Chimes

Chimes are a currency used in the closed market on Waiko. They can be received by trading in resources such as bamboo, tarpon, and wushrooms. Chimes earned in this way cannot be transferred to Player-owned ports, but they can be used to purchase ports resources, which can be used there. Chimes can also be found on the uncharted isles.

A maximum of 20,000 chimes can be earned per day through trade, although this can be upgraded twice via the Waiko Reward Shop, increasing the cap by 5,000 each time.

Increasing output
Chimes earned can be increased by the following:
 * Upgrading Commodity sell price (see Chimes per commodity)
 * Augmented tools with Honed and Polishing perks (only bamboo and fish below sillago)
 * Using any Shark outfit (only fishing) or Golem outfit (only mining)
 * Any tier of Call of the sea, Lumberjack, Quarrymaster or Tracker auras (for each respective activity)
 * Perfect plus potion (or respective perfect woodcutting/fishing juju potions)
 * Wearing a Modified sous chef's toque and using a portable range while processing fish oil and cooking gumbo/soup

Bamboo
Players with level 90+ Woodcutting may decide to use a beaver familiar to increase the rate of bamboo collection and the Polishing perk for the chance of increased chimes per bamboo.

You can then either sell the bamboo to Zhuka, although this is not advised as you will only get one chime per bamboo. With level 96 Fletching, you can turn five piles of bamboo into a bundle, which can be sold to her for 10 chimes each. It is recommended to bundle it, even if you do not have the required level, as it is assistable and effectively turns each pile of bamboo into 2 chimes each.

Bamboo can also be found on the Uncharted Isles, although the player should not cut there unless it is very close to the boat. Golden Bamboo can also be found, which requires level 96 Woodcutting rather then the usual 90. Two piles of golden bamboo are needed to turn it into a bundle of bamboo.

Tarpon fishing
Players with level 90+ Fishing may consider using Summoning familiars such as a granite lobster and Perfect juju fishing potions or Perfect plus potions to increase the rate of raw tarpon fishing. Since no additional chimes may be earned from cooking tarpon into fish oil (would require 91 Cooking), one may decide to sell them directly to Fish Oil Sales for chimes.

Whale's Maw fishing
For players with level 92+ Fishing, quicker chime-collecting via fishing can be accessed if the bank depository is unlocked on Whale's Maw and the player banks the raw seerfish and sillago, then later converting them into fish oil (requiring 91 Cooking) on any range or fire.

It is advised to cook the fish at portable ranges as it can occasionally double fish oil production, increasing profits. Cooking gauntlets are encouraged to limit the chances of burning the fish, destroying profits.

Tortles
On Whale's Maw, there is a hunting area on the west side that can be used to easily hunt regular tortles with level 90+ Hunter. However, both regular and ornate tortles can be found on the Uncharted Isles. You will only need to buy five tortle traps, which can be received free from Reggie. The tortle chippings stack up, allowing the player to stay there indefinitely. If there are too many people hunting at Whale's Maw, it is advised to either hop to another world or simply search for tortles in the Uncharted Isles. A single chime will occasionally be unearthed by tortles while checking traps.

Crafting the chippings (level 91 Crafting) is recommended as you will get more chimes from the resulting bowl compared to selling the chippings alone.

Crablets
Crablets can only be found on Uncharted Isles, from salty, alaea, and idol crablets.

The resulting salt can then be sold to Yi Yan (salt merchant) for chimes, or used for arc gumbos or soup.

Wobbegongs
Fishing spots for wobbegongs (requiring 96 Fishing) can only be found on the Uncharted Isles. At 96 Cooking, two wobbegongs can be converted into one wobbegong oil, which can be sold to Waiko's Fish Oil Sales for Chimes.

It is advised to cook the wobbegongs (level 96 Cooking) at portable ranges as it can occasionally double wobbegong oil production, increasing profits. Cooking gauntlets are advised to limit the chances of burning wobbegong.

Arc gumbo and shark soup
Arc gumbo and shark soup gives a little more chimes when previous resources are combined when in hand. By Cooking the value can be increased even further, especially when done on a portable range for the chance of duplicate soups.

Soups are not a recommended goal for collecting chimes as the cost of travelling to uncharted isles is greater than the higher chimes rate, although if you already have to pay the supplies cost to collect driftwood or Taijitu then all resources on the islands become worthwhile.

Contracts
If the player cannot or does not want to cut bamboo or fish for tarpon, they may also complete contracts. Talk to Sojobo on Waiko, Hubbub on Whale's Maw, or Lin on Aminishi to obtain a contract. The contract may require the player to kill Acolytes of Seiryu, hunt tortles, chop bamboo, or fish. Once the contract is completed, it must be handed back to its respective master on the beach to get chimes and experience. Only 3 contracts can be completed a day, which can be upgraded four times, allowing one additional contract each.

Miniquests
The following amount of chimes and materials is awarded for doing the set of miniquests:


 * Flag Fall: 500 chimes
 * Head of the Family: 1,000 chimes, 30 fish oil, 4 bundle of bamboo
 * Spiritual Enlightenment: 250 chimes
 * Jed Hunter: 2,000 chimes

Actual profit may vary, as you are required to visit Uncharted Isles several times.

Exchange
Chimes can be exchanged for gold coins at a very low exchange rate, by buying Ancestral energy at the Power of the Ancestors shop run by Halia (divine merchant) on The Islands That Once Were Turtles. The ancestral energy can be used to make Divine charges which can be sold on the Grand Exchange. Since making divine charges is irreversible, this cannot be used in the other direction to get chimes from gold coins.

Chimes per commodity
Resources gathered in the Arc can be sold for chimes in Waiko market area. Following is the table showing how many chimes per commodity can be earned. Unlocking Commodity sell price can be upgraded twice and increases the chimes earned by 11% each.

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