Portia Museum

The Portia Museum is a building in Central Plaza that holds old world relics, crafting stations, and artwork that have been donated by people. The museum was constructed by the A&G Construction, with the assistance of the Construction Crane that the player built.

History

X3VxKQ-1- — Example of the letter announcing the museum opening

Some time after Ack's arrival to Portia, Mayor Gale had funded the building of the Portia Museum that would be situated next to the Research Center in Central Plaza. Gale commissioned the A&G Construction company to build the museum. Constructing the building required the need of a construction crane, causing Albert to commission the building of one to the player.

Albert tasked the player to build the Construction Crane, using the blueprint provided by Petra. With the Construction Crane in hand, the A&G Construction began the project that would take a week to build.

The Portia Museum was finally built and held a grand opening the following Saturday. Merlin volunteered to be the curator of the museum.

Structure and layout

The Portia Museum has numerous podiums or shelves that display unique items. These display cases can hold small, medium, or large assembled items. On the second floor, a large aquarium is located within the wall. Unique fish specimens can be donated to the aquarium.

If Player become friends with Merlin, (Four hearts), she will allow Player to rearrange objects that have already been donated and placed. To do this, walk up to the object to be moved, press F (Pickup), walk to the destination podium or shelf, and place the object down. Note that selecting and moving shelf items may require pressing T to cycle through the available shelf locations. An item may only be moved to another podium or shelf of the correct type.

Item Type	Stand Size	Main Hall	Back Room	Upstairs	Total
Small Relic	Small	0	10	5	15
Medium Relic	Medium	0	5	10	15
Large Relic	Large	2	2	3	7
Special Item Relic	Pedestal	2	2	0	4
Small Assembled Item	Small	5	0	0	5
Medium Assembled Item	Medium	18	3	0	21
Large Assembled Item	Large	1	5	0	6
Ultra Large Assembled Item	Ultra Large	0	1	0	1
Small Item Artwork	Shelf	8	0	0	8
Small Item Relic	Shelf	2	4	4	10
Small Item Exhibit Item	Shelf	0	4	0	4
Special Unknown Item	Special	1	0	0	1
Grand Totals	-	39	36	22	97

NOTE: As of Version 1.1.130102 there is a podium for an unknown Item in the middle of the Main Hall, However it is not yet usable by the player.
NOTE: The Small Item Exhibit Item^[sic] item type will accept either a Relic or Artwork Item.

Donating items

Items that have been donated cannot be returned to the donor, and each item can only be donated one time. Currently, not all assembled items can be donated. There are not enough slots for all possible donations.

Assembled items

Most items that can be crafted at the Assembly Station can be donated to the Portia Museum and occupy special spots at the front of the museum. They are referred to as Assembled Items and come in four sizes: Small, Medium, Large, and Ultra Large.

Assembly Station Assembled Items
Item	Name	Size	Reputation points
Advanced Skiver	Advanced Skiver	Medium	25
Basic Skiver	Basic Skiver	Medium	10
Blender	Blender	Medium	25
Boombox	Boombox	Medium	25
Civil Cutter	Civil Cutter	Medium	10
Civil Furnace	Civil Furnace	Medium	25
Comprehensive Cutter	Comprehensive Cutter	Medium	15
Comprehensive Grinder	Comprehensive Grinder	Medium	15
Construction Crane	Construction Crane	Large	30
Cooking Set	Cooking Set	Small	15
Dee-Dee Stop	Dee-Dee Stop	Medium	25
Electric Furnace	Electric Furnace	Medium	15
Exhaust Fan	Exhaust Fan	Large	25
Fire Powered Generator	Fire Powered Generator	Medium	25
Fish Display	Fish Display	Small	10
Grill	Grill	Medium	10
Grinder	Grinder	Medium	10
Harbor Crane	Harbor Crane	Large	25
Home Station	Home Station	Large	25
Industrial Cutter	Industrial Cutter	Medium	25
Industrial Furnace	Industrial Furnace	Medium	25
Irrigation Tower	Irrigation Tower	Medium	15
Lara Model	Lara Model	Small	10
Large Fish Tank	Large Fish Tank	Medium	20
Lift	Lift	Large	25
Lift Controls	Lift Controls	Small	25
Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker	Medium	20
Recycle Machine	Recycle Machine	Medium	20
Removable Battery	Removable Battery	Small	10
Stone Furnace	Stone Furnace	Medium	5
The Dragonfly	The Dragonfly	Ultra Large	25
The Driller	The Driller	Large	30
Water Engine	Water Engine	Medium	25
Water Storage	Water Storage	Medium	15

Relics

The majority of items that can be donated to the Portia Museum are relics, re-assembled from Relic Pieces at the Recovery Machine. They are referred to as Relics and come in five sizes: Small Item, Small, Medium, Large, and Special Item.

There are also a couple of items in the world which are considered Relics, but do not have to be re-assembled.

Relics Relics
Item	Name	Size	Reputation points
AI Model	AI Model	Large	25
Ancient Computer	Ancient Computer	Small	15
Autumn Doll	Autumn Doll	Small Item	10
Bonsai	Bonsai	Small	25
Catmaid Statue	Catmaid Statue	Large	25
Cauldron	Cauldron	Medium	20
Clay Figure: Female	Clay Figure: Female	Small	15
Clay Figure: Male	Clay Figure: Male	Small	15
Clear Sky Doll	Clear Sky Doll	Small	15
Damour Roly-Poly	Damour Roly-Poly	Small	15
Diving Helmet	Diving Helmet	Special	15
Duck on a King	Duck on a King	Medium	20
Fan Model	Fan Model	Medium	10
Fish Sub	Fish Sub	Special	20
Fortune Cat	Fortune Cat	Medium	20
French Horn	French Horn	Small Item	10
Galloping Horse	Galloping Horse	Special	25
Goddess Statue	Goddess Statue	Large	25
Incredible Mandy	Incredible Mandy	Medium	20
Joystick	Joystick	Small Item	10
Keypad	Keypad	Small Item	10
Magic Lamp	Magic Lamp	Small Item	20
Monster Toy	Monster Toy	Small Item	15
Monument Model	Monument Model	Large	25
Old Talker	Old Talker	Small	20
Old Thermos	Old Thermos	Small Item	10
Owl Clock	Owl Clock	Small Item	25
Performance Center Model	Performance Center Model	Medium	25
Piano	Piano	Medium	25
Plane Model	Plane Model	Large	25
Porcelain Waterholder	Porcelain Waterholder	Small	15
Power Lamp	Power Lamp	Small	15
Printing Press	Printing Press	Medium	25
Rocket Model	Rocket Model	Medium	20
Sailboat Model	Sailboat Model	Medium	20
Sculpted Lion	Sculpted Lion	Large	25
Ship in a Bottle	Ship in a Bottle	Small	15
Soldier with Axe	Soldier with Axe	Medium	25
Soldier with Blade	Soldier with Blade	Medium	25
Soldier with Lance	Soldier with Lance	Medium	25
Soldier with Scepter	Soldier with Scepter	Medium	25
Sphere Trophy	Sphere Trophy	Small	15
Spring Doll	Spring Doll	Small Item	10
Summer Doll	Summer Doll	Small Item	10
Sunny Side	Sunny Side	Small	25
The Thinking Can	The Thinking Can	Large	20
Typewriter	Typewriter	Small	15
Vending Machine	Vending Machine	Large	30
Vinyl Record Player	Vinyl Record Player	Small	15
Washing Machine	Washing Machine	Medium	10
Water Cooler	Water Cooler	Medium	10
Weird Glass Jar	Weird Glass Jar	Small	20
Welding Helmet	Welding Helmet	Special	15
Winter Doll	Winter Doll	Small Item	10

Artwork

The Portia Museum also accepts a number of books and paintings as Small Item Artwork.

Artwork
Item	Name	Size	Reputation points
Busy Farm	Busy Farm	Small	10
Cooking Master	Cooking Master	Small	10
Heart Knot	Heart Knot	Small	10
Journey from the East	Journey to the East	Small	10
Painting: Distant Mountains	Painting: Distant Mountains	Small	10
Painting: Girl	Painting: Girl	Small	10
Painting: Redstone	Painting: Redstone	Small	10
Painting: Street	Painting: Street	Small	10
Painting: The Lonely Windmill	Painting: The Lonely Windmill	Small	10

Rewards

After donating a certain number of items, the player can collect item rewards from a small table at the front of the Portia Museum. All items count equally toward the reward, except fish, which do not count.

Donation rewards
Number of donations	Reward
3	Small Waste Bin Small Waste Bin
5	Magician's Hat Magician's Hat
10	Recovery Machine Recovery Machine
20	Colorful Hat Colorful Hat
30	Safety Box (Book) Safety Box
40	Square Table Cushioned Couch
50	Marble Flower Bed Marble Flower Bed
60	Mini Bowling Alley (Diagram) Mini Bowling Alley

Relic Pieces Exchange

The Relic Pieces Exchange is located to the right of the counter near the stairs on a blue noticeboard marked with a broken relic icon .

By interacting with the Relic Pieces Exchange board the player can instantaneously exchange relic pieces with the citizens of Portia. Some people may simply ask for another relic piece, others may ask for Gols. The requested relic piece has to be in the player's inventory to be traded.

The requests on the board refresh every Sunday. Up to four requests are posted, and there is a time limit for each request ranging from a day to 4 days. Completing a request earns the player 10 or 30 Relationship points with the character who posted it.

Aquarium

The Aquarium is a large fish tank located on the second floor. Initially the Aquarium is empty, but it will fill up with the different types of fish species as the player donates them.

Each species can only be donated once, but the player can donate common, emperor, and king fish species. The player can donate the common fish first, followed by the emperor fish to replace it, then the king fish to replace either of the former, or donate the king or emperor fish first without needing the common fish; however, the player cannot replace a more rare fish with a more common fish.

To donate a fish to the Aquarium, place the fish on the hot bar, and hold it while approaching the face of the Aquarium. The prompt to Observe will then include Put in, and selecting that option will add the fish (if it hasn't already been added).

Rewards

Upon donating all the normal fish, Merlin will send the player a Salted Fish Sword.
Upon donating all the emperor fish, Merlin will send the player the Master Fishing Rod.
Upon donating all the king fish, Merlin will send the player a Crystal Fish Tank.

If a higher tier of fish donation is completed before the less rare fish donation, Merlin sends the player all rewards earned simultaneously.

Fish Species Collection
Banner Fish Golden Salmon Catfish Firefish Blade Fish Bubblefish Frog Fish Koi Fish Gladiator Fish Lantern Fish Goliath Wise Fish Blue Mackerel
Donating an emperor or king versions of a fish will replace the more common tiers of fish, but not vice versa.

Trivia

As of version 2.0.134241:

There is sufficient space to display all but: one Medium Assembled Item, one Large Relic, and one Medium Relic.
There is extra space to fit an additional two new items of the Small Item Relic or Small Item Artwork type.
The maximum number of ⁠⁠ Reputation Points the Player can earn from Item donations is 1,710.