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|origin= [[Dry Steppes]]
|affiliation= Oruegia Society
|friends= Several clans, especially [[Priests of Rathma]]
|foes= [[Demon]]s, Cultists
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The ancient city of Melatras is the stronghold of the Alchemists, carved into the very mountains of the Dry Steppes that border [[Kurast]]. At the heart of Melatras is the Grand Library of Cedurnem, considered by most to be the oldest repository of knowledge in the world. Countless scrolls and vials fill the shelves and wisdom of the ages can be felt when walking down its weathered passages. Alchemists over the centuries have gathered knowledge of other clans and tribes and refined their techniques to great degrees. Though they are willing to share their arts with other magic-users, most outsiders do not possess the precision to use their skills –yet they have shared knowledge with of mage clans before. The curses of the [[Necromancer]]s share a common root with the Hex Fields of the Alchemists, and the [[Horadric Cube]] is actually an elder secret bestowed to the [[Horadrim]] to show the Alchemists' support. Of all the mage clans of Sanctuary, the Alchemists are most closely tied to the Priests of Rathma -some believe they share a common history. The two orders often refer to each other as "two sides of the same coin."
While the Alchemists of Oruegia normally show compassion and peace to all life, they despise otherworldly forces that bring unbalance to the mortal realm. Therefore, Alchemists often view [[Demons]] with caution and even fury. They abhor humans that ally themselves with such wickedness even more than Demons, viewing them as traitors to their own kind that pervert the noble pursuits of knowledge for their own selfish purposes. Although not prone to war, an Alchemist will do all possible to ensure the complete annihilation of those like the [[Cultist]]s. As the dark influence of the Burning Hells reaches across the world, the Alchemists have become less solitary in order to confront those that would deliver our world into the hands of evil.
As the insidious reaches of Hell creep forth onto the mortal plane, two young students of Oruegia have set foward to study the strange occurences of the West. They are indeed are rare sight, as few in the world of Sanctuary have the natural ability and focus to be trained in the arts of the Oruegia, and only when they are young do they wander the world. While Alchemists are known to have knowledge of countless fields, these two have specialized their knowledge in the pursuit of potion-making, fundamental hex fields, and the study of the world´s natural phenomena. After countless years of training and studying, the apprenticeships of the two have ended, and they set out to begin their own studies of the world. Though still inexperienced, the training of the youths guides them to understand and combat the chaos that has come upon us.
