Court Alchemist

Distiller of Wonders

The court alchemist labored over crucible, furnace, and alembic in the service of princes, pursuing the legendary Philosopher's Stone to transmute base metals into gold and distill an elixir of immortal life. Though their grand goal eluded them, alchemists like Paracelsus and the patrons who funded them refined the techniques of distillation and assaying, laying foundations for modern chemistry amid clouds of arcane symbol and secret smoke.