Alchemy
Alchemy is a life skill that lets you brew medicines and dyes from raw ingredients found across Pywel. While cooking focuses on food that restores stats, alchemy produces consumables that enhance your combat capabilities and materials for character customization.
Ingredients
Alchemy ingredients are found through gathering in the wild. The main ingredient types are:
Flowers - picked from meadows, forests, and mountain slopes throughout Pywel
Insects - collected from trees, under rocks, and near water sources
Herbs and fungi - found in forests and caves
Mineral extracts - derived from mining certain ore deposits
Alchemy ingredients are scattered throughout the world, and exploring off the beaten path often turns up rare specimens. Companions dispatched on gathering missions can also return with alchemy materials, saving you the trip.
Medicines
The primary output of alchemy is medicines that enhance combat performance. These include:
Healing draughts that restore health faster than food
Spirit-boosting tonics that let you use abilities more freely
Resistance elixirs that reduce damage from specific elemental effects
Offensive coatings that add temporary effects to your weapons
Medicines are particularly valuable before boss battles and Abyss Dungeons, where the extra combat power can make a real difference.
Dyes
Alchemy is also how you create dyes for character customization. Dyes let you recolor your armor, outfits, gloves, boots, and even your mount's equipment. The color variety depends on the flowers and ingredients you've collected, so exploring different regions of Pywel gives you access to a wider palette.
Dyes can also be found pre-made throughout the world or purchased, but brewing them through alchemy is the cheapest and most flexible option.
Tips
Pick up every flower and insect you pass while traveling. Alchemy ingredients weigh very little and you'll always need more.
Brew combat medicines before attempting any difficult content. The buffs stack with food effects from cooking.
Experiment with dye combinations at the camp or at town dyehouses. Different ingredient combinations produce different colors.