Gems
| Gems | |
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| Diamond's are a Cretonian's best friend. | |
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| Cost | High |
| Extra Information | |
| Used for building? | Yes |
| Spoil rate | 0% |
Gems are a precious and expensive resource in Songs of Syx. They can be mined from rare gem deposits with the use of gem mines built on top of them, or can be obtained through trading, though their price is rather high. The most prominent use of gems are to make jewelry in a jeweler. Jewelry can greatly improve happiness and self-esteem of the wearer, and the amount of jewelry units allowed per citizen can be chosen by the player.
Due to the rarity of gem deposits, trading may be the player's primary way of obtaining gems if no gem deposits are anywhere near a player's settlement. Gems are not generally used as a building material, as it's only used in this way when placing the court component in a court building, and when building a chamber segment.
Gems are one of two resources that do not spoil or degrade in any way, the other being sithilon ore.
In-game description
"Gems are used to make jewelry and as construction material."