Alchemy

*New perk points unlock at levels: 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 20*

## General entry

Alchemy was a discipline combining mysticism, hermeneutics, chemistry, physics and many other spheres of learning. Medieval alchemists worked in laboratories, often situated at noblemen’s mansions or in Royal cities. They found application in smelters, mints, mines, glass-works and wherever industrial production needed assistance. The work of alchemists was challenging and costly, and so required the support of patrons. Successful alchemists earned wealth and fame, while the unsuccessful ended up in prison or were sentenced to death. Two fundamental alchemical objectives persisted through the entirety of the Middle Ages: to find the mystical "philosopher’s stone" and to transmute base metals into gold.

In KCD we use a genuine preserved alchemical laboratory as our model, though the minigame itself is adapted for practical use. Instead of processing mercury and sulphur, our cauldron cooks up herbal concoctions.

## Tutorial

**Alchemy** is a useful skill that transforms herbs and other ingredients into potions and remedies. In order to brew those, you need knowledge of alchemy, a recipe, an alchemist’s bench and the necessary ingredients.

In the alchemist’s lab you will find on the right side of the bench the Herbarium, which lists all the properties of herbs and all the recipes you have so far learned. You open the book with  and use  to toggle between recipes and plant descriptions.

It's always best to follow the recipe in the book. By holding  on the recipe, you can also set all the necessary ingredients straight down on the alchemy bench.

The degree of difficulty of the brewing itself varies and each recipe requires a variable number of steps. But the first step is always to pour the potion base, which you will find on the shelf on your left, into the cauldron. The next step is to add the ingredients to the cauldron and brew the mixture on the prescribed flame, which is regulated by means of the bellows  You should carefully time how long you brew the potion using the sand-glass  If the recipe demands it, you must take care to grind the ingredients using the mortar and pestle. The brewed potion can then be poured directly from the cauldron into the phial, or passed through the distiller.

The recipe steps must be adhered to precisely — if you deviate too much from them, the potion will fail, you'll lost all your ingredients and the whole brewing process will have to be repeated.

Once you've become skilled enough at alchemy, you'll have the option of auto-brewing potions by holding  on the Herbarium.

*Note: From a cold start, one pull of the bellow is considered "cook", 2 consecutive pulls is "simmer", three consecutive pull of the bellow is "boil". This wiki previously INCORRECTLY stated that "each pull is 1 turn". This is wrong, use the hourglass to keep the time and pay close attention to the animation to keep potion at correct heat level. If you can not get 3 potions from level 0 alchemy, you made a mistake.*

## Perks

* Salted and Smoked
* Water of Life
* Witcher
* Trial and Error
* Venomous Blade
* Snake Oil Salesman
* Bundle Alchemist
* Routine I
* Routine II

* Salted and Smoked
* Water of Life
* Witcher
* Trial and Error
* Venomous Blade
* Snake Oil Salesman
* Bundle Alchemist
* Routine I
* Routine II

## Skill books

* The Alchemist's Dream
* The Alchemist's Dream II
* The Alchemist's Dream III
* The Alchemist's Dream IV
* Grasses and Herbs
* Grasses and Herbs II
* Grasses and Herbs III
* Grasses and Herbs IV

* The Alchemist's Dream
* The Alchemist's Dream II
* The Alchemist's Dream III
* The Alchemist's Dream IV
* Grasses and Herbs
* Grasses and Herbs II
* Grasses and Herbs III
* Grasses and Herbs IV

## Recipes

* Recipe for Aesop potion
* Recipe for Amor potion
* Recipe for Antidote
* Recipe for Aqua Vitalis
* Recipe for Artemisia potion
* Recipe for Bane potion
* Recipe for Bard potion
* Recipe for Bivoj's Rage potion
* Recipe for Bowman's Brew
* Recipe for Buck's Blood potion
* Recipe for Cockerel potion
* Recipe for Digestive potion
* Recipe for Dollmaker potion
* Recipe for Embrocation
* Recipe for Hair o' the Dog potion
* Recipe for Lazarus potion
* Recipe for Lethean Water
* Recipe for Lullaby potion
* Recipe for Marigold decoction
* Recipe for Moonshine
* Recipe for Nighthawk potion
* Recipe for Padfoot potion
* Recipe for poison
* Recipe for Preserver potion
* Recipe for Saviour Schnapps
* Recipe for Witch potion

* Recipe for Aesop potion
* Recipe for Amor potion
* Recipe for Antidote
* Recipe for Aqua Vitalis
* Recipe for Artemisia potion
* Recipe for Bane potion
* Recipe for Bard potion
* Recipe for Bivoj's Rage potion
* Recipe for Bowman's Brew
* Recipe for Buck's Blood potion
* Recipe for Cockerel potion
* Recipe for Digestive potion
* Recipe for Dollmaker potion
* Recipe for Embrocation
* Recipe for Hair o' the Dog potion
* Recipe for Lazarus potion
* Recipe for Lethean Water
* Recipe for Lullaby potion
* Recipe for Marigold decoction
* Recipe for Moonshine
* Recipe for Nighthawk potion
* Recipe for Padfoot potion
* Recipe for poison
* Recipe for Preserver potion
* Recipe for Saviour Schnapps
* Recipe for Witch potion

***Note:** There is no recipe book for the following potions:*
* Aid for Merhojed
* Dandelion syrup
* Mind enfeeblement potion
* Tiredness potion

## Potions

*See also: Herbs and Ingredients*

* Aesop potion
* Aid for Merhojed
* Amor potion
* Antidote
* Artemisia potion
* Bane potion
* Bard potion
* Bivoj's Rage potion
* Bowman's Brew
* Buck's Blood potion
* Cockerel potion
* Dandelion syrup
* Digestion potion
* Dollmaker potion
* Embrocation
* Hair o' the Dog potion
* Lazarus potion
* Lethean Water
* Lullaby potion
* Marigold decoction
* Mind enfeeblement potion
* Moonshine
* Nighthawk potion
* Padfoot potion
* Poison
* Preserver
* Saviour Schnapps
* Tiredness potion
* Unknown potion
* Vitality potion
* Witch potion

* Aesop potion
* Aid for Merhojed
* Amor potion
* Antidote
* Artemisia potion
* Bane potion
* Bard potion
* Bivoj's Rage potion
* Bowman's Brew
* Buck's Blood potion
* Cockerel potion
* Dandelion syrup
* Digestion potion
* Dollmaker potion
* Embrocation
* Hair o' the Dog potion
* Lazarus potion
* Lethean Water
* Lullaby potion
* Marigold decoction
* Mind enfeeblement potion
* Moonshine
* Nighthawk potion
* Padfoot potion
* Poison
* Preserver
* Saviour Schnapps
* Tiredness potion
* Unknown potion
* Vitality potion
* Witch potion

***Note:** There is a degree of "failure" that is tolerated without spoiling the potion.*
## Herbalists

*See also: Pharmacist*

* Apothecary
* Brother Nicodemus
* Charlatan
* Herb Woman
* Herbalist
* Herbalist Kunhuta
* Villager (herbalist)

* Apothecary
* Brother Nicodemus
* Charlatan
* Herb Woman
* Herbalist
* Herbalist Kunhuta
* Villager (herbalist)