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== Description ==
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'''Basil''' is a [[Stranger]] [[vendor|merchant]] who sells [[recipe]]s to knights. He can be found in two kinds of locations: [[Clockwork Terminal]]s and [[Mission]] lobbies.
'''Basil''' is a [[Stranger]] [[vendor|merchant]].  Unlike most Strangers, he ventures into the [[Clockworks]] and can be found throughout, selling wares to knights.
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He sells a list of recipes which is randomly created for each adventuring party when they go down from Haven; his inventory is different at every visit, even at the same depth or terminal.  Basil used to sell wares at various levels throughout the Clockworks, but is now found at [[Clockwork Terminal]]s and [[Mission]] lobbies.  All knights in an adventuring party will be offered the same recipe list.
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==Clockwork Terminals==
  
== Locations ==
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Basil appears in the Clockwork Terminals at depths 4, 13, and 23 of the [[Clockworks]]. His recipe list is randomized upon each visit, and he has been observed to offer between six and 25 recipes at a time. However, some aspects of his behavior are predictable. All knights in a party are offered the same recipe list. At depth 4, he offers 1- and 2-star recipes, including at least one of the latter. At depth 13, he offers 2-, 3-, and 4-star recipes, including at least one of the latter. At depth 23, he offers 4- and 5-star recipes, including at least one of the latter. His prices are as follows.
'''Basil''' is always found at the midway points of each tier, known as Clockwork Terminals. Terminals are located at depths 4, 13, and 23. He can also be found in Mission lobbies containing a fixed set of recipes for each mission.
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== Inventory ==
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=== Clockworks ===
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In the Clockworks, Basil offers 1- and 2-star recipes in Tier 1; 2-, 3-, and 4-star recipes in Tier 2; and 4- and 5-star recipes in Tier 3. The content of the recipe list varies, as does the size of the recipe list offered: Basil has been observed to offer between six and twenty-five recipes at a time. The type and size of the inventory appears to be completely random, but Basil will have at least one recipe with the highest star rating for that tier (2-star for tier 1; 4-star for tier 2; 5-star for tier 3). Below is a table listing the prices of each recipe by its star rating.  
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=== Recipes ===
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While many recipes are available from [[Hall of Heroes]] or other vendors, there are a number of recipes available only from Basil in Clockwork Terminals. These include recipes for items on alchemy paths originating from [[Token#Boss_Tokens|boss-dropped tokens]] and all 3-star "breaker" series recipes (such as [[Blazebreak Armor]], [[Surge Breaker Shield]], etc). (Although [[Searing Edge]] and [[Shocking Edge]] are available from [[Bazaar#Vendors|Bazaar vendors]], the ''recipes'' are not.)
While many recipes are available from [[Hall of Heroes]] or other vendors, there are a number of recipes available only from Basil. These include recipes for items on alchemy paths originating from [[Token#Boss_Tokens|boss-dropped tokens]] and all 3-star "breaker" series recipes (such as [[Blazebreak Armor]], [[Surge Breaker Shield]], etc). Note that while the "breaker" items, [[Searing Edge]] and [[Shocking Edge]] are available from [[Bazaar#Vendors|Bazaar vendors]], the ''recipes'' are not.  
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=== Mission Lobbies ===
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==Mission Lobbies==
The recipes Basil offers in each mission are listed below.
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Basil also appears in mission lobbies. Before each mission, he offers a totally predictable selection of recipes relevant to that mission. These recipes are listed below.
  
 
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== Other Links ==
 
== Other Links ==
 
* [[List of alchemy paths]]
 
* [[List of alchemy paths]]
* [[Recipe]]s
 
  
 
[[Category:Strangers]]
 
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[[Category:Vendors]]
 
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Revision as of 02:17, 5 October 2012

Basil, Traveling Merchant

Basil is a Stranger merchant who sells recipes to knights. He can be found in two kinds of locations: Clockwork Terminals and Mission lobbies.

Clockwork Terminals

Basil appears in the Clockwork Terminals at depths 4, 13, and 23 of the Clockworks. His recipe list is randomized upon each visit, and he has been observed to offer between six and 25 recipes at a time. However, some aspects of his behavior are predictable. All knights in a party are offered the same recipe list. At depth 4, he offers 1- and 2-star recipes, including at least one of the latter. At depth 13, he offers 2-, 3-, and 4-star recipes, including at least one of the latter. At depth 23, he offers 4- and 5-star recipes, including at least one of the latter. His prices are as follows.

Rating Crowns
★☆☆☆☆ 250
★★☆☆☆ 1,000
★★★☆☆ 4,000
★★★★☆ 10,000
★★★★★ 25,000

While many recipes are available from Hall of Heroes or other vendors, there are a number of recipes available only from Basil in Clockwork Terminals. These include recipes for items on alchemy paths originating from boss-dropped tokens and all 3-star "breaker" series recipes (such as Blazebreak Armor, Surge Breaker Shield, etc). (Although Searing Edge and Shocking Edge are available from Bazaar vendors, the recipes are not.)

List of Basil-only recipes
Recipe Rating
Recipe-icon sword.png Searing Edge ★★☆☆☆
Recipe-icon sword.png Shocking Edge ★★☆☆☆
Recipe-icon bomb.png Lightning Capacitor ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon bomb.png Plasma Capacitor ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon bomb.png Voltaic Tempest ★★★★★
Recipe-icon shield.png Scarlet Shield ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon armor.png Blazebreak Armor ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon helmet.png Blazebreak Helm ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon shield.png Blazebreak Shield ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon armor.png Blizzbreaker Armor ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon helmet.png Blizzbreaker Helm ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon shield.png Blizzbreaker Shield ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon armor.png Surge Breaker Armor ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon helmet.png Surge Breaker Helm ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon shield.png Surge Breaker Shield ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon sword.png Twisted Snarble Barb ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon sword.png Dark Thorn Blade ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon sword.png Barbarous Thorn Blade ★★★★★
Recipe-icon bomb.png Twisted Spine Cone ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon bomb.png Spike Shower ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon bomb.png Dark Briar Barrage ★★★★★
Recipe-icon shield.png Twisted Targe ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon shield.png Dark Thorn Shield ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon shield.png Barbarous Thorn Shield ★★★★★
Recipe-icon bomb.png Graviton Charge ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon bomb.png Graviton Bomb ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon bomb.png Graviton Vortex ★★★★★
Recipe-icon handgun.png Silversix ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon handgun.png Argent Peacemaker ★★★★★
Recipe-icon handgun.png Blackhawk ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon handgun.png Sentenza ★★★★★
Recipe-icon sword.png Avenger ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon sword.png Divine Avenger ★★★★★
Recipe-icon sword.png Faust ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon sword.png Gran Faust ★★★★★
Recipe-icon handgun.png Kilowatt Pulsar ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon handgun.png Gigawatt Pulsar ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon handgun.png Polaris ★★★★★
Recipe-icon handgun.png Heavy Pulsar ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon handgun.png Radiant Pulsar ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon handgun.png Supernova ★★★★★
Recipe-icon handgun.png Industrial Catalyzer ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon handgun.png Volatile Catalyzer ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon handgun.png Neutralizer ★★★★★
Recipe-icon handgun.png Toxic Catalyzer ★★★☆☆
Recipe-icon handgun.png Virulent Catalyzer ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon handgun.png Biohazard ★★★★★
Recipe-icon helmet.png Charged Quicksilver Helm ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon helmet.png Mercurial Helm ★★★★★
Recipe-icon armor.png Charged Quicksilver Mail ★★★★☆
Recipe-icon armor.png Mercurial Mail ★★★★★
Recipe-icon shield.png Crest of Almire ★★★★★

Mission Lobbies

Basil also appears in mission lobbies. Before each mission, he offers a totally predictable selection of recipes relevant to that mission. These recipes are listed below.

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