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User:Akiiki Bastet/ChemistryTests

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This is a summary of litmus tests I've done on essential compounds with a view toward parsing out the Essence stats.

The litmus results are:

  • Maroon -11 to -15
  • Red -6 to -10
  • Pink -1 to -5
  • White 0
  • LtBlue 1 to 5
  • Blue 6 to 10
  • Indigo 11 to 15

Deductions

For the purposes of deductions, Ar(Anaxi) refers to the Aromatic attribute of Anaxi Essence, and in the same vein As(X) Bi(X) Sa(X) So(X) Sp(X) Sp(X) Sw(X) To(X)

Here are the list of things we can prove or guess from the Essential Compounds we've seen:

Spiciness

  • Compare 12,16: Sp(Anaxi) > Sp(Delta)
  • Compare 11,12: Sp(Buckler) = Sp(CBasil)
  • Compare 12,13: Sp(CBasil) = Sp(CRosemary)
  • Compare 1,12: Sp(CBasil) > Sp(Broadleaf)
  • Compare 10,12: Sp(CBasil) > Sp(Bluebottle)
  • Compare 24,25: Sp(Bluebottle) = Sp(Broadleaf)
  • So we have Sp(Anaxi) > Sp(Delta) > Sp(CBasil, Buckler, CRosemary) > Sp(Broadleaf,Bluebottle)
  • From 1 we have Sp(Anaxi + Bluebottle + Buckler + CBasil + CRosemary) > 0. If Buckler, CBasil and Crosemary were <0, this would be impossible.
  • From 24 we have Sp(Delta + Bluebottle + Buckler + CBasil + CRosemary) = 0. If Buckler etc. were >0, this would be impossible.
  • Therefore, Sp(Buckler, CBasil, CRosemary) = 0

Sweetness

  • Compare 1 and 2. Sw(Anaxi) < Sw(BrambleHedge)
  • Compare 1 and 6,7,8,9. Sw(Bramblehedge) < {Sw(Bluebottle), Sw(Buckler), Sw(CommonBasil), Sw(CommonRosemary)} So Sw(Bramble) < 0 and Sw(Anaxi) < -1
  • Compare 12 and 16. Sw(DeltaPalm) < Sw(Anaxi). So Sw(Delta) is -3, Sw(Anaxi) is -2, Sw(BrambleHedge) is -1.
  • Compare 1, 10, 12, 13. Sw(Broadleaf) = Sw(Bluebottle) = Sw(CommonBasil) = Sw(CommonRosemary). So these are all 0.
  • In order for 1 to be White, with three essences at 0, Sw(Anaxi) = -1 * Sw(BucklerLeaf), so Sw(BucklerLeaf) = +2
  • Also, Buttlerleaf and Chakkanut are sweeter than Anaxi, so -1 or better

Essential Compound Tests

The Sweetness Tests

These are based on varying the (Anaxi - BBClover - Buckler Leaf - Common Basil - Common Rosemary) Essential compound, which has 0 Sweetness.

Ref # Essence 1 Essence 2 Essence 3 Essence 4 Essence 5 Positive Negative Aromatic Astringent Bitter Salty Sour Spicy Sweet Toxic
1 Anaxi Bluebottle Clover Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Common Rosemary Bitter Sour Pink Pink LtBlue Pink Red LtBlue White 0 Pink
2 Bluebottle Clover BrambleHedge Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Common Rosemary Toxic Aromatic Pink Pink Pink Pink Pink Pink LtBlue LtBlue
3 Bluebottle Clover Broadleaf Palm Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Common Rosemary Sweet Aromatic Red Pink Pink LtBlue Pink Pink LtBlue LtBlue
4 Bluebottle Clover Butterleaf Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Common Rosemary Bitter Astringent Pink Red LtBlue Pink Pink Pink LtBlue Pink
5 Bluebottle Clover Buckler-Leaf Chakkanut Common Basil Common Rosemary Bitter Astringent Pink Red LtBlue Pink Pink Pink LtBlue LtBlue
6 Anaxi Bramble Hedge Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Common Rosemary Toxic Sour Pink Pink LtBlue Pink Pink LtBlue Pink LtBlue
7 Anaxi Bluebell Clover Bramble Hedge Common Basil Common Rosemary Bitter Sour Pink White 0 LtBlue Pink Red LtBlue Pink Pink
8 Anaxi Bluebell Clover Buckler-Leaf Bramble Hedge Common Rosemary Spicy Sour Pink Pink Pink Pink Pink LtBlue Pink Pink
9 Anaxi Bluebell Clover Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Bramble Hedge Toxic Sour Pink Pink LtBlue LtBlue Red LtBlue Pink LtBlue
10 Anaxi Broadleaf Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Common Rosemary Toxic Aromatic Red Pink LtBlue LtBlue Pink LtBlue White LtBlue
11 Anaxi Bluebottle Clover Broadleaf Common Basil Common Rosemary Bitter Sour Pink White LtBlue LtBlue Red White Pink Pink
12 Anaxi Bluebottle Clover Buckler-Leaf Broadleaf Common Rosemary None Aromatic Pink Pink Pink White Pink White White Pink
13 Anaxi Bluebottle Clover Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Broadleaf Salty Sour Pink Pink LtBlue LtBlue Red White White LtBlue
14 Bluebottle Clover Anansi Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Common Rosemary Sweet Sour ? ? Pink White Pink ? LtBlue ?
15 Broadleaf Palm Anansi Motherwort Folded Birch Tower Palm Salty Bitter ? ? Red LtBlue Pink ? Pink ?
16 Delta Bluebottle Clover Buckler-Leaf Broadleaf Common Rosemary None Bitter Pink Pink Red White Pink Pink Pink Pink
17 Anaxi Delta Buckler-Leaf Broadleaf Common Rosemary ? ? ? ? ? White ? LtBlue Pink ?
18 Anaxi Blueblottle Clover Delta Broadleaf Common Rosemary Spicy Sour White Pink Pink White Pink LtBlue Pink Pink
19 Anaxi Blueblottle Clover Buckler-Leaf Delta Common Rosemary ? ? ? ? ? Pink ? LtBlue Pink ?
20 Anaxi Blueblottle Clover Buckler-Leaf Broadleaf Delta ? ? ? ? ? LtBlue ? LtBlue Pink ?
21 Buttlerleaf Bluebottle Clover Buckler-Leaf Broadleaf Common Rosemary ? ? ? ? ? White ? Pink LtBlue ?
22 Anaxi Buttlerleaf Buckler-Leaf Broadleaf Common Rosemary ? ? ? ? ? White ? LtBlue White ?
23 Anaxi Bluebottle Clover Broadleaf Delta Common Rosemary Spicy Sour White Pink Pink White Pink LtBlue Pink Pink
24 Delta Bluebottle Clover Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Common Rosemary None Astringent Pink Pink White Pink Pink White Pink White
25 Delta Broadleaf Buckler-Leaf Common Basil Common Rosemary Toxic Astringent Pink Pink Pink LtBlue Pink White Pink LtBlue

Other Tests

Essence 1 Essence 2 Essence 3 Essence 4 Essence 5 Positive Negative Aromatic Astringent Bitter Salty Sour Spicy Sweet Toxic
Arconis AshPalm BeetleNut Bloodbark BottleTree Aromatic Toxic LtBlue Pink LtBlue LtBlue Pink LtBLue LtBlue Pink
Anaxi DeltaPalm Orrorin SaltZn Houseleek Bitter Salty ? ? Blue Red Pink ? Pink ?