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Items, flags and names this tab adds

Quest props have no catalogue row; the Items and Economy tab's section 3.6 points here for them. Each is held as item.<id> while carried.

Regions 1–4, the Ring and caravans

Quest props (no catalogue row; for the items tab's "Key and quest items" table). Each is held as item.<id> while carried.

IdNameUse
choir_noteFolded NoteThe Still Choir monk's note in mirrored hand-signs; read at Hushfold (side_drowned_choir).
dorrit_crateDorrit's CrateThree of Dorrit's lost crates, carried back from the fen (side_dorrit_cargo).
shard_crateAmber-Sealed CrateThe crate not on Dorrit's list: warp-shards packed in reed (side_dorrit_cargo).
spare_wheelSpare Wagon WheelRolled up the ridge road to Jory's wagon (side_first_job).
courier_letterTeague's LetterWen's letter in the lost courier's satchel (side_quiet_courier).
ness_ribbonNess's RibbonTied at the last ribbon post if Ness didn't make it (side_outrider_ribbon).
grain_tithe_noteWarden Grain NoteThe terms that came with the Greenvault grain (side_valley_grain).
letter_unsignedUnsigned LetterOndine's seasonal letter in the Shattered world (side_twinhold_letters).
ledger_pageLedger PageHale's marked page naming the stilled fold (side_other_stillings).
records_copyCopy of the RecordsFive copies of the Hour Stair records, one per seat (side_reading_records; stacks to 5).

Reused, already in the walkthroughs or canon: hymn_page (key item, canon), wen_letter, waymaker_ribbon, rope, dry_boots, fragment_squall, prism_snare_half_triangle, wyrm_plate. Catalogue items given as rewards: still_water_locket, reed_band, still_water, eel_pie, honey_bread, ward_chalk, facet_token, waymaker_band, windbreak_coat, warden_band, breath_tonic, hour_sand.

New flag families

New encounter ids, all built from bestiary enemies: square_night_glints, weir_glints (region 1); fork_frost_glints (region 2); valley_thorn_warden, far_hand_glints, decay_warp (region 3); fold_glints, thirteenth_hour (region 4); ring_card_cadet, ring_card_duellist, ring_card_waymaker, ring_court_cadet, ring_court_duellist, ring_ulla (the Ring, using the six new named opponents above).

New boards: truce_board, twinhold_board_near, twinhold_board_far, caravan_board, ring_card. New markers: Event_truce_board, Mark_harl, Mark_nell, Mark_dorrit, Fen_1–Fen_4, Event_deep_glyphs, Event_nave, Event_weir, Ribbon_1–Ribbon_3, Event_stranded_wagon, Event_last_camp, Event_courier_ravine, Mark_hesper, Event_meadow, Event_roofs_1–_3, Mark_ise, Event_arch, Event_undercroft, Event_stilled_fold, Event_thirteenth_frame, Event_second_pool.

New characters (ids): Garrick Lisle (garrick, Warden drill-master), Quartermaster Rell (rell), Watch-captain Orme (orme), Wick (wick, a roofer's boy), Clerk Amsel (amsel), Hesper (hesper, a Waymaker windmiller), Brother Teague (teague, a Choir courier), Abner Coll (abner, the stilled shepherd), and the Ring's Cadet Orrin Tey (orrin), Ketter (ketter) and Faye Linnet (faye). Existing characters get these ids here: old_pim (the Hour Stair bell-ringer) and jory (the Act 1 drover, renamed from Pim in VEL-63).

Regions 5–8 and glyph hunts

Quest props and key items

Catalogue items are used wherever one fits. These are new, and all are key items unless noted.

IdNameUse
bevel_lash_half_lineBevel Lash: the LineThe straight-stroke half (Vault haul, or Ottie's shard). Canon names the halves but no id existed.
bevel_lash_half_triangleBevel Lash: the TriangleHeld only if the player chips it out (The Triangle Past the Corran Road), for relearning.
fragment_crown_surgeCrown Surge (stolen)Sold by Vey. Learn or relearn Crown Surge (warp-born, so this is the only item form).
fragment_hastenHasten (stolen)Sold by Vey. The fallen road's Hasten (walkthrough-act-3.md, scene 6.3).
sorrel_ledgerSorrel's LedgerNo More Seals: the unbinder's list of people who couldn't pay.
hoard_sackSack of Stolen GlyphsThe Hoard: handed to Vey, given back or tipped out. A quest prop, never sold.
dig_tallyQuicksilver Tally SlateThe Quicksilver Dig: the diggers' slate of buyers, both sides.
culet_mapMap of the Pane's CracksThe Cache-Mark: Iver's cut's map, drawn from underneath.
records_copyCopies of the Hour Stair RecordsReading the Records: one per seat.
pane_chartChart of the PiecesThe Pieces of the Pane: filled in piece by piece.
letter_unsignedAn Unsigned LetterShattered world: Ondine's seasonal letter naming a failed warp; opens a hunt.

Catalogue items these quests hand out: sigil_pendant, shard_cuff, amber_cuff, warden_band, shard_cord, still_water, honey_bread, eel_pie, ward_chalk (spent), raw_amber, mirror_grit, glint_quicksilver, glyph_dust, facet_token, and the canon's unique split_glyph_band and key hymn_page.

New encounters (built from bestiary enemies)

freed_caster (hollow_cut); freed_glints (4 glint + glint_brute); saltglass_glints (3 stilled_glint + 2 shard_glint); rim_cutters (2 culet_cutter); split_cut (hollow_cut + 2 culet_cutter); wagon_glints_strong (inner_glints + glint_brute); the hunt set hunt_guardian_<region> (eight, table above), hunt_rival_hunters, hunt_menders, hunt_spill. Everything else uses existing bestiary or walkthrough ids.

New flag families

Notes for the Lead

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