Writing Worlds with Words

Arcana of Ithia: Guild of Arcana and Chemistry.

Order Name: The Guild of Arcana and Chemistry. 

Sub-Orders: The Order of Niter, The Order of Copper, The Brotherhood of Mourners, The Order of Phials, The Brothers in Steel, The Order of Law, and The Hands of Creation. 

Patron God/Founder(s): The Fox Goddess. 

Renown Members: – 

Feats of Power: Alchemists are the Guild; they rarely remove their leather masks, wide-brimmed hats, or heavy wax-layered coats. The Alchemists stomp out disease, slay horrid monsters, block out the negative influence of Gods, and dominate fields of battle with spells and the power of mind. They create guns, weapons that project electricity, steam-powered engines, and balls that explode. 

Restrictions: Promotions fast-tracked by status and wealth. 

Power Source: Chemical Reaction. 

Forming Source: Words of Power. 

The Drain: Alchemists drain their Constitution, their bodies, their lives, bleeding it into strengthening chemical reactions. The Drain leeches calcium from bone, causing a rapid onset of arthritis; weakens the immune system; kills off white blood cells; and fills the lungs with excess fluid, making it increasingly hard to breathe. Alchemists must maintain extremely healthy lifestyles to stave off the ill effects of the Drain. 

Tools of Trade: Chemistry Gear, Laboratory, Lots of Black Powder, Safety Gear. 

Uniform: The Alchemist is known for its ankle-length black coats, treated with protective wax, fire-retardant, and anticorrosive treatments. Their black wide-brimmed hats are formed over a steel skullcap, and their black leather masks with long beaks and goggles filled with dried flowers, herbs, and dehydrated potions to prevent infection and toxins from entering the lungs. 

The Guild of Arcana and Chemistry, better known in short as Alchemists, is a highly organized, militant, and well-equipped martial force of intellectuals. Alchemists are one part scientist, one part doctor, and one part soldier. They can amplify, extend, diminish, or diminish reactions in chemicals or bacteria. They have little time to bleed their magic into their creations; they can only cast magic on active reactions. They specialize in boosting the explosive power of Black Powder.  

Alchemists magic specializes in managing chemical reactions, can lay Words of Power into potions and weapons, create more energy than put into a reaction, and enjoy tinkering, inventing, and fighting against the ignorance of the masses imposed by the divine.  

Alchemists live in various institutions, fortified strongholds, and noble patrons’ homes. They generally live simple, secluded lives full of reading, contemplating, and lockstep marches to suppress plague and monsters alike. Some countries maintain martial Alchemist forces to supplement their militaries. 

Alchemists Ranking.  

Master Advisor – Leader of a country’s Alchemists.  

Marshal/Doctor – Leaders of a Martial Force or School.  

Professor – Alchemists in various leadership roles  

Physic – Veteran and Elite Alchemists often teach.  

Mourner, Doctor, Pharmacist, Shaper, Proctor, Slayer – Graduate Alchemists are divided into specific roles.  

Alchemist – General service Alchemists; freshly graduated. 

Student – Members learning the Alchemist way. 

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