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Cut Gems

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Overview

Cut Gems are created by careful crafting of Cuttable Gems on a Gem Cutting Table. Sections of the cuttable are gradually sliced away until the resulting gem matches a standard shape in the #Gem Catalog. At that point, the cut gem may be removed into your inventory.

Nonstandard shapes may be saved in a Specimen Case (available with some multi-month pre-paid packages). Each case holds one cut gem. The contents of the specimen case may later be loaded onto a table for additional cutting.

In the absence of a specimen case, cut gems that don't match a Gem Catalog entry must be discarded.

Different types of cut gems are used in the construction or improvement of various buildings.

Gem Catalog

This page contains information directly lifted from Tale 3, and has not yet been confirmed as accurate for Tale 4.
Please verify the accuracy of the data before removing this stub


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Aidenn Mask

{Aidenn Mask (15 carat)}
Carats: 15
Reqts: Two flaws next to each other
Rarity: Rare
Uses:
  • None?

Amanti

{Amanti (11 carat)}
Carats: 11
Reqts: None
Rarity: All
Uses:
Guide

Amunet

{Amunet}
Carats:
Reqts:
Rarity:
Uses:

Appolonia

{Appolonia (21 carat)}
Carats: 21
Reqts: One flaw with a large area of unflawed gem on one side of it
Rarity: All
Uses:

Bastet

{Bastet (11 carat)}
Carats: 11
Reqts: A two-deep vertex flaw
Rarity: All
Uses:

Bridge

{Bridge (14 carat)}
Carats: 14
Reqts: A pair of two-deep vertex flaws directly opposite each other
Rarity: Ultra-rare
Uses:

Cat's Eye

{Cat's Eye (28 carat)}
Carats: 28
Reqts: A two-deep vertex flaw surrounded by a double ring of unflawed gem
Rarity: Rare
Uses:

Choronzon

{Choronzon (43 carat)}
Carats: 43
Reqts: A 5x5x3 block of unflawed gem
Rarity: Common
Uses:

Corner Heart

{Corner Heart (4 carat)}
Carats: 4
Reqts: Very small unflawed area
Rarity: All
Uses:

Crater

{Crater}
Carats: ?
Reqts: A pair of Two-deep flaws intersecting.
Rarity: ?
Uses:

Dalessi

{Dalessi (25 carat)}
Carats: 25
Reqts: None
Rarity: All
Uses:
Guide

Dragyn's Eye

{Dragyn's Eye (17 carat)}
Carats: 17
Reqts: 2 aligned flaws on adjacent faces
Rarity: Rare
Uses:

cuttting hints from tale 3: Dragyn's Eye (17 carat)

Requirements: 2 aligned flaws on adjacent faces. Rarity: Rare. Uses: Test of the Pathmaker (citrine) Future Uses: Chime Tower (amethyst), Megalopolis (lapis) A rare cut. To cut a dragyn's eye, you need two flaws that intersect in the same plane. It is ok if they just touch. It is even better if one or both continues past the intersection as it may give you more cutting options. From a top view, the two flaws will form an L, T, or + shape. Pick two legs that form an L to work on. The next condition to look for is to find a right triangle that surrounds each flaw. The long side of the triangle will touch the edge of the diamond shape of the flaw, the other two sides touch the remaining corners. This image shows a gem that was later successfully cut into a Dragyn's Eye. The green highlighted lines show the unflawed section that you need to cut out.


If both flaws have non-flawed triangles around them that join on one edge, then it is quite likely the cut will work.

Use disc 1 to flatten the sides so your triangles are revealed (it is likely the gem starts this way and no sanding is necessary). Use disc 1 again to flatten the bottom so the triangles are sitting on a flat base. Rotate the gem so that the base is on the bottom and both triangles are facing away from disc 3. Use disc 3 until the Dragyn's Eye is complete.

Eyelet

{Eyelet (16 carat)}
Carats: 16
Reqts: A two-deep vertex flaw
Rarity: Common
Uses:

Full Aidenn Mask

{Full Aiden Mask (21 carat)}
Carats: 21
Reqts: Parallel two-deep vertex flaws with a one-deep flaw between and below them
Rarity: Ultra rare
Uses:

Full Eye

{Full Eye (24 carat)}
Carats: 24
Reqts: A three-deep vertex flaw
Rarity: Rare
Uses:

Hexas Plate

{Hexas Plate (9 carat)}
Carats: 9
Reqts: One-deep vertex flaw
Rarity: All
Uses:

Hile's Chevrons

{Hile's Chevrons (25 carat)}
Carats: 25
Reqts: Unflawed plane
Rarity: All
Uses:

Khufu's Ship

{Khufu's Ship (22 carat)}
Carats: 22
Reqts: Double-width one-deep vertex flaw
Rarity: Uncommon
Uses:

King's Tomb

{King's Tomb (43 carat)}
Carats: 43
Reqts: Single flaw surrounded by double ring of unflawed gem
Rarity: Ultra rare
Uses:
  • None?

Lens

{Lens (12 carat)}
Carats: 12
Reqts: None
Rarity: All
Uses:
Guide

Looking Glass

{Looking Glass (24 carat)}
Carats: 24
Reqts: A 6x4x1 area of unflawed gem
Rarity: Common
Uses:

Lotus

{Lotus (19 carat)}
Carats: 19
Reqts: Specific pattern
Rarity: Ultra rare
Uses:
  • None?

Moorish Arch

{Moorish Arch}
Carats:
Reqts:
Rarity:
Uses:

Osiris Eye

{Osiris Eye}
Carats:
Reqts:
Rarity:
Uses:

Prism

{Prism}
Carats:
Reqts:
Rarity:
Uses:

Queen's Tomb

{Queen's Tomb (18 carat)}
Carats: 18
Reqts: Single flaw surrounded by a ring of unflawed gem
Rarity: Common
Uses:

Ra's Lantern

{Ra's Lantern (27 carat)}
Carats: 27
Reqts: Double-width vertex flaw, with one flaw two-deep, with unflawed gem on remaining three sides of prism
Rarity: Ultra rare
Uses:

Reflection

{Reflection (14 carat)}
Carats: 14
Reqts: Two two-deep vertex flaws next to each other, points touching
Rarity: Rare
Uses:
  • None?

Refractor

{Refractor}
Carats:
Reqts:
Rarity:
Uses:

Ring

{Ring (13 carat)}
Carats: 13
Reqts: Two?-deep vertex flaw surrounded by a ring of unflawed gem
Rarity: Ultra rare
Uses:
  • None?

Shen of Horus

{Shen of Horus}
Carats:
Reqts:
Rarity:
Uses:

Solarkin

{Solarkin}
Carats:
Reqts:
Rarity:
Uses:

Sprocket

{Sprocket (14 carat)}
Carats: 14
Reqts: Relatively unflawed diagonal plane
Rarity: All
Uses:

Suspension

{Suspension}
Carats:
Reqts:
Rarity:
Uses:

Symmetry

{Symmetry (19 carat)}
Carats: 19
Reqts: A 3x3x3 area of unflawed gem
Rarity: All
Uses:

The Shark

The Shark Gem Cut.jpg
Carats:
Reqts: A three-deep vertex flaw
Rarity: Rare
Uses:

Thistle

{Thistle (12 carat)}
Carats: 12
Reqts: None
Rarity: All
Uses:

Thoth's Knot

{Thoth's Knot (18 carat)}
Carats: 18
Reqts: Two lines of three flaws, crossing adjacent to one another, with solid gem beside each and 1 cell of gem above and below
Rarity: Ultra rare
Uses:
  • None

Tiki Mask

{Tiki Mask (35 carat)}
Carats: 35
Reqts: Double-width one-deep vertex flaw
Rarity: Ultra rare
Uses:
  • None

Tombstone

{Tombstone}
Carats:
Reqts:
Rarity:
Uses:

Triclops

{Triclops}
Carats:
Reqts:
Rarity:
Uses:

Unity

{Unity (36 carat)}
Carats: 36
Reqts: Three-deep vertex flaw surrounded by an area of unflawed gem
Rarity: Ultra rare
Uses:

Gem Cut By Type And Use

What do the letters mean in this table? 
 ex: fulleye x sunstone the fulleye has go in a cell.
 there is no entry for flax gin and per the (T4) building page: flax gin requires 2 fulleye sunstones
--ShuoftheFieryHeat 19:51, 30 April 2009 (EST)


Cut Amethyst Citrine Garnet Jade Lapis Sunstone Turquoise Ceremonial Voting Booth (b) Covered Cartouche (c) Eastern Meditation (e) Fine Balance (f) Flax Gin (g) Hackling Rake (h) Bijou (j) Megalopolis (m) Prismatic Opticron (o) Pathmaker (p) Racing Mind Tower (r) Lesser Sphinx (s) Venery (v) Storage (w)
Aidenn Mask
Amanti c Y Y
Amunet
Appolonia Y
Bastet s s s s s s s Y Y
Bridge Y
Cat's Eye s s s s s s s Y
Choronzon f Y Y Y
Corner Heart Y
Crater
Dalessi e c Y Y
Dragyn's Eye sw ps s s sw s s Y Y
Eyelet chmv h hv h hv h hv Y Y Y
Full Aidenn Mask s s s s s s s Y Y
Full Eye g Y Y
Hexas Plate ps s s s s s s Y Y Y
Hile's Chevrons s s s s s s s Y Y
Khufu's Ship Y
King's Tomb
Lens r cf Y Y Y
Looking Glass r v p v Y Y Y Y
Lotus
Moorish Arch
Osiris Eye
Prism w w w w w w w Y
Queen's Tomb j bf f j Y Y Y
Ra's Lantern Y
Reflection
Refractor w w w w w w w Y
Ring
Shen of Horus
Solarkin
Sprocket Y
Suspension
Symmetry p Y
Thistle f Y Y
Thoth's Knot
Tiki Mask
Tombstone
Triclops
Unity s s s s s s s Y Y

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