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This is a table for producing Essences for Chemistry.

Each Essence takes 10 db of material (e.g. resin) and 10 Spirits to make. Each spirit has a type (Rock-Fish) and a quality (Grey-Ra) (note grey is both a quality and a type any spirits of grey quality are also type grey, and vice versa). Each type of spirit has a temperature. If you add the temperatures of the ten spirits you get the temperature of the end result.

Each macerated item has an ideal temperature value of spirits that will produce the highest quantity of Essences. You will also get a variable quantity of Essence depending on the worst quality of any spirits you use. With the correct temperature and Fire quality you get 6 drops of Essence. Unlike T3 being slightly off does not give consistent results. With fire there is often (but not always) two locations that produce 6 drops and some times changing the temperature by 1 will reduce the yield by 2 instead of 1. Grey Spirits produce a maximum of 3 drops.

For this table all spirits are Fire quality (or Grey quality). And have the following temperatures: Rock 0, Wood 1, Worm 2, Grain 3, Grass 4, Fruit 5, Vegetable 6, Mineral 7, Fish 8, Grey 9.

Essences each have 8 properties, often abbreviated to their first two letters:

  • Aromatic (Ar)
  • Astringent (As)
  • Bitter (Bi)
  • Salty (Sa)
  • Sour (So)
  • Spicy (Sp)
  • Sweet (Sw)
  • Toxic (To)

Each property has an integer value between -3 and 3. Except for 0, none of these values occur more than once in a given essence. Because of the way the essence values are generated, each essence must have one attribute with a value of -1.

Essences with blue cells have been verified by two independent sources.

Essences with red cells have conflicts between independent sources, and are recommended not to use.

Tools

  • Ashen's Essence Research Spreadsheet: This spreadsheet (blank, read-only, make-your-own-copy version) is an essence research aid that does most of the math of figuring out essence stats given sufficient compound litmus data and some starting "common base" stats (where you are able to determine from compound ABCDE what E's value is without yet knowing A, B, C, and D's values). It has features for flagging conflicts with its own data, with wiki data, +/- extract stat calculation, etc. See instructions in the HowTo tab.

Essences

Material (Resin) Temp Recipe (Spirits) Ar As Bi Sa So Sp Sw To
Acacia 11 9 Wood, 1 Worm +2 0 0 0 0
Acacia Sapling 9 9 Wood, 1 Rock +3 0 0 - 0 0
Acacia Youth 23 7 Worm, 3 Grain +1 + 0 0 0 -
Anaxi 16 6 Worm, 4 Wood 0 + 0 + +
Arconis 85 1 Mineral, 1 Vegetable, 8 Grey - 0 + - 0
Ash Palm 41 5 Grain, 4 Vegetable, 1 Worm 0 0 0 - - 0
Autumn Bloodbark 73 7 Mineral, 3 Fish - 0 - + 0 + 0
Autumn Bloodbark Sapling 46 6 Grain, 4 Mineral +2 0 - 0 - - +1?
Autumn Bloodbark Youth 7 7 Wood, 3 Rock +1 0 0 - 0
Beetlenut 55 9 Vegetable, 1 Wood +2 0 0 0 + 0 -1?
Blaze Maple 82 10 Fish - 0 0 0 0 0
Blaze Maple Sapling 45 5 Grain, 5 Vegetable 0 0 - + 0
Blaze Maple Youth 84 9 Grey, 1 Grain +2 0 - 0 0
Bloodbark 13 7 Wood, 3 Worm - + - 0 - +1?
Bottle Tree 89 9 Grey, 1 Fish 0 0 - + 0 +
Bramble Hedge 6 4 Rock, 6 Wood 0 - 0 + +
Broadleaf Palm 78 8 Fish, 2 Mineral - 0 + 0 0 0
Butterleaf Tree 10 10 Wood 0 0 0 - 0 0
Cerulean Blue 56 9 Vegetable, 1 Worm 0 0 0 + 0 -1?
Chakkanut Tree 11 9 Wood, 1 Worm 0 - + 0 - -
Chicory 56 9 Vegetable, 1 Worm 0 0 + 0 0
Cinnar 67 7 Mineral, 3 Vegetable 0 0 0 0 + - -1?
Coconut Palm 26 6 Grain, 4 Worm - 0 - + - 0
Cricklewood 48 6 Vegetable, 4 Grain 0 - 0 + 0
Deadwood Tree 35 7 Worm, 3 Mineral 0 0 - + 0
Delta Palm 3 7 Rock, 3 Wood 0 0 + - 0 + - +1?
Dikbas 37 6 Grain, 3 Vegetable, 1 Wood - + 0 0 -
Dikbas Sapling 33 9 Grain, 1 Vegetable 0 - - + +
Dikbas Youth 60 10 Vegetable 0 0 0 - -
Dwarf Safsaf 11 9 Wood, 1 Worm 0 - 0 0 -
Elephantia 75 5 Fish, 5 Mineral +2 - 0 + - -1?
Feather Tree 66 9 Mineral, 1 Grain +2 - 0 - 0 -1?
Feather Tree Sapling 28 8 Grain, 2 Worm - + 0 0 0
Feather Tree Youth 64 6 Vegetable, 4 Mineral - + 0 - +
Fern Palm 27 7 Grain, 3 Worm - + + 0 -
Folded Birch 20 5 Grain, 5 Wood - 0 - + 0 0
Giant Cricklewood 12 9 Wood, 1 Grain 0 0 0 - +
Golden Hemlock 35 7 Worm, 3 Mineral - - 0 0 0
Golden Hemlock Sapling 67 7 Mineral, 3 Vegetable +3
Green Ash 43 6 Grain, 3 Vegetable, 1 Mineral 0
Green Ash Sapling 8 2 Rock, 8 Wood +1
Green Ash Youth 65 5 Vegetable, 5 Mineral 0
Hawthorn 67 7 Mineral, 3 Vegetable 0
Hokkaido 8 2 Rock, 8 Wood 0
Illawara 37 6 Grain, 3 Vegetable, 1 Wood 0
Illawara Sapling 10 10 Wood 0
Illawara Youth 7 3 Rock, 7 Wood 0
Jacaranda 75 5 Fish, 5 Mineral 0
Jacaranda Sapling 49 5 Grain, 4 Mineral, 1 Vegetable 0
Jacaranda Youth 17 7 Worm, 3 Wood -
Japanese Cherry 45 5 Grain, 5 Vegetable 0
Japanese Cherry Sapling 67 7 Mineral, 3 Vegetable 0
Japanese Cherry Youth 2 8 Rock, 2 Wood 0
Kaeshra 71 9 Mineral, 1 Fish 0
Katsura Sapling 24 6 Worm, 4 Wood 0
Katsura Tree 84 6 Fish, 4 Grey 0
Katsura Youth 10 10 Wood - 0
Khaya 42 6 Grain, 4 Vegetable 0
Khaya Sapling 80 10 Fish 0
Khaya Youth 71 9 Mineral, 1 Fish 0
Locust Palm 80 10 Fish -
Mimosa 10 10 Wood -
Mimosa Sapling 16 6 Worm, 4 Wood +3
Mimosa Youth 20 10 Worm +1
Mini Palmetto 84 9 Grey, 1 Grain 0
Miniature Fern Palm 50 5 Grain, 5 Mineral +3
Monkey Palm 47 6 Vegetable, 3 Grain, 1 Worm -
Monterey Pine 50 5 Grain, 5 Mineral -
Monterey Pine Middle Age 42 6 Grain, 4 Vegetable 0
Monterey Pine Sapling 57 9 Vegetable, 1 Grain -
Montu Maple 61 9 Vegetable, 1 Mineral -
Oil Palm 20 10 Worm 0
Oleaceae 39 7 Grain, 3 Vegetable 0
Oranje 68 8 Mineral, 2 Vegetable +1
Orrorin 70 10 Mineral -
Parrotia 78 8 Fish, 2 Mineral 0
Parrotia Sapling 48 6 Vegetable, 4 Grain 0
Parrotia Youth 72 2 Fish, 8 Mineral +3
Passam 51 7 Vegetable, 3 Grain +1
Peaches 'n Cream Maple 74 4 Fish, 6 Mineral +3
Peaches 'n Cream Sapling 10 10 Wood 0
Peaches 'n Cream Youth 57 9 Vegetable, 1 Grain +3 0
Phoenix Palm 62 8 Vegetable, 2 Mineral 0
Pratyeka Tree 64 6 Vegetable, 4 Mineral 0
Ranyahn 16 6 Worm, 4 Wood -
Razor Palm 28 8 Grain, 2 Worm 0
Red Maple 29 9 Grain, 1 Worm 0
River Birch 54 8 Vegetable, 2 Grain -
River Birch Sapling 69 9 Mineral, 1 Vegetable 0
River Birch Youth 34 9 Grain, 1 Mineral -
Royal Palm 23 7 Worm, 3 Grain +1
Safsaf Sapling 6 4 Rock, 6 Wood +1
Safsaf Willow 41 5 Grain, 4 Vegetable, 1 Worm 0
Savaka 3 7 Rock, 3 Wood 0
Scaley Hardwood 30 10 Grain -
Silky Oak 60 10 Vegetable - 0
Spiked Fishtree 82[2] 10 Fish - 0
Spindle Tree 39 7 Grain, 3 Vegetable +2
Stout Palm 16 6 Worm, 4 Wood 0
Summer Maple 90 10 Grey -
Summer Maple Sapling 59 7 Vegetable, 2 Mineral, 1 Grain +3
Summer Maple Youth 43 6 Grain, 3 Vegetable, 1 Mineral 0
Sweet Pine 90 10 Grey 0
Tapacae Miralis 77 7 Fish, 3 Mineral -
Tiny Oil Palm 22 6 Grain, 4 Wood 0
Towering Palm 88 9 Grey, 1 Mineral 0
Trilobellia 70 10 Mineral -
Umbrella Palm 59 7 Vegetable, 2 Mineral, 1 Grain -
White Pine 37 5 Grain, 3 Vegetable, 2 Worm -
White Pine Sapling 38 6 Grain, 3 Vegetable, 1 Worm +2
White Pine Youth 46 5 Grain, 4 Vegetable, 1 Mineral 0
Windriver Palm 35 7 Worm, 3 Mineral +2
Young Golden Hemlock 15 5 Worm, 5 Wood 0
Material (Powdered Gems and Pearls) Temp Recipe (Spirits) Ar As Bi Sa So Sp Sw To
Almandine 56 9 Vegetable, 1 Worm
Amethyst 60 10 Vegetable
Aquamarine 27 7 Grain, 3 Worm
Aqua Pearl 29 9 Grain, 1 Worm
Beige Pearl 47 5 Grain, 3 Vegetable, 2 Mineral
Black Pearl 72 8 Mineral, 2 Fish
Citrine 2 2 Wood, 8 Rock
Coral Pearl 52 6 Vegetable, 2 Grain, 1 Mineral
Diamond 25 5 Grain, 5 Worm
Emerald 31 7 Grain, 1 Vegetable, 2 Wood
Garnet 34 9 Grain, 1 Mineral
Jade 37 8 Grain, 1 Mineral, 1 Vegetable
Kunzite 41 5 Grain, 4 Vegetable, 1 Worm
Lapis 90 10 Grey
Morganite 5 5 Wood, 5 Rock
Opal 17 7 Worm, 3 Wood
Pink Pearl 35 9 Grain, 1 Fish
Quartz 71 9 Mineral, 1 Fish
Ruby 88 8 Grey, 2 Fish
Sapphire 17 7 Worm, 3 Wood
Smoke Pearl
Sunstone 21 9 Worm, 1 Grain
Topaz 2 8 Rock, 2 Wood
Turquoise 57 9 Vegetable, 1 Grain
White Pearl 28 8 Grain, 2 Worm
Material (Metal Salts) Temp Recipe (Spirits) Ar As Bi Sa So Sp Sw To
Salts of Aluminum 29 9 Grain, 1 Worm
Salts of Antimony 50 7 Vegetable, 2 Grain, 1 Worm
Salts of Cobalt 68 8 Mineral, 2 Vegetable
Salts of Copper 41 5 Grain, 4 Vegetable, 1 Worm
Salts of Gold 9 9 Wood, 1 Rock
Salts of Iron 4 4 Wood, 6 Rock
Salts of Lead 88 8 Grey, 2 Fish
Salts of Magnesium 52 1 Mineral, 6 Vegetable, 3 Grain
Salts of Nickel 82 10 Fish
Salts of Platinum 6 6 Wood, 4 Rock
Salts of Silver 15 5 Wood, 5 Worm
Salts of Tin 46 5 Grain, 4 Vegetable, 1 Mineral
Salts of Zinc 63 7 Vegetable, 3 Mineral

Footnotes

These are not necessarily the only recipes that sum up to these temperatures.
1 Any combination with grey spirits in it will give a maximum output of 3 drops.
2 10 Fish of air quality gives best yield. Any combination with grey produced fewer drops.
3 10 Fish of varying quality was "too cold" and produced 0 drops. 10 Grey produced 3 drops which is best yield when any Grey is used.
4 Both Camel Pheromones appear to break normal attribute rules. It has been observed that both pheromones have 2 attributes that both have a value of 3. Confirmed for T8.