Inks
Ink wells can be purchased at various locations. Inks can be used to write with, to marble things, to stain crafted wooden items, and in candle making.
Scented ink may not be used to stain or marble.
List of known inks (incomplete)
All colours appear to randomly show up in the shops that sell random colours, but some are also always, or often, available at specific shops.
| Ink name | Shade | Commonly available at | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| agate green | green | ||
| alice blue | blue | ||
| amber | yellow | ||
| amethyst | purple | ||
| amethyst purple | purple | ||
| antique brass | metallic | ||
| antique white | greyscale | ||
| apple white | greyscale | ||
| aqua | blue | ||
| aqua pearl | blue | ||
| aquamarine | blue | ||
| aquashell white | greyscale | ||
| ash blue | blue | ||
| asparagus grey | greyscale | ||
| aspen green | green | ||
| aubergine | purple | ||
| auburn | brown | ||
| Auriental red | red | ||
| autumn leaf orange | orange | ||
| avocado green | green | ||
| azure | blue | ||
| baby's breath pink | pink | ||
| battlefield crimson | red | Addlemeyer's | |
| beachwood white | greyscale | ||
| bear claw brown | brown | ||
| beige | brown | ||
| bisque | brown | ||
| black | greyscale | Quirm Road stationer's shop, school shop, post office, Ninja guild, Batchev's, Addlemeyer's, tannery, Felicity Avenue Stationers, Samurai dojo | |
| blackberry | greyscale | ||
| blackberry cream | purple | ||
| blanched almond | greyscale | ||
| bleached parchment white | greyscale | ||
| blood red | red | ||
| blue | blue | Quirm Road stationer's shop, Ninja guild, specialty ink stall, Felicity Avenue Stationers | |
| blue ebony | blue | ||
| blue lagoon | blue | ||
| blue moss | blue | ||
| blue tundra | blue | ||
| blue whisper | blue | ||
| blue-black | blue | ||
| blue-violet | purple | ||
| blueberry frost | blue | ||
| blushing lavender | purple | ||
| bone white | greyscale | ||
| brass brown | metallic | ||
| brick red | red | ||
| bridal white | greyscale | ||
| bright green | green | ||
| bright pink | pink | ||
| bright purple | purple | ||
| bright red | red | ||
| bright scarlet | red | ||
| bright violet | purple | ||
| bright white | greyscale | ||
| bright yellow | yellow | ||
| Brindisi orange | orange | ||
| bronze | metallic | hunters' | |
| brown | brown | Ninja guild, specialty ink stall | |
| burnt cream | yellow | ||
| burnt orange | orange | ||
| burnt umber | brown | ||
| buttercup yellow | yellow | ||
| butterscotch yellow | yellow | ||
| cabbage green | green | ||
| cadet blue | blue | ||
| cameo mauve | purple | ||
| canary yellow | yellow | ||
| candlelight yellow | yellow | ||
| candy apple red | red | ||
| carmine red | red | ||
| carnelian red | red | ||
| cat grey | greyscale | ||
| celadon | green | ||
| celadon green | green | ||
| celery green | green | ||
| cerise | red | ||
| cerulean blue | blue | ||
| champagne white | greyscale | ||
| charcoal black | greyscale | ||
| charcoal grey | greyscale | ||
| chartreuse | green | ||
| cherry blossom pink | pink | ||
| cherry red | red | ||
| cherrystone brown | brown | ||
| chestnut brown | brown | ||
| chocolate brown | brown | ||
| cinnamon | brown | ||
| clearlake blue | blue | Addlemeyer's | |
| cloud white | greyscale | ||
| cloudy grey | greyscale | Addlemeyer's | |
| coal black | greyscale | ||
| cobalt | blue | Ninja guild | |
| cobalt blue | blue | ||
| coffee bean brown | brown | ||
| cool white | greyscale | ||
| copper | metallic | hunters', Addlemeyer's | |
| copper flecked brown | brown | Addlemeyer's | flecked |
| coral reef pink | pink | ||
| corn yellow | yellow | ||
| cornflower blue | blue | ||
| cornsilk | yellow | ||
| cotton candy pink | pink | ||
| crimson | red | ||
| crystal blue | blue | ||
| cyan | blue | Ninja guild | |
| daffodil yellow | yellow | ||
| dandelion yellow | yellow | ||
| dark amber | yellow | ||
| dark amethyst | purple | ||
| dark blue | blue | tannery | |
| dark brown | brown | ||
| dark cerulean blue | blue | ||
| dark chocolate | brown | ||
| dark goldenrod | yellow | ||
| dark green | green | hunters' | |
| dark grey | greyscale | hunters' | |
| dark indigo | blue | ||
| dark iron | metallic | ||
| dark lavender | purple | ||
| dark oak | brown | ||
| dark orange | orange | ||
| dark pink | pink | ||
| dark purple | purple | ||
| dark rose | pink | ||
| dark rose pink | pink | ||
| dark sienna | brown | ||
| dark salmon pink | pink | ||
| dark slate grey | greyscale | ||
| dark tan | brown | ||
| dark tangerine | orange | ||
| dark tea green | green | ||
| dark terracotta | brown | ||
| dark violet | purple | ||
| dark yellow | yellow | ||
| dawn's light rose | pink | ||
| deep blue | blue | ||
| deep brown | brown | ||
| deep purple | purple | ||
| deep red | red | ||
| delicate cream | greyscale | ||
| desert bloom | pink | ||
| desert sand red | red | ||
| dim grey | greyscale | ||
| Djelian yellow | yellow | ||
| dolphin grey | greyscale | ||
| dove grey | greyscale | ||
| drab olive | green | ||
| dried blood brown | brown | Addlemeyer's | |
| dusty rose | pink | ||
| ebony | greyscale | ||
| eggshell blue | blue | ||
| emerald green | green | Quirm Road stationer's shop, hunters' | |
| emerald | green | ||
| Ephebian white | white | ||
| fern green | green | ||
| firebrick red | red | ||
| firelight red | red | ||
| flax white | greyscale | ||
| forest green | green | hunters' | |
| frosty blue | blue | ||
| fuschia | purple | ||
| galaxy black | greyscale | ||
| garden gate green | green | ||
| garnet red | red | ||
| gay scarlet | red | ||
| Genuan violet | purple | ||
| ghost white | greyscale | ||
| gingerbread man brown | brown | ||
| glass block blue | blue | ||
| gleaming silver | metallic | ||
| Gloomy Forest green | green | ||
| gold | metallic | ||
| gold flecked blue | blue | flecked | |
| gold flecked crimson | red | flecked | |
| gold flecked green | green | flecked | |
| golden clay yellow | yellow | ||
| golden orange | orange | Sto Lat Misc shop (Rimwards/Blueberry) | |
| golden yellow | yellow | ||
| goldenrod | yellow | ||
| gonne metal grey | greyscale | ||
| gossamer | greyscale | ||
| grape blue | blue | ||
| grass green | green | ||
| greasy black | greyscale | ||
| green | green | Ninja guild, Addlemeyer's | |
| green-black | green | ||
| green-yellow | green | ||
| grey | greyscale | Ninja guild | |
| harvest gold | yellow | ||
| heather | purple | ||
| heather-coloured | green | Addlemeyer's | |
| hemlock green | green | ||
| heron blue | blue | ||
| Hogswatch tree green | green | ||
| honey brown | brown | ||
| hot pink | pink | ||
| ice blue | blue | ||
| ice grey | greyscale | ||
| ice white | greyscale | ||
| iced orchid | purple | ||
| imperial teal | green | ||
| indigo | blue | ||
| innocent blush | red | ||
| iris purple | purple | Addlemeyer's | |
| ivory | greyscale | ||
| ivy green | green | ||
| Jack Frost white | greyscale | ||
| jade | green | ||
| jade green | green | ||
| jet black | greyscale | ||
| khaki | brown | ||
| kitten whiskers white | greyscale | Addlemeyer's | |
| Klatchian coffee brown | brown | ||
| Krullian leather brown | brown | ||
| lace white | greyscale | ||
| lake blue | blue | ||
| Lancre green | green | hunters' | |
| lavender blush | purple | ||
| lavender | purple | ||
| lawn green | green | ||
| lead grey | greyscale | ||
| leaf green | green | hunters' | |
| lemon chiffon | yellow | ||
| lemon meringue | yellow | ||
| lemon twist | yellow | Addlemeyer's | |
| lemon yellow | yellow | ||
| light amber | yellow | ||
| light blue | blue | ||
| light brown | brown | ||
| light goldenrod | yellow | ||
| light green | green | ||
| light grey | greyscale | ||
| light indigo | blue | ||
| light lavender | purple | ||
| light orange | orange | ||
| light peach | orange | ||
| light purple | purple | ||
| light red | red | ||
| light silver | metallic | ||
| light tan | brown | ||
| light violet | purple | ||
| light yellow | yellow | ||
| lilac | purple | ||
| lilac purple | purple | ||
| lime green | green | ||
| lime mist | green | Addlemeyer's | |
| linen | greyscale | ||
| magenta | red | ||
| magnolia | greyscale | ||
| mahogany red | red | ||
| malachite green | green | ||
| marmalade | orange | ||
| maroon | red | ||
| mauve | purple | ||
| melonade orange | orange | Addlemeyer's | |
| midnight black | greyscale | ||
| midnight blue | blue | ||
| mint green | green | ||
| misty mint green | green | ||
| mocha | brown | ||
| moody purple | purple | ||
| moonless night black | greyscale | ||
| moonstone white | greyscale | ||
| mordant red | red | ||
| moss green | green | Addlemeyer's | |
| mustard yellow | yellow | ||
| mystic mauve | purple | ||
| navy blue | blue | ||
| oak | brown | ||
| ochre | brown | ||
| off-white | greyscale | ||
| oily black | greyscale | ||
| old bronze | metallic | ||
| old lace white | greyscale | ||
| olive | green | ||
| olive branch green | green | ||
| onyx | greyscale | ||
| opal | greyscale | ||
| opal purple | purple | ||
| orange | orange | Ninja guild | |
| orchid mist | purple | ||
| orchid pink | pink | ||
| pale amber | yellow | ||
| pale blue | blue | ||
| pale brown | brown | ||
| pale chestnut | brown | ||
| pale gold | metallic | ||
| pale green | green | ||
| pale grey | greyscale | ||
| pale indigo | blue | ||
| pale lavender | purple | ||
| pale lilac | purple | ||
| pale magenta | red | ||
| pale mauve | purple | ||
| pale moon blue | blue | ||
| pale orange | orange | ||
| pale peach | orange | ||
| pale pink | pink | ||
| pale primrose yellow | yellow | ||
| pale purple | purple | ||
| pale red | red | ||
| pale rose pink | pink | ||
| pale sandy brown | brown | ||
| pale star white | greyscale | ||
| pale tan | brown | ||
| pale violet | purple | ||
| pale yellow | yellow | ||
| passionate plum | purple | ||
| pastel green | green | ||
| pastel pink | pink | ||
| pastel yellow | yellow | ||
| peach | orange | ||
| peach blossom | pink | ||
| peach puff | orange | ||
| peach white | greyscale | ||
| pear green | green | ||
| pearl grey | greyscale | ||
| pearl white | greyscale | ||
| pearly pink | pink | ||
| pearly white | greyscale | ||
| pebblestone grey | greyscale | ||
| peridot green | green | ||
| periwinkle blue | blue | ||
| pewter | metallic | ||
| pine green | green | ||
| pink | red | Ninja guild | |
| pitch black | greyscale | ||
| platinum | metallic | ||
| plum | purple | ||
| poisonous purple | purple | ||
| poppy red | red | ||
| powder blue | blue | ||
| prose purple | purple | ||
| puce | brown | ||
| pumpkin orange | orange | ||
| pure natural white | greyscale | ||
| pure white | greyscale | ||
| purple | purple | Ninja guild, tannery, Felicity Avenue Stationers | |
| purple haze | purple | ||
| purple-black | purple | ||
| pyramid brown | brown | ||
| raindrop grey | greyscale | Addlemeyer's | |
| Ramtop grey | greyscale | ||
| raspberry puree pink | pink | ||
| raw umber brown | brown | ||
| red | red | Quirm Road stationer's shop, Ninja guild, tannery, Felicity Avenue Stationers | |
| red bronze | metallic | ||
| redwood brown | brown | ||
| rich chocolate brown | brown | ||
| rich red | red | ||
| robin's egg blue | blue | ||
| rose petal pink | pink | ||
| rose pink | pink | ||
| rose gold | metallic | ||
| rose red | red | ||
| royal blue | blue | ||
| ruby red | red | ||
| ruddy copper | metallic | ||
| russet brown | brown | ||
| rusty red | red | ||
| saddleback brown | brown | ||
| saffron yellow | yellow | ||
| sage green | green | Addlemeyer's | |
| salmon egg orange | orange | ||
| salmon pink | pink | ||
| sand yellow | yellow | ||
| sangria red | red | ||
| sapphire blue | blue | ||
| scarlet | red | ||
| sea blue | blue | ||
| sea green | green | Addlemeyer's | |
| sea gull grey | greyscale | Addlemeyer's | |
| sea mist blue | blue | ||
| seadrift green | green | Addlemeyer's | |
| seafoam green | green | Addlemeyer's | |
| seafrost green | green | ||
| seamstress pink | pink | Addlemeyer's | |
| sepia | brown | Addlemeyer's | |
| sepia brown | brown | ||
| shiny bronze | metallic | ||
| sienna | orange | ||
| silvery blue | blue | ||
| silvery green | green | ||
| silvery grey | greyscale | ||
| silver flecked black | greyscale | Addlemeyer's | flecked |
| silver flecked blue | blue | flecked | |
| silver flecked pink | pink | flecked | |
| sky blue | blue | ||
| slate grey | greyscale | ||
| smoke grey | greyscale | ||
| snow fox grey | greyscale | ||
| snowflake white | greyscale | ||
| soft white | greyscale | ||
| sparkly pink | pink | ||
| sparkly silver | metallic | ||
| speedwell blue | blue | Toomer Stationers ($90) (also shows up randomly) | |
| spicy mustard yellow | yellow | Addlemeyer's | |
| spring green | green | ||
| steel blue | blue | ||
| steel grey | greyscale | ||
| Sto Helit lace black | greyscale | ||
| storm-cloud grey | greyscale | ||
| straw yellow | yellow | ||
| student's black | black | Brookless calligraphy shop &&&&&&&&&&&+6000 $15.00 | |
| subtle black | greyscale | ||
| summer days yellow | yellow | ||
| sunset pink | pink | ||
| sunset red | red | ||
| sunset scarlet | red | ||
| sun kissed yellow | yellow | ||
| sun silk yellow | yellow | ||
| sungold | yellow | Addlemeyer's | |
| sunlight yellow | yellow | tannery | |
| sunset orange | orange | ||
| tan | brown | ||
| tapestry green | green | ||
| tea green | green | ||
| tea rose | pink | ||
| teal | red | ||
| terracotta | brown | ||
| thistle violet | purple | ||
| thunder grey | greyscale | ||
| tombstone grey | greyscale | ||
| tulip pink | pink | ||
| turquoise | blue | ||
| twilight purple | purple | ||
| ultramarine | blue | ||
| umber | brown | ||
| vanilla | brown | ||
| victorian lace white | greyscale | ||
| verdigris | green | ||
| violet | purple | Ninja guild | |
| warm gold | metallic | ||
| warm honey gold | metallic | ||
| warm white | greyscale | ||
| water lily white | greyscale | ||
| whale grey | greyscale | ||
| wheat yellow | yellow | ||
| white | greyscale | ||
| white onyx | greyscale | ||
| wild rose pink | pink | ||
| wild thyme | green | Addlemeyer's | |
| wine red | red | ||
| wine-dark purple | purple | ||
| winter white | greyscale | ||
| wisteria purple | purple | ||
| witchhazel green | green | ||
| yellow | yellow | Ninja guild | |
| yellow green | green |
Scented inks
Scented inks are only available from the specialty ink stall in the Djelibeybi bazaar, and the calligraphy shop on Brookless Lane in Ankh-Morpork (which both have a rotating stock). They can be used to write with, but cannot be used for staining or marbling.
Some of the scents are:
- almond
- amber
- anise
- apricot
- banana
- camel dung
- camomile
- cantaloupe
- caramel
- cardamom
- carnation
- carrot
- cat urine
- cherry
- chocolate
- cinnamon
- clove
- coffee
- coriander
- cumin
- currant
- cypress
- eucalyptus
- fennel
- fig
- frangipani
- frankincense
- freesia
- fresh linen
- gardenia
- garlic
- geranium
- ginger
- grape
- grapefruit
- grass
- guava
- hazelnut
- honey
- honey dew
- honeysuckle
- jasmine
- juniper
- Klatchian dung
- Klatchian rose
- lavender
- lemon
- lemongrass
- lilac
- liquorice
- lime
- lotus
- marjoram
- melon
- milk and honey
- mint
- ocean
- orange
- oregano
- passion fruit
- peanut butter
- pear
- peppermint
- pineapple
- plum
- pomelo
- pumpkin
- raspberry
- rose
- rosemary
- rosewood
- saffron
- sandalwood
- sage
- spearmint
- spring rain
- strawberry
- summer squash
- sweetgrass
- tea rose
- thyme
- vanilla
- violet
- vomit
- watermelon
- womble
- yarrow
Availability
Ink is sold in several locations. Unless otherwise noted, the colours available are random, and rotate within their slots.
Addlemeyer's Ecclesiastical Curiosity Shop, on Grunefair in Ankh-Morpork has a rotating stock of seven different groups of colours: (clearlake blue, cloudy grey, raindrop grey), (iris purple, sungold), (wild thyme, moss green, copper flecked brown, heather-coloured), (black, green, sepia), (sea green, sea gull grey, seadrift green, seafoam green), (lime mist, melonade orange, copper, lemon twist, spicy mustard yellow, kitten whiskers white, seamstress pink), and (battlefield crimson, dried blood brown, silver flecked black). If you buy one of a particular group you may uncover a different ink from that group.
A tannery on Phedre Road in Ankh-Morpork has a fixed stock of dark blue, purple, sunlight yellow, red, and black.
Toomer Stationers on Scoone Avenue in Ankh-Morpork sells random inks for &&&&&&&&&&&&+500 $1.25, as well as speedwell blue ink in crystal ink wells for $90.
Salter Rhogain's Legibles in the Magic Emporium on Sator Square in Ankh-Morpork sells random inks.
Batchev's World of Maps on Ankh Street in Ankh-Morpork sells black ink.
A calligraphy shop on Brookless Lane in Ankh-Morpork sells random normal and scented inks for &&&&&&&&&&&+1000 $2.50. It also sometimes sells "student's black ink" for &&&&&&&&&&&+6000 $15.00.
A specialty ink stall in the Djelibeybi bazaar seems to be the only place to get scented ink (though it also sells the other kind). Unlike most of the other shops, you cannot usually "uncover" a different colour of ink by buying one (although if you buy several from the same slot you may find another colour). The first two inks seem to always be brown and blue.
A papyrus stall in the Djelibeybi bazaar sells random inks.
The post office in Djelibeybi sells black ink.
Academy Legibles in the Academy of Artificers in Sto Lat sells random inks.
A corner shop on Rimwards Road in Sto Lat sells random inks.
A stationer's shop on Quirm Road in Sto Lat sells red, emerald green, blue, black, and one random ink.
The Dragon Emporium on Queen's Road in Sto Lat sometimes sells ink in a &&&&&&&&&&+20000 $50 well.
The Lancre Hunters' Trader in the Hunters' guild outpost near Ohulan Cutash sells copper, dark grey, Lancre green, dark green, leaf green, bronze, emerald green, and forest green. (This works like the shops with random colours, just with a smaller selection.)
Felicity Avenue Stationers in Genua sells purple, red, blue, and black ink.
A calligrapher's shop on Diamond Place in Bes Pelargic sells random ink.
A school shop on Rhinu Road in Bes Pelargic sells black ink.
The craft room of the Ninja guild has a fixed stock of red, pink, crimson, orange, brown, yellow, green, cobalt, cyan, blue, purple, violet, grey, and black.
A small niche in the Samurai dojo sells black ink and random ink.
Mama Diksha sells black ink, reportedly delicately squeezed, maybe even teased, from small specially farmed ink-squids. She is inside a makeshift shelter above Ming Lane.
Notes
In shops with a fixed stock list (i.e. listed with letter identifiers for the items), the random ink slot still exists (but is unlisted) when all of the random inks are out of stock. The slot reflects which colour will next be stocked in it; for example, after purchasing all of the random inks from the Samurai dojo, trying to "browse e" or "buy e" gives the following message:
The shop is sold out of elegant celadon jars of <colour> ink.
After waiting for the shop to re-stock, the next random ink colour was the one shown in the out-of-stock message.
