Is there any way that Artists can destroy soon decaying vials? Maybe get 2 (possibly random) gems back since it takes 5 of the same to make? Also, maybe taking power to do?

Any other artists out there have opinions or suggestions for this idea?

That would be awesome. Or just have it only take 3 gems to make one. Vials are damned expensive. *mutter*

Athana is an artist and a jeweler and in jewelry you can melt stuff down to get comms back...including gems so I don't see why you cant do that with gem vials..=(

No! I want to sell gems...

Not random ones, ones that make up the vial. *confused*

But good idea.

I'd just like to point out that Bob's vials all last a bloody long time. I'd be happier if Bob's vials also decayed quicker. It'd mean people would actually have to buy player made vials.

Bob's last 140? 150?

Selthar's are 125. Not _too_ much of a difference, considering the prices.

Considering fow how much most jewlers sell cut gems for.. yes vials are damn expensive

Mine are 125? I thought they were like 152...

I sell gems at 50 per, so vials would be 250. A bit expensive if you ask me.

I'm used to 300 for vials in Achaea, actually. I must just be using expensive gems or something. I buy all my jewelry/gems from Ialie, because it's convenient. *shrug*

Yes, Ialie is, sadly to say, a ripoff when it comes to gems. She sells sapphires for 100 per, as an example. *shudders*

I wouldn't say its a rip off. I sell that high because 50 gold per gem screws any jeweler that does not have a hammer. When its cheaper for a jeweler to buy gems from another jeweler so that they can make a profit. I think thats sad.


So quit your bitchen, I remember when Goldleaf tried to enforce that we sell some gems at 400 per and diamonds at 1000 per


Also.. I sell empty vials for 200 per. So if I sell my gems a bit higher then I can sell my vials a bit cheaper. Although I still don't think 100 per is night at all.

i like that idea, about getting gems from soon to decay vials i mean, would make selling health vials so much cheaper

gems are destroyed in the forging process. How would the process go? You can't 'melt' the vials down in order to collect gems.

the same way you melt jewelery i would assume...there are pieces that are made purely from gems and they still come back

Maybe having a skill high in arts, say around Virt Maybe that doubles the life of the vials you make and/or makes the gems you need less/two vials from the same amount of gems, like portioning in Cooking?

Great idea, Tenqual! That would even be better than having an ability to smelt down the vials.