Materials

Drops, gathered goods and trophies. Crafting, brewing, the Fortress and quests use them, and they all trade on the Exchange.

• Acorn CapA tiny hat. Squirrels throw them with startling accuracy.
• Amber ChipOld tree-honey, gone hard. There is a tiny ant inside.
• Ant MandiblePincers that could lift a crumb ten times their size. Or a cat.
• Arctic CodA notable fish. Cold, solid and very pleased with itself.
• Arctic SalmonSilver and pink, fat from the cold sea. Worth a frozen nose.
• Ash FeatherA sparrow feather gone grey. It crumbles at the tip, like paper at…
• Ashen BarkBark from the Withered Wood. It remembers being green.
• Ashwing ScaleMoth-wing dust that leaves grey prints on everything. Including your…
• Aurora DraughtThe northern lights, stirred into a bottle. The base for a…
• Aurora DustGreen and violet sparks in a jar. They swirl when nobody is looking.
• Aurora TroutA notable fish. Every colour of the aurora down its sides. It only…
• Badger FurCoarse, striped and very warm.
• Bandit ClothA scrap of a very small mask.
• Basket WickerA single strand from a basket bigger than a house.
• Bast's SunfishA legendary fish. A round gold fish that glows like noon. The priests…
• Birch BarkPapery strips that peel off in very satisfying curls.
• Bleached ShellA hermit shell gone chalk-white. It sounds like silence when you hold…
• Blind Cave FishA notable fish. No eyes, and no need of them. It knows exactly where…
• Bog IronRusty lumps from the bottom of the moor bogs.
• Bookmark DraughtKeeps your place, in case you lose it. The base for a eighteenth-tier…
• Bottled LaserlightA bottle of red light. Every cat in the room is staring at it…
• Bounty MarkA brass token from the Bounty Board, for a bounty done. The board…
• Brass Dog TagStamped with a name and a rank. Every hound wears one.
• Brass DoorknobOff a door in the Hallway that opened onto another door. Turns both…
• Breath DraughtA long, slow purr in a bottle. The base for a fourteenth-tier Catnip…
• Brine DraughtSharp as a sea breeze. The base for a seventh-tier Catnip Draught.
• CatnipDo not sniff while operating heavy machinery.
• Catnip BlossomA sprig of catnip in full flower. Catnip Season pays in these.
• Catnip InfusionBase for upgrading the Catnip Draught.
• Cheese RindMouse-bandit currency. Smells like treasure.
• CloudberriesAmber berries from the tundra bogs. Tart, sweet and very hard to find…
• Cloudberry CordialAmber, warming and a little wild. The base for a twelfth-tier Sardine…
• Cobra VenomA vial of gold-tinged venom. It glitters like sunlight on a dune.
• Colour ElixirEvery colour the Greying took, shaken back into a bottle. The base…
• ColourbloomA flower that grows only where Lantern light falls. Every petal is a…
• Copper NuggetGreen at the edges, warm in the middle.
• Coral BeadPink and knobbly, from a reef the otters keep secret.
• Court SilkA scrap of rat finery, embroidered with tiny cheeses.
• Crab MeatSweet, white and worth every pinch.
• Crab ShellRed, hard and still a little bit pinchy.
• Crow FeatherBlack, glossy and full of gossip.
• Crown GoldGold from Morrow's vaults. He will not be needing it.
• Crowned EelA notable fish. An eel with a gold ring stuck on its head. It thinks…
• Date NectarDark, sweet and full of sunshine. The base for an eleventh-tier…
• Deepwater TunaA fish as long as you are. The dream of every cat, made real.
• Desert JerboaHuge ears, huge feet, enormous jump. Not enormous enough.
• Dish-Pond GoldfishA notable fish. A goldfish that escaped its bowl and grew. Not much…
• Doorstep BrothSimmered on the mat outside a door that never opens. The base for a…
• Dream-Moth WingShimmers with borrowed moonlight.
• DriftwoodSilver-grey wood, smoothed by the Tidewhisker sea.
• Dusk AcornA grey acorn, cold as a stone. Nothing will ever grow from it. Unless.
• Dusk VoleA little grey vole that still remembers being brown. It runs towards…
• Dust FluffSoft, grey and suspiciously sneezy.
• Emperor CarapaceBlack armour plate from an emperor scorpion. Sand slides right off it.
• Escaped GoldfishIt fled the Tall Ones' bowl into the sink. It was not expecting a cat.
• Essence of StillnessA wraith, boiled down to the quiet at its middle. It weighs nothing…
• Faded DecreeA royal scroll whose ink has drained out. It still has a very…
• Faded PeltA badger pelt with no stripes left. The Hush ate them first.
• Felt HammerA little felt-tipped hammer from inside the piano. Tap it and it…
• Fog GraylingA notable fish. You can only see it in the fog. Out of the fog…
• Frayed RopeOld rope from the Undersewer locks. Damp, but strong.
• Frost DraughtCold enough to make your whiskers ring. The base for a tenth-tier…
• Frost ShardA splinter of the Fridge Glacier. It never melts.
• Gargoyle StoneA chip of a gargoyle. It glares at you from your bag.
• Gargoyle TearRainwater from a gargoyle spout, gone hard as glass. Gargoyles do not…
• Ghost OpalGrey, until the light hits it. Then every colour at once.
• Gilded PageA page with a gold edge, torn from a book nobody finished.
• Glade LanternfishA notable fish. It glows. The fireflies follow it about.
• Glass BeadA blue bead from a broken bracelet. Every magpie wants one.
• GlowshroomA sewer mushroom that lights the tunnels in soft blue.
• Glowshroom DraughtLuminous and fizzy. The base for a sixth-tier Catnip Draught.
• Goat HornCurled, heavy and still warm from the last headbutt.
• Golden MinnowA notable fish. A minnow that has swallowed a sunbeam. It glints.
• Golden Oasis CatfishA notable fish. Whiskers like a temple cat.
• Gorse WoodTough, spiky and yellow-flowered. The dogs will not go near it.
• Grey FurFur from a Hush Hound. It feels like fog.
• Grey PearlA pearl with the shine sucked out of it. Patchwork swears she can…
• Grey PlumeA feather from a hushed sage. It makes no sound when it falls.
• Grey WhiskerA whisker from a Grey Reaver. It is the colour of old dishwater and…
• GreysteelSteel from the barrows of the Greying. It weighs nothing at all.
• Gull DoubloonPirate gold. The gulls bite every coin to check it. So do you.
• Gull EggSpeckled and enormous. The gull will not be pleased.
• Gull FeatherSmells of salt and stolen chips.
• Hat FeatherA grand feather from a hat on a hat-stand. The crow was wearing it…
• Heart RubyIt beats, very faintly, like something alive.
• Hearth ElixirTastes like sitting by a fire with someone who loves you. The base…
• Hearty BrothA rich base for stronger Sardine Tonics.
• Heather TonicHoney-dark and warming. The base for an eighth-tier Sardine Tonic.
• Hedgehog QuillSharp at one end, sharper at the other.
• Hoard ScaleA gold scale from a vault serpent. It is not real gold. The serpent…
• Hollow FangA hound fang, hollow as a reed. The wind whistles through it, very…
• Hollow MailLinks of grey chain from a Hollow Knight. Empty inside, like the…
• Hush CandyGrey, fizzy and faintly spooky. Spent at the Hallowed Hush stall.
• Hush DustGrey powder that swallows sound. It feels cold, like a forgotten…
• Hush ThreadA strand from a Hollow Cat. It is what is left when a cat forgets its…
• Ice Bear FurWhite on the outside, black skin underneath. It drinks in the sun.
• Ice SapphireBlue and cold. It never warms up.
• Iced WingA moth wing frozen stiff. It tinkles when you shake it.
• Ink DropA bead of living ink. It tries to write things on your paw.
• Iron Collar LinkA link from a warhound collar. Heavy, and a little bit sad.
• Ironbirch BarkFrom the little frozen trees of the tundra. It rings when you tap it.
• Kelp BrothSalty, green and deeply restoring. The base for a seventh-tier…
• Kennel BoltA crossbow bolt with a tiny bone for a fletching.
• King's VelvetTorn from the throne-room curtains. Deep red, and very soft.
• Kite PaperBright paper from a kite that flew once, long ago, and has wanted to…
• Kite-Wind DraughtLight as a kite on a breezy hill. The base for a seventeenth-tier…
• Lantern DraughtWarm gold light that sloshes. The base for a thirteenth-tier Catnip…
• Lantern KoiA koi that swims up out of the grey to bask in the light. Red, gold…
• Lantern ShardA warm sliver of light. It hums when you hold it close.
• Laserlight DraughtRed, bright and impossible to stop staring at. The base for a…
• Letter to Lady BiscuitFrom Sir Wagsworth. It smells strongly of dog and slightly of biscuit.
• Letter to Sir WagsworthFrom Lady Biscuit. It is mostly about sticks.
• Library TeaVery strong tea, the way the Grand Librarian likes it. Drink it…
• Lichen TonicBitter, bracing and very green. The base for a ninth-tier Sardine…
• Lint BallA ball of soft grey lint the size of your head. It is mostly cat…
• Lynx Ear-TuftA black tuft from a lynx ear. They grow back. The lynx were very…
• MackerelStriped like a tabby. Tastes better than one.
• Meadow PikeA notable fish. All teeth and bad manners.
• MeadowsweetA soothing meadow herb.
• Meat BrothBase for upgrading the Sardine Tonic.
• Metronome SpringIt ticks on its own. Tick. Tick. Tick. You will get used to it. You…
• MinnowSmall, silver and wriggly.
• Mirage DraughtIt shimmers, and so does everything after you drink it. The base for…
• Mirage MinnowA notable fish. You catch it, and then you are not sure you did.
• Mirror ShardA piece of a mirror cat. Your reflection in it is looking somewhere…
• Moon JellyA notable fish. A jellyfish full of moonlight. Do not lick it.
• Moon KoiA koi with a crescent moon on its back.
• MoonbeamMoonlight that fell on something that was not expecting it. Night…
• MoonpetalOnly opens in dream-moonlight.
• Moor GarnetDark red, like heather at dusk.
• Moor GrouseFlushed from the heather. Rich and gamey.
• Moor HeatherPurple, springy and honey-sweet. The whole moor smells of it.
• Moss AgateA pale stone with a little green forest inside it.
• Moss TroutA notable fish. A trout with moss growing on its back. It has been…
• Mountain CharA speckled fish from an ice-cold lake. It glows faintly pink.
• Mouse MeatFresh from the hunt.
• Nocturne ElixirA slow, dark tune in a bottle. The base for a nineteenth-tier Sardine…
• Oak ShavingsLong curls of oak from the oldest tree in Mousewood.
• Odd SockOne sock. Stripy. Its pair is out there somewhere, also feeling odd.
• Old MossjawA legendary fish. The oldest fish in the wood. The bandits tell…
• Owl FeatherSoft-edged, so the owl flies without a sound.
• Owl's-Eye OpalIt blinks, slowly, when you are not looking.
• Palm FibreCoarse brown fibre from the palms of Pawmyra.
• Pantry MouseFat on giant crumbs. A feast for one, or two very hungry cats.
• Peak Pine BarkResin-sticky bark from the pines below Owlspire.
• Peat PerchA notable fish. Brown as the moor and twice as gloomy.
• Pigeon FeatherFrom the rooftop pigeons that roost above the Dreaming.
• Pipe IronPrised from the Undersewer pipes. It smells like the Undersewer.
• Plume DraughtStirred with a hat feather. It tickles going down. The base for a…
• Plump VoleA hearty catch.
• Rat TailLong, bald and still twitching a little.
• Ratbane BrothA dark, bracing broth. The base for a sixth-tier Sardine Tonic.
• Raven FeatherBlue-black and glossy. The ravens use them to sign their orders.
• Raven QuillA long black quill from a royal raven. It still smells of sealing wax.
• Raven SealBlack wax stamped with the Regent's crest.
• Ribbon BookmarkA silky ribbon that marked someone's place. They never came back for…
• Rime IronIron frozen so long it has turned blue.
• Roach ShellBrown, glossy and almost indestructible. Like the knights who wear…
• Rock PtarmiganA plump white grouse of the snows. It thinks it is invisible. It is…
• Royal SealWax stamped with a gnawed crown.
• Rusty GearThe rats build clever things out of whatever falls down the drain.
• SardineThe finest fish. The namesake of the Tonic.
• Scarab ShellIridescent green, like oil on water. Heavier than it looks.
• Scorpion StingerHollow, curved and still dripping. Hold it by the thick end.
• Sea GlassA bottle the sea has been polishing for a hundred years.
• Sea KelpSlippery ribbons of the sea. Otters wrap themselves in it to nap.
• Sentinel PlateA plate of black armour, cold right through. Mothwick says he used to…
• Sentinel ShardA chip of carved stone with an owl eye on it. It still blinks.
• Sewer EelSlippery, and furious about being caught.
• Sewer JadeGreen as pond water and much nicer to hold.
• Sewer RatEvery cat's ancestral duty.
• Shiny PebbleDug out of the flowerbed. The Tall Ones were not consulted.
• Silent HymnalA hymn book with every note rubbed out. If you sing from it, nothing…
• Silver-Striped MackerelA notable fish. Bright as a new coin. The gulls fight over them.
• SilvervineRarer and stronger than catnip.
• Silvervine ElixirA potent base for both potions.
• Sisal TwineFrayed sisal from a well-loved scratching post.
• Snow CharA notable fish. A char so pale it is nearly see-through.
• Snow HareWhite as the snow it hides in. Almost.
• Snowcap LichenPale green lichen from the highest rocks. Tastes like cold air.
• Snowpaw FlakeA snowflake the exact shape of a paw print. Spent at the Snowpaw…
• Snowy Owl DownSo light it floats off your paw if you breathe on it.
• Soap FlakeSlippery, lemony and impossible to hold on to.
• Soul EmberA warm spark in a glass bead. It is somebody. Be gentle with it.
• Sparrow FeatherLight as a dream.
• Spirit BoneA little bone carved with the old clan runes. It is cold, and it hums.
• Spoon SteelA sliver of a giant spoon, shiny enough to see your whiskers in.
• StargazerA notable fish. Its eyes are on top of its head, so it can look at…
• Starlight DraughtInk and lichen, stirred under the stars. The base for a ninth-tier…
• Starsteel OreOre with tiny lights in it, from the caves under Owlspire.
• Still SandSand from an hourglass that never ran. It hangs in the air when you…
• Stolen BreathA jar with nothing in it. Hold it to your ear and you can hear…
• Stolen GrainThe field mice were hoarding it.
• Stopped CogA brass cog that will not turn, no matter how hard you push. It is…
• Suds DraughtFizzes like a sink full of bubbles. Smells of clean socks. The base…
• Sugar CrystalA sugar grain the size of your paw. Sparkling and sweet.
• Sugar QuartzIt looks like sugar. It is not sugar. You checked.
• Sugar SyrupThick, golden and very restoring. The base for a tenth-tier Sardine…
• Sugar-Fly WingSticky, shimmering and smells of jam.
• Sun GoldGold from the buried temples of Sunspot Sands. Warm to the touch.
• Sun TopazA gold-orange stone that holds the heat of the desert.
• Sun-Dried DatesSticky, sweet and warm from the oasis palms.
• Sunbeam ElixirWarm and golden, like the last sunbeam at the bottom of the Reach…
• Sunbeam ShardA splinter of solid midsummer light, still warm. Spent at the…
• Tarnished BadgeA Rattlecourt guard's badge, black with tarnish. The Queen's face on…
• Tarred RopeSmugglers' rope. Sticky, strong and very hard to get off your paws.
• Teaspoon PikeA notable fish. Shaped exactly like a teaspoon. Possibly a teaspoon.
• Temple AnkhA little bronze key of life. The jackal priests wore them on cords.
• Tempo DraughtTick. Tick. Tick. Your heart keeps time with it. The base for a…
• The Barghest TroutA legendary fish. A black trout with red eyes. The dogs say it howls…
• The Frost WyrmA legendary fish. Not a fish, the lynx say. Nobody has told the Frost…
• The OwlfishA legendary fish. A fish with a face like an owl. The sages say it is…
• The Plughole LeviathanA legendary fish. It lives down the plughole and comes up when nobody…
• The Rat King's CatfishA legendary fish. The old Rat Kings fed it on cheese for nine reigns…
• The Storm MarlinA legendary fish. Captain Kipper's one that got away. It only rises…
• The Wishing CarpA legendary fish. Every wish ever thrown in the Whiskerholm well…
• Tin ButtonFrom a tin soldier's coat. It still shines, because he polishes it…
• Tin NuggetSoft, grey and easy to bend with a determined paw.
• Toad SlimeGlows faintly green. Do not lick.
• Toybox TonicTastes of wooden blocks and rainy afternoons. The base for a…
• Tumble-Warm BrothWarm as washing straight out of the dryer. The base for a…
• Tundra Wolf PeltThick, grey and full of snow. Warmer than any blanket in Whiskerholm.
• Vulture PlumeA long brown feather that smells faintly of patience.
• Warden's KeyA heavy iron key to one of the vaults. Nobody remembers which one.
• Wind-Up SpringCoiled spoon steel, wound so tight it hums.
• Wisp DraughtIt glows in the bottle and in you. The base for an eighth-tier Catnip…
• Wisp LightA cold little light in a jar. It keeps trying to lead you somewhere.
• Wreck SilverOld silver, buried with a ship in the Tidewhisker sands.