Alchemy in Dark Swords allows extensive opportunities to modifying the weapon and equipment, creating elixirs, and other processes. Most of these processes are done with the help of a recipe - a scroll which lists the required components and the end result. The recipe itself, in most of the cases, is also a part of the alchemical process. Main places for any alchemist can be considered Scribe shops, where recipes can be bought, and Laboratories, where the alchemical work is done/
You can read the contents of the scroll by right-clickign on it in the inventory, and selecting the "Read" option. To complete the alchemical reaction, you need to open the laboratory window, then place the required amount of items on the laboratory table, set the correct amount of recipes you want to make, while all required items must be in character's inventory. After that, all you need to do is click the "Brew" button, and if all the components are present and available, you will get the end desired result. It has to be noted that some of the recipes are quite complicated and require multiple specific items. Below is a list of such items.
Elixirs of main spells.
Regular positive effects, which are studied in the Guild of Enchanters (and others), as well as other spells can be represented by appropriate elixirs. These elixirs are made from different herbs, which can be grown or gathered. More about the recipes and herb gathering can be found in the Items : Herbs sections, and herb growing can be found in Articles : Agricultute. Required recipes to make the elixirs are sold in the Ruby Mine Scribe Shop.
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Genetical modifiers.
Genetical modifiers of several basic spells can be represented by elixirs. The elixirs are made from plants which are generally frown by players. More information about properties of these elixirs can be found in the Articles : Genetics, information about recipes can be foudn in Items : Herbs, about growing plants in Articles : Agriculture. Required items to make these elixirs are sold in Scribe shop in Highlanders Village.
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City runes.
City runes are the middle step of making teleports. Runes are determined by size - small and large, according to the city which it belongs to: Arkijah, Ruby Fortress, Black Town, Everspring Town. Base ingredients to make runes are remains of monsters, which can be bought in scribe shops of appropriate cities. You can see the description of the recipes at Items : Recipes.
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Teleports.
Teleports to cities: Arkijah, Seastone, Ruby Fortress, Black Town, Everspring Town can be created by using the runes of appropriate cities and the recipes which can be bought in the scribe shops of appropriate cities. Description of recipes can be found at Items : Recipes.
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Antidote and tranquilizer.
Two main battle elixirs: Tranquilizer - gives the enemy a debuff, which will stop enemy from fleeing the battle (main recipe, alternative recipe); Antidote - removes the tranquilizer effect from the character с персонажа действие транквилизации (main recipe, alternative). Main recipes can be bought in Scribe shop in Flame river, alternative - in Scribe shop in Highlanders village.
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Runes of death.
Runes of death are an intermediate step in creating special elixirs. There are three known runes of death: First, Second, and Third. Base material for the runes are the remains of monsters, and the recipes can be bought in scribe shop in Flame river. Description of recipes can be found at Items : Recipes.
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Special Elixirs.
Returners are considered special items which are created with the runes of death. This elixir returns the body of the player to them (returner recipe); corpse unblocker - three types for each element, which remove the blocking of corpse with magic (unblocking with fire, frost, and lightning); magical cloud sphere, which does no allow to locate the character with magical mirrors and compases (sphere recipe). Scrolls with the recipes can be found in Scribe shops in Flame River.
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Keys.
Some places in Dark Swords have restricted access and you can get there only if you have the appropriate key. The recipes for these keys are on sale in different scribe shops. To make them, usually, you will need remains of monsters. Description of the recipes can be found at Items: Recipes.
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Grindstones and catalysts.
Grindstones increase physical damage against monsters, and catalysts increase magical damage by 2x. By killing monsters, besides trophies, you can receive different items such as stones, rags, metals, gems. They are used to create the grindstones and catalysts. Recipes to create them can be obtained only by killing unique monsters. More about these recipes and classes of attack enhancers can be found at Items: Grindstones and catalysts.
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Soups.
The fish which can be caught, can be used to make several useful elixirs: Delicious fish broth, Shamanic soup, Hunters soup, Renewal soup. Description of the fishing and these elixirs, as well as shops where recipes can be bough can be found at Articles: Fishing.
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