Decorative Stone
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Decorative Stone is a general term for the 28 varieties of Granite and Marble, which are extracted from the ground by means of a Stone Quarry. Quarrying is a team effort, as is locating an underground deposit of marble upon which to build a quarry. The Rocks of the Ages skill is used to find marble.
Yendor's Spiral Search Guide for finding marble/decorative stone.
Types
Each variety requires a specific minimum level of Perception to find. Listed below are the various types, in order of minimum perception required to find. Note that the minimum perception and the actually rarity of the marble in the wild are not necessarily correlated.
| Decorative Stone | Perception | Rarity | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Shell Marble | 1 | Very common | 10 Library Meditation Platform, Used in Marble Obelisk, 1 Pigment Mortar, 100 Aqueduct Pump, 4 Statue of Octec's Ghost, 1 Offering Vault, 1 Acid Bath, 6 Ceremonial Tasting Table, 7 Shrine of Conflict, 4 upgrade Acoustics Laboratory, 2 Salvage Techniques, 2 Structure Repair, 1 Pilgrim Shrine Construction, 1 Conflict Shrine Construction, Bonfire Platform 40k wood |
| Yellow Alabaster | 1 | Common | Used in Marble Obelisk, 1 Pilgrim Shrine Construction |
| Mud Granite | 2 | Common | Used in Reflect of Orbit, Used in Marble Obelisk, 2 Beetle Statue, 4 Structure Maintenance, 1 Pilgrim Shrine Construction , Bonfire Platform 45k wood |
| White Travertine | 2 | Common | 10 Library Scholar's Atheneum, Used in Marble Obelisk, 6 Banquet Table, 4 Statue of Octec's Ghost |
| Canary Granite | 3 | Common | Used in Marble Obelisk, 4 Salvage Techniques, Bonfire Platform 50k wood |
| Monkey Marble | 3 | Common | |
| Night Granite | 4 | Common | Used in Marble Obelisk, Used in Night Tower, 100 Aqueduct Pump |
| Grey Star Marble | 5 | Uncommon | 14 Library Reading Terrace, 1 Pyramidion Stone, Used in Sequence of Order, Used in Marble Obelisk, 100 Aqueduct Pump, Bonfire Platform 55k wood |
| Green Sun Marble | 6 | Uncommon | Used in Suspend of Green, Empty Hand upgrades |
| Rose Alabaster | 7 | Rare | 10 Library Professor's Retreat, 4 Structure Maintenance, Bonfire Platform 60k wood |
| Cherry Travertine | 8 | Very common | |
| White Alabaster | 10 | Common | 1 Marble Mortar, Used in Color of Water, Bonfire Platform 65k wood |
| Blue Pearl Marble | 12 | Rare | |
| Hornet's Wing Granite | 14 | Uncommon | 1 Scholar's Gem Cutting Table, Bonfire Platform 70k wood |
| Serpentine Marble | 17 | Rare | 10 Kiln Construction, 4 Reinforced Kiln |
| Tangerine Marble | 20 | Uncommon | 1 Marble Tub, Bonfire Platform 75k wood |
| Tiger's Eye Granite | 21 | Uncommon | Used in Sequence of Order |
| Leopard's Paw Marble | 24 | Uncommon | 1 Upgrade an Acoustics Laboratory, Bonfire Platform 80k wood |
| Island Blue Marble | 27 | Common | 1 Automatic Sawmill, 20 Elder Faction Trophy |
| Jade | 28 | Common | 1 Ceremonial Voting Booth, Crystal Obelisk, Bonfire Platform 85k wood |
| Mountain Marble | 30 | Common | |
| Fire Rock | 36 | Uncommon | Bonfire Platform 90k wood |
| Blood Granite | 39 | Common | 10 Library Rare Book Section |
| Ghost Granite | 42 | Uncommon | Bonfire Platform 95k wood |
| Onyx | 45 | ||
| Angels Stone | 47 | Rare | Bonfire Platform 105k wood |
| Strangers Basalt | 60 | Very Common | Bonfire Platform 125k wood |
| Puzzle Granite | 100 | Common | |
| Blue Moon | 100 |
Additional Uses
- 7 stones of a certain kind will be required to build a Pilgrim Shrine, based on the material requested of the tithe
- 30 stones each of two random kinds to build Ceremonial Voting Booth
- Any type may be converted to its respected Marble Dust on an upgraded Mason's Bench.
- Various types are requested when adding pieces to an empty hand puzzle
- Various types may be requested when decorating a Throne
- additional uses, listed by marble: https://www.atitd.org/wiki/tale6/Granite_and_Marble
Required By
Bonfire Platform, Statue of Octec's Ghost
Produced By