Short answer
Version 1.009 has two incense items, both made at the Formulation Bench: Simple Incense (1 Melted Fat + 1 Fragrance) and Fancy Incense (1 Melted Fat + 1 Fragrance + 1 Dream Dust). Their job is church quality: Church Smells I takes 3 Simple Incense for +1, and Church Smells II and III take 3 Fancy Incense each for +5 and +10. Searching for "exotic incense"? No item by that name is listed — Fancy Incense is the high tier.

The graveyard
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Simple Incense
Formulation Bench: 1 Melted Fat + 1 Fragrance, 4 ticks, Anatomy mastery 1. Unlocked by Church Smells I.
The Alchemist perk gives a 60% chance of a bonus incense.
The Trademaster and the Apothecary both sell it from the start. The quest Strings and Sinners asks for it.
Fancy Incense
Formulation Bench: 1 Melted Fat + 1 Fragrance + 1 Dream Dust, 8 ticks, Anatomy mastery 5. Unlocked by Church Smells II.
Alchemist gives a 40% chance of a bonus one here.
Base price 5 silver 50 bronze. The Apothecary sells 10 from trader level 3 and buys it at the same level.
Fragrance and Dream Dust
Fragrance: 2 Rhododendron + 2 Clay Urn + 20 Fuel at the Distillation Cube makes 3 (5 with Cube distillations). The Apothecary sells it for 30 bronze base.
Dream Dust is an alchemy brew of exactly 1 green and 1 blue rune — Peat alone works. The Alchemist sells it too.

The Astrologer's Tower from the official media kit, the alchemy side of the game. Not a Formulation Bench screen.
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The Church Smells upgrades
Church Smells I: 3 Piece of stone, 4 Bronze Detail, 3 Simple Incense — +1 church quality.
Church Smells II: 3 Polished Stone, 4 Advanced Detail, 3 Fancy Incense — +5.
Church Smells III: 3 Polished Marble, 1 Golden ingot, 3 Fancy Incense — +10. It unlocks with Church Furniture III.
Why church quality matters
Church quality caps how many parishioners attend a sermon, and stronger prayers will not start below their minimum.
Together the three Smells upgrades add 16 church quality — every point is one more seat, as long as your Likes keep up. Our prayers guide lists what each prayer needs.
Sources
- communitywikily.gg — Fancy Incense
- communitywikily.gg — Simple Incense
- communitywikily.gg — Fragrance
- communitywikily.gg — Church Smells II
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