Resources

This is a summary table of all resources discovered in A Tale in the Desert 8. Anything you can pick up is a resource.

Note: Sometimes there is a (Complex) or (Category) entry before the description.

• Complex means it's name is the same, but it's quality or it's components may differ when made (ie blacksmithed items or treated wood)
• Category means it is a type of item with many resources with different names falling under it (ie tools, insects, herbs)

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Resource Summary

A

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Abdju	1	20	A type of Fish.
Aluminum Ore	1	1	A type of ore used to produce Aluminum.
Aluminum Plate	1	1	Used in making advanced furnaces.
Amur Pike	1	24	A type of Fish.

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B

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Beetle	1	1	(Category) Used in Principles of Worship and Test of Khefre's Children.
Boards	1	1	Made from wood on a Wood Plane.
Bricks	1	1	Made from a 3:2:1 ratio of mud, straw and sand on a Flimsy Brick Rack.
Bull	1	1	Animal found in the wild.

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C

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Cabbage	1	1	A type of Vegetable.
Cabbage Seeds	1	1	A type of Vegetable seed.
Cactus Sap	1	1	Collected by injuring a Royal Cactus.
Camelfish	1	24	A type of Fish.
Canvas	1	1	A rough cloth woven from Twine on a Loom.
Carrots	1	1	A type of Vegetable.
Carrot Seeds	1	1	A type of Vegetable seed.
Catfish	1	24	A type of Fish.
Chromis	1	24	A type of Fish.
Coconuts	1	3	Gathered from Coconut Palms.
Corkscrew Asp	1	1	A type of Insect.
Cut Stone	1	1	Produced on a Rock Saw from a Cuttable Stone.

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D

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Dirt	1	1	Dug from a patch of soil using a shovel.
Dried Papyrus	1	1	Made by drying Fertile Papyrus on a Drying Rack or Flax Hammock.

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F

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Fertile Papyrus	1	1	A plant that is grown along the shores of the Nile produced by Papyrus Seeds (hf).
Firebricks	1	1	Bricks made of Silt and Sand fired in a kiln.
Fish	1	27	(Category) The primary resource caught while Fishing.
Flax	1	1	A vital crop used in the production of textiles.
Flint Chisel	1	1	Chisel used with the Flint Hammer for gathering Limestone.
Flint Hammer	1	1	Hammer used with the Flint Chisel for gathering Limestone.
Fresh Leaves	1	1	Can be gathered from various plants.

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G

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Garlic	1	1	A type of Vegetable.
Garlic Seeds	1	1	A type of Vegetable seed.
Gems	1	1	Gems primarily produced from ore and sand mines.
Giant Crayfish	1	24	A type of Fish.
Grapes	1	1	Fruit harvested from Vineyards.
Grass	1	1	A basic and plentiful resource in Egypt mainly used for drying into straw.

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H

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Herbs	1	1	(Category) Foraged Item.
Honey	1	1	Produced by bees in an Apiary.

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I

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Ibis Feather	1	1	Collected from an Ibis.
Insect	1	1	(Category) Collected using various methods.

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J

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Jugs	1	1	Made by firing Wet Clay Jugs in a Kiln.

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K

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Knife:Flint	1	1	A quality 1 Knife assembled with 2 Flint, 1 Wood and 1 Twine.
Knife:Glass	1	1	A quality 2 Knife assembled with 1 Glass Blade and 4 Rawhide Strip.
Knife:Iron	1	1	A quality 3 Knife assembled with 1 Knife Blade, 1 Crudely Carved Handle and 2 Wooden Peg.
Knife	1	1	(Category) Used in Carving.
Knife Blade	1	1	Made from 2 Iron in Forges. Component of a Knife:Iron.

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L

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Leather	1	1	Produced by slaughtering sheep or camels.
Leeks	1	1	A type of Vegetable.
Leek Seeds	1	1	A type of Vegetable seed.
Limestone	1	1	A sedimentary rock found in natural deposits around Egypt.
Linen	1	1	Cloth woven on a Loom from Thread.

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M

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Medium Stone	1	1	Found when Digging.
Metal	1	1	Naturally occurring ore or man-made alloys.
Mushroom	1	1	(Category) Can be found throughout the day in many different locations.

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N

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Nail Mould	1	1	Made from a Medium Stone at a Mason's Bench.
Nails	1	1	Made in a Forge that has been upgraded with a Nail Mould.

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O

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Octecs Longfin	1	24	A type of Fish.
Oil	1	1	Made by slaughtering Sheep or Camels, or produced in a Kitchen using 10 Flax Seeds.
Onions	1	1	A type of Vegetable.
Onion Seeds	1	1	A type of Vegetable seed.
Orange Spongefish	1	24	A type of Fish.
Ore	1	1	Metal mined from the earth.
Oyster Meat	1	1	Found in an Oyster Bed.
Oyster Mite	1	1	Found in Water or when gathering Fertile Papyrus
Oyster Shell Marble	20	1	A type of Decorative Stone

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P

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Palm Frond	1	1	Occasionally can be pulled down from Royal Palm Trees.
Pancake Loach	1	24	A type of Fish.
Papyrus	1	1	(Category) Cultivated along the Nile. Can be dried for extra seeds.
Papyrus Seeds (hf)	1	1	Planted on the Nile to grow papyrus.
Pearl	1	1	(Complex) Found in an Oyster Bed.
Pepper Seeds	1	1	Used to grow Peppers.
Peppers	1	1	One of the Vegetables.
Perch	1	24	A type of Fish.
Phagrus	1	24	A type of Fish.
Pinch Roller	30	1	Created in a master forge, takes 30 Iron and 15 minutes to make.
Pulley	1	1	Created by cutting a cuttable stone on a Rock Saw.

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Q

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Queen Maggot	1	1	A type of Insect.

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R

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Rainbow Cod	1	24	A type of Fish.
Rawhide Strip	1	1	Made from Leather by Carving.
Red Sand	1	1	A rare sand which has a redder tint than Sand.
Resin	1	1	(Complex) Obtained from Trees that have been nicked with a Resin Wedge.
Resin Wedge	1	1	(Complex) A Tool used to nick trees to produce Resin.
River Crab	1	24	A type of Fish.
Rope	1	1	Spun from 5 Twine in a Small Distaff.
Rotten Fish	1	1	Produced when a Fish is filleted more than two hours after it has been caught. (Once it's dead.)
Rotten Flax	1	1	Flax which has been rotted in water.
Round Hammer	1	1	A Tool used in Blacksmithing.
Royal Jelly	1	1	A by-product from an Apiary. Can be used for Cooking.

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S

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Sail	1	1	Made in a Loom used to make Ferry Boats.
Salt Mite	1	1	A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Salt Water Fungus	1	1	A type of Mushroom.
Saltpeter	1	1	Made by rotting dung in a tub.
Sand	1	1	Sand is all over the place (you are in a desert, after all). Used in making Bricks.
Sand Mite	1	1	A type of Insect found while gathering Herbs.
Sand Spore Mushroom	1	1	A type of Mushroom.
Scorpion's Brood Mushroom	1	1	A type of Mushroom.
Sea Lily Bulb	1	1	(Complex) Required to grow a Lily of the Sea.
Serpentfish	1	24	A type of Fish.
Shaping Mallet	1	1	A Tool used in Blacksmithing.
Sharpened Stick	1	1	Made from whittling Wood with a Knife.
Sheep	300	300	Found in the wild and bred in a Sheep Pen.
Sheet Glass	1	1	The product of a basic glass skill.
Shovel	1	1	(Complex) A Tool used for digging.
Shovel Blade	1	1	Used to make a basic Iron Shovel.
Shovels	1	1	(Category) A Tool used for digging.
Silt	1	1	Rich, granular soil deposits that spawn on the ground, generally near bodies of water.
Silver	1	1	Metal found in a mine.
late	1	1	Found while running near water. Gathered by clicking the slate icon when it pops up.
Slate Scythe	1	1	Used with the rhythmic strength skill and a basket to gather more grass.
Slate Shovel	1	1	Made from 1 Stone Blade and 2 boards in a Carpentry Shop.
Slave's Bread Mushroom	1	1	A type of Mushroom.
Sledgehammer	1	1	A Tool used to smash Medium Stones into Gravel.
Soda	1	1	Occasionally found while collecting Limestone.
Stone Blade	1	1	Blade made by striking two pieces of slate together. Used in wood planes.
Straw	1	1	Dried grass used in bricks and as food for camels.
Sulfur	1	1	Made from Sulphurous Water in a Tub .
Sulphurous Water	1	1	Water contaminated with Sulphur. It is found in pools in Egypt.

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T

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Tadpoles	0	0	Found when collecting water with Jugs.
Tar	1	1	A sticky, heavy substance obtained from tar pits, found in a few places around Egypt.
Thorns	0	1	Found on Thorn-Bearing Plants.
Thread	0	1	Woven to produce Linen.
Tilapia	1	24	A type of Fish.
Tin	1	1	A Metal created by smelting Tin Ore in Furnaces.
Tin Ore	1	1	An Ore found by Mining.
Tin Sheeting	1	1	Made in a Forge which has been upgraded with Pinch Rollers.
Tinder	1	1	Made by shredding Wood with a Knife.
Toad Sawfly	1	1	Insect, Found when slaughtering Sheep, Camels, Chickens or Rabbits.
Toad Skin Mushroom	1	1	A type of Mushroom.
Tow	1	24	Coarse fibers produced from Flax processing which is spun into Twine.
Tungsten	1	1	A Metal created by smelting Tungsten Ore in Furnaces.
Tungsten Ore	1	1	An Ore found by Mining.
Twine	1	24	Rough Flax cord spun from Tow which is used in making Rope.

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V

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Vegetable	1	1	Edible plant which can be grown and harvested from seeds.

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W

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Water in Jugs	2	1	Made by filling Jugs with the blue water icon while standing near a water source.
Wet Clay Bricks	1	1	Made from Clay and Sand on Flimsy Brick Racks.
Wet Firebricks	1	1	Made from Silt and Sand on Flimsy Brick Racks.
White Mealybug	1	1	Insect, Found in Dirt, Clay, Mud, Sand, Slate, Dig.
White Oniontail	1	24	A type of Fish.
White Sand	10	1	A rare type of Sand found in small, isolated patches around Egypt.
White Sawfly	1	1	Insect, Found when slaughtering Sheep, Camels, Chickens or Rabbits.
Wide Tungsten Chisel	1	1	A Tool used in Blacksmithing.
Wood	1	1	A resource gathered from trees.
Wooden Peg	1	1	Made by carving wood with a knife. Used to hold objects together.
Woodmoth	1	1	Found when harvesting Flax, Barley, Wheat, Vegetables or Thorns.
Wool	1	1	Harvested from sheep.
Wool Cloth	1	1	Made from Yarn in a Loom
Wooly Aphid	1	1	Insect, Found in Trees.

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Y

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Yarn	1	1	Made from Wool in a Small Distaff.
Yellow Alabaster	20	1	A Decorative Stone extracted from a Stone Quarry.

Z

Resource	Weight	Bulk	Brief Description
Zinc	1	1	A Metal created by smelting Zinc Ore in Furnaces.
Zinc Ore	1	1	An Ore found by Mining.
Zinc Sheeting	1	1	Made in a Forge.
Zinc Strap	1	1	Made in a Forge.

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