Synthesis

Synthesis

Syntax: Synth (object1) (object2) Requires: 1 Synthesis Crystal, 2 Items to Synth

Item Synthesis, or 'Synth' for short is the act of taking the energies and powers of two objects and creating a new object from the magic and power within.

While some Synth processes are 'Quick and Easy', others have many complex steps requiring both time and money.

Item Tuning

Syntax: tune (object)

Tune is the ability to infuse an item with your own magic force to get the item ready for synthesis. Using 'Tune' will make you unable to tune any other objects, as well as use other skills. A Tuned object will, in time, fade away into nothing. Only certain types of people can tune certain types of objects. ONLY a 'Sphere' can be tuned by any player.

This feature was removed from the game, as the process was rather stupid and pointless. <3 Raum

Synthesis Workshop

The Synthesis Workshop is an 'otherworldly' workshop ran seemingly by the Al Bhed. Full of class and work rooms, as well as shops and teachers, the Synth Workshop is the best place to start your journey into learning the craft.

The denizens of the workshop do speak only Al Bhed, however. Bring a PHS to assist in the translation!

To get to the Synthesis Workshop, speak with Sigmund. Inquiring about the workshop will reveal how to enter it.

Known Crystals

There are currently 9 Synthesis Crystals known to us at this time.

Crystal       Effect        Founder, Realm
                                                                           
1) Earth      Crushing      Yara, Lacha
2) Air        Cleave        Kew, Cibil
3) Fire       Fusing        Galu, Anceili
4) Water      Boil          Ducirq, Anceili
5) Light      Raise         Ampir, Demer
6) Electric   Shock         Oritu, Connep
7) Prismatic  Unknown*      Tav/Yara, Lacha
8) Blood      Leech**       Yara, Lacha
9) Darkness   Absorbing     Lukhan, Ivalice
                                                                          
* Effects have been unstable - each synthesis has resulted different.
**Synthesis draws energy from worker more so than catalyst - very dangerous!

Crystal Uses

• Earth synthesis crystals are generally used for crushing or breaking down sources, frequently creating fine powders of sorts. These powders can be used for a variety of things.

• Air synthesis crystals are for cleave and slicing - while this can be used for a great deal of things, they are most commonly used for making armors.

• Fire crystals carry a large amount of power, and are able to burn, fuse and cook sources. Commonly this effect will fuse sources together, creating effect spheres, orbs and bulbs.

• Water crystals, put easily, are the best catalyst for potions.

• Light crystals are best used for bringing latent powers to the surface to provide a 'greater effect' of what a source originally provides.

• Electric synthesis crystals provide shocking and lightning type powers most commonly used for destruction - such as weapon creation.

• Prismatic crystals are truly a mystery - there is no 'best' for it, as their effects change.

• Blood crystals are used mostly for creating of magical wands, staffs and scrolls - they are dangerous, however, as they draw their power mostly from the synthesizer rather than the catalyst.

• Darkness crystals are a void of light - this catalyst's ability will absorb the two sources and frequently create an 'anti' product: Fire turns to Water, Earth turns to Air, etc.

Recipes

Many recipes can be found scattered throughout the realm of Ivalice. As synthesis becomes more widely available to the people of the world, new recipes will emerge. One such recipe is listed below, and can be found in the Adventuer's Academy.

You can discover a wealth of recipes just by asking the right people. If you discover someone you'd wish to ask about synthesis, simply say 'synthesis' to them using the sayto command. They can provide detailed instructions for a recipe, or cryptic clues to their discovery.

There are several ways to find recipes. Sometimes, you can find them in books. Others, only select people in the world will know, and you'll have to ask them. They may even be hidden amongst the monsters of the world in the form of treasures or other mysterious behaviors!

• A Blood Potion
• Agent 1: Bloodmoss
• Agent 2: an empty vial
• Crystal: Water

Effect:

Blood potions are particularly useful for young or inexperienced adventurers. The water synthesis crystal refines the agents in bloodmoss, and makes them far more potent. This is a relatively inexpensive method of increasing one's valor for those early days of training.

Synthesis Weapons

See Synthesis Weapon

Synthesis List

See Synthesis List