Herbalism
Description
Herbalism is one of the two collecting Professions, along with Mining. It allows you to collect flowers and seeds from herbs and process them into oils. To learn it, talk to Saffron in Ardentmill. Although some Smithing and Accessory Crafting recipes require materials obtained through this skill, Herbalism is used in combination with Alchemy. You can harvest Flowers and Seeds from Tools.
Materials Used
In order to gather herbs, you need a shovel, which you receive upon learning Herbalism. You may also purchase one from Nack for 100 mesos. Processing flowers and seeds into oils requires herb oil bottles, which can also be purchased from Nack.
Traits Affected
- Gathering herbs raises Empathy by 5 points.
- Extracting oil raises Diligence by 10 points.
- Leveling your skill raises Empathy.
Herb Gathering
Flower and seed can be gather by herbalist from herbs. Higher grade flower or seed requires higher level of herbalism to be sucessful. Below shows a table about herbs:
| Herb | Flower/Seed Dropped | Recommended Level |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Herb | Marjoram Seed & Marjoram Flower | 1 |
| Magenta Herb | Lavender Seed & Lavender Flower | 1 |
| Blue Herb | Rosemary Seed & Rosemary Flower | 3 |
| Brown Herb | Mandarin Seed & Mandarin Flower | 4 |
| Emerald Herb | Lemon Balm Seed, Lemon Balm Flower & Peppermint Flower | 5 |
| Gold Herb | Jasmine Seed & Jasmine Flower | 6 |
| Aquamarine Herb | Tea Tree Seed & Tea Tree Flower | 7 |
| Red Herb | Chamomile Seed & Chamomile Flower | 8 |
| Black Herb | Patchouli Seed & Patchouli Flower | 9 |
| Purple Herb | Juniper Berry Seed, Juniper Berry Flower & Hyssop Flower | 10 |
All herbs also drop Herb Root, a by-product of gathering herbs. You can exchange a herb sack from Saffron for each 100 Herb Root.
Oil Extraction
Herb oil can be extract by using a certain amount of flower or seeds and herb oil bottle. The higher the grade of the oil the more the amount of flower/seed needed and the higher the grade of the herb oil bottle.
When refining certain herbs and seeds, there is a chance it will be refined into Magic Powder.
You need to be at Ardentmill, near the Herb Boiling Pot (beside Saffron) to extract herb oil. The flower/seed have a 100% success rate for extraction of oil, though you might get magic powders instead. (use for making transformation potion with alchemy)
Mastery and Levelling
Herbalism has 10 levels. Higher levels allow you to gather higher grade herb. When you reach the required mastery, you can level your profession by visiting your instructor and paying a fee.
| Level | Required Mastery | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 5000 mesos |
| 2 | 500 | 15000 mesos |
| 3 | 1200 | 25000 mesos |
| 4 | 2100 | 40000 mesos |
| 5 | 3200 | 60000 mesos |
| 6 | 4500 | 85000 mesos |
| 7 | 6000 | 115000 mesos |
| 8 | 7700 | 150000 mesos |
| 9 | 9600 | 190000 mesos |
| 10 | 11700 | 235000 mesos |
Mastery can be gain by:
- Extracting oil from herbs - 20 mastery
- Collecting Herbs - the amount varies according to the grade of the herb. The mastery from collection a certain grade of herbs decreases as your profession level increases. (e.g you gained 20 mastery from harvesting a silver herb at level 1 but it decreases to 16 mastery at level 2) Refer below:
| Silver Herb | Magenta Herb | Blue Herb | Brown Herb | Emerald Herb | Gold Herb | Aquamarine Herb | Red Herb | Black Herb | Purple Herb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Level 2 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | ? | ? | ? |
| Level 3 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | ? | ? |
| Level 4 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | ? |
| Level 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Level 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Level 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |