commercial worth of earwax.
Chunks of Golden Amber	A fist-sized chunk of Rubbery secretions, shining the colour of hope.
The Seal of Mr Barleycorn	A single Correspondence symbol.
The Seal of Mr Pennies	It bears its name in the Correspondence.
The Broken Seal of Mr Pennies	You have given the seal to Mr Barleycorn.
The Seal of Mr Pipes	A single Correspondence symbol.
The Broken Seal of Mr Pipes	You have given the seal to Mr Barleycorn.
The Seal of Mr Menagerie	A single Correspondence symbol.
The Broken Seal of Mr Menagerie	You have given the seal to Mr Barleycorn.

Favour

Possession	Description
The Windward Company's Gratitude	The Company pays its debts.
The Tacketies' Gratitude	The Independents hold you in some regard.
The Ministry's Gratitude	The Ministry of Public Decency finds your reports on distant ports most illuminating.
The New Street Line's Gratitude	You have assisted the New Street Line with their endeavours.
The Royal Society's Gratitude	You are currently held in some esteem. The brilliant minds of the Society have, however, short memories.
The Gratitude of the Embassy of Albion	The Embassy of Albion owes you favours.
The Porphyry Court's Gratitude	Approval from the Devils in the Toll-Tower.

Heirloom

Possession	Description
Heirloom: A Token of Vast Wealth	A Captain in your lineage retired in a condition of obscene wealth.
Heirloom: The Song of the Sky	A captain in your lineage wrote of their exploits in the Wilderness. Scholars debated its accuracy, its message, but never its merits (its merits are without question).
Heirloom: a Terrible Secret	Passed down from captain to captain, your lineage knows the hypocrisy of the heavens: that the stars are at war.
Heirloom: the Martyr-King's Cup	An extravagant cup that turned up one day on your doorstep, with an anonymous note from an admirer of your lineage. When you drink from it you can half-recall a faceless queen, and duels beneath the moon.

Miscellaneous

Possession	Description
Charred Stovepipe Nameplate	Acquired from the wreckage of a slaughtered dreadnought. Its name has been contorted by heat.
Eleutherian Mystery	Sometimes light only reveals the profoundness of the dark.
Experimental Modifications	Acquired at the Royal Society.
Invitation to Perdurance	'You are hereby cordially invited to spend a single day at the Half-Light Masque...'
Mangled Tackety Nameplate	A battered brass plate bearing the name of a Tackety vessel. It is still smoking from the force of your guns.
Plaque from a Douser Engine	The name is painted over in lampblack. The Eagle's Empyrean pays bounties for these.
Previously Impounded Goods	The Reach still relies on Albion for certain supplies.
Well-Intentioned Package	The problem with the needy is that they keep needing things. The Dazzled Sequencer earnestly believes this will help.
Blue Kingdom Snuff	A small pot of expensive smelling tobacco.
Captive Guests	The oily invertebrates writhe and squirm, pressing against the walls of their container.
Scrap of Ancient Knowledge	A sliver of hidden learning, recovered from one of the many ruined libraries that dot Eleutheria like bonfires on a beach.
Ticket for the New Street Line	The Line does not exist, but that doesn't mean it doesn't get people where they need to go.
Cantankeri Trophy	Ready for mounting at the New Somerset Hunting Club.
Chorister Bee Trophy	Ready for mounting at the New Somerset Hunting Club.
Scrive-Spinster Trophy	Ready for mounting at the New Somerset Hunting Club.
New Somerset Hunting Club Membership	Your ticket to Port Avon's most prestigious hunting club. If you live to exceedingly old age.
Caged Chorister Bee	It sings, mournfully, in its cage. Don't be fooled. Its stinger glistens, eagerly.
Contraband: Albion	It's not illegal unless you get caught with it.

Reach: Lustrum

Possession	Description
Ambiguous Shard	A jagged piece of mystery brought back from Lustrum’s caves.
A Claim on the Mountain	A small patch of the Mother of Mountains you can call your own.

Reach: Polmear and Plenty's

Possession	Description
Tickets to the Circus	ADMIT ONE, they say. They do not say what you should admit.

Reach: Port Avon

Possession	Description
The New Somerset Hunting Club	You have applied for membership.

Reach: Leadbeater and Stainrod

Possession	Description
Map of the Reserve	This will guide you in relative safety. The dangers change often. Be sure to have an up-to-date map.

Blue Kingdom

Possession	Description
The Absence of a Heart	You have left your heart in the Blue Kingdom, as surety of your return.
Testament of Salt	A document ascertaining that you are indeed ready to go forward.
Testament of Roses	A pedigree confirming the quality and authenticity of a notable soul.
Testament of the Feather	A document from a senior official in the Blue Kingdom's bureaucracy requesting a service from an official similarly senior.
Indulgence	A document permitting much. Highly valued in the bureaucracy of the Blue Kingdom, where it can bypass protocol and override precedent.
Litigator: the Cowled Loquacitor	It is willing to assist with any notarisiacal concerns.
Litigator: the Embittered Devil	He has the face of an arsonist and the breath of a blast furnace.
Litigator: the Nameless Spirit	It carries a jar containing its voice. It wears a mask. And yet it seems familiar.

Blue Kingdom: Sky Barnet

Possession	Description
Volume of Notes on the Blue Kingdom	448 pages, illustrated, with index. Bound in the leather of a spirit bull. Inaccurate.

Blue Kingdom: Death's Door

Possession	Description
The Mesmeric Orator	A jar with a sonorous, almost hypnotic voice. It is carried by a silent spirit.
The Lost Love	The spirit of a long-lost love. Outside the Blue Kingdom, she must be kept out of sight and out of starlight.
The Lost Love's Voice	A jar that holds the voice of the Lost Love, but not her soul, nor her mind.

Blue Kingdom: The White Well

Possession	Description
The Rite of Wedlock	You undertook a rite at the White Well.
The Corpse of a Priest	Quick, fetch the embalming fluid, it's beginning to thaw!

Blue Kingdom: Forge of Souls

Possession	Description
Aspect of Dominion	You have permission to use a chamber of unparalleled sovereignty in your forging.
Aspect of Incarnadine	You have permission to use a chamber of sanguine potency in your forging.
Aspect of the Hourglass	You have permission to use a chamber of chronomantic puissance in your forging.
Aspect of Verdance	You have permission to use a chamber of exquisite vitality in your forging.

Opening Narrative

Possession	Description
Black Box	Captain Whitlock ensured that this was left to you along with the Orphean, her locomotive. Her last wish was that you take it to a certain address in London, at your convenience.

Ambition: The Martyr-King's Cup

Possession	Description
The Chamberlain's Journal	A leather-bound notebook packed with dense, half-legible scrawls. It has been stained black and gold and red. It stings your eyes to look upon it.

Correspondence Sigils – Once Lost, Now Found

Possession	Description
The Wound That Saves Your Life	It quivers and burns in your vision.
The Pain Experienced at Apogee	It quivers and burns in your vision.
The Final Moment of Acceleration	It quivers and burns in your vision.
An Exchange of Burdens	It quivers and burns in your vision.
One Fateful Event that Depends on Countless Others	It quivers and burns in your vision.
The Conquest of an All-Too-Familiar Rival	It quivers and burns in your vision.
The Erroneous Assumption That There Will Be a Tomorrow	It quivers and burns in your vision.
An Old Orbit, Fondly Remembered	It quivers and burns in your vision.
A Mistake, Forged into a Triumph	It quivers and burns in your vision.
An Elaborate But Fragile Artifice	It quivers and burns in your vision.
The Revelation That Uncertainty is Itself an Answer	It quivers and burns in your vision.
Two Futures, Endlessly Circling	It quivers and burns in your vision.
To Become Fire Rather Than Be Burned	It quivers and burns in your vision.
To Assemble a Name from Scars	It quivers and burns in your vision.
The Improbable Collusion of Two Unrelated Perils	It quivers and burns in your vision.
The Imagined Contents of a Span of Time Between When an Event was Supposed to Occur, and When it Finally Did	It quivers and burns in your vision.
Writ Upon the Heavens	It quivers and burns in your vision.

Smuggling

Possession	Description
Contraband	A dangerous cargo. Beware the Revenue Men!