Alchemy

Alchemists are masters of ingredients, finding special properties in ingredients to create great concoctions like health and poison potions.

Ingredients
For a list of ingredients and their uses, see Reagents.

Ingredients are used to create potions of specific effects that greatly depend on the ingredients used. Ingredients can be found throughout the lands of Ilensia and beyond, each region housing its own specific ingredients of various types and multitudes. A person who is proficient in the trade can test combinations to discover new effects and previously unknown potions. Every ingredient has its own properties and can alter the final product of a potion based on the quantity used and what other ingredients are mixed in. An effective way to learn the effect of each individual ingredient is to consume or apply it in some way to either living or non-living matter, though, this is not entirely recommended due to the lethal nature of some ingredients.

Recipes
All alchemy merchants have recipes for sale in their shops. Recipes can also be found as loot or rewards for completing a quest. Most recipes list ingredients that share a given effect and helps limit the experimentation required to otherwise discover the effects of ingredients used. Some recipes may be inaccurate due to unskilled research.

Crafting
Crafting can be achieved as long as the correct tools are used, regardless of where you're at, however, there are some potions that can be affected by the location in which it was created.

Proficiency
When a person becomes proficient in alchemy, they are able to create basic recipes, these types of recipes are very useful and can typically have immediate effects on any users.

List of basic alchemy recipes: Basic Alchemy Recipes

Specializations
As a proficient alchemist, a person can become a master by further training or great attainment of experiencing in crafting alchemical concoctions. A person can choose to become a master in either potion or poison making when they become a master, allowing for greater ranges of ingredients and recipes, revealing a secondary effect for each ingredient and isolating any effect of choice.

Potion Mastery
A proficient alchemist who specializes in potion making