Gem

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Gems are treasure items found at the end of most branches, which do nothing but add to your score. They expire after a certain amount of time spent in the branch. You can see collected and available gems by typing }! keys.

Useful Info

Each found gem adds 100,000 points to your score (10,000 points for non-winning games). They have no other purpose. They do not take up inventory space.

Each gem has its own timer. Like the Zot clock, the timer ticks down as you spend time in the gem's corresponding dungeon branch. The timer continues to run whether you have the gem or not. After it runs out, Zot destroys the gem. If the gem hasn't been found yet, it is permanently lost. If the gem has been found, it is still "destroyed", but you get to keep the score bonus.

The length of the gem timer depends on the branch where it originates from:

Branch	Gem Time (decaAut)
Dungeon	9000
Lair	3750
Snake Pit / Spider's Nest	2400
Shoals / Swamp	1800
Slime Pits	600
Elven Halls	1800
Vaults	3750
Crypt	1800
Tomb	1800
Depths	3000
Realm of Zot	1000

Obtaining the Orb of Zot disables the gem timer permanently.

Location

Gems are found in, or near, the "end vault" of a branch:

In rune branches, gems can be found in the rune vault.
In Elven Halls and Crypt, gems appear in loot piles of the end vault.
The Dungeon's and Depths' gems are located on the final floor, near entrances to the Depths and Realm of Zot, respectively.
The Realm of Zot's gem can be easy to miss: it's not near the Orb, but in the small room before the lungs.