Elementary Gemcutting

Elementary Gemcutting "Teaches the basics of how to grant shape to gems" Requirements: Skill(s) required: Mineral Sifting Proficiencies required: 2100 Arts & Crafts 3900 Law & Lore 4750 Mines & Mountains Skills Unlocked: Tasteful Gemcutting Crafts Unlocked: Cabochon-Cut Builds Unlocked: Gemcutter's Wheel Others Unlocked: Cabochon-Cut Dravite Cabochon-Cut Phosphophyllite Cabochon-Cut Rubellite Cabochon-Cut Uvarovite Fractured Gemstone Gem Shard

In-Game Text

"Plain dealing is a jewel, but they that wear it are out of fashion."

-Thomas Fuller, 1608 - 1661

Deep in the mines these radiant lumps of beauty are found, these fruits of the earth. But, like any other natural product, it must be tooled. Elementary Gem Cutting teaching the basics of how to grant shape to gems, increasing their beauty and thus their affluence when worn on clothing.

Gemstones

Any Raw Gem can be Cut into a Gemstone for Slotting into clothes on a Gemcutter's Wheel with the success determined by the Hardness of the Raw Gem. There are four different Cut types and each adds a bit of extra Hardness to the Raw Gem. The more advanced the Cut, the more Hardness is added. An unsuccessful Cut will replace your Raw Gem with 2x Gem Shards and 1x Fractured Gemstone.

Gemstones:

Cut	Skill	Added Hardness	Gemstone	Bonus
Cabochon-Cut	Elementary Gemcutting	+1	Cabochon-Cut Dravite	6 Affluence, 15 Soil Digging
			Cabochon-Cut Phosphophyllite	6 Affluence, 15 Weaving
			Cabochon-Cut Rubellite	6 Affluence, 15 Feasting
			Cabochon-Cut Uvarovite	6 Affluence, 15 Woodworking
Pear Cut	Tasteful Gemcutting	+30	Pear-Cut Dravite	9 Affluence, 15 Soil Digging
			Pear-Cut Phosphophyllite	9 Affluence, 15 Weaving
			Pear-Cut Rubellite	9 Affluence, 15 Feasting
			Pear-Cut Uvarovite	9 Affluence, 15 Woodworking
Square Cut	Tasteful Gemcutting	+15	Square-Cut Dravite	7 Affluence, 15 Soil Digging
			Square-Cut Phosphophyllite	7 Affluence, 15 Weaving
			Square-Cut Rubellite	7 Affluence, 15 Feasting
			Square-Cut Uvarovite	7 Affluence, 15 Woodworking
Starburst Cut	Elaborate Gemcutting	+45	Starburst-Cut Dravite	13 Affluence, 15 Soil Digging
			Starburst-Cut Phosphophyllite	13 Affluence, 15 Weaving
			Starburst-Cut Rubellite	13 Affluence, 15 Feasting
			Starburst-Cut Uvarovite	13 Affluence, 15 Woodworking