Alchemy

"The elf handed the mercenary some kind of apple with a seductive smile. At that moment it did not seem strange to me where she had got an apple in spring. The unsuspecting mercenary bit into the apple, winking at the elf out of the corner of his eye. At that moment a terrible explosion rang out. A cloud of smoke enveloped the man, and when it cleared, I saw his face, which looked like an image from a nightmare. In place of his right eye an empty eye socket stared blindly, a good half of his cheek was torn away, exposing sooty teeth, and of his right arm only a stump remained. The man stood swaying for a while and then collapsed without a sound at the elf's feet. I had to fight the urge to vomit."

Alchemists have been studying the transformation of one substance into another for centuries. After countless experiments, they have discovered a total of three types of transformations: compounding, splitting and transformation.

Compounding

Compounding, or synthesis, is the most common and popular form of transformation. Its essence is the combining of simpler substances into more complex ones, with the price of the combined substances being many times lower than the price of the product.

Splitting

Splitting, also known as destruction, transforms more complex substances into simpler ones. The raw materials are usually expensive, the products tend to be worthless. The advantage of this process lies in the energy released by the splitting, which the alchemist can then make use of.

Transformation

Transformation is becoming an obsession for many alchemists. The essence of it lies in the direct transformation of one substance into another or one object into another, or even a living creature into another. The curse of alchemy was and is the attempt to transform worthless metals into gold. This process is mastered only by the best alchemists in the world, but they have not yet revealed it to anyone.

Elements - Natural Forces

Fi Fire

Wa Water

Ai Air

Er Earth

According to the knowledge of the alchemists, the whole world is made up of elements, the natural forces: fire, water, air and earth. Each element has its opposite: fire burns earth, earth breaks the wind, wind scatters water, and water puts out fire. The alchemists gained great insight by studying these elements from two different directions:

First, they studied the elements separately and their influence on each other. Thus, they came to understand about flying in the air, combustibles and explosives, poisons and many other substances.

The second line of study dealt with the nature of the elements and their intermingling. The alchemists concluded that all substances are made up of elements and discovered a way to change the nature of substances by influencing the elements in them.

Types of Alchemy

Alchemy can be divided into three parts according to the type of work: common, elemental and master.

Common Alchemy (CA)

The lowest area of knowledge is common alchemy. It works with ordinary substances that can be bought or found and is entirely non-magical (it does not deal with the elements). Nevertheless, knowing it is very important - you will learn the basics of the work, splitting and compounding, and you will be ready to move on to elemental alchemy or directly to master alchemy.

Elemental Alchemy (EA)

I sniffed the golden potion suspiciously. It had the faint smell of beer mixed with stale wine and horse urine. My friends urged me on, so I held my nose and drank the potion in one gulp.
Suddenly I felt as if I were floating. Steel springs instead of muscles, hard stone instead of bones. I threw myself against the gate that our whole party had been unable to deal with. The expected impact never came. The gate flew open as if by itself and I ran inside. I roared, and a rain of stones came down from the ceiling. I felt that nothing could stop me, that I was invincible ...

Elemental alchemy works with substances that bind the power of the individual elements. With it you can make things of a magical nature, from simple ones to quite powerful ones. The drawback of this alchemy is its instability. The forces bound in the substances gradually fade and the products lose their power. On the other hand, the raw materials, the basis for production, are very easy to obtain - they are contained in magical herbs and many creatures (rat tails, wasp stings, beast teeth), so it is no problem to replace them.

The basis of elemental alchemy is to collect substances from which you extract the basic raw materials. From these you can then produce your products, which are usually of little permanence, as the magic contained in them is volatile and quickly escapes.

Thanks to Feats, you can focus on many areas, above all the spheres of Fire, Earth, Air and Water.

— Fire encompasses life, chaos, destruction, transformation, but also power and energy.

— Water is a symbol of peace, healing, mental balance and sleep.

— Air is an image of change, restlessness, speed, flying and also includes invisibility and illusion.

— Earth signifies stability, stagnation, indomitability, vitality, balance.

Master Alchemy (MA)

Spider laid his coiled rope on the ground and commanded: 'Climb!' As if on command, the rope began to uncoil and rose along the tower like a ghostly snake. Glenfir (nothing surprises that barbarian, I suppose) grabbed the rope and effortlessly climbed to a window about ten meters above the foot of the tower. When my turn came, I grabbed the rope and felt that it was taut as a string. I followed my companions along this unusual path into the tower of the Dead Mage ..."

The pinnacle of every alchemist's work is master alchemy. Unlike elemental alchemy, it deals with working with pure mana, the magical power coming from the elements themselves. Alchemists store mana in mana crystals, from which they can then make powerful magical items. The advantage of these products is their permanence. The magic is worked into them permanently and cannot escape (although they may also have a limited lifetime). The disadvantage is the mana crystals themselves, which are not easy to find. Their extraction is very expensive and difficult, so they are mainly obtained from other magical items.

Equipment

In order to produce anything using alchemy, you must have equipment. The better it is, the better you can work. Apparatuses are described in a separate chapter.

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