Editing Hinterland Scrip

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{{Object|image1=Currency3_copper.png|caption1=|location=[[The Hinterlands]]<br>[[London]]|related=[[The Great Hellbound Railway]]}}<blockquote>''"The Ministry of the Upper River asserts the right to assign land to applicants under suitable conditions. It claims to have mapped all the territory between London and Hell. It will not, however, exhibit or sell its maps; and you know from experience that the land itself does not lie down long enough to be easily surveyed. And the back of each piece of Scrip depicts just a fragment of the landscape, none alike."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Explore_the_cartographical_meaning_of_Hinterland_Scrip|Explore the cartographical meaning of Hinterland Scrip|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>

While Scrip may appear to be mere paper,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Explore_the_cartographical_meaning_of_Hinterland_Scrip|Explore the cartographical meaning of Hinterland Scrip|Fallen London|}} ''"Are these bills anything but scrap paper [...]"''</ref> there is more to this currency than meets the eye. Each bill depicts a part of the Hinterlands' landscape; no two are alike.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Explore_the_cartographical_meaning_of_Hinterland_Scrip|Explore the cartographical meaning of Hinterland Scrip|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the back of each piece of Scrip depicts just a fragment of the landscape, none alike."''</ref> When placed together like a puzzle, they do not produce a meaningful map, but rather a distorted, seemingly [[Parabolan]] one.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Conclude_your_study_of_Hinterland_Scrip|Conclude your study of Hinterland Scrip|Fallen London|}} ''"Laid edge to edge, they do not make up a whole map, and certainly not one with [...] meaning. [...] the representation is distorted, Parabolan."''</ref> When arranged in certain ways, however, they may depict images meant to entice the bearer.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Laboratory_Services_from_the_Percipient_Cricketer|Laboratory Services from the Percipient Cricketer|Fallen London|}} ''"She lays out [...] Scrip on the table like the pieces of a puzzle. [...] the configurations do change what they mean. [...] this arrangement is promising adventure to monster-hunters. [...] if I switch these two bills, [...] Escape from London." It all sounds fanciful. You can't quite see it yourself."''</ref> In fact, Hinterland Scrip has an almost hypnotic effect on those who obtain it, compelling them to explore and develop the Hinterlands in whichever way they may prefer.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Get_her_opinion_on_your_research|Get her opinion on your research|Fallen London|}} ''""These do have some effect on the owner," [...] I find myself wanting to build a satellite lab in Jericho. Take it away, please.""''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_for_her_special_expertise_on_this_project_250|Ask for her special expertise on this project 250|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] "An effect on the owner, resulting from its substance and design. It's meant to lure you into the Hinterland. [...] the longer you handle it, [...] the more you have, the more land you want up river?" [...] the Numismatrix has started to talk about getting an estate up somewhere past the Evenlode. "Something small, of course," [...]"''</ref> This property appears to be the design of the Ministry's owners; namely, one or more of the [[Masters of the Bazaar]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Conclude_your_study_of_Hinterland_Scrip|Conclude your study of Hinterland Scrip|Fallen London|}} ''"A lure, [...] and likely not made by an ordinary human bureaucrat. There's a Master behind the Ministry of the Upper River; perhaps more than one."''</ref>