Coriakin
07-31-2001, 03:45 AM
Ahoy there! This is pretty much the same message that I posted to the newsgroup (or thought I did....), but I just wanted to add how grateful I am to y'all for managing to wheedle that potion outta Mar Solkin. Great job!
I'd be happy to make you some potions for free, as long as you can provide the kyten. It's expensive for a healer! :P
Thanks again!
<-- Newsgroup post -->
Ahoy there!
I recently heard the news that Mar Solkin had dissapeared, after finally selling his potion to the WoD (on behalf of Puddleby) for approximately 70K and some brambleberries.
Being naturally inquisitive, I rushed to the alchemy lab and learned the creation process so quickly, I probably forgot some things about healing. Ah well.
In any event, I became either the first, or one of the first exiles to be able to create tykan healing potions! The process involves dissolving kyten into distilled water, and adding crushed togron nuts to the solution until it turns a dull silvery colour. The actual proportions need to be carefully measured, and some training in basic chemistry and specific alchemy is required before usable potions can be created.
As soon as I had produced several of these potions me, Higlander, Zorton, and several others set about testing the potion to determine it's healing capabilities. We discovered that it's healing capabilities are greater than that of red healing potions, but once a body is battered beyond a certain point, the potion is useless. Thus, it cannot be used on fallen exiles. Although red healing potions are proscribed by the Healers' Guild, there are no restrictions upon Tykan potions, and healers may use them freely.
To sum up:
-New healing potion, requires some training to produce
-Ingredents: togron nuts, kyten, water (bottled)
-Can be used by all professions
-Heals more than red potion, but doesn't work on fallen
-Held in left hand (VERY good for chainers)
-healed me (better student bodrus, better student higgrus) 20-25%
The price for a potion will of course fluctuate with the availability of the ingredients, mainly the kyten. Since togron nuts are pretty common and kyten is continuously available (for a price), I decided that 150c for a potion is a pretty reasonable price. Some people have given me all the ingredients, and I'm happy to make potions for people who bring all the parts to me, but when people ask for more than one or two potions, I charge 10c per potion for services. Since there is no precedent, I tried to set a standard that seemed reasonable. If people are charging you more than something along those lines, you're probably getting ripped off. :)
In my opinion, Mar Solkin didn't rip us off. These potions, while they can't be used to raise fallens, are half the price of red potions (depending on the price of kyten), are easily available, can be used by any profession, and are useful for emergency situations and especially for chainers.
I hope that the price of 150c will be enough to discourage fighters from taking potions hunting instead of healers. I doubt this will be much of a problem, though.
Coriakin
Healer, Bard, Alchemist
I'd be happy to make you some potions for free, as long as you can provide the kyten. It's expensive for a healer! :P
Thanks again!
<-- Newsgroup post -->
Ahoy there!
I recently heard the news that Mar Solkin had dissapeared, after finally selling his potion to the WoD (on behalf of Puddleby) for approximately 70K and some brambleberries.
Being naturally inquisitive, I rushed to the alchemy lab and learned the creation process so quickly, I probably forgot some things about healing. Ah well.
In any event, I became either the first, or one of the first exiles to be able to create tykan healing potions! The process involves dissolving kyten into distilled water, and adding crushed togron nuts to the solution until it turns a dull silvery colour. The actual proportions need to be carefully measured, and some training in basic chemistry and specific alchemy is required before usable potions can be created.
As soon as I had produced several of these potions me, Higlander, Zorton, and several others set about testing the potion to determine it's healing capabilities. We discovered that it's healing capabilities are greater than that of red healing potions, but once a body is battered beyond a certain point, the potion is useless. Thus, it cannot be used on fallen exiles. Although red healing potions are proscribed by the Healers' Guild, there are no restrictions upon Tykan potions, and healers may use them freely.
To sum up:
-New healing potion, requires some training to produce
-Ingredents: togron nuts, kyten, water (bottled)
-Can be used by all professions
-Heals more than red potion, but doesn't work on fallen
-Held in left hand (VERY good for chainers)
-healed me (better student bodrus, better student higgrus) 20-25%
The price for a potion will of course fluctuate with the availability of the ingredients, mainly the kyten. Since togron nuts are pretty common and kyten is continuously available (for a price), I decided that 150c for a potion is a pretty reasonable price. Some people have given me all the ingredients, and I'm happy to make potions for people who bring all the parts to me, but when people ask for more than one or two potions, I charge 10c per potion for services. Since there is no precedent, I tried to set a standard that seemed reasonable. If people are charging you more than something along those lines, you're probably getting ripped off. :)
In my opinion, Mar Solkin didn't rip us off. These potions, while they can't be used to raise fallens, are half the price of red potions (depending on the price of kyten), are easily available, can be used by any profession, and are useful for emergency situations and especially for chainers.
I hope that the price of 150c will be enough to discourage fighters from taking potions hunting instead of healers. I doubt this will be much of a problem, though.
Coriakin
Healer, Bard, Alchemist