Gem

Midnight Ocean Gems
Gem	Capital Destination
Coral gems	Delta Island Coral Archipelago
Diamonds	Alpha Island Diamond Archipelago
Emeralds	Epsilon Island Emerald Archipelago
Jet gems	Xi Island Jet Archipelago
Opals	Nu Island Opal Archipelago
Pearls	Zeta Island Pearl Archipelago
Rubies	Eta Island Ruby Archipelago
Sapphires	Beta Island Sapphire Archipelago
Cobalt Ocean Gems
Gem	Info
Jade gems	Olive Island Jade Archipelago
Jasper gems	Crimson Island Garnet Archipelago
Jet gems	Charcoal Island Onyx Archipelago
Viridian Ocean Gems
Gem	Info
Jade gems	Olive Island Jade Archipelago
Jasper gems	Crimson Island Garnet Archipelago
Jet gems	Charcoal Island Onyx Archipelago
Sage Ocean Gems
Gem	Capital Destination
Lapis Lazuli	Wensleydale Gull Archipelago
Amethyst gems	Kasidim Island Ibis Archipelago
Coral gems	Scurvy Reef Osprey Archipelago
Jade gems	Greenwich Island Pelican Archipelago
Rubies	Wissahickon Island Stork Archipelago
Ice Ocean Gems
Gem	Capital Destination
Quartz gems	Shatterstone Island Nenya Archipelago
Beryl gems	Cold Spring Island Vilya Archipelago
Lapis lazuli gems	Fort Royal Narya Archipelago
Malachite Ocean Gems
Gem	Capital Destination
Other Gems Not in General Circulation
Gem	Info
Amber gems	Does not currently exist
Moonstones	Does not currently exist
Tigereye gems	Does not currently exist
Topaz gems	Does not currently exist

Gems are high-risk, high-profit commodities intended for traders and found on the Midnight Ocean. Every capital island buys a different type of gem, depending on which archipelago in which it is located (i.e. emeralds would be bought by the Epsilon market; diamonds would be bought by the Alpha market, and so forth). Various times a day, some gems will spawn randomly at one marketed island, showing up for sale at the commodities market. Only one type of gem will spawn in any 24 hour period. This restriction does not apply to foraged gems. The sell price depends on how far you must sail them to their capital island; for instance, emeralds would cost less at Eta Island than at Alpha Island, because Eta is farther away from Epsilon than Alpha is.

Traders may buy the gems and sail them to the capital island, but there are risks. If you abandon your ship for over fifteen minutes with gems in the hold, the gems are stolen by mysterious forces, never to be seen again. The sea holds its risks as well, for twice the normal amount of gems are pillaged if you lose a sea battle.

Gems may not be sold to shoppes. There once was an opal in the hold of Hercuweaves on Cnossos Island, given as a gift from Demeter, but it had to be removed due to a bug. Also, for the Endurance Scavenger Hunt, Tedv bought Amethysts from players.

Gems may also be foraged from uncolonized islands, though this is a rare occurence.

Gem Price Guide

This incomplete table shows the expected sale prices for the various gems at each island's marketplace

Island	File:Chart star ruby.pngRuby	File:Chart star diamond.pngDiamond	File:Chart star sapphire.pngSapphire	File:Chart star pearl.pngPearl	File:Chart star emerald.pngEmerald	File:Chart star opal.pngOpal	File:Chart star jet.pngJet	Coral
Alpha Island	560	BUYS	680	420	650	240	490	---
Beta Island	510	680	BUYS	210	350	---	240	---
Byrne Island	560	XXX	790	350	560	140	420	---
Cleopatra's Pearls	---	350	---	XXX	---	370	120	---
Cnossos Island	610	XXX	610	510	---	310	510	---
Cranberry Island	XXX	560	540	520	380	---	100	---
Delta Island	---	650	---	---	---	---	610	BUYS
Emperor Island	---	660	---	510	XXX	560	680	---
Endurance Island	160	310	---	450	660	XXX	550	---
Epsilon Island	440	650	350	590	BUYS	590	610	---
Eta Island	BUYS	560	510	590	440	120	140	---
Frond Island	510	---	170	XXX	---	---	---	160
Gaea Island	490	590	310	---	XXX	610	---	---
Guava Island	560	750	470	---	XXX	470	540	---
Hephaestus' Forge	190	510	230	---	700	---	XXX	---
Islay of Luthien	XXX	---	440	700	510	210	170	210
Jorvik Island	XXX	---	590	580	520	170	240	---
Lagniappe Island	100	---	---	---	---	450	XXX	---
Nu Island	120	240	---	440	590	BUYS	420	---
Oyster Island	490	XXX	720	330	590	---	510	720
Papaya Island	630	XXX	750	420	560	170	380	---
Park Island	310	780	630	190	490	120	560	XXX
Spring Island	330	---	280	---	XXX	630	720	490
Tinga Island	---	520	---	580	XXX	720	---	370
Turtle Island	720	XXX	680	510	590	210	370	---
Vernal Equinox	310	---	XXX	---	---	---	240	---
Waterberry	---	---	---	380	---	XXX	---	100
Winter Solstice	---	XXX	---	440	700	310	580	---
Wrasse Island	580	610	---	750	XXX	520	440	---
Xi Island	140	490	240	230	610	420	BUYS	610
Zeta Island	590	420	210	BUYS	590	440	230	120
Island	File:Chart star ruby.pngRuby	File:Chart star diamond.pngDiamond	File:Chart star sapphire.pngSapphire	File:Chart star pearl.pngPearl	File:Chart star emerald.pngEmerald	File:Chart star opal.pngOpal	File:Chart star jet.pngJet	Coral

XXX = Gem type will not spawn at this market
--- = Data unknown

Historical Notes

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

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

Special gems (named after non-existent archipelagos) have occasionally been used as special event commodities. Because of this, it is possibly (but very rare) to win an unusable gem from brigands.

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

External Links

• Gem Prices & Trading Thread (Midnight Ocean)