Athanor Heating Experiments
I looked at the Athanor,
which is a portable alchemical furnace. It is used by alchemists to precisely
heat various alchemicals so to produce new materials. The Athanor is
particularly useful because it allows for alchemicals to be hermetically sealed
and headed in a precise manner and in a variety of different ways. Exactly how
the material is heated depends on the fuel used. Generally, common charcoal is
assumed to be the fuel and the alchemist must have some to use the vessel (this
is used up). It is possible to prepare an Athanor to use other fuel (details
can be gained by examining other fuels). To experiment with the effects of
proper heating on an alchemical use the order ‘X 1206 <code>’, where code
is the advanced alchemy code for the item to be so treaded. This code is gained
through investigating the items. The item heated and the charcoal will be lost.
Adventurer’s report that Athanors can be purchased at an alchemy supply shop
located in some cities for 700gp using the order ‘B 1206 0’. Recent reports
indicate that an Athanor can be purchased in a dungeon courtyard for 750gp.
No. Per Backpack Slot: ?
Value: 750/350gp
I looked at the bag of high
quality charcoal. This has been prepared by charcoal burners for use by
alchemists. Mostly, it is used for heating an Athanor (examine an athanor for
details of the use of this item). Charcoal of this quality may be bought for
ten gold using the order 'B 1207 0'. Alchemists can prepare charcoal, grinding
it into fine powder for other uses using the order 'X 1207 0'.
No. Per Backpack Slot: 10
Value: 10/?gp
X 1206 30 (Healing
Ointment)
Player’s Note: Nothing
happened. Neither a bag of charcoal or a healing ointment was used up.
X 1206 130 (Potion of
Healing)
I heated the potion in the
Athanor. Slowly, the liquid boiled away. I had hoped that, in boiling it, some
essential essence of the liquid would remain, but the results were
unsatisfactory: the potion boiled away completely, leaving nothing. I think I
need some sort of sealed vessel to use with the Athanor in order to distill
potions and liquids into a more potent form. Player’s Note: One potion of
healing and one bag of charcoal used.
X 1206 371 (Potion of
Power)
I heated the potion in the
Athanor. Slowly, the liquid boiled away. I had hoped that, in boiling it, some
essential essence of the liquid would remain, but the results were
unsatisfactory: the potion boiled away completely, leaving nothing. I think I
need some sort of sealed vessel to use with the Athanor in order to distill
potions and liquids into a more potent form. Player’s Note: One potion of power
and one bag of charcoal used.
X 1206 897 (Red Copper Disk)
I heated the red copper. As I
did so it seemed to bubble and boil and......blood...streamed from it. I was
able to collect the blood and the copper. Player’s Note: One red copper disc
and one bag of charcoal used up. One vial of demon blood and 3 vials of copper
grindings added to the backpack.
X 1206 900 (Golden
Bonechip)
Player’s Note: Doesn’t do
anything when heated. If it or the charcoal is used up it is unknown.
X 1206 901 (Blue Shard)
I started to heat the blue
shard. As I watched, a bluish energy built up around the athanor. Suddenly,
there was a hiss and the energy expanded, the athanor collapsing into slag!
X 1206 932 (Glitterdust)
As I heated the glitterdust
it seemed to flow together as if of its own accord. This formed an irregular,
odd looking mirror. Player’s Note: Glitterdust and one bag of charcoal
disappeared and was replaced by an image mirror.
X 1206 966 (Vial of
Mercury)
I heated the mercury. It lost
some of its mass ... but none of its power ... as I did so, forming the more
refined quicksilver. Player’s Note: Vial of mercury and one bag of charcoal
disappeared and was replaced by a vial of quicksilver.
X 1206 1057 (Simple Lens)
I placed the simple lens in
the centre of the athanor. After several hours of constant heat I opened the
athanor and pulled out the lens. Some fault in the production of the original
lenses has resulted in the lenses becoming smoked. It is possible to see
through them and may still have further uses. Player’s Note: Simple lens and
one bag of charcoal disappeared and was replaced by a smoked lens.
I heated the potion in the
Athanor. slowly, the liquid boiled away. I had hoped that, in boiling it, some
essential essence of the liquid would remain, but the results were
unsatisfactory: the potion boiled away completely, leaving nothing. I think I
need some sort of sealed vessel to use with the Athanor in order to distill
potions and liquids into a more potent form. Player’s Note: Vial of Saltpeter
and bag of charcoal used up. Suspect you need a Tiny Bottle – Empty or a Vial
Spare.
X 1206 1067 (Bag of
Sulphur)
I heated the potion in the
Athanor. Slowly, the liquid boiled away. I had hoped that, in boiling it, some
essential essence of the liquid would remain, but the results were
unsatisfactory: the potion boiled away completely, leaving nothing. I think I
need some sort of sealed vessel to use with the Athanor in order to distill
potions and liquids into a more potent form. Player’s Note: Bag of Sulphur and
bag of charcoal used up. Suspect you need a Tiny Bottle – Empty or a Vial
Spare.
I heated the potion in the
Athanor. slowly, the liquid boiled away. I had hoped that, in boiling it, some
essential essence of the liquid would remain, but the results were
unsatisfactory: the potion boiled away completely, leaving nothing. I think I
need some sort of sealed vessel to use with the Athanor in order to distill
potions and liquids into a more potent form. Player’s Note: Vial of Salt and
bag of charcoal used up. Suspect you need a Tiny Bottle – Empty or a Vial
Spare.
I heated the potion in the
Athanor. Slowly, the liquid boiled away. I had hoped that, in boiling it, some
essential essence of the liquid would remain, but the results were
unsatisfactory: the potion boiled away completely, leaving nothing. I think I
need some sort of sealed vessel to use with the Athanor in order to distill
potions and liquids into a more potent form. Player’s Note: Vial of Oil used
up. Suspect you need a Tiny Bottle – Empty or a Vial Spare. This was attempted
with a Tiny Bottle – Empty in the alchemists backpack. The same message and
results occurred. Perhaps the Vial Spare is needed.
I heated the potion in the
Athanor. Slowly, the liquid boiled away. I had hoped that, in boiling it, some
essential essence of the liquid would remain, but the results were
unsatisfactory: the potion boiled away completely, leaving nothing. I think I
need some sort of sealed vessel to use with the Athanor in order to distill
potions and liquids into a more potent form. Player’s Note: Vial of Fine Oil
used up. Suspect you need a Tiny Bottle – Empty or a Vial Spare.
I heated the potion in the
Athanor. Slowly, the liquid boiled away. I had hoped that, in boiling it, some
essential essence of the liquid would remain, but the results were
unsatisfactory: the potion boiled away completely, leaving nothing. I think I
need some sort of sealed vessel to use with the Athanor in order to distill
potions and liquids into a more potent form. Player’s Note: Vial of Rough Oil
used up. Suspect you need a Tiny Bottle – Empty or a Vial Spare.
I took the wire and wound it
into a simple ring shape then set it in the athanor to heat. Slowly it did so,
the ring becoming solid in the process and the essence of the metal empowering
it. When the ring had cooled, I pulled it from the furnace. Players Note: One
spool of gold wire disappeared and was replaced by a Gold Spiral Ring.
X 1206
1078 (Spool of Iron Wire)
I took the wire and wound it
into a simple ring shape then set it in the athanor to heat. Slowly it did so,
the ring becoming solid in the process and the essence of the metal empowering
it. When the ring had cooled, I pulled it from the furnace. Player’s Note: One
spool of iron wire and one bag of charcoal disappeared and was replaced by an
Iron Spiral Ring.
I took the wire and wound it
into a simple ring shape then set it in the athanor to heat. Slowly it did so,
the ring becoming solid in the process and the essence of the metal empowering
it. When the ring had cooled, I pulled it from the furnace. Player’s Note: One
spool of copper wire and one bag of charcoal disappeared and was replaced by a
Copper Spiral Ring.
I heated the fine charcoal
slowly, which soon started to burn and eventually formed fine, quality ashes.
Player’s Note: Vial of Ashes appeared in the character’s backpack.
X 1206 1688 (Goblin Eye
Tooth)
Player’s Note: Nothing
happened. Neither a bag of charcoal or a goblin eye tooth was used up.
X 1206 3229 (Spool of
Brass Wire)
Player’s Note: Heating brass
wire has been attempted on several occasions, with no printed results and no
loss of the Brass Wire. Probably a bug requiring reporting.
Player’s Note: Heating star
iron wire has been attempted on several occasions, with no printed results and
no loss of the Brass Wire. Probably a bug requiring reporting.
X 1206 3751 (Blood
Crystal)
I heated the blood crystal in
the Athanor. For a while the crystal simply glowed with a brilliant red fury
before slowly crumbling into dust. There was a echoing evil laugh as I did
this, but I thought nothing of it. (Item added to backpack) Player’s Note: One
blood crystal and one bag of charcoal disappeared and was replaced by 2 crimson
dust.
Player’s Note: Nothing
happened. Neither a bag of charcoal or the vial of moon fragments were used up.
I heated the crystals in the
Athanor. slowly, the crystals became hotter and hotter until they eventually
crumbled into dust. I had hoped that, in heating it thus, some essential
essence of the crystals would remain, but the results were unsatisfactory and
this dust that remains is useless. Player’s Note: Vial of white crystals and
bag of charcoal used up.
Player’s Note: Nothing
happened. Neither a bag of charcoal or the smoked lens was used up.