Alchemy dyes

Colored dyes can be made through the General Alchemy subskill of Alchemy. These formulas were released on 09/16/08 as part of Alchemy Phase II.

Colors Available
Dye Base	Dye Additive	Red	Orange & Yellow	Green	Blue	Pink & Purple	Brown	Monochrome
Translucent	Brilliant	Cranberry red	Bright yellow	Dark green	Azure	Amethyst violet	Brown	Grey
Limpid	Glimmering	Dark red	Chartreuse yellow	Emerald green	Cerulean blue	Pink	Tan	Silvery
Clear	Glittering	Light red	Golden	Light green	Cobalt blue	Purple	Tawny brown	Slate grey
	Glowing	Ruby red	Goldenrod yellow	Olivine	Dark blue	Rainbow	Coppery	Cream white
	Radiant	Scarlet	Honey yellow		Indigo	Rosy pink		White
	Shimmering		Light ginger		Lavender blue			Black
	Shining		Orange		Light blue
	Sparkling		Pale yellow		Periwinkle blue
					Sapphire blue
					Turquoise blue

Some of the colors are independent from those available in the Dyer's tents; others overlap. This is an oversight that will eventually be resolved with the removal of any alchemy color from the dyer's tents. For most formulas, it is faster and less expensive to purchase the dyes in the tent than to make these dyes.

Example:

You pour a few test drops of white vial of dye on your leather tome. The results are good, and you can tell the dye will transform it into a cream white leather tome if you poured some more on it.

>pour my dye on my tome
You pour your white vial of dye on your leather tome, completely coating the item. The liquid soon dries, leaving you with a cream white leather tome.
That was the last of the dye.

>tap tome
You tap a cream white leather tome, which is in your right hand.

The item will retain the material it INSPECTs as.

If the item is scripted or otherwise special and will not take the dye; it will run off during the initial pour. The dye will not be wasted.

Alteration Rules

Some of the additives create colors that are typically against alteration rules.

Glowing scenarios

1. Player A has "a glowing vermilion dye" and presents a dyeable item to a merchant and requests the item's color be glowing vermilion. The GM can do this. Whether or not they will depends on the particular merchant, of course, because some merchants might be anti-magical or whatever and not feel they can. That's an IC stance for a merchant. From a rules stance, this would be allowable and if that merchant denied it ICly, you can still go elsewhere and get it done.
2. Player A has the same dye and item but wants the color to be glowing viridian. The GM cannot do this. The color you dye it must be the color of the dye you provide. From a rules stance, this is disallowed and going elsewhere to get it done would be considered inappropriate merchant hunting.
3. Player A has "a glowing vermilion vultite sword" and presents it to the merchant, requesting only that the word vermilion be changed to viridian. The GM cannot do this. From a rules stance, this is disallowed and going elsewhere to get it done would be considered inappropriate merchant hunting.
4. Player A has the same sword and the same request, but also has "a glowing viridian dye". The GM can do this. From a rules stance, this would be allowable and if that merchant denied it ICly, you can still go elsewhere and get it done.
5. Player A has "a glowing green dye" and would like "a glowing viridian vultite sword". The GM can do this. From a rules stance, this would be allowable and if that merchant denied it ICly, you can still go elsewhere and get it done.

Rationale

Glowing is inherently magical, by our definitions, and thus requires certain circumstances for a sustained glow on an item. Creating a dye under the alchemy system is one of those circumstances and therefore, we will definitely allow our GMs to work with supplied dyes, but only in the color supplied - since the color is a part of the alchemical dye recipe. Otherwise, a savvy player could figure out the easiest and cheapest glowing dye to make, make it in quantity, sell it or dye lots of items with it, and then have merchants change that "glowing ochre" to "glowing chartreuse" and "glowing viridian" and "glowing cerulean" and so on and so forth. This devalues the alchemy process for dyes and circumvents the glowing alteration rules.

The alternative is to step back away from altering with the alchemy dyes entirely, which we had allowed based on player request. I know we don't want to stop working with the supplied dyes, but we will have to work within the rules. If you bring a glowing dye of whatever color you want, as long as the merchant wants to and the item can be dyed, we'll do it, whereas before, we couldn't. This is a positive move forward, and having to supply the color you want dyed is a logical requirement given the exception to the altering rules that is being made.

Dye Bases

Translucent dye base

Translucent dye base is the base that all simple dye recipes will start with. It needs to be made in order to make any of the simple colored dyes.

This recipe is learned at rank 2 in General Alchemy.

1. Add Water
2. Add 2 doses of ground murdroot
3. Add Ayanad crystal
4. Simmer

Limpid dye base

Limpid dye base is the base that the more complicated dye recipes will start with. It needs to be made in order to make any of the more complicated colored dyes.

This recipe is learned at rank 24 in General Alchemy.

1. Add Water
2. Add 2 doses of ground murdroot
3. Add powdered lump of grey ambergris
4. Boil
5. Add S'ayanad crystal
6. Add glowing mineral water
7. Simmer

Clear dye base

Clear dye base is the base that the most complicated dye formulas and the dye additives will start with. It needs to be made in order to make any of the most complicated colored dyes or additives.

This recipe is learned at rank 54 of general alchemy.

Grey ambergris version	Waxy grey caederine version
Add water Add 4 doses of ground murdroot Add powdered lump of grey ambergris Boil Add 2 doses of t'ayanad crystal Add farlook vitreous humor Infuse mana	Add water Add 4 doses of ground murdroot Add 2 doses of t'ayanad crystal Simmer Add powdered waxy grey caederine Add s'ayanad crystal Boil Add farlook vitreous humor Infuse mana

Dye Additives

Brilliant dye additive

The formula for brilliant dye additive was learned in the Library; no rank information is known.

To create a brilliant dye, pour the brilliant dye additive in the completed dye. Both adjectives are combined (e.g. "a glittering light red vial of dye"). The dyed item will also have both adjectives

>pour add in my dye
You pour the additive into your green vial of dye. As the two substances blend together, the dye slowly transforms into a brilliant green vial of dye.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add powdered waxy grey caederine
3. Boil
4. Add 3 doses of ground sponge mushroom
5. Simmer
6. Add powdered uncut star-of-Tamzyrr diamond
7. Channel

Glimmering dye additive

The formula for glimmering dye additive was found on a parchment; no rank information is known.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add powdered waxy grey caederine
3. Boil
4. Add fetid black slime
5. Simmer
6. Add powdered uncut maernstrike diamond
7. Channel

Glittering dye additive

The formula for glittering dye additive was found on a parchment; no rank information is known.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add powdered waxy grey caederine
3. Boil
4. Add mass of congealed slime
5. Simmer
6. Add powdered blue diamond
7. Channel

Glowing dye additive

Glowing dye additive can be made by alchemists with 54 ranks in General Alchemy.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add powdered waxy grey caederine
3. Boil
4. Add 3 doses of ground green lichen
5. Simmer
6. Add powdered uncut diamond
7. Channel

Radiant dye additive

The formula for radiant dye additive can be made by alchemists with 58 ranks in General Alchemy.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add powdered waxy grey caederine
3. Boil
4. Add 2 doses of ground wyrm thorn
5. Simmer
6. Add powdered clear glimaerstone
7. Add powdered dragon's-tear diamond
8. Channel

Shimmering dye additive

The formula for shimmering dye additive was found in the Library; no rank information is known.

Additionally, this formula was incomplete when found. Based on the other additive formulas, it is hypothesized that the missing step is a Simmer.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add powdered waxy grey caederine
3. Boil
4. Add 2 doses of ground petrified shadowstalk
5. Possibly Simmer -- this step was smudged when the formula was discovered
6. Add powdered uncut diamond
7. Add 3 doses of powdered shimmertine shard
8. Channel

Shining dye additive

The formula for shining dye additive was found in the Library; no rank information is known.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add powdered waxy grey caederine
3. Boil
4. Add 2 doses of ground bloodthorn stem
5. Simmer
6. Add powdered yellow hyacinth
7. Add powdered uncut maernstrike diamond
8. Channel

Sparkling dye additive

The formula for sparkling dye additive was found in the Library; no rank information is known.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add powdered waxy grey caederine
3. Boil
4. Add 2 doses of ground bone mushroom
5. Simmer
6. Add powdered dragon's-tear diamond
7. Channel

Dyes

Amethyst violet dye

The amethyst violet dye can be poured onto objects to make them amethyst violet.

This color is a unique shade not available in the Dyer's tents, though amethyst purple is available.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add 5 doses of mashed purple poppy
3. Simmer
4. Add 3 doses of powdered deep purple amethyst
5. Boil

Azure dye

The azure dye can be poured onto objects to make them azure.

This color is a unique shade not available in the Dyer's tents, though azure blue is available.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add 2 doses of ground valerian root
3. Add 2 doses of ground woad leaves
4. Simmer
5. Add 2 doses of powdered blue spinel
6. Boil

Black dye

The black dye can be poured onto objects to make them black.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

It is learned at rank 2 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add ground alder bark
3. Simmer

Bright yellow dye

The bright yellow dye can be poured onto objects to make them bright yellow.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

It is learned at rank 5 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add mashed gorse
3. Simmer

Brown dye

The brown dye can be poured onto objects to make them brown.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

It is learned at rank 2 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add powdered walnut
3. Simmer

Chartreuse yellow dye

The chartreuse yellow dye dye can be poured onto objects to make them chartreuse yellow.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 24 of General Alchemy.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add 1 dose of mashed white hydrangea
3. Add 1 dose of ground valerian root
4. Simmer
5. Add 1 dose of powdered yellow jade
6. Boil

Cerulean blue dye

The cerulean blue dye can be poured onto objects to make them cerulean blue.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 24 of General Alchemy.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add 2 doses of mashed yellow clover
3. Add 2 doses of ground woad leaves
4. Simmer
5. Add 2 doses of powdered blue lapis lazuli
6. Boil

Cobalt blue dye

The cobalt blue dye can be poured onto objects to make them cobalt blue.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 24 of General Alchemy.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add 2 doses of ground woad leaves
3. Add 2 doses of ground alder bark
4. Simmer
5. Add two doses of powdered blue lapis lazuli
6. Boil

Coppery dye

The coppery dye can be poured onto objects to make them coppery.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

The formula was discovered in the Library, so no rank information is available.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add 5 doses of mashed coppery rain lily
3. Simmer
4. Add powdered copper fang
5. Boil

Cranberry red dye

The cranberry red dye can be poured onto objects to make them cranberry red.

This is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 24 of General Alchemy.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add mashed red cranberry
3. Simmer

Cream white dye

The cream white dye can be poured onto objects to make them cream white.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 4 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add ground longgrass
3. Simmer

Dark blue dye

The dark blue dye can be poured onto objects to make them dark blue.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 2 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add mashed bluebells
3. Simmer

Dark green dye

The Dark green dye can be poured onto objects to make them dark green.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

It is learned at rank 2 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add ground blackened moss
3. Simmer

Dark red dye

The dark red dye can be poured onto objects to make them dark red.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 2 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add ground oxblood lily
3. Simmer

Emerald green dye

The emerald green dye can be poured onto objects to make them emerald green.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula was discovered in the Library; no rank information is available.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add 2 doses of ground green fungus
3. Simmer
4. Add powdered uncut emerald
5. Boil

Golden dye

The golden dye can be poured onto objects to make them golden.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula was discovered in the Library; no rank information is available.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add 5 doses of mashed flaeshorn berry
3. Simmer
4. Add 3 doses of pinch of gold dust
5. Boil

Goldenrod yellow dye

The goldenrod yellow dye can be poured onto objects to make them goldenrod yellow.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add mashed goldenrod
3. Simmer

Grey dye

The grey dye can be poured onto objects to make them grey.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 7 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add mashed alligator lily
3. Simmer

Honey yellow dye

The honey yellow dye can be poured onto objects to make them honey yellow.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 24 of General Alchemy.

Indigo dye

The indigo dye can be poured onto objects to make them indigo.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula was learned in the Library; no rank information is known.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add mashed sprig of wild lilac
3. Add ground woad leaves
4. Simmer

Lavender blue dye

The lavender blue dye can be poured onto objects to make them lavender blue.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 4 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add powdered purple-cap cowrie
3. Boil

Light blue dye

The light blue dye can be poured onto objects to make them light blue.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

It is learned at rank 2 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add ground woad leaves
3. Simmer

Light ginger dye

The light ginger dye can be poured onto objects to make them light ginger.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula was learned in the Library, so no rank information is available.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add mashed red clover blossom
3. Add ground ginger root
4. Simmer

Light green dye

The light green dye can be poured onto objects to make them light green.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

It is learned at rank 2 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add ground arctic moss
3. Simmer

Light red dye

The light red dye can be poured onto objects to make them light red.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

It is learned at rank 3 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add ground red lichen
3. Simmer

Olivine dye

The olivine dye can be poured onto objects to make them olivine.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add 3 doses of ground shadowlace moss
3. Simmer
4. Add 3 doses of powdered olivine faenor-bloom
5. Boil

Orange dye

The orange dye can be poured onto objects to make them orange.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

It is learned at rank 3 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add mashed coppery rain lily
3. Simmer

Pale yellow dye

The pale yellow dye can be poured onto objects to make them pale yellow.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add mashed yellow clover blossom
3. Simmer

Periwinkle blue dye

The periwinkle blue dye can be poured onto objects to make them periwinkle blue.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 24 of General Alchemy.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add 2 doses of ground woad leaves
3. Add 2 doses of ground orchil lichen
4. Simmer
5. Add two doses of powdered polished red coral
6. Boil

Pink dye

The pink dye can be poured onto objects to make them pink.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

It is learned at rank 3 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add ground orchil lichen
3. Simmer

Purple dye

The purple dye can be poured onto objects to make them purple.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add mashed wood violet
3. Simmer

Rainbow dye

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula was learned in the Library; no rank information is available.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add 3 doses of mashed stargazer lily
3. Simmer
4. Add 2 doses of powdered swirling aetherstone
5. Boil

Rosy pink dye

The rosy pink dye can be poured onto objects to make them rosy pink.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add mashed primrose
3. Simmer

Note: The primrose used is not yellow primrose.

Ruby red dye

The ruby red dye can be poured onto objects to make them ruby red.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add 5 doses of mashed red passionflower
3. Simmer
4. Add powdered uncut ruby
5. Boil

Sapphire blue dye

The sapphire blue dye can be poured onto objects to make them sapphire blue. It can be made by those with 54 ranks in General Alchemy.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add two doses of ground blue moss
3. Simmer
4. Add powdered blue sapphire
5. Boil

Scarlet dye

This formula can be completed by an Alchemist with 24 ranks of General Alchemy.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add mashed orange begonia
3. Simmer
4. Add powdered ruby-lined nassa shell
5. Boil

Silvery dye

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

1. Add clear dye base
2. Add 3 doses of mashed moonlight cactus-bloom
3. Simmer
4. Add powdered silver fang
5. Boil

Slate grey dye

The slate grey dye can be poured onto objects to make them slate grey.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 24 of General Alchemy.

Version 1

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add 2 doses of ground valerian root
3. Add 3 doses of ground alder bark
4. Simmer
5. Add two doses of powdered white clam shell
6. Boil

Version 2

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add 2 doses of ground valerian root
3. Add 3 doses of ground alder bark
4. Simmer
5. Add 2 doses of powdered white chalcedony
6. Boil

Tan dye

The tan dye can be poured onto objects to make them tan.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 4 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add ground onion skin
3. Simmer

Tawny brown dye

The tawny brown dye can be poured onto objects to make them tawny brown.

This color is a unique color not available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 24 of General Alchemy.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add 2 doses powdered walnuts
3. Add 2 doses mashed onion skin
4. Simmer
5. Add 2 doses ruff of raptor feathers
6. Boil

Turquoise blue dye

The turquoise blue dye can be poured onto objects to make them turquoise blue.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 24 of General Alchemy.

1. Add limpid dye base
2. Add 2 doses of mashed bluebells
3. Add 2 doses of ground woad leaves
4. Simmer
5. Add two doses of powdered turquoise stone
6. Boil

White dye

The white dye can be poured onto objects to make them white.

This color is also available in the Dyer's tents.

This formula is learned at rank 5 of General Alchemy.

1. Add translucent dye base
2. Add ground valerian root
3. Simmer

Recipes by Dye Base

Translucent dye base	Limpid dye base	Clear dye base
Black	Azure	Brilliant dye additive
Bright yellow	Chartreuse yellow	Glimmering dye additive
Brown	Cerulean blue	Glittering dye additive
Cream white	Cobalt blue	Glowing dye additive
Dark blue	Cranberry red	Radiant dye additive
Darn green	Goldenrod yellow	Shimmering dye additive
Dark red	Light ginger	Shining dye additive
Grey	Periwinkle blue	Sparkling dye additive
Indigo	Rosy pink	Amethyst violet
Lavender blue	Scarlet	Coppery
Light blue	Slate grey	Emerald green
Light green	Tawny brown	Golden
Light red	Turquoise blue	Olivine
Orange		Rainbow
Pale yellow		Ruby red
Pink		Sapphire blue
Purple		Silvery
Tan
White