Dye and Ingredients
Below are dye colors available for your character to utilize, and the ingredients they may need.
Regular dye colors may only need
1 ingredient, whereas
Special dye colors may need
up to 3 ingredients, which sometimes may be a spell attempt. Unless otherwise noted, a spell attempt only needs to be
Barely Successful or higher to positively affect the dye.
A dye applied to a surface is temporary until affixed permanently with the spell
Affix Dye. Dyes can be used on any surface and can be applied to characters in patterns or as blotches. More dye will be needed depending on the size of the surface area.
Note: The
Glow Effect dye is created using baubled items. Any surface or dye that utilizes this will lose its glowing effect if the creator of the baubled items dies.
You do not need to Request GM to find ingredients or make dye, just successful rolls and any extra conditions a Special Dye may require (such as spellcasts or unique items).
If you are interested in having your character discover a new dye, run it through one of our GMs first with possible effects and ingredients so we can give it the green light and add it to our list!
Download the empty bottle .psd here.
- Keep 'satin' effect on bottle, but feel free to play with other effects.
- Save without gray bg / as transparent .png
Character Inventory
Keep track of your character's dye or ingredients using the Character Inventory. Feel free to place any other items your character may have in this field as well. You are welcome to create your own images or pixel icons to use within the inventory field, and if you would like to share your icons, let us know and we can add them to the Smilie list!
Dye and their ingredients utilize the Smilies feature of MyBB. Below are the available Smilies and names for dye and ingredients:
Code:
:creatorsessence: :creatorsglare: :rainbowaqua: :endssky: :crystalclear: :magnolet: :meteor:
:blackopal: :barklikekeratin: :magneticferrite: :opaquebone: :aurorawater: :purplegoldquartz: :iron: :ambercrystal: :magmagold: :glassychitin: :rainbowtitanium: :brass: :holographicsilver: :citrine:
:pink: :red: :orange: :yellow: :green: :lightblue: :blue: :purple: :gray: :black: :white:
:permafrost: :bloodred: :toxinswirl: :carriongreen: :starlight: :metallic:
:pinkberries: :redberries: :yellowberries: :greenberries: :lightblueberries: :blueberries: :purpleberries: :whiteberries:
:pinkgem: :redgem: :orangegem: :yellowgem: :greengem: :lightbluegem: :bluegem: :purplegem: :graygem: :blackgem: :whitegem:
:pinkfeather: :redfeather: :orangefeather: :yellowfeather: :greenfeather: :purplefeather: :grayfeather: :blackfeather: :whitefeather:
:ochre: :crushedbone: :ultramarine: :crushednacre: :charcoal:
:gloweffect: :blackslime: :skystone: :oilstone: :clearstone:
| ingredients | available colours |
 | Glow Effect
Created with crushed baubled items that can be added to any dye. The glow will fade if the creator of the baubled items dies. | character's choice of baubled item(s) |
 | Berries
Berries found in flora-rich rooms. |       
no: orange, gray, black |
 | Feathers
Feathers from creatures that have them. Can be worn as adornments. Note: Blue feathers crush down into a gray colour and are not suitable for dye ingredients. |           |
 | Gems
Gems can be found or created with Gem Form or Gem Summon. Specific gem names are up to the character. |           |
 | Natural Minerals
These minerals can be found naturally within the caves: Ochre, Crushed Bone, Crushed Nacre, Ultramarine, and Charcoal. Note: Ultramarine is crushed Lapis Lazuli. |     |
 | Black Slime
This oily slime is flammable and found seeping from some Lesser Gembound or their gemless spawn. It is also found on fresh Greater Gembound corpses and uniquely from the Greater Gembound Nox and its spawn. | |
 | Spire Pieces
Slivers or shards of Spires can be dangerous to obtain, but rewarding in use if one can survive the risk. These pieces have a subtle glow and a not-so-subtle bite; touching even a tiny piece of any Spire can feel like a static shock. |   |
| REGULAR DYE — (can use any 1 of the 3 ingredients) |
| Known Dyes & Effects | Needed Ingredients |
 | Pink
A simple pink dye made from any one of the pink ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
pink berries |
pink feather |
pink gem |
 | Red
A simple red dye made from any one of the red ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
red berries |
red feather |
red gem |
 | Orange
A simple orange dye made from any one of the orange ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
ochre |
orange feather |
orange gem |
 | Yellow
A simple yellow dye made from any one of the yellow ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
yellow berries |
yellow feather |
yellow gem |
 | Green
A simple green dye made from any one of the green ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
green berries |
green feather |
green gem |
 | Light Blue
A simple light blue dye made from any one of the light blue ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
light blue berries |
light blue gem | — |
 | Blue
A simple blue dye made from any one of the blue ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
blue berries |
blue gem |
ultramarine |
 | Purple
A simple purple dye made from any one of the purple ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
purple berries |
purple feather |
purple gem |
 | Gray
A simple gray dye made from any one of the gray ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
gray feather |
gray gem |
charcoal |
 | Black
A simple black dye made from any one of the black ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
black feather |
black gem |
charcoal |
 | White
A simple white dye made from any one of the white ingredients; add lighter or darker ingredients for different shades. |
white berries |
white feather |
white gem |
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| SPECIAL DYE — (may need up to 3 ingredients) |
| Known Dyes & Effects | Needed Ingredients |
 | Creator's Essence
This dye is an iridescent purple with silky hints of green and black. It is an oily substance. |
black slime |
black gem or oilstone | 
successful give stone |
 | Creator's Glare
This dye is a neon green with shimmering smoky effects. It seems to glow against dark surfaces. |
black slime |
green gem or oilstone |
glow effect |
 | Rainbow Aqua
This dye is bright aqua and glows slightly. It is reminiscent of the Spire. |
crushed nacre |
light blue gem OR skystone | 
successful prism |
 | End's Sky
This dye is bright aqua with rainbow shimmers and glows slightly. It is reminiscent of the Spire. It has a flare effect, like a sundog. |
skystone | 
purified water |
glow effect |
 | Crystal Clear
This dye is crystal clear and quartz-like. It makes a surface translucent. |
white Gem or clearstone |
white feather | 
successful purify |
 | Magnolet
This dye is a cosmic purple-gold of indescribable colour. It shimmers with wonder. | 
vivid citrine dye |
purple gem | 
successful future shift |
 | Meteor
This dye is a shimmering pink with light gold iridescence. Wisps of glittering gold cosmic dust follow in your wake. |
magnolet dye |  
successful pulsar or meteor's flight | — |
 | Black Opal
This dye is mostly black and speckled with colour. Results vary based on ingredients. |
black slime |
black gem | any other gem colors |
 | Bark-like Keratin
This dye is rough and textured like bark. It changes the surface texture where it is applied. | 
tree bark |
crushed bone | — |
 | Magnetic Ferrite
This dye is black with hints of silver shimmer. It makes a surface slightly magnetic. |
gray gem |
black gem | 
successful magnet |
 | Opaque Bone
This dye is opaque and bone-like. It makes a surface slightly shielded. |
crushed bone | Successful or Crit Success roll | — |
 | Aurora Water
This dye is shimmering like water ripples with green and blue. It seems to always be shifting. |
crushed nacre |
light blue gem | 
successful aether dance |
 | Purple-Gold Quartz
This dye is purple quartz with gold veins. It is electrically conductive for some reason... |
purple gem |
yellow gem | 
successful bolt |
 | Iron
This dye is metallic, shiny silver. It is good for armor plating. |
gray gem |
white gem | 
successful supernova |
 | Burning Magma Gold
This dye is bright orange-gold. It looks like magma. |
orange gem |
yellow gem | 
successful blastmelt |
 | Amber Crystal
This dye is crystalline amber and sometimes has other objects stuck inside of it. It makes a surface translucent. |
orange gem |
bugs, feathers, etc. (optional) | 
successful gem form |
 | Glassy Chitin
This dye is a glassy, chitinous material and if dense enough, causes a webbed-like exoskeleton. |
white gem OR clearstone |
crushed bugs | 
successful give life |
 | Rainbow Titanium
This dye is a strong, iridescent titanium. It is great as armor plating. |
gray gem |
gray feather |
successful prism |
 | Brass
This dye is a metallic brass colour. It can create complex gear-like crystalline structures within the applied surface. |
orange gem |
ochre |
any metals |
 | Holographic Silver
This dye is a shiny, holographic silver and very reflective. It is opaque. |
gray gem |
successful prism | 
successful reflect |
| Vivid Citrine
This dye is a webbed, crystalline citrine. It has a mild glow. |
orange gem |
yellow gem |
glow effect |
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| CHARACTER-DISCOVERED SPECIAL DYE — (may need up to 3 ingredients) |
| Known Dyes & Effects | Needed Ingredients |
 | Permafrost
This dye is icy in texure and cold to the touch. A cold, visible aura billows from it. | any dye color (optional) |
water source | 
successful glaciate |
 | Bloodred
This dye looks like blood and has a thick, sticky texture. It has a constant wet sheen. | red gem |
blood | 
successful bloodhold |
 | Toxin Swirl
This dye is rippling purple and green and has a strange sheen to it. It has an acidic taste. | green dye |
purple dye | 
successful ephemevenom |
 | Carrion Green
This dye is an earthy, foul shade of green. An obnoxiously bad smell emanates from it. | black slime |
green gem | 
successful stinkhorn |
 | Starlight
This dye glitters as though with starlight. It gives off soft light from its illuminated sparkles. | any dye color (optional) |
glow effect |
crushed nacre |
 | Metallic
This dye glitters with a metallic sheen. Its color will depend on the metal dust and dye added to it. |
any metal dust |
any dye color (optional) |
glow effect (optional) |
