Alchemists, Warriors and Brutes, each bearing the blazoned sun, each sworn to the Great Work.
Artephida, famous Alchemist and Ambassador, worker of wonders and strange miracles.
Burdened by wisdom and rot, the Alchemic Order roams Doaden as masked savants, hiding leprous decay beneath gilded robes and keeping distant their fabled city beyond the wastes.
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The Alchemic Arts trace their lineage deep into the annals of Doaden's history. Since bygone years, their distinctive abilities played a crucial, role in humanity's path to dominance. The Art lies in perceiving the fundamental essence of existence, discerning the invisible laws and forces that govern all things. Symbolized by the visage of the Sun, their aim is to illuminate the mysteries of the universe and share this enlightenment with the folk of Doaden.
However, in the centuries following the cataclysm, mankind grew increasingly wary of the wyrd, and common society became perilous for those who would delve into the higher mysteries. In that growing atmosphere of suspicion and looming precipitous violence, the reclusive Alchemists banded together, forming guilds and secret cabals, which eventually coalesced into the formidable faction they are today - The Alchemic Order.
In the contemporary era, most interaction with the Alchemic Order primarily consists of merchant caravans, traveling across the realms, plying their wondrous talents to the populace before moving on. They maintain a deliberate distance, preventing familiarity from breeding curiosity about the wonders hidden within their mobile laboratories, curiosity which, history has taught them, leads only to violence.
Tales tell of a grand city of Alchemists, far beyond the Ashen Wastes - the origin from which all the Order’s trade routes emanate. Folk say that, in this mythical metropolis, there lie inventions to banish suffering, rendering it a haven untouched by the blights of the outside world. Such beliefs of the desperate and easily impressed commonfolk are likely far from the truth, one need only look beyond the ornate robes and solar masks to see that the Alchemic Order is not free of Doaden’s corruption.
A distinctive trait of the Alchemic Order is the suffusing presence of a Leperous affliction that mars their flesh. Many members, from lowly acolytes to esteemed High Alchemists, bear strange growths and tumorous buboes, though they conceal these afflictions beneath flowing robes and solar masks when among the common folk. This decay gnaws at both their bodies and minds, prompting the Order to dedicate much of their efforts and studies to staving off the disease's corrosive effects, particularly on their mental faculties. This eternal battle with entropy has borne some of the Order’s greatest discoveries, and most hubristically borne tragedies.
The Alchemic Order exists as a friend to all and none, a nomadic organization existing beyond the confines of conventional law. Their exceptional talents and intrinsic value shield them from the harsher tenets of even the Azerai Church’s abject zealotry.
A distinctive trait of the Alchemic Order is the suffising presence of a Leperous affliction that mars their flesh. Every member, from lowly acolytes to esteemed High Alchemists, bears strange growths and tumorous buboes, though they conceal these afflictions beneath flowing robes and solar masks when among the common folk. This decay gnaws at both their bodies and minds, prompting the Order to dedicate much of their efforts and studies to staving off the disease's corrosive effects, particularly on their mental faculties. This eternal battle with entropy has borne some of the Order’s greatest discoveries, and most hubristically borne tragedies.
