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Arcania: Gothic 4 Hints

Alchemy and Food Recipe Locations

  • * Elixir of Dark Tears: in the chest in a room on the west wall of the castle & in the chest in the old ruined watchtower a ways south of the castle

    * Elixir of the Seven Winds: in Shaman Melog's chest in his hut (you can't open it until you finish the "Soul Seekers" main quest)

    * Elixir of the Warrior: in the chest in the castle's west tower & in the chest in the SE corner of the Silverlake orcs' cave

    * Grilled Venison: sold by Gunda in the enclosed camp and later in the castle (25 gold) & in the chest in the SW corner of the southern hut in the enclosed camp & in the chest in the northern room of the castle's east section

    * Healing Potion: sold by Gunda in the enclosed camp and later in the castle (600 gold) & given by Gunda as a reward for finishing the "A Bitter Nut to Swallow" optional quest & given by Semele as a reward for finishing the "Pondweed" optional quest

    * Lesser Eagle Eye Elixir: in the chest in the NW corner of the southern hut in the enclosed camp

    * Lesser Elixir of Arcane Might: on a bookshelf in the castle's archives room (you can't enter it until you're on the "The Ancient Map" main quest)

    * Lesser Elixir of Strength: sold by Welgard in the castle (650 gold) & on a barrel in the castle's NE tower

    * Mana Potion: gotten from Alzar after finishing the "The Secret Ingredient II" optional quest & on a table in Shaman Melog's hut

    * Minor Mana Potion: on the floor of the castle's archives room (you can't enter it until you're on the "The Ancient Map" main quest)

    * Stamina Potion: sold by Gunda in the enclosed camp and later in the castle (750 gold)

    * Wasp Elixir: in the chest in the northern goblin cave (the one that the "Too Much Honour" main quest requires you to visit) & in the Ranger Chest in the southern goblin cave (the one that the "The Golden Arrowhead" optional quest requires you to visit)