Items

Spoilers ahead. Are we okay with that, kid?

The items found in Dustborn have varying uses. Many can be gifted to the characters, while others add to the lore of the game or further its progression. They can be viewed by accessing the inventory.

Icon	Name	Description	Location(s)	Use(s)
	Fake ID	This is me, kid.	N/A
	Datakey	Our precious cargo, "retrieved" from Purity. This is our million-dollar lottery ticket.	N/A
	Strongman's Jerky	Strong-MAN's? Well, I know a strong WOMAN who'd appreciate this.	La Torre	Giftable to Sai.
	Lighter	This looks like something a certain Marilyn-fan would LOVE.	La Torre	Giftable to Noam. Later used to make a Molotov cocktail if Pax wakes Noam up in Issue 3.
	Comic book	"Justice For All! Issue #1". Is this valuable? Sounds valuable, and I know who'd KILL to get their hands on this.	La Torre	Giftable to Noam.
	Peanuts	"Are you nuts?" Well, kid? Are we?	La Torre	Giftable to Ziggy.
	Bingo! Cola	A classic. It's the worst, but it's a classic.	La Torre - Vending machine	Giftable to Theo.
	1984	It's a CLASSIC. Who cares if it's bleak?	La Torre	Giftable to Theo or Noam.
	Stolen Legacy	Not my type of literature, kid. I couldn't care less about politics.	La Torre
	Cabin key	Ziggy will NOT be pleased to know we have this.	Camp Cedar	Unlocks Ziggy's cabin.
	ME-EM cartridge	The ME-EM won't do its THING without this.	Camp Cedar
	Old photo	Sisters and BEST friends, in happier and simpler times. This is lovely.	Camp Cedar
	Necklace	I recognize this thing, I've seen the merchandise. What's its name again?	Camp Cedar	Giftable to Sai or Noam.
	Coffee	Rare and precious. Not a coffee drinker myself, but I bet I know who'd appreciate it.	Camp Cedar	Giftable to Theo.
	Effigy	Jane of the Void. In pocketable form. Not sure what to do with this?	Camp Cedar	Giftable to Ziggy.
	Harmonica	The camp ladies won't miss this. Maybe we can give it to an aspiring musician.	Camp Cedar	Giftable to Caretaker or Sol.
	Box of matches	I haven't seen matches for YEARS. They're really into setting things on fire in this country.	Nevada - Standard Energy Service Station	Used to make a Molotov cocktail, as an alternative to the lighter.
	Spray paint	Good for art, great for vandalism. Remind you of anyone, kid?	Nevada - Standard Energy Service Station	Giftable to Sai.
	Control module	A control module for automobiles. It makes the truck go VROOM. Probably.	Nevada - Standard Energy Service Station	Starts the broken truck in the garage.
	Letter for Betty	Probably full of pleasant nothings and BRAND loyalty.	Nevada - Standard Energy Service Station	Giftable to Betty.
	Liquor bottle	In our current state, this is ONLY good for starting a fire.	Nevada - Standard Energy Service Station	Used to make a Molotov cocktail.
	Molotov cocktail	"A very SPECIAL cocktail" according to Ziggy.	Nevada - Standard Energy Service Station	Used to start a fire to lure the Horned Riders.
	Metal bar	For BENDING? Don't ask me what these things are used for.	Trailer park	Used to bend a part of the metal fence.
	Tar Dude pendant	A Horned Rider must've dropped this. Despite how much we've fought them, I can admit that their accessories are pretty cool.	Trailer park - School	Giftable to Eli.
	JFK collectible card	History's most beloved president. Unfortunately also the creator of JUSTICE in its original form. Legacy is fickle. But you can count on collectible cards.	Trailer park - School	Giftable to Sol.
	Cookbook	Looks old, but not SO old that the recipes combine ingredients like ham with ingredients like gelatin. We might be able to class up our campfire dinners with this.	Trailer park - School - Library	Giftable to Caretaker.
	Robot arm	Robot appendage, library key, blunt weapon.	Trailer park - School - Library	Opens a door of the facility.
	Baseball	Ziggy and I used to spend hours hurling these things at each other as hard as we could. Good memories.	Trailer park - School	Giftable to Ziggy.
	Beyond Good and Evil	Polemical, aphoristic, and a bunch of other ten dollar words, probably. Nietzsche knew what he was doing, which makes one of us.	Trailer park - School	Giftable to Caretaker.
	President Ward collectible card	Ugh. Not sure who would want to look at this guy. But it's a COLLECTIBLE card. I HAD to grab it. The instruction's in the name.	Trailer park - School	Giftable to Sol or Sai.
	Henry & Betty	I guess we give this to the next Henry we meet? I mean, they're all the SAME.	Utah - Betty's Diner	Giftable to Henry.
	Metal bar	For BENDING? Don't ask me what these things are used for.	Abandoned mall - Outside	Used to pry open the back door of the mall.
	Bag of peanuts	Do peanuts keep for thirty years? I mean, the bag's unopened...	Abandoned mall - Vending machine(s)	Giftable to Mr. President.
	Red yarn	Good material for a knitting project?	Abandoned mall	Giftable to Theo.
	Model train	This looks nicer than your average children's toy. It might even be a collector's item.	Abandoned mall	Giftable to Theo.
	Token	There's a picture of Mall Jesus on this token.	Abandoned mall	Used to buy a bag of peanuts from a mall vending machine.
	Justice Man-O-Action	A real Man-O-Action, still in the box. Mint condition like this, it's probably worth a LOT. It's all Sai's fault that I know these things.	Abandoned mall	Giftable to Sai.
	Photo	I'm not the MOST sentimental person...but this is nice.	Abandoned mall
	Scented candles	Stuff like this always seemed too frivolous to spend money on back in Pacifica. But maybe we know someone who appreciates the finer things.	Abandoned mall	Giftable to Theo.
	Justice holiday issue	Selected for us from a derelict mall by Sai herself. But it might make a better gift for someone else.	Abandoned mall	Giftable to Noam.
	Bold Trooper cigarettes	Very AMERICAN branding. Did you know these things are bad for you?	Abandoned mall	Giftable to Noam or Sol.
	Seattle Voidwalkers jersey	Baseball used to keep me and Ziggy out of trouble. AND get us into it. I wonder if this is Ziggy's team?	Abandoned mall	Giftable to Ziggy.
	Pacifica Waves jersey	I remember seeing "Go Waves!" signs on billboards everywhere in San Francisco. We could give this to a Waves fan, if we know one.	Abandoned mall	Giftable to Theo.
	Lottie's voicebox	We're gonna need to return this.	Abandoned mall	Opens Lottie's office.
	Locket	"Mikey & Mary". We promised Henry we'd deliver this to Betty.	Colorado - Standard Energy Service Station	Giftable to GPEZ's Betty.
	Toilet key	Locking the bathroom in the first place seems like overkill.	Colorado - Standard Energy Service Station	Unlocks the station's bathroom.
	Ritz weekly	An old, kitschy gossip magazine. In case we need to know what moderately-unsuccessful celebrities were up to a decade ago.	Yellow Brick Road Motel	Giftable to Noam.
	Gloves	Seems like something a biker would wear...	Yellow Brick Road Motel - Room 1	Giftable to Eli.
	Dice	Maybe we can use these to play a game of something on the bus. Or we can give them to someone who will.	Yellow Brick Road Motel - Room 2	Giftable to Ziggy.
	Rubber duck	Cute, classic, buoyant. We couldn't leave this little guy to rot in an abandoned motel.	Yellow Brick Road Motel - Room 4	Giftable to Girl, Noam, or Sol.
	Towel	Who knows what sort of motel horrors this thing has seen? Let's drop it as soon as we can.	Yellow Brick Road Motel - Room 1	Exchange for a key in the motel office.
	Room 3 key	No one ever said finding a library was easy.	Yellow Brick Road Motel	Unlocks room 3 of the motel.
	Keychain	We know SOMEONE who'd enjoy this.	Great Plains Exclusion Zone - Betty's Diner	Giftable to Sai.
	Henry's bowtie	Who'd wear THIS? Aside from a Henry?	Great Plains Exclusion Zone - Betty's Diner	Giftable to Henry.
	Institute keycard	If the card readers still work, this might help us get where we're trying to go.	Great Plains Exclusion Zone	Opens the gate to the institute.
	Oak sapling	It's better off with US than abandoned near a dustbowl...right?	Iowa abandoned house - Outside	Giftable to Sol.
	Fuel can	This seems useful.	Iowa abandoned house - Basement	Refuels the generator in the basement to restore power to the house.
	Basement key	Let's hope this leads us somewhere useful and not to an attic haunted by various ghosts and ghouls.	Iowa abandoned house - Basement	Opens the door connecting the basement to the house hallway.
	Hamlet	Not a beach read, but we'll take what we can get. Do we know any theatrical types?	Iowa abandoned house	Giftable to Ophelia.
	mix tape	Mix includes rare K-pop tracks? We know SOMEONE who'd love this, kid.	Chicago	Giftable to Sai.
	Henry's lyrics	I should give this to the next Betty I see.	Chicago	Giftable to Betty.
	Bad Lands matchbook	If there's one thing this road trip has taught me, it's that you never know when you'll need to start a fire.	Chicago - Bar	Giftable to Sol.