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This is a list of all portable light sources in the game. These can be used to light your way in dark areas (at the expense of carrying a shield or 2-handed weapon), or you can use them to decorate your home. Lights have a limited duration, but only when carried. A light placed in the world will stay lit forever if it isn't already burnt out. Some lights have the word "off" in their ID. These lights (and a few others) will not provide light when placed in the world, only when carried. Lights will not function underwater, and carrying a light with you into the water will automatically extinguish it and remove it from your inventory. While accessing a container, any carried light will be temporarily extinguished, but will re-light unchanged when you exit the container menu.

Notes [ edit ]

NPCs will not equip (and will de-equip) torches and other light sources during certain weather conditions: rain, thunder, and blight storm. The Bloodmoon expansion adds two more: snow and blizzard. These conditions have no effect on the player's light sources, though perhaps they were originally intended to.

Light Stats [ edit ]

# : Total number of this type of light in the game.

: Total number of this type of light in the game. Light : The number indicates the radius of the light. The background color of the table cell shows what hue the light is.

: The number indicates the radius of the light. The background color of the table cell shows what hue the light is. Time: The length of time, in seconds, the light source will last before burning out when equipped by the player character. A value of 0 indicates lights which are already burnt out. A value of -1 indicates lights with infinite duration. One has an extremely long duration that is also effectively endless.

Icon ID # Light Time Bamboo Candlestick light_de_candle_blue_01 3 2.0 3 128 120 light_de_candle_blue_01_64 24 2.0 3 64 120 light_de_candle_blue_01_Off 2 2.0 3 64 120 light_de_candle_blue_02 4 2.0 3 128 120 light_de_candle_blue_02_100 17 2.0 3 100 120 light_de_candle_blue_02_64 8 2.0 3 64 120 light_de_candle_green_01 1 2.0 3 128 120 light_de_candle_green_01_64 6 2.0 3 64 120 light_de_candle_green_01_Off 2 2.0 3 64 120 light_de_candle_ivory_01 5 2.0 3 128 120 light_de_candle_ivory_01_128 2 2.0 3 128 120 light_de_candle_ivory_01_64 108 2.0 3 64 120 light_de_candle_ivory_01_off 10 2.0 3 64 120 light_de_candle_ivory_64 9 2.0 3 64 120 light_de_candle_ivory_dead 1 1.0 1 16 0 light_de_candle_red_01 3 2.0 3 128 120 light_de_candle_red_01_64 41 2.0 3 64 120 light_de_candle_red_02 0 2.0 3 128 120 light_de_candle_red_02_64 3 2.0 3 64 120 Brass Candlestick light_com_candle_02 3 2.0 5 128 120 light_com_candle_02_64 3 2.0 5 64 120 light_de_candle_15 13 2.0 5 128 120 light_de_candle_15_64 24 2.0 5 64 120 light_de_candle_15_off 4 2.0 5 128 120 light_de_candle_16 6 2.0 5 128 120 light_de_candle_16_64 68 2.0 5 64 120 light_de_candle_17 5 2.0 5 128 120 light_de_candle_17_64 28 2.0 5 64 120 Light_De_Candle_23 3 2.0 5 128 120 Light_De_Candle_23_177 7 2.0 5 177 120 Light_De_Candle_24 1 2.0 5 128 120 Light_De_Candle_24_64 5 2.0 5 64 120 Bug Lamp light_de_buglamp_01 4 0.0 0 128 -1 light_de_buglamp_01_64 5 0.0 0 64 -1 light_de_buglamp_01_off 1 3.0 12 128 120 Burned out Torch light_com_torch_burnedout_01 1 2.0 1 16 0 Candle light_de_candle_03 19 1.0 2 128 120 light_de_candle_03_64 27 1.0 2 64 120 light_de_candle_10 43 1.0 2 128 120 light_de_candle_10_64 32 1.0 2 64 120 light_de_candle_11 13 1.0 2 128 120 light_de_candle_11_64 13 1.0 2 64 120 light_de_candle_11_Off 1 1.0 2 128 120 light_de_candle_12 9 1.0 2 128 120 light_de_candle_128_Off 1 1.0 2 64 120 light_de_candle_12_64 15 1.0 2 64 120 light_de_candle_13 2 1.0 2 128 120 light_de_candle_13_64 20 1.0 2 64 120 light_de_candle_13_Off 1 1.0 2 128 120 light_de_candle_14 8 1.0 2 128 120 light_de_candle_14_64 23 1.0 2 64 120 Light_De_Candle_20 4 2.0 0 128 120 Light_De_Candle_21 0 2.0 3 128 120 Light_De_Candle_22 0 2.0 3 128 120 Ceramic Candlestick light_de_candle_06 8 1.0 5 128 120 light_de_candle_06_64 71 1.0 5 64 120 light_de_candle_06_Off 5 1.0 5 64 120 Glass Lantern light_de_lantern_02 16 3.0 12 256 150 light_de_lantern_02-128 0 3.0 12 128 150 light_de_lantern_02-177 5 3.0 23 177 150 light_de_lantern_02_128 99 3.0 12 128 150 light_de_lantern_02_256_blue 3 3.0 12 128 150 light_de_lantern_02_256_Off 1 3.0 12 128 150 light_de_lantern_02_blue 5 3.0 12 128 150 light_de_lantern_06 65 3.0 12 128 150 light_de_lantern_06_128 61 3.0 12 128 150 light_de_lantern_06_177 9 3.0 12 177 150 light_de_lantern_06_256 5 3.0 12 256 150 light_de_lantern_06_64 3 3.0 12 64 150 Light_De_Lantern_06A 104 3.0 12 64 150 Iron Candlestick Light_Com_Candle_01 19 0.0 3 128 -1 Light_Com_Candle_01_64 51 0.0 3 64 -1 light_com_candle_01_off 8 1.0 3 128 120 Icon ID # Light Time Paper Lantern Light_De_Lantern_01 16 3.0 10 256 150 Light_De_Lantern_01_128 23 3.0 10 128 150 Light_De_Lantern_01_177 5 3.0 10 177 150 Light_De_Lantern_01_77 2 3.0 10 77 150 light_de_lantern_01_off 2 3.0 10 128 150 light_de_lantern_05 24 3.0 10 256 150 light_de_lantern_05_128_Carry 11 3.0 10 128 1000 light_de_lantern_05_200 3 3.0 10 200 150 light_de_lantern_05_Carry 1 3.0 10 128 150 light_de_lantern_07 10 3.0 10 256 150 light_de_lantern_07_128 6 3.0 10 128 150 light_de_lantern_07_warm 2 3.0 10 256 150 light_de_lantern_10 4 3.0 10 256 150 light_de_lantern_10_128 14 3.0 10 128 150 light_de_lantern_11 0 3.0 10 128 150 light_de_lantern_14 2 3.0 10 256 150 Pewter Candlestick light_com_candle_05 7 1.0 6 128 120 light_com_candle_05_64 34 1.0 6 64 120 light_com_candle_05_off 7 1.0 6 128 120 light_com_candle_09 2 5.0 12 256 150 light_com_candle_09_128 10 5.0 12 128 150 light_com_candle_09_64 13 5.0 12 64 150 light_com_candle_09_off 1 5.0 12 128 150 Light_Com_Candle_12 8 2.0 6 128 90 Light_Com_Candle_12_77 1 2.0 6 77 90 Light_Com_Candle_12_Off 2 1.0 6 128 150 Pilgrim's Lantern light_com_lantern_02_INF 2 1.0 100 256 999999999 Redware Candle light_de_candle_05 6 3.0 8 128 120 light_de_candle_05_64 9 3.0 8 64 120 light_de_candle_05_77 5 3.0 8 77 120 light_de_candle_18 6 3.0 8 128 120 light_de_candle_18_64 10 3.0 8 64 120 light_de_candle_19 6 3.0 8 128 120 light_de_candle_19_256 10 3.0 8 256 120 light_de_candle_19_64 10 3.0 8 64 120 Light_De_Candle_25 0 3.0 8 128 120 Light_De_Candle_26 1 3.0 8 128 120 Redware Lamp light_com_redware_lamp 0 3.0 12 128 120 Silver Candlestick light_com_candle_03 7 4.0 12 128 0 light_com_candle_03_64 2 4.0 12 64 -1 light_com_candle_08 7 4.0 12 128 120 light_com_candle_08_64 22 4.0 12 64 120 light_com_candle_10 5 7.0 25 256 150 light_com_candle_10_128 7 7.0 25 128 150 light_com_candle_10_64 10 7.0 25 64 150 light_com_candle_10_off 1 7.0 25 128 150 Light_Com_Candle_14 2 4.0 12 128 120 Light_Com_Candle_14_77 2 4.0 12 77 120 Light_Com_Candle_15 0 4.0 12 128 90 Light_Com_Candle_16 5 7.0 25 128 150 Light_Com_Candle_16_77 1 7.0 25 77 150 light_com_Dae_cursed_candle_10 * 1 7.0 25 256 150 * This item is cursed. See Cursed Items for more information. Torch light_com_torch_01 8 2.0 5 256 150 light_com_torch_01_128 48 2.0 5 128 150 light_com_torch_01_200 2 2.0 5 200 150 light_com_torch_01_77 25 2.0 5 77 150 light_com_torch_01_off 0 2.0 5 256 150 light_com_torch_02 0 2.0 5 256 150 torch 188 3.0 5 256 210 torch_128 170 2.0 5 128 210 torch_128_Off 1 3.0 5 128 210 torch_157 10 3.0 5 157 210 torch_256 131 3.0 5 256 210 torch_64 5 3.0 5 64 210 torch_77 23 2.0 5 77 210 torch_infinite_time 243 3.0 5 256 300 torch_infinite_time_unique 0 3.0 5 400 300 Travel Lantern light_com_lantern_01 34 5.0 10 256 120 light_com_lantern_01_128 27 5.0 10 128 120 light_com_lantern_01_77 1 5.0 10 77 120 light_com_lantern_01_Off 3 5.0 10 128 120 light_com_lantern_02 35 3.0 10 256 220 light_com_lantern_02_128 97 3.0 10 128 220 light_com_lantern_02_128_Off 1 3.0 10 128 220 light_com_lantern_02_177 3 3.0 10 177 220 light_com_lantern_02_64 1 3.0 10 64 220 light_com_lantern_02_Off 1 3.0 10 128 220

Infinite Lights [ edit ]

Most lights will go out after being held for a while. But there are a few types which will last forever, unless you got into shoulder-deep or deeper water while equipped, which you should avoid since some of these are quite rare or unique. They are listed below.

Pilgrim's Lantern [ edit ]

While not strictly "infinite", the duration of 999999999 seconds means that it will last for almost 32 years, which should be good enough. Plus, the Pilgrim's lantern has a radius of 256, twice that of any the other "infinite" lights.

Ebonheart, Underground Caves (on a rock in a high alcove above the chamber where you find Furius Acilius. You'll have to levitate to get to it.)

West Gash (-10,17) Just northwest of Khuul, located on a small island next to a bedroll and campfire by the coast.

Bug Lamp [ edit ]

The Bug Lamp comes in three varieties. There are 128 radius and 64 radius lights, and also an "off" variety, which is basically useless. Bug Lamps also have the benefit of being weightless.

Iron Candlestick [ edit ]

Like Bug Lamps, these also come in three varieties, 128 radius, 64 radius, and "off". They are also weightless as well. These are far more common (particularly the 64 radius variety), so you shouldn't have any trouble finding them.

Silver Candlestick [ edit ]

There are many varieties of Silver Candlestick, but only one type which is infinite. It is not weightless (actually 4 units, heavy for a light), and only has a 64 radius. It looks just like many other Silver Candlesticks, so it can be hard to distinguish them. They have a single red candle which gives off a standard orange light. Other candles which look like this are either dead already or give a red light, so that's how you can tell. There are only two in the game, however.

Pelagiad, Fort Pelagiad (on a stone table next to some bread – owned by Angoril)

Seyda Neen, Census and Excise Office (in the first room where you get your class and such assigned – If you take it and drop it before the guard reaches you at the beginning, you can then pick it up again with no consequences. After that, it's owned by "a shady smuggler".)

Bugs [ edit ]