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 all oceans except Opal and Hunter 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 purchased from markets throughout the ocean. Foraged gems are found one at a time, though gems have been pillaged 2-3 at a time [1]. Foraged and pillaged gems are rare.

Market gems are spawned at random times throughout the day, at randomly chosen islands outside their respective archipelago. These gems appear for sale at the commodities market in lots of 4-6, and an island may spawn gems multiple times per day, accumulating them at the market if not sold. 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). The cost to purchase gems at a market (the sell price) depends on the market's distance from the purchasing island; the greater the distance that must be sailed, the lower the sell price, thus greater profit on the trade (not accounting for travel expenses such as rum, shot, and loss of goods in battle).

Trading Gems

Traders may buy the gems and sail them to the purchasing 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 has its risks as well, for gems are stolen at twice the rate of other contents when you lose at sea 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.
• Jasper gems were used to track racers during a race around Midnight.
• A jade gem was used to claim a special prize in a Christmastime event on Midnight.

Gem Price Guide

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

Midnight

Island	Coral	File:Chart star diamond.pngDiamond	File:Chart star emerald.pngEmerald	File:Chart star jet.pngJet	File:Chart star opal.pngOpal	File:Chart star pearl.pngPearl	File:Chart star ruby.pngRuby	File:Chart star sapphire.pngSapphire
Alpha Island	650	BUY	650	490	240	420	560	680
Beta Island	520	680	350	240	100	210	510	BUY
Byrne Island	630	XXX	560	420	140	350	560	790
Cleopatra's Pearls	100	350	490	120	370	XXX	580	160
Cnossos Island	580	XXX	720	510	310	510	610	610
Cranberry Island	210	560	380	100	100	520	XXX	540
Delta Island	BUY	650	450	610	140	120	230	540
Emperor Island	520	660	XXX	680	560	510	400	370
Endurance Island	230	310	660	550	XXX	450	160	100
Epsilon Island	450	650	BUY	610	590	590	440	350
Eta Island	240	560	440	140	120	590	BUY	510
Frond Island	160	420	650	280	540	XXX	510	170
Gaea Island	370	590	XXX	520	610	700	490	310
Guava Island	510	750	XXX	540	470	610	560	470
Hephaestus' Forge	520	510	700	XXX	560	310	190	230
Islay of Luthien	210	560	510	170	210	700	XXX	440
Jorvik Island	350	560	520	240	170	580	XXX	590
Lagniappe Island	540	400	560	XXX	450	170	100	160
Namath Island	470	400	610	XXX	560	230	100	190
Nu Island	140	240	590	440	BUY	440	120	100
Oyster Island	720	XXX	590	510	190	330	490	720
Papaya Island	560	XXX	560	380	170	420	630	750
Park Island	XXX	730	490	560	120	190	310	630
Spring Island	490	580	XXX	720	630	490	330	280
Tinga Island	370	520	XXX	590	720	580	350	230
Turtle Island	490	XXX	590	370	210	510	720	680
Vernal Equinox	590	590	240	240	100	100	310	XXX
Waterberry	100	140	490	350	XXX	380	100	100
Winter Solstice	680	XXX	700	580	310	440	510	610
Wrasse Island	350	610	XXX	440	520	750	580	350
Xi Island	610	490	610	BUY	440	230	140	240
Zeta Island	120	420	590	230	440	BUY	590	210
Island	Coral	File:Chart star diamond.pngDiamond	File:Chart star emerald.pngEmerald	File:Chart star jet.pngJet	File:Chart star opal.pngOpal	File:Chart star pearl.pngPearl	File:Chart star ruby.pngRuby	File:Chart star sapphire.pngSapphire

Viridian

Island	File:Chart star jade.pngJade	File:Chart star garnet.pngJasper	File:Chart star onyx.pngJet
Ansel Island	???	???	XXX
Carmine Island	???	XXX	???
Charcoal Island	???	???	BUY
Cochineal Island	???	XXX	???
Conglin Island	XXX	???	???
Corona Reef	XXX	???	???
Crimson Island	???	BUY	???
Dendrite Island	XXX	???	???
Dragon's Nest	XXX	???	???
Fintan Island	???	???	XXX
Harmattan Island	XXX	???	???
Kirin Island	XXX	???	???
Labyrinth Moors	???	???	XXX
Lima Island	XXX	???	???
Moab Island	???	XXX	???
Napi Peak	???	XXX	???
Olive Island	BUY	???	???
Polaris Point	???	???	XXX
Prolix Purlieu	XXX	???	???
Sakejima Island	XXX	???	???
Spectre Island	???	XXX	???
Surtsey Island	???	XXX	???
Swampfen Island	XXX	???	???
Terra Island	XXX	???	???
Tigerleaf Mountain	???	???	XXX
Typhoon Island	XXX	???	???
Viridis Island	XXX	???	???
Windward Vale	???	XXX	???
Island	File:Chart star jade.pngJade	File:Chart star garnet.pngJasper	File:Chart star onyx.pngJet

Cobalt

Island	File:Chart star jade.pngJade	File:Chart star garnet.pngJasper	File:Chart star onyx.pngJet
Ansel Island	???	???	XXX
Carmine Island	???	XXX	???
Charcoal Island	???	???	BUY
Cochineal Island	???	XXX	???
Conglin Island	XXX	???	???
Corona Reef	XXX	???	???
Crimson Island	???	BUY	???
Dendrite Island	XXX	???	???
Dragon's Nest	XXX	???	???
Fintan Island	???	???	XXX
Harmattan Island	XXX	???	???
Kirin Island	XXX	???	???
Labyrinth Moors	???	???	XXX
Lima Island	XXX	???	???
Moab Island	???	XXX	???
Napi Peak	???	XXX	???
Olive Island	BUY	???	???
Polaris Point	???	???	XXX
Prolix Purlieu	XXX	???	???
Sakejima Island	XXX	???	???
Spectre Island	???	XXX	???
Surtsey Island	???	XXX	???
Swampfen Island	XXX	???	???
Terra Island	XXX	???	???
Tigerleaf Mountain	???	???	XXX
Typhoon Island	XXX	???	???
Viridis Island	XXX	???	???
Windward Vale	???	XXX	???
Island	File:Chart star jade.pngJade	File:Chart star garnet.pngJasper	File:Chart star onyx.pngJet

Sage

Island	File:Chart star gull.pngLapis Lazuli	File:Chart star ibis.pngAmethyst	File:Chart star osprey.pngCoral	File:Chart star pelican.pngJade	File:Chart star stork.pngRuby
Admiral Island	XXX	???	???	280	???
Amity Island	???	???	???	???	XXX
Ashkelon Arch	???	???	???	???	???
Basset Island	XXX	???	???	???	???
Blackthorpe Island	???	???	???	XXX	???
Caravanserai Island	???	XXX	???	???	???
Cromwell Island	XXX	???	???	???	???
Descartes Isle	???	???	???	XXX	???
Greenwich Island	???	???	???	BUY	???
Halley Island	???	???	???	XXX	???
Kakraphoon Island	???	???	???	???	???
Kashgar Island	???	???	???	???	???
Kasidim Island	???	BUY	???	???	???
Isle of Kent	XXX	???	???	???	???
Kiwara Island	???	XXX	???	???	???
Lincoln Island	XXX	???	720	???	???
Penobscot Island	???	???	???	???	XXX
Scurvy Reef	???	???	BUY	???	???
Scrimshaw Island	???	???	???	???	XXX
Spaniel Island	???	???	???	XXX	???
Ventress Island	???	???	???	XXX	???
Wensleydale	BUY	???	???	280	???
Wissahickon Island	???	???	630	???	BUY
Island	File:Chart star gull.pngLapis Lazuli	File:Chart star ibis.pngAmethyst	File:Chart star osprey.pngCoral	File:Chart star pelican.pngJade	File:Chart star stork.pngRuby

Ice

Island	File:Chart star nenya.pngQuartz	File:Chart star narya.pngLapis	File:Chart star vilya.pngBeryl
Cold Spring Island	790	770	BUY
Eieio Island	XXX	730	680
Fort Royal	800	BUY	770
Kings Island	XXX	590	630
Shatterstone Island	BUY	800	790
Island	File:Chart star nenya.pngQuartz	File:Chart star narya.pngLapis	File:Chart star vilya.pngBeryl

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

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 [2]

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 possible (but very rare) to win an unusable gem from brigands.

Note also that amethyst gems can still be sold to the Endurance Island, 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 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.

Sea Also

• Gem running
• Gem Prices & Trading Thread (Midnight Ocean)