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 === Amateur Status ===
-* '''[[Distilling (sage ability)|Distilling]]''': construct and operate stills, regulating heat, managing vapours and condensation, and separating volatile from non-volatile components to produce purified or concentrated liquids.
+:* '''[[Distilling (sage ability)|Distilling]]''': construct and operate stills, regulating heat, managing vapours and condensation, and separating volatile from non-volatile components to produce purified or concentrated liquids.
-* '''[[Identify Earths (sage ability)|Identify Earths]]''': recognise soils, clays, minerals and salts by colour, texture, fracture, taste, weight and reaction to heat or water, determining their properties and practical uses.
+:* '''[[Identify Earths (sage ability)|Identify Earths]]''': recognise soils, clays, minerals and salts by colour, texture, fracture, taste, weight and reaction to heat or water, determining their properties and practical uses.
-* '''[[Prepare Ingestive Poisons (sage ability)|Prepare Ingestive Poisons]]''': select, prepare and combine toxic substances for ingestion, controlling potency, masking taste and preserving effectiveness over time.
+:* '''[[Prepare Ingestive Poisons (sage ability)|Prepare Ingestive Poisons]]''': select, prepare and combine toxic substances for ingestion, controlling potency, masking taste and preserving effectiveness over time.
-* '''[[Smelt Natural Metals (sage ability)|Smelt Natural Metals]]''': smelt and refine metals from ore or raw deposits, preparing ore, controlling heat and airflow, applying flux and judging the separation and drawing of metal from slag without contamination or loss.
+:* '''[[Smelt Natural Metals (sage ability)|Smelt Natural Metals]]''': smelt and refine metals from ore or raw deposits, preparing ore, controlling heat and airflow, applying flux and judging the separation and drawing of metal from slag without contamination or loss.
 === Authority Status ===
-* '''[[Alchemical Distillation (sage ability)|Alchemical Distillation]]''': extract, purify and concentrate the essential properties of plants, minerals and other substances through controlled distillation, producing stable and consistent tinctures, oils and alchemical solutions of greater potency and precision than ordinary methods.
+:* '''[[Alchemical Distillation (sage ability)|Alchemical Distillation]]''': extract, purify and concentrate the essential properties of plants, minerals and other substances through controlled distillation, producing stable and consistent tinctures, oils and alchemical solutions of greater potency and precision than ordinary methods.
-* '''[[Fabricate Compounds (sage ability)|Fabricate Compounds]]''': combine and work base materials together, adding and preparing them in the proper order, managing heat and handling so they join and set into a stable, usable compound.
+:* '''[[Fabricate Compounds (sage ability)|Fabricate Compounds]]''': combine and work base materials together, adding and preparing them in the proper order, managing heat and handling so they join and set into a stable, usable compound.
-* '''[[Prepare Toxins (sage ability)|Prepare Toxins]]''': create poisons from natural sources, including venoms taken from biting or stinging creatures and toxins derived from plants, animals or mineral deposits.
+:* '''[[Prepare Toxins (sage ability)|Prepare Toxins]]''': create poisons from natural sources, including venoms taken from biting or stinging creatures and toxins derived from plants, animals or mineral deposits.
-* '''[[Purify Element (sage ability)|Purify Element]]''': separate a single substance from mixed material, removing all lesser matter so the element stands alone in its pure form, as sought in alchemical practice, fit for further work..
+:* '''[[Purify Element (sage ability)|Purify Element]]''': separate a single substance from mixed material, removing all lesser matter so the element stands alone in its pure form, as sought in alchemical practice, fit for further work..
 === Expert Status ===
-* '''[[Create Poison (sage ability)|Create Poison]]''': devise and prepare poisons to produce chosen effects, adjusting strength, onset and symptoms so the result matches the intended purpose.
+:* '''[[Create Poison (sage ability)|Create Poison]]''': devise and prepare poisons to produce chosen effects, adjusting strength, onset and symptoms so the result matches the intended purpose.
-* '''[[Make Salve (sage ability)|Make Salve]]''': prepare the topical remedy known as [[Healing Salve (remedy)|healing salve]] for application to wounds or injury, producing restorative effects.
+:* '''[[Make Salve (sage ability)|Make Salve]]''': prepare the topical remedy known as [[Healing Salve (remedy)|healing salve]] for application to wounds or injury, producing restorative effects.
-* '''[[Potion-making (sage ability)|Potion-making]]''': prepare and complete magical potions from raw materials, producing finished draughts that carry specific enchanted effects when consumed.
+:* '''[[Potion-making (sage ability)|Potion-making]]''': prepare and complete magical potions from raw materials, producing finished draughts that carry specific enchanted effects when consumed.
 === Sage Status ===
-* '''[[Bioelectric Animation (sage ability)|Bioelectric Animation]]''': apply directed electrical force to dead tissue, causing it to move, respond and function as living matter, sustaining animation through continued control and preparation.
+:* '''[[Bioelectric Animation (sage ability)|Bioelectric Animation]]''': apply directed electrical force to dead tissue, causing it to move, respond and function as living matter, sustaining animation through continued control and preparation.
-* '''[[Elixir of Life (sage ability)|Elixir of Life]]''': prepare a rare draught that restores youth and vitality, renewing the body and, with continued use or perfection of the process, may extend life indefinitely.
+:* '''[[Elixir of Life (sage ability)|Elixir of Life]]''': prepare a rare draught that restores youth and vitality, renewing the body and, with continued use or perfection of the process, may extend life indefinitely.
 See also,<br>

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 === Amateur Status ===
-* '''[[Distilling (sage ability)|Distilling]]''': purify or concentrate a variety of non-magical liquids, including the making of beverages.
+* '''[[Distilling (sage ability)|Distilling]]''': construct and operate stills, regulating heat, managing vapours and condensation, and separating volatile from non-volatile components to produce purified or concentrated liquids.
-* '''[[Identify Earths (sage ability)|Identify Earths]]''': gives a name for naturally occurring substances and liquids.
+* '''[[Identify Earths (sage ability)|Identify Earths]]''': recognise soils, clays, minerals and salts by colour, texture, fracture, taste, weight and reaction to heat or water, determining their properties and practical uses.
-* '''[[Prepare Ingestive Poisons (sage ability)|Prepare Ingestive Poisons]]''': enables the manufacture of poisons that must be imbibed to be effective.
+* '''[[Prepare Ingestive Poisons (sage ability)|Prepare Ingestive Poisons]]''': select, prepare and combine toxic substances for ingestion, controlling potency, masking taste and preserving effectiveness over time.
-* '''[[Smelt Natural Metals (sage ability)|Smelt Natural Metals]]''': smelt and purify metals that can be derived from ordinary ores or coarse nuggets.
+* '''[[Smelt Natural Metals (sage ability)|Smelt Natural Metals]]''': smelt and refine metals from ore or raw deposits, preparing ore, controlling heat and airflow, applying flux and judging the separation and drawing of metal from slag without contamination or loss.
 === Authority Status ===
-* '''[[Alchemical Distillation (sage ability)|Alchemical Distillation]]''': the refined process of extracting, purifying and concentrating essential properties from plants, minerals and other substances for use in alchemy. Unlike crude distilling, this method ensures greater potency, stability and precision, allowing for the reliable creation of tinctures, oils and other alchemical solutions.
+* '''[[Alchemical Distillation (sage ability)|Alchemical Distillation]]''': extract, purify and concentrate the essential properties of plants, minerals and other substances through controlled distillation, producing stable and consistent tinctures, oils and alchemical solutions of greater potency and precision than ordinary methods.
-* '''[[Fabricate Compounds (sage ability)|Fabricate Compounds]]''': enables the creation of chemical compounds from base materials.
+* '''[[Fabricate Compounds (sage ability)|Fabricate Compounds]]''': combine and work base materials together, adding and preparing them in the proper order, managing heat and handling so they join and set into a stable, usable compound.
-* '''[[Prepare Toxins (sage ability)|Prepare Toxins]]''': create poisons from natural venoms and toxins.
+* '''[[Prepare Toxins (sage ability)|Prepare Toxins]]''': create poisons from natural sources, including venoms taken from biting or stinging creatures and toxins derived from plants, animals or mineral deposits.
-* '''[[Purify Element (sage ability)|Purify Element]]''': isolates pure chemical elements devoid of other material.
+* '''[[Purify Element (sage ability)|Purify Element]]''': separate a single substance from mixed material, removing all lesser matter so the element stands alone in its pure form, as sought in alchemical practice, fit for further work..
 === Expert Status ===
-* '''[[Create Poison (sage ability)|Create Poison]]''': enables the personalized tailoring of poisons, causing highly specific effects.
+* '''[[Create Poison (sage ability)|Create Poison]]''': devise and prepare poisons to produce chosen effects, adjusting strength, onset and symptoms so the result matches the intended purpose.
-* '''[[Make Salve (sage ability)|Make Salve]]''': enables the creation of [[Healing Salve (remedy)|healing salve]].
+* '''[[Make Salve (sage ability)|Make Salve]]''': prepare the topical remedy known as [[Healing Salve (remedy)|healing salve]] for application to wounds or injury, producing restorative effects.
-* '''[[Potion-making (sage ability)|Potion-making]]''': enables the character to create magical potions from scratch.
+* '''[[Potion-making (sage ability)|Potion-making]]''': prepare and complete magical potions from raw materials, producing finished draughts that carry specific enchanted effects when consumed.
 === Sage Status ===
-* '''[[Bioelectric Animation (sage ability)|Bioelectric Animation]]''': the power to bring dead tissue to life.
+* '''[[Bioelectric Animation (sage ability)|Bioelectric Animation]]''': apply directed electrical force to dead tissue, causing it to move, respond and function as living matter, sustaining animation through continued control and preparation.
-* '''[[Elixir of Life (sage ability)|Elixir of Life]]''': creates a concoction that permits rejuvenation and potentially immortality.
+* '''[[Elixir of Life (sage ability)|Elixir of Life]]''': prepare a rare draught that restores youth and vitality, renewing the body and, with continued use or perfection of the process, may extend life indefinitely.
-* '''[[Transmutation (sage ability)|Transmutation]]''': enables the isolation of the philosopher's stone and the alteration of base metals into gold and silver.
+* '''[[Transmutation (sage ability)|Transmutation]]''': isolate the philosopher’s stone and employ it to alter base metals, transforming them into gold or silver through direct alchemical change.
 See also,<br>
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-'''Alchemy''' is a [[Sage Study|sage study]] in the [[Sage Field|fields]] of [[Earth & Sky (sage field)|Earth & Sky]] and [[Science (sage field)|Science]]. The study covers knowledge of natural materials, plants and elemental phenomena, involving the creation and refinement of substances, [[Poison (substance)|poisons]], [[Healing Salve (remedy)|salves]], [[Magic Ointment|ointments]], [[Magic Potion|potions]] and more.
+'''Alchemy''' is a [[Sage Study|sage study]] within the [[Sage Field|fields]] of [[Earth & Sky (sage field)|Earth & Sky]] and [[Science (sage field)|Science]]. The study concerns the properties, interactions and transformations of natural substances, including minerals, metals, plants and distilled compounds, as they are broken down, combined and altered through controlled processes.
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+== Founding a Laboratory ==
-== Laboratory ==
+:* '''Storage''', 4 iron bowls, 6 wooden bowls, 14 jars, 1 glass bowl, 24 vials and 6 phials. Each serves to contain substances at different stages of preparation, with materials chosen to avoid unwanted reactions. Iron resists heat, wood absorbs and isolates and glass permits inspection without exposure. Proper labelling and separation are assumed, as confusion between substances can be disastrous. Every day of study produces a need for one new jar, as substances are sought after or created; this necessarily imposes the need to maintain hundreds of jars, none of which can be thrown away, as the alchemist cannot know if the subjects containing within are needed.
-:* '''For work''', a laboratory table, 7 feet by 4, made of hardwood, with a 2 foot by 4 square of iron or copper bolted at one end of the table.
+While some of these objects may not be used in every preparation, their presence is considered essential to the proper ordering of the work. Alchemy depends as much upon arrangement and readiness as upon action; a missing vessel or instrument at a critical moment may render hours of labour useless.
-While some of these objects may not be used pragmatically, it's understood that the presence of these items is as important as their use.  Due to the complexity and time needed to create alchemical mixtures, it's assumed the laboratory will be under lock and key; an apprentice may be needed to look after the place, clean, adjust the experiments and so on.
+Due to the complexity and duration of alchemical processes, the laboratory is assumed to be secured under lock and key. Preparations may require hours or days of uninterrupted attention, during which temperature, mixture and timing must be maintained without disturbance. An apprentice or assistant is commonly employed to tend the fire, clean apparatus, organise jars, maintain records and observe ongoing reactions, ensuring continuity when the master is absent or engaged elsewhere.
-If these precautions aren't observed, and the laboratory located in a place with public access — like a rented room in a house with other tenants, or a room taken at an inn — then the chance of an experiment being spoiled by nosy residents or servants doubles or even trebles.  The processes of alchemy produce strange odours and sounds; these will likely draw curious persons to investigate, leading perhaps to dire consequences.
+If these precautions are not observed, and the laboratory is situated in a place with public access, such as a rented room in a house with other tenants or a chamber taken at an inn, the chance of an experiment being spoiled by interference is doubled or trebled. The processes of alchemy produce unfamiliar odours, discolourations and sounds, which readily attract curiosity. Such intrusions may contaminate materials, disrupt timing or provoke dangerous reactions, with consequences ranging from the loss of valuable ingredients to fire, injury or worse.
 == Scope ==
-The knowledge included in this study is limited to the exact description of the processes the character can effect. It should not be imagined that being able to smelt [[Mithril (metal)|mithril]], for example, imparts any special knowledge in the fashioning of that mithril into a sword or [[Armour List|armour]]. Similarly, while the character might be able to create a potion of fire resistance, it does not then follow that the character possesses the ability to install the power of that potion into an [[Artifacts (list)|artifact]]. The character by means of this ability would be able to produce the potion - the making of other items or the incorporation of these products elsewhere are treated as an entirely different knowledge study.
+The knowledge included in this study is limited strictly to the processes the character is able to effect. It must not be assumed that competence in one operation confers any broader craft or magical understanding beyond that operation. The ability to smelt [[Mithril (metal)|mithril]], for example, does not impart any skill in forging that metal into a blade or [[Armour List|armour]], nor does the preparation of a potion of fire resistance grant any capacity to embed that property within an [[Artifacts (list)|artifact]]. The character is able to produce the substance itself; the shaping, application or integration of that substance into other forms belongs to separate studies and must be learned independently.
-Note also that most of the above it not created through a [[Spellcasting|spell]] or by means of magic, but rather through hard, difficult labour. Some things may require considerable expenditure of time or wealth. Others things to be created would be subject to danger rolls, potentially threatening the character's life and even necessarily resulting in [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] or [[Injury|injury]].
+Nor should the results of this study be mistaken for spellwork. Most preparations are achieved not through [[Spellcasting|spellcasting]] but through exacting, material processes requiring controlled heat, measured quantities and sustained attention. These labours are often time-consuming and costly, consuming rare ingredients and occupying the laboratory for extended periods. Many procedures carry inherent risk, particularly where volatile substances, fumes or pressure are involved; such efforts may call for danger rolls, with the possibility of [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] or [[Injury|injury]] if mishandled or interrupted.
 == Sage Abilities ==

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		+	* '''[[Alchemical Distillation (sage ability)\|Alchemical Distillation]]''': the refined process of extracting, purifying and concentrating essential properties from plants, minerals and other substances for use in alchemy. Unlike crude distilling, this method ensures greater potency, stability and precision, allowing for the reliable creation of tinctures, oils and other alchemical solutions.
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	* '''[[Fabricate Compounds (sage ability)\|Fabricate Compounds]]''': enables the creation of chemical compounds from base materials.		* '''[[Fabricate Compounds (sage ability)\|Fabricate Compounds]]''': enables the creation of chemical compounds from base materials.

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	'''Alchemy''' is a [[Sage Study\|sage study]] in the [[Sage Field\|fields]] of [[Earth & Sky (sage field)\|Earth & Sky]] and [[Science (sage field)\|Science]]. The study covers knowledge of natural materials, plants and elemental phenomena, involving the creation and refinement of substances, [[Poison (substance)\|poisons]], [[Healing Salve (remedy)\|salves]], [[Magic Ointment\|ointments]], [[Magic Potion\|potions]] and more.		'''Alchemy''' is a [[Sage Study\|sage study]] in the [[Sage Field\|fields]] of [[Earth & Sky (sage field)\|Earth & Sky]] and [[Science (sage field)\|Science]]. The study covers knowledge of natural materials, plants and elemental phenomena, involving the creation and refinement of substances, [[Poison (substance)\|poisons]], [[Healing Salve (remedy)\|salves]], [[Magic Ointment\|ointments]], [[Magic Potion\|potions]] and more.

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-'''Alchemy''' is the [[Sage Study|sage study]] of natural materials, plants and elemental phenomena, involving the creation and refinement of substances, [[Poison (substance)|poisons]], [[Healing Salve (remedy)|salves]], [[Magic Ointment|ointments]], [[Magic Potion|potions]] and more.
+'''Alchemy''' is a [[Sage Study|sage study]] in the [[Sage Field|fields]] of [[Earth & Sky (sage field)|Earth & Sky]] and [[Science (sage field)|Science]]. The study covers knowledge of natural materials, plants and elemental phenomena, involving the creation and refinement of substances, [[Poison (substance)|poisons]], [[Healing Salve (remedy)|salves]], [[Magic Ointment|ointments]], [[Magic Potion|potions]] and more.
 == Laboratory ==
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 Note also that most of the above it not created through a [[Spellcasting|spell]] or by means of magic, but rather through hard, difficult labour. Some things may require considerable expenditure of time or wealth. Others things to be created would be subject to danger rolls, potentially threatening the character's life and even necessarily resulting in [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] or [[Injury|injury]].
-=== Amateur ===
+== Sage Abilities ==
-: '''[[Distilling (sage ability)|Distilling]]''': purify or concentrate a variety of non-magical liquids, including the making of beverages.
-: '''[[Identify Earths (sage ability)|Identify Earths]]''': gives a name for naturally occurring substances and liquids.
+The [[Sage Ability|sage abilities]] below are those acquired by a character through the study, according to status.
-=== Authority ===
+=== Amateur Status ===
-: '''[[Fabricate Compounds (sage ability)|Fabricate Compounds]]''': enables the creation of chemical compounds from base materials.
+* '''[[Distilling (sage ability)|Distilling]]''': purify or concentrate a variety of non-magical liquids, including the making of beverages.
-: '''[[Prepare Toxins (sage ability)|Prepare Toxins]]''': create poisons from natural venoms and toxins.
+* '''[[Identify Earths (sage ability)|Identify Earths]]''': gives a name for naturally occurring substances and liquids.
-: '''[[Purify Element (sage ability)|Purify Element]]''': isolates pure chemical elements devoid of other material.
+* '''[[Prepare Ingestive Poisons (sage ability)|Prepare Ingestive Poisons]]''': enables the manufacture of poisons that must be imbibed to be effective.
-=== Expert ===
+=== Authority Status ===
-: '''[[Create Poison (sage ability)|Create Poison]]''': enables the personalized tailoring of poisons, causing highly specific effects.
+* '''[[Fabricate Compounds (sage ability)|Fabricate Compounds]]''': enables the creation of chemical compounds from base materials.
-: '''[[Make Salve (sage ability)|Make Salve]]''': enables the creation of [[Healing Salve (remedy)|healing salve]].
+* '''[[Prepare Toxins (sage ability)|Prepare Toxins]]''': create poisons from natural venoms and toxins.
-: '''[[Potion-making (sage ability)|Potion-making]]''': enables the character to create magical potions from scratch.
+* '''[[Purify Element (sage ability)|Purify Element]]''': isolates pure chemical elements devoid of other material.
-=== Sage ===
+=== Expert Status ===
-: '''[[Bioelectric Animation (sage ability)|Bioelectric Animation]]''': the power to bring dead tissue to life.
+* '''[[Create Poison (sage ability)|Create Poison]]''': enables the personalized tailoring of poisons, causing highly specific effects.
-: '''[[Elixir of Life (sage ability)|Elixir of Life]]''': creates a concoction that permits rejuvenation and potentially immortality.
+* '''[[Make Salve (sage ability)|Make Salve]]''': enables the creation of [[Healing Salve (remedy)|healing salve]].
-: '''[[Transmutation (sage ability)|Transmutation]]''': enables the isolation of the philosopher's stone and the alteration of base metals into gold and silver.
+* '''[[Potion-making (sage ability)|Potion-making]]''': enables the character to create magical potions from scratch.
 See Also,<br>