A lot of modern games have hidden NPCs to hunt down who give you access to special items, and crafting mechanics- but very few maintain the original intended spirit of those mechanics, which is derived from old school tabletop and cRPGs.
However, Divinity: Original Sin 2, which is designed to channel that old school brand of role playing game, is not ‘a lot of modern games’. It wears its heart and inspiration on its sleeve: the result is that it has some classic cRPG style merchant hunting and crafting.
MERCHANTS
Gareth – Warfare and Geomancer merchant
Gareth first needs to be saved- after this has been done, you can find him roaming in the camp, usually next to the tent with the wounded people (or sometimes near Exter).
Kerban – Necromancer merchant
Kerban can be found near the shelter shrine in the Seeker’s Hideout.
Samadel – Pyrokinetic Merchant
Samadel can be found on the north side of the Seeker’s Hideout.
Rezik – Hydrosophist Book Merchant
Find Rezik on the West side of the Fort Joy Room.
Gratiana – Aerotheurge Merchant
Gratiana can be found in the south of the Seeker’s Hideout.
Bahara – Huntsman Merchant
Bahara can be found at the entrance of the Seeker’s Hideout.
Simone – Hydrosophist Merchant
Can be found near the north side of the Seeker’s Hideout.
CRAFTING
Find recipes for all sorts of items below:
- Fire Resistance Potion = Guepinia Mushroom + Empty Potion Bottle
- Small Magic Armor Potion = Empty Potion Bottle + Whisperwood
- Potion of Strong Will = Empty Potion Bottle + Fire Essence
- Potion of Electric Skin = Air Essence + Empty Potion Bottle
- Water Resistance Potion = Empty Potion Bottle + Bluegill Mushroom
- Air Resistance Potion = Empty Potion Bottle + Jellyroom
- Minor Resist All Potion = Empty Potion Bottle + Trumpet of Death
- Stoneskin Potion = Empty Potion Bottle + Earth Essence
- Stunning Arrowhead = Tooth + Knife
- Tremor Grenade = Earth Essence + Empty Canister
- Terror Grenade = Empty Canister + Tormented Soul
- Chemical Warfare Grenade = Empty Canister + Intestines
- Water Balloon = Intestines + Barrel Water Source
- Love Grenade = Pixie Dust + Empty Perfume Bottle
- Tomato Sauce = Tomato + Hammer
- Sharp Stone on a Stick = Sharp Rock + Short Branch
- Fortify Scroll = Sheet of Paper + Earth Essence + Whisperwood
- Rain Scroll = Sheet of Paper + Water Essence + Herring
- Lockpicks = Repair Hammer + Nails
- Pixie Dust = Bonedust + Stardust
- Charming Arrowhead = Honey Source + Arrowhead
- Intelligence Potion = Empty Potion Bottle + Calocera
- Wits Potion = Empty Potion Bottle + Puffball
- Constitution Potion = Empty Potion Bottle + Farhangite
- Finesse Potion = Empty Potion Bottle + Boletus
- Apple Juice = Apple + Empty Cup
- Huge Healing Potion = Healing Potion + Healing Potion
- Healing Elixir = Empty Potion Bottle + Yarrow Flower
- Orange Juice = Orange + Empty Cup
- Improvised Wand = Short Stick + Skull
- Pumpkin Soup = Pumpkin + Cooking Station
- Thunderbolt Grenade = Empty Canister + Air Essence
- Frost Grenade = Empty Grenade + Water Essence
- Poison Cloud Grenade = Empty Grenade + Ooze Source
- Nailbomb Grenade = Nails/Broken Bottle + Empty Grenade
- Poison Flask = Empty Flask + Barrel Ooze Source
- Razzle Dazzle Grenade = Empty Canister + Jellyroom
- Oil Flask = Empty Flask + Barrel Oil Source
- Thread = Hair + Hair
- Bonedust = Bone + Mortar