Apothecary

Shoppes and Stalls
	Apothecary
	Distillery
	Furnisher
	Iron monger
	Shipyard
	Tailor
	Weavery
Shoppes only
	Estate agent
	Construction site

An apothecary shoppe produces various potions and accessories for use in the game. The associated crafting puzzle is alchemistry.

Produces

• Dye
• Enamel
• Lacquer
• Paint
• Paint brush
• Varnish
• Whisking potion
• Appearance altering potions

Docksides

These commodities can be offered for automatic trade with other stalls or ships. Other commodities can be stored in the hold but can only be traded manually.

• Basic commodities: hemp oil, iron, lacquer, varnish, kraken's ink.
• All herbs.
• Minerals: cubanite, gold nuggets, serandite, tellurium.
• All dyes, including kraken's blood.
• All paints.
• All enamels.

Construction

Construction Costs
	Bazaar	Basic	Upgrade	Downgrade
Basic labor	600	400	200	40
Skilled labor	225	150	75	15
Expert labor	100	100	50	10
Iron	250	150	75	N/A
Stone	6,000	3,500	1,750	N/A
Tan cloth	140	70	35	N/A
Wood	180	90	45	N/A
A basic apothecary also requires 20 doubloons

An apothecary bazaar must be completed before an apothecary shoppe can be built. (Exception: outpost islands.) An apothecary bazaar is 6x6, while a shoppe is 6x4.

Labor and storage

Labor & Storage
	Max labor/hr	Mass (kg)	Volume (L)
Small stall	3	3400	17,000
Medium stall	4	5600	28,000
Deluxe stall	5	7600	38,000
Shoppe	10	15,000	75,000
Upgraded shoppe	15	22,600	113,000

Each size apothecary has different amounts of labor that can be used per hour, and different amounts of storage space. The more labor that can be used, the faster the apothecary can produce orders.

Rooms and furnishings

Apothecary Stall
Left-facing Bazaar Floor plan key Wall that can hold hanging furniture (south or west face only) Wall that cannot hold hanging furniture Obstructed floor (stairs, arrows, columns) Tabletop items only (usually because of a functional prop) Open floor Void. Nothing may be placed here, and does not count as a wall for sinks, fireplaces, etc.	Paint: Trim: 5 units of paint Special items: This room's special items are unknown. Props: The props in this room are unknown.
Right-facing Bazaar No floor plans available.	Paint: Walls: 8 units of paint Special items: This room's special items are unknown. Props: The props in this room are unknown.
Small Stall Floor plan key Wall that can hold hanging furniture (south or west face only) Wall that cannot hold hanging furniture Obstructed floor (stairs, arrows, columns) Tabletop items only (usually because of a functional prop) Open floor Void. Nothing may be placed here, and does not count as a wall for sinks, fireplaces, etc.	Paint: Walls: 3 units of paint Special items: Management desk (plain book desk) Order products (shabby table) Work at the Shoppe (shabby table) Props: Bulletin board Crate (x2) Mortar and Pestle Notebooks Posters (x2) Short Fetish Stool
Medium Stall Floor plan key Wall that can hold hanging furniture (south or west face only) Wall that cannot hold hanging furniture Obstructed floor (stairs, arrows, columns) Tabletop items only (usually because of a functional prop) Open floor Void. Nothing may be placed here, and does not count as a wall for sinks, fireplaces, etc.	Paint: Walls: 4 units of paint Special items: Management desk (plain book desk) Order products (shabby table) Work at the Shoppe (shabby table) (x2) Props: Alchemicals Bag (x2) Broken Crate Bulletin board (x3) Crate (x3) Crate o'spices Jars Mixing Skulls Notebooks Posters (x2) Potted Plant Tall Fetish Wood Pile
Deluxe Stall No floor plans available.	Paint: Walls: 4 units of paint Trim: 1 unit of paint Special items: Management desk (plain book desk) Order products (shabby table) Work at the Shoppe (shabby table) (x2) Props: Bag Barrel Books Broken Crate Bulletin board (x3) Crate (x4) Crate o'herbs (x2) Crate o'spices (x2) Driftwood Jars Jars and Skull Mortar and Pestle Paper and Quill Posters (x2) Scrolls Small Fetish Tall Fetish

Apothecary Shoppe
Left-facing Shoppe No floor plans available.	Paint: Walls: 8 units of paint Trim: 4 units of paint Special items: Management desk (cashbox) Order products (a shabby table) Work at the Shoppe (a shabby table) (x2) Props: Yellow urn Crate Broken yellow urn Broken barrel (x2) Little chest Crate o'spices (x3) Books Notebooks Candles Alchemicals Mortar and pestle Mixing skull Tools Scrolls Jars and skull Jars (x2) Skull (x3) Tall Fetish
Right-facing Shoppe No floor plans available.	Paint: Walls: 8 units of paint Trim: 4 units of paint Special items: Manage the shoppe (a shabby table) Order products (a shabby table) Work at the shoppe (a shabby table)x2 Props: Dye Barrel Short Fetish Mannequin Crate 'o Limes Crate Crate o'herbs (x2) Crate o'spices (x2) Jars Jars and Skull Mortar and Pestle Tools Posters (x2) Scrolls Skull (x3) Ship plans
Left-facing Upgraded Shoppe No floor plans available.	Paint: Walls: 10 units of paint Trim: 10 units of paint Special items: Management desk (chest) Order products (table) Work at the Shoppe (table) (x2) Props: Bag (x2) Upright rum barrel Fish skeleton Little chest (x3) Dye barrel Crate (x2) Crate o'herbs Crate o'spices (x4) Books Notebooks Candles Alchemicals Mortar and pestle Mixing skull Jars and skull
Right-facing Upgraded Shoppe Floor plan key Wall that can hold hanging furniture (south or west face only) Wall that cannot hold hanging furniture Obstructed floor (stairs, arrows, columns) Tabletop items only (usually because of a functional prop) Open floor Void. Nothing may be placed here, and does not count as a wall for sinks, fireplaces, etc.	Paint: Walls: 11 units of paint Trim: 11 units of paint Special items: Manage the shoppe (cashbox) Order products (table) Work at the Shoppe (tall fetish, skull) Props: The props in this room are unknown.

A note on labor and wages

There are very few products at the apothecary that require expert labor. Often, unscrupulous business owners will advertise wages with extremely high expert pay in hopes of attracting employees even though they have ordering on these products turned off.

Only the following items require expert labor to produce:

• Beard control wax
• Hair control tonic
• Skintone elixir
• Universal hair dye

• Black paint
• Gold paint
• Maroon paint
• Purple paint
• White paint

• Black enamel
• Gold enamel
• Maroon enamel
• Purple enamel

Historical notes

The role of the apothecary has changed greatly since the oceans were originally opened. Initially, the apothecary produced only four dyes. As shoppekeepers only needed to stock four raw materials, and they only sold their finished goods to weavery owners, they were among the easiest shoppes to run, but lowest in profit margin. Nonetheless, during the Midnight shoppe auctions, many crews and flags bought apothecaries knowing that the Ringers planned on expanding their product line at some point down the road. Their investment eventually paid off, as the apothecary's range has been expanded on four separate occasions and now plays a part in the production or improvement of almost all finished goods in the game.

• In release 2004-10-21, enamel, paint, and paintbrushes were added.
• In release 2005-08-10, varnish and lacquer were added to support furnishing.
• In release 2005-10-20, appearance altering potions were added.
• In release 2023-03-28, rum spice were added.

Apothecary bazaars and shoppes

• Cerulean Ocean apothecaries
• Emerald Ocean apothecaries
• Meridian Ocean apothecaries

See also

• Alchemistry
• Maximum labor throughput

External links

• Faulkston's tables