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Alchitect

Alchitect
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Stats	Might +2 Vigor +1 Soul +3
Description	An elven wizard from the island city of Requiem, the Alchitect weaves spells and magical items to bewilder and annihilate groups of enemies

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The Alchitect is part of a wider, overarching establishment known as the Alchitects of Requiem, a coven situated on a large island in the Southern Sea in the World of Veil. While sorcerers roam the land of Veil freely, many look toward the future of Veil in order to build a new world to live in. However, the Alchitects of Requiem do not share the same vision and instead look to the past, seeking out the secrets of an old world, long since forgotten and buried in the War of Ruin. Under the guidance of Ruinlord Ophidian their aim is to reassemble the shattered knowledge across the land.

The Alchitects of Requiem are a group found exclusively in the Elven City of Requiem, where the winged ruinlord establishes himself in the pursuit of knowledge. He craves knowledge, especially lost knowledge that concerning the arcane arts. To him, knowledge was the source of all power and each piece of new information a treasure worth keeping. The City of Requiem, renown as the last pure Elven settlement in Veil soon hailed the nickname 'City of Secrets'.

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The name “Alchitect,” is the amalgamation of “alchemy” and “architect,” As the name suggests it was created by the elves to reflect their devotion to rebuilding the world using ancient knowledge. However, outsiders often have difficulties believing in the Alchitect devotion to rebuilding when, like many mages, they seem entirely willing to use destructive spells to smash or destroy whatever lies in their path.

The long-lived elves see their actions as part of much longer goals in a timespan that is beyond the comprehension of their companions. What is broken down today can be reassembled tomorrow, they reason, explaining that the city of Requiem has been built from the fragments of other destroyed elven cities. This dogma of development-through-destruction often makes little sense to the other inhabitants of Veil, but Alchitects are waveringly confident of the truth of it… thanks in no small part to rigorous arcane indoctrination administered by the Ruinlord Ophidian. These strong beliefs can often be seen adopted in personal modifications. Those Alchitects that have trained and “graduated” often sport a “rebuilt” arm or leg that's been removed and replaced with a replica made of enchanted steel.

This somewhat-warped view of the future and ironclad conviction in the power of knowledge often lead Alchitects to appear not merely overconfident, but positively manic. A few seem to border on the unhinged – an impression reinforced by their penchant for facing certain death in the name of the hunt for lost knowledge.

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