Basic tinctures are made at an assimilation bath using sun/stars/moon components along with grain spirits. Complex tinctures are made at an alchemy bench using basic and/or complex tinctures. There are 22 discovered basic tinctures; Af, Bn, Bt, Cn, Cp, Di, Dm, Ek, Fa, Fd, Fy, Gb, Gu, Hp, Hr, Hy, Ib, Ot, Pn, Qr, Rd and Rv.