Gem

Gems are precious stones which are not only rare but also pleasing to the eye.

Description
The list of known gems includes diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and others. Most of these gems are treated the same, with the exception of emeralds, which play a special role in the lost valley of Eodon in Savage Empire. Besides this exception, gems are generally unusable as currency, and are primarily sold to jewelers who usually pay a good price for gems of all sorts. It was only in when the various gems got each their own special price attached.

Exchange Rates

 * Sean in Britain in will buy any gem for 30 gold coins (although he will resell them for 75!)
 * Devra at the Inn of the Sleeping Bull in will exchange each gem for 50 gold coins.
 * Topo in Moonshade in will buy each gem for 100 Guilders.
 * Rhian in Tenebrae in will buy each gem for 3-18 Obsidians (depending on the sort of gem).
 * Cameron in Britain in will buy all kind of gems to various prices.

Trivia

 * is the only game that keeps book about the different kind of gems, and each has its own worth.
 * In, Merzan also accepts gems as payment.