Far Reagents

A GUIDE TO COLLECTING USEFUL MATERIALS

Material: Sulfur
Rarity: Uncommon
Location(s): Cities and towns near volcanic and geothermally active regions.
Extraction: Easily mined in pure form or extracted from ores.
Legality: No Restrictions

Material: Ghost Quartz
Rarity: Extremely Rare
Location(s): The Spirit Rock Caverns, Ghost Port, the Isle of the Dead, or the dark elf incursion fields of Red Wash in Lachten Del.
Extraction: Must be carefully collected from its base rock matrix.
Legality: Once strictly outlawed, it has recently seen acceptance in some regions. Check local laws before open usage.

Material: Blood Steel
Rarity: Exceptionally Rare.
Location(s): The highest chances to find this material is in unscrupulous cities near meteorite crash areas,
Extraction: This material must specially crafted from very rare ingredients by a highly skilled Metal Caller.
Legality: Nearly all civilizations have outlawed its possession and use.

Material: Elven Eversteel
Rarity: Exceptionally Rare.
Location(s): Known to only be found in the largest elven cities of the world.
Extraction: This metal must be crafted and forged from rare and secretive metals by elven Metal Callers.
Legality: The distribution of Eversteel is tightly controlled by elven authorities. It cannot be sold or traded without explicit permission from the ruling body of the city.

Material: Indiglow
Rarity: Extremely rare to find for sale but can readily be made by a skilled alchemist.
Location(s): May be found in cities located near sources of Deathglow Fungus, such as the Zarici Forest, the Caverns of Everdeep, the Iceblast Pass, and the Plains of Sorrow.
Extraction: Must be extracted and refined from the Deathglow Fungus.
Legality: Classified as illegal and banned in all but the most corrupt cities.

Material: Soul Fire Ink
Rarity: Extremely rare but is quite commonly found in a number of Rau Zlo dark dwarf cities.
Location(s): Usually found near sources of Soul Fire Lichen, particularly the city of Barlang Varos.
Extraction: Extracted and refined from the Soul Fire Lichen.
Legality: Although legal in most locals, the Rau Zlo dwarves do not permit its use or possession by any nondwarves. Take precautions.

Purpose

This pamphlet was created for the purpoe of assisting the apprentices of artificers. As their jobs frequently include locating, obtaining, and the preparing of diverse special materials that would aid their masters in the creation of various magical items useful to the crown.

Document Structure

Publication Status

This pamphlet is given only to apprentice artificers that have pledged their services to the construction of magical items for the regency.

Type

Guide, Generic

Medium

Paper

Authoring Date

A few copies are created each year.