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Alchemy is the primary study of the [[Alchemist]] [[class]], focusing on the manipulation of
Alchemy is the primary study of the Alchemists, focusing on the manipulation of the ether and the alchemical energies that flow through it. The main focus of the skill is based upon drawing upon the latent alchemical energies via Symbology to direct the power of the alchemical primes and metals. Further aspects of Alchemy involve the extraction of the three primes; salt, sulphur, and mercury; from the earth itself, and synthesising these substances into various metals. The skilled practitioner of Alchemy will even find it possible to transmute flesh into varying substances, culminating in the ability to encase another completely in gold.
the ether and the alchemical energies that flow through it. The [[skill]] is based on three main [[prime]]s; salt, sulphur, and mercury; extracted from the earth itself, which may be synthesised into various metals for [[curing]].  


===[[:Category:Abilities|Abilities]] in Alchemy===
The skill of '''Alchemy''' is available to members of the [[Alchemist]] [[class]], along with [[Physiology]] and [[Formulation]] or [[Sublimation]].
{| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Ability'''
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Description'''
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Symbology'''           
| bgcolor=#999999 | Draw upon the alchemical energies.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' Yes


: '''Syntax:'''            EDUCE <symbol> [args]
==Abilities in Alchemy==
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Symbology
|description=Draw upon the alchemical energies.
|lessons=0
|syntax=EDUCE <symbol> [args]
|required=
|target=Adventurers and denizens
|cooldown=Equilibrium
|detail=The power of symbology allows alchemists to tap into the ether and draw upon the alchemical energies of the primes and metals. <br>Each symbol corresponds to one of the primes or metals, and each has a differing effect.<br>The different symbols you may call upon become available with increased training in Alchemy.<p>See AB ALCHEMY LEAD as an example.</p>
}}


: '''Works on/against:'''  Adventurers and denizens
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Metallurgy
|description=Reduction to the six alchemical metals.
|lessons=0
|syntax=REDUCE <#> <metal> FROM <mineral><br>REDUCE <metal>
|required=100 mana
|target=
|cooldown=2.75 seconds of balance
|detail=Reduction of the six alchemical metals from minerals is the first step in understanding the alchemical composition of all things. In order to perform the reduction, you must be standing within a transmutation laboratory in which you have permission to work.<p>The six alchemical metals are: lead, iron, tin, copper, silver, and gold.</p><p>Each mineral is composed of certain metals, so not all alchemical metals can be reduced from all minerals. REDUCE <metal> will reveal the minerals from which a given alchemical metal can be reduced.</p><p>Alchemical metals produced via metallurgy can also be manipulated by the name a<metal>. For example, agold or atin.</p>
}}


: '''Details:'''
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Primes
|description=Isolation of alchemical primes.
|lessons=0
|syntax=ISOLATE <#> <prime> FROM <metal><br>ISOLATE <prime>
|required=100 mana
|target=
|cooldown=2.75 seconds of balance
|detail=Isolation of alchemical primes from alchemical metals is the fundamental mark of a capable alchemist. In order to perform the isolation, you must be standing within a transmutation laboratory in which you have permission to work.</p><p>The three alchemical primes are: salt, sulphur, and mercury.</p><p>Each alchemical metal is composed of certain alchemical primes, so not all alchemical primes can be isolated from all alchemical metals. ISOLATE <prime> will reveal the alchemical metals from which a given alchemical prime can be isolated.</p><p>Alchemical primes produced via isolation can also be manipulated by the name a<prime>. For example, asalt or asulphur.</p>
}}


The power of symbology allows alchemists to tap into the ether and draw upon the alchemical energies of the primes and metals.
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Lead
|description=Density from the lowest of the metals.
|lessons=0
|syntax=EDUCE LEAD<br>EDUCE LEAD <target>
|required=150 mana
|target=Adventurers and self
|cooldown=2.00 seconds of equilibrium
|symbol=Two concentric circles
|detail=Calling upon the energy of lead, the lowest of the alchemical metals, will grant great density to your body. You may also target this at another adventurer flying in the sky above you, dragging them back to earth by drastically increasing their weight for a short time.  
}}


Each symbol corresponds to one of the primes or metals, and each has a differing effect. The different symbols you may call upon become available with increased training in Alchemy.
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Seek
|description=Find another through the ether.
|lessons=7
|syntax=ETHER SEEK <target>
|required=20 mana
|target=Adventurers
|cooldown=1.00 seconds of equilibrium
|detail=By folding a small window into the ether, you may seek the location of another.
}}


See AB ALCHEMY LEAD as an example.
{{Skill_detail
|-
|skill=Robes
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Lead'''     
|description=The mystic garb of the Alchemist.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Density from the lowest of the metals.
|lessons=16
|-
|syntax=ROBES SUMMON<br>ROBES CALL<br>ROBES IMBUE WITH <up to four symbols><br>ROBES IMBUE SLOT <1-4> <symbol><br>ROBES CLEAR<br>ROBES EXAMINE
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
|required=
: '''Known:''' Yes
|target=Self
|cooldown=Equilibrium
|detail=Robes are the traditional garb of the alchemist, and alchemists may weave from the ether a set of specially crafted robes able to offer protection from damage.<p>ROBES SUMMON will weave a new set of robes from strands of the ether. ROBES CALL will return your robes to you, should they be lost.</p><p>Each pair of robes may be imbued with the symbols of up to four primes or metals, each offering protection from one type of damage. It is possible to imbue your robes from scratch using ROBES IMBUE WITH <symbols>, wiping away any previous imbuements and applying new ones. It is also possible to imbue a single "slot", using ROBES IMBUE SLOT <1-4> <symbol>. Finally, one may remove all symbols from their robes using ROBES CLEAR, and view the status of any slots using ROBES EXAMINE.</p><p>Note that a symbol may only appear once on a pair of robes, and using a symbol requires knowing the appropriate ability in Alchemy.</p><p>The symbols and the damage type they protect against are:<br>'''Lead''': Blunt<br>'''Iron''': Cutting<br>'''Salt''': Magic<br>'''Tin''': Psychic<br>'''Copper''': Electric<br>'''Sulphur''': Asphyxiation<br>'''Silver''': Cold<br>'''Gold''': Fire<br>'''Mercury''': Poison</p>
}}


: '''Syntax:'''            EDUCE LEAD
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Iron
|description=Strike with the power of iron.
|lessons=23
|syntax=EDUCE IRON <target>
|required=80 mana
|target=Adventurers and denizens
|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium
|symbol=Two isosceles triangles set base-to-base
|detail=The energy of iron will surround your target with flames possessing the cold bite of a sword.
}}


: '''Extra Information:''' Symbol: Two concentric circles.
{{Skill_detail
  |skill=Salt
|description=The first prime will cleanse your body.
|lessons=89
|syntax=EDUCE SALT
|required=200 mana
|target=Self
|cooldown=3.00 seconds of equilibrium
|symbol=A bisected circle
|detail=The energy of salt, first of the primes, will purge your body of afflictions.<br>This effect will be prevented if you labour under the stupidity affliction.  
}}


: '''Works on/against:'''  Self
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Tin
|description=Tin will grant you a reflective barrier.
|lessons=178
|syntax=EDUCE TIN
|required=500 mana
|target=Self
|cooldown=3.00 seconds of equilibrium
|symbol=Two parallel line segments connected by diagonals.
|detail=The energies of tin will raise a reflective barrier around your body, this will persist for the next two attacks, and will return a portion of the damage you would receive to your attacker.<p>Note that this is ineffective versus unblockable damage.</p>
}}


: '''Details:'''
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Copper
|description=Shatter an enemy's defence with copper's energies.
|lessons=289
|syntax=EDUCE COPPER <target>
|required=75 mana
|target=Adventurers and denizens
|cooldown=2.30 seconds of equilibrium
|symbol:Two overlapping hexagons
|detail=The energies of copper will allow you to shatter an opponent's magical shield. 
}}


Calling upon the energy of lead, the lowest of the alchemical metals, will grant great density to your body.
{{Skill_detail
|-
|skill=Extispicy
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Seek'''
|description=The future is found in unexpected places.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Find another through the ether.
|lessons=378
|-
|syntax=DISSECT <rat corpse>
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
|required=100 mana
: '''Known:''' No (6 lessons required)
|target=Self
|cooldown=4.00 seconds of balance
|detail=Though but simple vermin, the internal anatomy of rats is a sure indicator of future events. By dissecting and studying any rat found throughout the cities of Sapience, you may gain glimpses of what is yet to come, allowing an increased chance of critical strikes.
}}


: '''Syntax:'''            ETHER SEEK <target>
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Sulphur
|description=The second prime will quicken your healing.
|lessons=378
|syntax=EDUCE SULPHUR
|required=350 mana
|target=Self
|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium
|symbol=Two tangent semicircles
|detail=The energy of sulphur will allow you to metabolise health elixirs more efficiently, causing an increase in health gained. This effect will not last indefinitely, however.
}}


: '''Works on/against:''' Adventurers
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Displace
|description=Drag another through the ether.
|lessons=512
|syntax=ETHER DISPLACE <target>
|required=500 mana
  |target=Adventurers
|cooldown=6.00 seconds of equilibrium
|detail=By funneling a most precise amount of matter through the ether, you may draw another across an area to stand before you. This requires your target to remain within the same location until your attempt is completed. This will take some time, during which your concentration is required.<p>This ability bypasses monolith sigils when targeted at mutual allies, and works faster in this case.</p>
}}


: '''Details:'''
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Silver
|description=The light of silver reveals all.
|lessons=600
|syntax=EDUCE SILVER <target><br>EDUCE SILVER
|required=500 mana
|target=Adventurers
|cooldown=5.00 seconds of equilibrium
|symbol=A crescent tangent to a line segment.
|detail=The energy of silver will bathe another in a radiant light, negating the effects of shrouding for a time. This effect will last much longer if applied during the night.<p>If you do not specify a target, this ability will attempt to draw those who are astralformed, blackwinded, or phased in your location back to a physical state.</p>
}}


By folding a small window into the ether, you may seek the location of another.
{{Skill_detail
|-
|skill=Phlogistication
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Robes'''
|description=Burn your enemy from the inside out.
| bgcolor=#999999 | The mystic garb of the Alchemist.
|lessons=703
|-
|syntax=PHLOGISTICATE <target>
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
|required=400 mana
: '''Known:''' No (15 lessons required)
|target=Adventurers
|cooldown=4.50 seconds of equilibrium
|detail=This ability will cause an enemy's internal anatomy to begin a controlled form of combustion for a time. Fuelled by the use of equilibrium, this will render moss and potash temporarily inert when eaten. Note that this effect will stack if your opponent is already off balance from eating moss or potash, but only to a limited ceiling.<p>This effect is mutually exclusive with that of vitrification.</p>
}}


: '''Syntax:'''            ROBES SUMMON
{{Skill_detail
::: ROBES CALL
|skill=Gold
::: ROBES IMBUE WITH <up to four symbols>
|description=The highest of the metals allows you to share your wisdom.
::: ROBES IMBUE SLOT <1-4> <symbol>
|lessons=806
::: ROBES CLEAR
|syntax=EDUCE GOLD <target> <2-5000>
::: ROBES EXAMINE
|required=500 mana
|target=Adventurers
|cooldown=6.00 seconds of equilibrium
|symbol=A circumscribed star
|detail=Utilising the power of gold, the highest of the metals, you may transfer your willpower to another, with some restrictions. First, half of the willpower transferred will be lost. Second, if transferring willpower brings the Alchemist below half of his or her maximum, there is a chance that all willpower will be lost, and the beneficiary will gain none.
}}


: '''Works on/against:''' Self
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Etherchannel
|description=Part the ether for expedient travel.
|lessons=841
|syntax=ETHERCHANNEL <anchor>
|required=500 mana and 2 metals of the same element.
|target=Self
|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium
|detail=This ability will allow an Alchemist to pass through the ether to any of the alchemical anchors across Sapience. Any action while channelling this ability will interrupt it.<p>'''Iron''': The Granite Hills.<br>'''Tin''': The Eastern Wilderness.<br>'''Copper''': The Northern Vashnar Mountains.<br>'''Silver''': The Southern Vashnar Mountains.<br>'''Gold''': The Siroccian Mountains.</p>
}}


: '''Details:'''
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Mercury
|description=The third prime will bolster your mind.
|lessons=910
|syntax=EDUCE MERCURY
|required=350 mana
|target=Self
|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium
|symbol=A circle inscribed within a square
|detail=This ability will allow you to metabolise mana elixirs more efficiently, causing an increase in mana gained. This effect will not last indefinitely, however.
}}


Robes are the traditional garb of the alchemist, and alchemists may weave from the ether a set of specially crafted robes able to offer protection from damage.
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Astronomy
|description=The power of the cosmos is yours.
|lessons=1036
|syntax=ASTRONOMY FOCUS <celestial body><br>ASTRONOMY EMPOWER <target>/ME<br>ASTRONOMY STATUS
|required=500 mana
|target=Adventurers
|cooldown=4.00 seconds of equilibrium
|detail=Each city maintains, within an astronomical laboratory, an orrery specifically designed to resonate with the alchemical energies and the celestial bodies which share this affinity. It is possible to focus this orrery upon one of these celestial bodies, and once three alchemists from your city have done so, you may empower any non-forestal citizen with its power. This focus will be reset every Sarapin, when Ethian's Crossing disrupts the energies across Sapience. The focusing must be done from the appropriate laboratory, and the empowering may be done from anywhere.<p>The celestial bodies, the energy with which they resonate, and their empowered effects are:<br>'''The [[sun]]''' - Gold - Increased health regeneration.<br>'''The [[moon]]''' - Silver - Increased mana regeneration.<br>'''The [[Nebula Coronae]] (nebula)''' - Copper - Increased endurance and willpower regeneration.<br>'''[[Ethian]]''' - Tin - Increased damage versus denizens.</p>
}}


ROBES SUMMON will weave a new set of robes from strands of the ether. ROBES CALL will return your robes to you, should they be lost.
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Vitrification
|description=Turn an opponent's skin into glass.
|lessons=1163
|syntax=VITRIFY <target>
|required=400 mana
|target=Adventurers
|cooldown=4.50 seconds of equilibrium
|detail=This ability will cause an enemy's skin to partially transmutate into glass for a time. Abilities that use balance will cause bleeding, with the amount scaling upward with the length of balance loss.<p>This effect is mutually exclusive with that of phlogistication.</p>
}}


Each pair of robes may be imbued with the symbols of up to four primes or metals, each offering protection from one type of damage. It is possible to imbue your robes from scratch using ROBES IMBUE WITH <symbols>, wiping away any previous imbuements and applying new ones. It is also possible to imbue a single "slot", using ROBES IMBUE SLOT <1-4> <symbol>. Finally, one may remove all symbols from their robes using ROBES CLEAR, and view the status of any slots using ROBES EXAMINE.
{{Skill_detail
|skill=Decompound
|description=A way to devolve Talisman Pieces into pure gold.
|lessons=1289
|syntax=DECOMPOUND <number> <Talisman piece name> <piece level>
|required=You must be in an equipped metallurgic lab.
|target=
|cooldown=
|detail=This ability allows the skilled alchemist to decompose talisman pieces into gold. The amount of gold produced is dependent on the rarity and level of the piece being decomposed.
}}


Note that a symbol may only appear once on a pair of robes, and using a symbol requires knowing the appropriate ability in Alchemy.
{{Skill_detail
 
  |skill=Revivification
The symbols and the damage type they protect against are:
|description=Grant life to the deceased.
 
  |lessons=1439
Lead:    Blunt
  |syntax=REVIVE <target>
 
  |required=400 mana
Iron:    Cutting
  |target=Adventurers
 
  |cooldown=5.00 seconds of equilibrium
Salt:    Magic
  |detail=Using the alchemical energies and a catalyst of five pieces of the salt prime, you may return a corpse to life. Ensure that the corpse is whole and in good condition, lest the results be less than desirable.
 
}}
Tin:    Psychic
 
Copper: Electric
 
Sulphur: Asphyxiation
 
Silver:  Cold
 
Gold:    Fire
 
Mercury: Poison
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Iron'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Strike with the power of iron.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (22 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            EDUCE IRON <target>
                 
: '''Extra Information:''' Symbol: Two isosceles triangles set base-to-base.
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Adventurers and denizens
 
: '''Details:'''
 
The energy of iron will surround your target with flames possessing the cold bite of a sword.
 
This ability may be used against both adventurers and denizens.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Salt'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | The first prime will cleanse your body.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (88 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            EDUCE SALT
                 
: '''Extra Information:''' Symbol: A bisected circle.
 
: '''Works on/against:''' Self
 
: '''Details:'''
 
The energy of salt, first of the primes, will purge your body of afflictions.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Tin'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Tin will grant you a reflective barrier.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (177 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            EDUCE TIN
                 
: '''Extra Information:''' Symbol: Two parallel line segments connected by diagonals.
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Self
 
: '''Details:'''
 
The energies of tin will raise a reflective barrier around your body, which will return a portion of the damage you would receive to your attacker.
 
Note that this is ineffective versus unblockable damage.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Extraction'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Draw the primes from the earth.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (233 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            EXTRACT <prime>
 
: '''Works on/against:''' Room
 
: '''Details:'''
 
The three primes are present throughout the land, and may be drawn from the ground in certain environments. Mountains, the underground, and magma caves all may be used to extract the primes. The amounts of primes per room is limited however, and you will only be capable of extracting each prime once per room.
 
It is not necessary to know the corresponding Alchemy ability to extract, though having such knowledge will allow a greater yield to the learned alchemist.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Copper'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Shatter an enemy's defence with copper's energies.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (288 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            EDUCE COPPER <target>
                 
: '''Extra Information:''' Symbol: Two overlapping hexagons.
 
: '''Works on/against:''' Adventurers and denizens
 
: '''Details:'''
 
The energies of copper will allow you to shatter an opponent's magical shield.
 
This ability may be used on both adventurers and denizens.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Extispicy'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | The future is found in unexpected places.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (377 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            DISSECT <rat corpse>
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Self
 
: '''Details:'''
 
Though but simple vermin, the internal anatomy of rats is a sure indicator of future events. By dissecting and studying any rat found throughout the cities of Sapience, you may gain glimpses of what is yet to come, allowing an increased chance of critical strikes.
 
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Sulphur'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | The second prime will quicken your healing..
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (422 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            EDUCE SULPHUR
                 
: '''Extra Information:''' Symbol: Two tangent semicircles.
 
: '''Works on/against:''' Self
 
: '''Details:'''
 
The energy of sulphur will allow you to metabolise vitality tonics more efficiently, causing an increase in health gained. This effect will not last indefinitely, however. Additionally, this ability will NOT increase healing from health elixirs.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Displace'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Drag another through the ether.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (511 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            ETHER DISPLACE <target>
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Adventurers
 
: '''Details:'''
 
By funnelling a most precise amount of matter through the ether, you may draw another across an area to stand before you. This requires your target to remain within the same location until your attempt is completed. This will take some time, during which your concentration is required.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Silver'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | The light of silver reveals all.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (599 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            EDUCE SILVER <target>
::: EDUCE SILVER
 
: '''Extra Information:''' Symbol: A crescent tangent to a line segment.
 
: '''Works on/against:''' Adventurers
 
: '''Details:'''
 
The energy of silver will bathe another in a radiant light, negating the effects of shrouding for a time. This effect will last much longer if applied during the night.
 
If you do not specify a target, this ability will attempt to draw those who are astralformed or blackwinded in your location back to a physical state.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Phlogistication'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Burn your enemy from the inside out.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (702 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            PHLOGISTICATE <target>
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Adventurers
 
: '''Details:'''
 
This ability will cause an enemy's internal anatomy to begin a controlled form of combustion for a time. Fuelled by the use of equilibrium, this will render moss and potash temporarily inert when eaten. Note that this effect will stack if your opponent is already off balance from eating moss or potash, but only to a limited ceiling.
 
This effect is mutually exclusive with that of vitrification.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Gold'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | The highest of the metals allows you to share your wisdom.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (805 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            EDUCE GOLD <target> <2-5000>
                 
: '''Extra Information:''' Symbol: A circumscribed star.
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Adventurers
 
: '''Details:'''
 
Utilising the power of gold, the highest of the metals, you may transfer your willpower to another, with some restrictions. First, half of the willpower transferred will be lost. Second, if transferring willpower brings the Alchemist below half of his or her maximum, there is a chance that all willpower will be lost, and the beneficiary will gain none.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Etherchannel'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Part the ether for expedient travel.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (840 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            ETHERCHANNEL <anchor>
                 
: '''Extra Information:''' Reagents: 2 metals of the same element.
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Self
 
: '''Details:'''
 
This ability will allow an Alchemist to pass through the ether to any of the alchemical anchors across Sapience. Any action while channelling this ability will interrupt it.
 
Iron:  The Granite Hills.
 
Tin:    The Eastern Wilderness.
 
Copper: The Northern Vashnar Mountains.
 
Silver: The Southern Vashnar Mountains.
 
Gold:  The Siroccian Mountains.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Mercury'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | The third prime will bolster your mind.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (909 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            EDUCE MERCURY
                 
: '''Extra Information:''' Symbol: A circle inscribed within a square.
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Adventurers
 
: '''Details:'''
 
This ability will allow you to metabolise mentality tonics more efficiently, causing an increase in mana gained. This effect will not last indefinitely, however. Additionally, this ability will NOT increase the healing from mana elixirs.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Astronomy'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | The power of the cosmos is yours.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (1035 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            ASTRONOMY FOCUS <celestial body>
::: ASTRONOMY EMPOWER <target|ME>
::: ASTRONOMY STATUS
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Adventurers
 
: '''Details:'''
 
Each city maintains, within an astronomical laboratory, an orrery specifically designed to resonate with the alchemical energies and the celestial bodies which share this affinity. It is possible to focus this orrery upon one of these celestial bodies, and once three alchemists from your city have done so, you may empower any non-forestal citizen with its power. This focus will be reset every Sarapin, when Ethian's Crossing disrupts the energies across Sapience. The focusing must be done from the appropriate laboratory, and the empowering may be done from anywhere.
 
The celestial bodies, the energy with which they resonate, and their empowered effects are:
 
The sun - Gold - Increased health regeneration.
 
The moon - Silver - Increased mana regeneration.
 
The Nebula Coronae (nebula) - Copper - Increased endurance and willpower regeneration.
 
Ethian - Tin - Increased damage versus denizens.
 
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Vitrification'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Turn an opponent's skin into glass.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (1162 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            VITRIFY <target>
 
: '''Works on/against:''' Adventurers
 
: '''Details:'''
 
This ability will cause an enemy's skin to partially transmutate into glass for a time. Abilities that use balance will cause bleeding, with the amount scaling upward with the length of balance loss.
 
This effect is mutually exclusive with that of phlogistication.
|-
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Metallurgy'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Synthesis of the six alchemical metals.
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| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (1288 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            SYNTHESISE <metal>
 
: '''Details:'''
 
The basis of transmutation, this ability allows the synthesis of the six alchemical metals from the three primes. In order to perform the synthesis, you must be standing within a metallurgical laboratory in which you have permission to work. You must be holding in your hand the prime you wish to synthesise into metal. Each prime may be converted into two of the six metals:
 
Salt: Lead and iron.
 
Sulphur: Tin and copper.
 
Mercury: Silver and gold.
 
This ability is also necessary for the transmutation of alchemical curatives. See AB TRANSMUTATION TRANSMUTATE.
 
Due to conflicts between alchemical metals and commodity metals, those produced via metallurgy may be manipulated by the name a<metal>. For example, agold or atin.
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| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Revivification'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Grant life to the deceased.
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| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (1438 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            REVIVE <target>
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Adventurers
 
: '''Details:'''
 
Using the alchemical energies and a catalyst of five pieces of the salt prime, you may return a corpse to life. Ensure that the corpse is whole and in good condition, lest the results be less than desirable.
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| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Disrupt'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Send ripples through the ether.
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: '''Known:''' No (1587 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            ETHER DISRUPT
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Room
 
: '''Details:'''
 
By sending ripples through the ether, you may temporarily disrupt telepathic communications into and out of the surrounding area. This will require a long period during which you may not perform any actions, and comes with a very steep mana and willpower cost.
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| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Aurification'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | Immortalise your enemies in gleaming gold.
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |
: '''Known:''' No (1736 lessons required)
 
: '''Syntax:'''            AURIFY <target>
 
: '''Works on/against:'''  Adventurers
 
: '''Details:'''
 
The pinnacle of offensive Alchemy, this ability will turn an enemy into a lovely golden statue if his or her health and mana are both at or below sixty percent of their maximums.
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=====See also=====
 
*[[Transmutation]]
*[[Physiology]]


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[[Category:Skills]]
[[Category:Skills]]

Latest revision as of 03:43, 3 July 2019

Alchemy is the primary study of the Alchemists, focusing on the manipulation of the ether and the alchemical energies that flow through it. The main focus of the skill is based upon drawing upon the latent alchemical energies via Symbology to direct the power of the alchemical primes and metals. Further aspects of Alchemy involve the extraction of the three primes; salt, sulphur, and mercury; from the earth itself, and synthesising these substances into various metals. The skilled practitioner of Alchemy will even find it possible to transmute flesh into varying substances, culminating in the ability to encase another completely in gold.

The skill of Alchemy is available to members of the Alchemist class, along with Physiology and Formulation or Sublimation.

Abilities in Alchemy

Symbology Draw upon the alchemical energies. Lessons: 0
Syntax: EDUCE <symbol> [args]
Required:
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Works against: Adventurers and denizens
Cooldown: Equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: The power of symbology allows alchemists to tap into the ether and draw upon the alchemical energies of the primes and metals.
Each symbol corresponds to one of the primes or metals, and each has a differing effect.
The different symbols you may call upon become available with increased training in Alchemy.

See AB ALCHEMY LEAD as an example.

Note: {{{note}}}
Metallurgy Reduction to the six alchemical metals. Lessons: 0
Syntax: REDUCE <#> <metal> FROM <mineral>
REDUCE <metal>
Required: 100 mana
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Works against:
Cooldown: 2.75 seconds of balance
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: Reduction of the six alchemical metals from minerals is the first step in understanding the alchemical composition of all things. In order to perform the reduction, you must be standing within a transmutation laboratory in which you have permission to work.

The six alchemical metals are: lead, iron, tin, copper, silver, and gold.

Each mineral is composed of certain metals, so not all alchemical metals can be reduced from all minerals. REDUCE <metal> will reveal the minerals from which a given alchemical metal can be reduced.

Alchemical metals produced via metallurgy can also be manipulated by the name a<metal>. For example, agold or atin.

Note: {{{note}}}
Primes Isolation of alchemical primes. Lessons: 0
Syntax: ISOLATE <#> <prime> FROM <metal>
ISOLATE <prime>
Required: 100 mana
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Works against:
Cooldown: 2.75 seconds of balance
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Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: Isolation of alchemical primes from alchemical metals is the fundamental mark of a capable alchemist. In order to perform the isolation, you must be standing within a transmutation laboratory in which you have permission to work.

The three alchemical primes are: salt, sulphur, and mercury.

Each alchemical metal is composed of certain alchemical primes, so not all alchemical primes can be isolated from all alchemical metals. ISOLATE <prime> will reveal the alchemical metals from which a given alchemical prime can be isolated.

Alchemical primes produced via isolation can also be manipulated by the name a<prime>. For example, asalt or asulphur.

Note: {{{note}}}
Lead Density from the lowest of the metals. Lessons: 0
Syntax: EDUCE LEAD
EDUCE LEAD <target>
Required: 150 mana
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Works against: Adventurers and self
Cooldown: 2.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: Two concentric circles
Details: Calling upon the energy of lead, the lowest of the alchemical metals, will grant great density to your body. You may also target this at another adventurer flying in the sky above you, dragging them back to earth by drastically increasing their weight for a short time.
Note: {{{note}}}
Seek Find another through the ether. Lessons: 7
Syntax: ETHER SEEK <target>
Required: 20 mana
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Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Adventurers
Cooldown: 1.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: By folding a small window into the ether, you may seek the location of another.
Note: {{{note}}}
Robes The mystic garb of the Alchemist. Lessons: 16
Syntax: ROBES SUMMON
ROBES CALL
ROBES IMBUE WITH <up to four symbols>
ROBES IMBUE SLOT <1-4> <symbol>
ROBES CLEAR
ROBES EXAMINE
Required:
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Works against: Self
Cooldown: Equilibrium
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Details: Robes are the traditional garb of the alchemist, and alchemists may weave from the ether a set of specially crafted robes able to offer protection from damage.

ROBES SUMMON will weave a new set of robes from strands of the ether. ROBES CALL will return your robes to you, should they be lost.

Each pair of robes may be imbued with the symbols of up to four primes or metals, each offering protection from one type of damage. It is possible to imbue your robes from scratch using ROBES IMBUE WITH <symbols>, wiping away any previous imbuements and applying new ones. It is also possible to imbue a single "slot", using ROBES IMBUE SLOT <1-4> <symbol>. Finally, one may remove all symbols from their robes using ROBES CLEAR, and view the status of any slots using ROBES EXAMINE.

Note that a symbol may only appear once on a pair of robes, and using a symbol requires knowing the appropriate ability in Alchemy.

The symbols and the damage type they protect against are:
Lead: Blunt
Iron: Cutting
Salt: Magic
Tin: Psychic
Copper: Electric
Sulphur: Asphyxiation
Silver: Cold
Gold: Fire
Mercury: Poison

Note: {{{note}}}
Iron Strike with the power of iron. Lessons: 23
Syntax: EDUCE IRON <target>
Required: 80 mana
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Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Adventurers and denizens
Cooldown: 4.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: Two isosceles triangles set base-to-base
Details: The energy of iron will surround your target with flames possessing the cold bite of a sword.
Note: {{{note}}}
Salt The first prime will cleanse your body. Lessons: 89
Syntax: EDUCE SALT
Required: 200 mana
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Works against: Self
Cooldown: 3.00 seconds of equilibrium
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Symbol: A bisected circle
Details: The energy of salt, first of the primes, will purge your body of afflictions.
This effect will be prevented if you labour under the stupidity affliction.
Note: {{{note}}}
Tin Tin will grant you a reflective barrier. Lessons: 178
Syntax: EDUCE TIN
Required: 500 mana
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Works against: Self
Cooldown: 3.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: Two parallel line segments connected by diagonals.
Details: The energies of tin will raise a reflective barrier around your body, this will persist for the next two attacks, and will return a portion of the damage you would receive to your attacker.

Note that this is ineffective versus unblockable damage.

Note: {{{note}}}
Copper Shatter an enemy's defence with copper's energies. Lessons: 289
Syntax: EDUCE COPPER <target>
Required: 75 mana
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Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Adventurers and denizens
Cooldown: 2.30 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: The energies of copper will allow you to shatter an opponent's magical shield.
Note: {{{note}}}
Extispicy The future is found in unexpected places. Lessons: 378
Syntax: DISSECT <rat corpse>
Required: 100 mana
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Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Self
Cooldown: 4.00 seconds of balance
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Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: Though but simple vermin, the internal anatomy of rats is a sure indicator of future events. By dissecting and studying any rat found throughout the cities of Sapience, you may gain glimpses of what is yet to come, allowing an increased chance of critical strikes.
Note: {{{note}}}
Sulphur The second prime will quicken your healing. Lessons: 378
Syntax: EDUCE SULPHUR
Required: 350 mana
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Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Self
Cooldown: 4.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: Two tangent semicircles
Details: The energy of sulphur will allow you to metabolise health elixirs more efficiently, causing an increase in health gained. This effect will not last indefinitely, however.
Note: {{{note}}}
Displace Drag another through the ether. Lessons: 512
Syntax: ETHER DISPLACE <target>
Required: 500 mana
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Works against: Adventurers
Cooldown: 6.00 seconds of equilibrium
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Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: By funneling a most precise amount of matter through the ether, you may draw another across an area to stand before you. This requires your target to remain within the same location until your attempt is completed. This will take some time, during which your concentration is required.

This ability bypasses monolith sigils when targeted at mutual allies, and works faster in this case.

Note: {{{note}}}
Silver The light of silver reveals all. Lessons: 600
Syntax: EDUCE SILVER <target>
EDUCE SILVER
Required: 500 mana
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Works against: Adventurers
Cooldown: 5.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: A crescent tangent to a line segment.
Details: The energy of silver will bathe another in a radiant light, negating the effects of shrouding for a time. This effect will last much longer if applied during the night.

If you do not specify a target, this ability will attempt to draw those who are astralformed, blackwinded, or phased in your location back to a physical state.

Note: {{{note}}}
Phlogistication Burn your enemy from the inside out. Lessons: 703
Syntax: PHLOGISTICATE <target>
Required: 400 mana
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Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Adventurers
Cooldown: 4.50 seconds of equilibrium
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Details: This ability will cause an enemy's internal anatomy to begin a controlled form of combustion for a time. Fuelled by the use of equilibrium, this will render moss and potash temporarily inert when eaten. Note that this effect will stack if your opponent is already off balance from eating moss or potash, but only to a limited ceiling.

This effect is mutually exclusive with that of vitrification.

Note: {{{note}}}
Gold The highest of the metals allows you to share your wisdom. Lessons: 806
Syntax: EDUCE GOLD <target> <2-5000>
Required: 500 mana
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Works against: Adventurers
Cooldown: 6.00 seconds of equilibrium
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Symbol: A circumscribed star
Details: Utilising the power of gold, the highest of the metals, you may transfer your willpower to another, with some restrictions. First, half of the willpower transferred will be lost. Second, if transferring willpower brings the Alchemist below half of his or her maximum, there is a chance that all willpower will be lost, and the beneficiary will gain none.
Note: {{{note}}}
Etherchannel Part the ether for expedient travel. Lessons: 841
Syntax: ETHERCHANNEL <anchor>
Required: 500 mana and 2 metals of the same element.
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Works against: Self
Cooldown: 4.00 seconds of equilibrium
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Details: This ability will allow an Alchemist to pass through the ether to any of the alchemical anchors across Sapience. Any action while channelling this ability will interrupt it.

Iron: The Granite Hills.
Tin: The Eastern Wilderness.
Copper: The Northern Vashnar Mountains.
Silver: The Southern Vashnar Mountains.
Gold: The Siroccian Mountains.

Note: {{{note}}}
Mercury The third prime will bolster your mind. Lessons: 910
Syntax: EDUCE MERCURY
Required: 350 mana
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Works against: Self
Cooldown: 4.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: A circle inscribed within a square
Details: This ability will allow you to metabolise mana elixirs more efficiently, causing an increase in mana gained. This effect will not last indefinitely, however.
Note: {{{note}}}
Astronomy The power of the cosmos is yours. Lessons: 1036
Syntax: ASTRONOMY FOCUS <celestial body>
ASTRONOMY EMPOWER <target>/ME
ASTRONOMY STATUS
Required: 500 mana
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Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Adventurers
Cooldown: 4.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: Each city maintains, within an astronomical laboratory, an orrery specifically designed to resonate with the alchemical energies and the celestial bodies which share this affinity. It is possible to focus this orrery upon one of these celestial bodies, and once three alchemists from your city have done so, you may empower any non-forestal citizen with its power. This focus will be reset every Sarapin, when Ethian's Crossing disrupts the energies across Sapience. The focusing must be done from the appropriate laboratory, and the empowering may be done from anywhere.

The celestial bodies, the energy with which they resonate, and their empowered effects are:
The sun - Gold - Increased health regeneration.
The moon - Silver - Increased mana regeneration.
The Nebula Coronae (nebula) - Copper - Increased endurance and willpower regeneration.
Ethian - Tin - Increased damage versus denizens.

Note: {{{note}}}
Vitrification Turn an opponent's skin into glass. Lessons: 1163
Syntax: VITRIFY <target>
Required: 400 mana
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Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Adventurers
Cooldown: 4.50 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: This ability will cause an enemy's skin to partially transmutate into glass for a time. Abilities that use balance will cause bleeding, with the amount scaling upward with the length of balance loss.

This effect is mutually exclusive with that of phlogistication.

Note: {{{note}}}
Decompound A way to devolve Talisman Pieces into pure gold. Lessons: 1289
Syntax: DECOMPOUND <number> <Talisman piece name> <piece level>
Required: You must be in an equipped metallurgic lab.
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Details: This ability allows the skilled alchemist to decompose talisman pieces into gold. The amount of gold produced is dependent on the rarity and level of the piece being decomposed.
Note: {{{note}}}
Revivification Grant life to the deceased. Lessons: 1439
Syntax: REVIVE <target>
Required: 400 mana
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Transitions: {{{transitions}}}
Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Adventurers
Cooldown: 5.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: Using the alchemical energies and a catalyst of five pieces of the salt prime, you may return a corpse to life. Ensure that the corpse is whole and in good condition, lest the results be less than desirable.
Note: {{{note}}}
Disrupt Send ripples through the ether. Lessons: 1588
Syntax: ETHER DISRUPT
Required: 1500 mana
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Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Room
Cooldown: 10.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: By sending ripples through the ether, you may temporarily disrupt telepathic communications into and out of the surrounding area. This will require a long period during which you may not perform any actions, and comes with a very steep mana and willpower cost.
Note: {{{note}}}
Aurification Immortalise your enemies in gleaming gold. Lessons: 1736
Syntax: AURIFY <target>
Required: 250 mana
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Transitions: {{{transitions}}}
Attacks: {{{attacks}}}
Works against: Adventurers
Cooldown: 4.00 seconds of equilibrium
Attune Effect: {{{attune}}}
Symbol: {{{symbol}}}
Details: The pinnacle of offensive Alchemy, this ability will turn an enemy into a lovely golden statue if his or her health and mana are both at or below sixty percent of their maximums.
Note: {{{note}}}