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Gems
Precious goods
Mass: 10 kg Volume: 1 L
Obtained from: Foraging, pillaging and markets
Used by: Gem running
End products: none

Gems are a fairly low-risk, but high-profit commodities intended for traders and found on all oceans. There is one type of gem per archipelago, where the gems may be sold for profit, and only one island in that archipelago will purchase gems. Event gems are the exception to this, but are rarely seen.

Obtaining gems

Gems are foraged from uncolonized islands, pillaged from brigands and other players, and purchased from markets throughout the ocean. Foraged gems are found five at a time, though gems have been pillaged 1–30 at a time. [1] Foraged and pillaged gems are rare.

Market gems are spawned randomly at islands with a palace and islands buying gems outside their respective archipelago (see Gem Price Guide below for details). These gems appear for sale at the commodities market in lots of various sizes. Only one type of gem will spawn per day (Pirate Time), and the daily gem types rotate in alphabetical order (this restriction does not apply to foraged gems).

Initially when gems spawn, they will have a price as high as 1,000 PoE, with that price declining through the day to as low as 100 PoE -- see Gem Price guide below for the lowest price each may reach based on the spawning island. The gems may be purchased at any time when available, and a new lot of gems of that type will not spawn until the existing gems have been purchased. Waiting longer for the price to decline results in a larger profit, but equally waiting for the price to decline to 100 PoE may result in a lost opportunity for a trader.

Foraged gems follow the same archipelago restriction as market gems: pirates will never receive gems from foraging which can be sold in that same archipelago. For example, if a pirate is foraging on an island in the Garnet Archipelago on Meridian, that pirate will never forage Jasper gems.

Trading gems

Traders may buy the gems and sail them to the purchasing island, but there are risks. Abandoning ship for over fifteen minutes with gems in the hold will cause the gems to be stolen by mysterious forces, never to be seen again. If there are 25 or more gems aboard, gem thieves will come aboard and take off with some of them. Transporting gems across the ocean is also risky; gems are stolen at twice the rate of other contents when a ship is defeated in battle.

Gems may not be sold to shoppes.

Event gems

Gems without home archipelagos are sometimes used for special event purposes. Event gems can rarely be sold after the conclusion of the event, and they disappear from the hold like any other.

  • For the Endurance Scavenger Hunt, Tedv bought amethysts from players.
  • A jade gem was used to claim a special prize in a Christmastime event on Midnight.
  • Jasper gems were used to track racers during a race around Midnight.

Gem price guide

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These tables show the lowest expected sale prices for the various gems at each ocean's islands' marketplaces.

BUY = This market buys this gem type for 1000 PoE per piece
XXX = Gem type will not spawn at this market
??? = Data unknown

Cerulean

Cerulean Ocean Gems
Gem Capital Destination

Coral gems 		Delta Island

Diamonds 		Alpha Island

Emeralds 		Epsilon Island

Jade gems 		Olive Island

Jasper gems 		Crimson Island

Jet gems 		Charcoal Island
Xi Island

Opals 		Nu Island

Pearls 		Zeta Island

Rubies 		Eta Island

Sapphires 		Beta Island
Island Coral Diamond Emerald Jade Jasper Jet Opal Pearl Ruby Sapphire
Alpha Island 650 BUY 650 100 100 490 240 420 560 680
Beta Island 520 680 350 100 100 240 100 210 510 BUY
Byrne Island 630 XXX 540 ??? ??? 420 140 350 560 790
Carmine Island 100 100 100 240 XXX 490 100 100 100 100
Charcoal Island 100 100 100 280 330 BUY ??? 100 100 100
Cleopatra's Pearls 100 350 490 ??? 100 120 370 XXX 580 160
Cnossos Island 580 XXX 720 100 100 510 310 510 610 610
Cochineal Island 100 100 ??? 330 XXX 190 100 ??? 100 100
Cormorant Island ??? 100 230 470 230 720 540 310 ??? 100
Cranberry Island 210 560 380 100 100 100 100 520 XXX 540
Crimson Island ??? 100 100 210 BUY 330 100 100 ??? 100
Delta Island BUY 650 450 100 100 610 140 120 230 520
Dragon's Nest ??? 100 230 XXX 240 420 380 510 ??? 100
Emperor Island 520 660 XXX 100 100 680 560 510 400 370
Endurance Island 230 310 660 230 100 520 XXX 450 160 100
Epsilon Island 450 650 BUY ??? 100 610 590 590 440 350
Eta Island 240 560 440 ??? 100 140 120 590 BUY 510
Fintan Island 100 ??? ??? 520 170 ??? 590 380 100 100
Frond Island 160 420 650 510 100 280 540 XXX 510 170
Gaea Island 370 590 XXX 280 ??? 520 610 700 490 310
Garden Cradle 100 100 100 230 230 800 ??? 100 100 100
Guava Island 510 750 XXX ??? ??? 540 470 610 560 470
Harmattan Island 100 100 100 XXX 450 160 100 ??? 100 100
Hephaestus' Forge 520 510 700 100 100 800 560 310 190 230
Islay of Luthien 210 560 510 260 100 170 210 700 XXX 440
Jorvik Island 350 560 520 120 100 240 170 580 XXX 590
Jubilee Island 100 100 100 300 XXX 630 100 100 ??? 100
Kirin Island 100 100 100 XXX 370 100 100 ??? 100 ???
Labyrinth Moors ??? 100 210 260 100 ??? 610 190 ??? 100
Lagniappe Island 540 400 560 100 ??? ??? 450 170 100 160
Lima Island 100 100 100 XXX 190 100 100 230 100 100
Namath Island 470 400 610 100 100 800 560 230 100 120
Napi Peak 100 ??? 100 420 XXX 280 100 100 100 100
Nu Island 140 240 590 260 100 440 BUY 440 120 100
Olive Island 100 100 170 BUY 210 280 ??? 510 170 100
Ostreum Island 210 490 660 440 100 300 470 XXX 610 260
Oyster Island 720 XXX 590 ??? 100 510 190 330 490 720
Papaya Island 560 XXX 560 ??? 100 380 170 420 630 750
Park Island XXX 730 490 100 ??? 560 120 190 310 630
Pranayama Island 100 100 ??? 230 XXX 400 100 100 100 ???
Prolix Purlieu ??? 100 100 XXX 240 100 100 ??? 100 100
Sakejima Island 100 100 100 XXX 100 100 100 470 317 100
Spring Island 490 580 XXX ??? 100 720 630 490 330 280
Terra Island 100 100 100 XXX 170 100 100 ??? 100 100
Tigerleaf Mountain ??? 100 380 540 100 ??? 660 490 100 100
Tinga Island 370 520 XXX 230 100 590 720 580 350 230
Turtle Island 490 XXX 590 100 100 370 210 510 720 680
Vernal Equinox 590 590 240 100 100 240 100 ??? 310 XXX
Waterberry 100 140 490 280 100 350 XXX 380 100 100
Winter Solstice 680 XXX 700 100 100 580 310 440 510 610
Wrasse Island 350 610 XXX 310 100 440 520 750 580 350
Xi Island 610 490 610 100 100 BUY 440 230 140 240
Zeta Island 120 420 590 510 100 230 440 BUY 590 210
Island Coral Diamond Emerald Jade Jasper Jet Opal Pearl Ruby Sapphire

Emerald

Emerald Ocean Gems
Gem Capital Destination

Amber gems 		Alkaid Island

Amethyst gems 		Kasidim Island

Coral gems 		Scurvy Reef

Jade gems 		Greenwich Island

Lapis lazuli gems 		Wensleydale

Moonstones 		Maia Island

Quartz gems 		Sirius Island

Rubies 		Wissahickon Island
Island Amber Amethyst Coral Jade Lapis Moonstones Quartz Ruby
Admiral Island 420 100 790 280 XXX 100 100 610
Aimuari Island 100 240 100 100 100 590 300 100
Alkaid Island BUY 240 540 160 350 230 100 680
Arakoua Island 100 XXX 210 630 100 100 100 100
Armstrong Island 240 100 100 100 100 ??? XXX 100
Barbary Island 420 XXX 420 540 170 190 100 210
Blackthorpe Island 100 520 210 XXX 100 ??? 100 100
Bowditch Island 630 160 800 280 700 100 100 XXX
Caravanserai Island 100 XXX 140 520 100 100 100 100
Chachapoya Island 100 120 100 100 100 660 440 100
Descartes Isle 100 380 420 XXX 330 100 100 100
Doyle Island XXX 420 190 100 100 630 230 210
Greenwich Island 160 520 420 BUY 280 100 100 100
Hubble's Eye 200 660 100 230 100 470 100 ???
Ilha da Aguia 260 520 100 100 100 580 170 100
Isle of Kent 380 100 800 380 XXX 100 100 540
Kasidim Island 240 BUY 240 520 100 140 100 100
Lincoln Island 280 170 720 510 XXX 100 100 380
Maia Island 230 140 ??? ??? 100 BUY 560 ???
Pukru Island 100 280 100 100 100 560 260 100
Quetzal Island 100 170 100 100 100 470 240 100
Sayers Rock XXX 440 280 140 100 540 160 300
Scrimshaw Island 520 100 770 210 770 100 100 XXX
Scurvy Reef 540 240 BUY 420 730 100 100 630
Sirius Island 100 ??? 100 100 100 560 BUY 100
Spaniel Island 260 660 450 XXX 260 100 100 140
The Lowland Hundred 100 ??? 100 100 100 310 450 100
Wensleydale 350 100 730 280 BUY 100 100 540
Wissahickon Island 680 100 630 100 540 100 100 BUY
Island Amber Amethyst Coral Jade Lapis Moonstones Quartz Ruby

Ice

Ice Ocean Gems
Gem Capital Destination

Beryl gems 		Cold Spring Island

Lapis lazuli gems 		Fort Royal

Quartz gems 		Shatterstone Island
Island Beryl Lapis Quartz
Cold Spring Island BUY 770 790
Diablo Island XXX 660 680
Eieio Island 680 730 XXX
Fort Royal 770 BUY 800
Kings Island 630 590 XXX
Shatterstone Island 790 800 BUY
Island Beryl Lapis Quartz

Meridian

Meridian Ocean Gems
Gem Capital Destination

Jade gems 		Olive Island

Jasper gems 		Crimson Island
Morgan Island

Jet gems 		Charcoal Island

Lapis lazuli gems 		Alicorn Island

Moonstones 		Marmara Odonata

Tigereye gems 		Mu Tambu

Topaz gems 		Flyaway Island
Island Jade Jasper Jet Lapis Moonstones Tigereye Topaz
Acanthaster Spits 100 310 100 350 730 XXX 100
Alicorn Island 100 420 100 BUY 440 230 330
Barracuda Island 100 800 100 260 140 300 660
Carmine Island 240 800 490 380 100 100 370
Celesta Isle 100 630 280 440 140 190 XXX
Charcoal Island 280 330 BUY 100 100 100 380
Chelydra Cove 100 800 100 190 170 380 510
Chrysalis Island 100 770 100 330 350 520 490
Cochineal Island 330 720 190 190 100 100 100
Crimson Island 210 BUY 330 420 100 100 240
Dragon's Nest XXX 240 420 100 100 100 100
Drogeo Island 100 590 240 520 210 240 XXX
Fintan Island 520 170 XXX 100 100 100 100
Flyaway Island 100 580 380 330 100 100 BUY
Fugu Island 100 540 100 350 540 XXX 300
Garden Cradle 230 230 XXX 100 100 100 350
Hadrian Island 230 380 XXX 100 100 100 470
Harmattan Island XXX 450 160 100 100 100 100
Jubilee Island 300 680 630 280 100 100 420
Kirin Island XXX 370 100 100 100 100 100
Labyrinth Moors 260 100 XXX 100 100 100 160
Lima Island XXX 190 100 100 100 100 100
Marmara Odonata 100 120 100 440 BUY 630 100
Morgan Island 100 BUY 100 190 120 310 580
Mu Tambu 100 310 100 230 630 BUY 100
Napi Peak 420 730 280 170 100 100 100
Nightshade Island 100 490 100 260 510 XXX 210
Olive Island BUY 210 280 100 100 100 100
Prolix Purlieu XXX 240 100 100 100 100 100
Sakejima Island XXX 100 100 100 100 100 100
Saltstraum Rock 100 770 100 380 350 490 540
Stormy Fell 100 800 310 580 100 100 380
Swampfen Island XXX 310 370 100 100 100 100
Terra Island XXX 170 100 100 100 100 100
Tigerleaf Mountain 540 100 XXX 100 100 100 100
Windward Vale 350 800 470 280 100 100 240
Island Jade Jasper Jet Lapis Moonstones Tigereye Topaz

Obsidian

Obsidian Ocean Gems
Gem Capital Destination

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Island ? ? ? ? ? ?
Anole Garden ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Bogong Cove ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Cavum Ridge ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Devil's Heart ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Dingwall Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Ember Eye ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Flatback Rift ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Green Oasis ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Hawksbill Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Holloway Isle ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Huracan Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Kingfisher Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Krakentoa Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Kreis Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Leatherback Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Lionhaven ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Loggerhead Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Magpie Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Melanaster Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Mitjana Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Moonlight Cove ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Nevermore Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Night Harbour ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Pele Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Picklepine Ridge ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Point Petrify ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Port Venture ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Pride Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Ridley's Valor ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Traveler's Rest ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Triplet's Treasure ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Triumph Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Whisper Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Wind Combs Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Woodtick Island ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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Key

BUY = This market buys this gem type for 1000 PoE per piece
XXX = Gem type will not spawn at this market
??? = Data unknown

Historical notes

The introduction of the foraging puzzle with release 2008-08-27 meant that gems became a little more challenging to obtain. This release also brought with it gem thieves, in an attempt to prevent pirates from having too many gems aboard a single ship. The buy prices for gems were adjusted to start off high and gradually decrease.

Gems were added to the Cobalt and Viridian oceans in bugfix release 2007-05-29, and to Sage shortly afterwards the next day. Originally, markets on "capital islands" (named after Greek letters, on Midnight) would purchase gems. On newer oceans, without capital islands and with less consistent naming schemes, purchasing islands were chosen more or less centrally located, with an easy to remember name. On Viridian and Cobalt, the type and color of the gem match with the island and archipelago names, i.e olive and jade are shades of green; charcoal, onyx and jet all black; and crimson, garnet and jasper are red. [2]

Gems were made a forageable commodity with release 2004-12-15.

Gems were introduced to the game with Beta release 2003-11-14.

Certain gems not available on a particular ocean have occasionally been used as special event commodities. Because of this, it is possible (but very rare) to win an unusable gem from brigands.

Note also that on the Midnight Ocean, amethyst gems can still be sold to the Endurance Island market, for 100 PoE per unit, up to a maximum of 10 units. Although this is not the intended behavior, those that pillage an amethyst gem on Midnight can still sell them.

There once was an opal in the hold of Hercuweaves on Cnossos Island, but it had to be removed due to a bug.

See also

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