9.4.6 THE ALCHEMY SKILL (Trade)
Only bards practiced in low magic, or those who have learned the nature skill
may learn the alchemist's trade. Alchemy is the process of amalgamating certain
herbs, and sometimes minerals, into a variety of highly useful potions and
purgatives. Once you have acquired the necessary ingredients from an
herbalist, you must find an alembic to use. First, ADD <ingredient> into the
alembic and then AMALGAMATE <potion> to create the brew. It's always a good
idea to FLUSH ALEMBIC after each working to make sure it is pristinely clean.
You may create up to ten batches of any specific potion by adding the
proportional number of ingredients. To remove finished potions from an
alembic, you must have an empty vial in your inventory, then simply FILL VIAL. Upon mastering the Alchemy skillset, a bard may choose to learn Brewmeister, while those who have learned the nature skill may choose to learn Lorecraft.
