Tales of Alchemy

 [The Alchemist]

    A young man with severe pacifist leanings. He adamantly believes he has no right to take the life of another creature, and he actually has legends about himself. They tell of a mysterious man in a scarf appearing out of nowhere, just to help. The Alchemist has a name, but if anybody knows what it is, they aren't willing to say. Commonly comes into conflict with agents from the Magical Regulation Bureau due to his tendency to be found in the company of criminals and other bandits, along with his choice of study as well, seeing as Alchemy is unregulated yet is as powerful if not more so than magic. He has a faithful companion in the form of Heal, a rabbit he saved from near death. The Alchemist has a green thumb like no other and has near-encyclopedia level knowledge of the alchemical effects of any ingredient one could think of.

 

[Heal]

    Heal was near death, mauled by an opportunistic fox. When the Alchemist came and saved him, he was so moved by his kindness that he elected to stay with the Alchemist for the rest of his life. Heal was named after the main ingredient in the potion the Alchemist used to save him, Healias Argith, a mushroom with a splotchy red and white hat. The concentration of the potion had some side effects, namely giving Heal an intense healing factor and the same color scheme as the mushroom's cap. Heal knows what the Alchemist's name is, but that's a secret he's taking with him to the grave. Heal cannot speak in his natural state, however, the Alchemist has given him several potions that turn him into half-rabbit varieties of several creatures. These potions include Lamias, Centaurs, Humans, Arachne, Scorpions (A variant of Arachne itself) and a Mistake. Heal can speak in these half-rabbit forms. The forms are seemingly androgynous, having masculine or feminine characteristics at random. Heal expresses an unfortunately unnoticed romantic interest in the Alchemist.

 

[Sadie Maygood]

    Sadie Maygood, or simply "Dee" or "Sadie" is a serial ax murderer motivated only by challenge. She holds no regard for life as a concept, and murders constantly in the hopes that she'll tick off the wrong person and finally experience a kick of adrenaline or the fear that she'll soon die. Strangely, her mother and her father were both reviled criminals, yet they were a loving and doting family. Sadie idolizes the culture of lumberjacks, and thus commonly wears flannel clothes, suspenders, things with plaid patterns, and laced-up boots. Sadie holds an obsession with the Alchemist. He promised her that if she doesn't kill anyone else, he'll give her "the challenge of a thousand lifetimes" once he's of old age. Due to this, Sadie does not appreciate it when anyone else tries to kill the Alchemist. She's tormented with the inability she has to murder them.

 

[The Obsidian Skull/Dreadette Ashheel]

    The Obsidian Skull, or as it prefers to be called at the current moment, Dreadette Ashheel, is a mystical artifact from times long forgotten. Dreadette, though it can appear masculine or feminine depending on how it wishes to manifest itself beyond its purple skeletal form, has no gender. It currently likes to be referred to as a female. Dreadette has the ability to produce a more human-like form out of lavender colored flames. These flames can mimic the texture and temperature of human skin. Dreadette's main power is her skill to replace the skull of any human she desires. Said human can then have their soul, skin and everything else be slowly burned away by Dreadette's flames. The entire host skeleton is charred a purple color to match Dreadette. Dreadette can also shoot fire like most other pyromancers, with the added effect of stealing souls and making victims into skeletal slaves. This skill also manifests itself in the form of cannon fire, flintlock pistols, and cutlasses. Dreadette fancies herself a pirate captain and runs a ghost ship run by a literal skeleton crew. Although she'll never admit it, Dreadette has fancied the Alchemist ever since he was kind enough to fix the broken arms of her current body at the time.

 

[Popcorn Poundcake]    

    Popcorn Poundcake, or Officer Poundcake, is an investigator for the Magic Regulation Bureau. She hails from a rare species of humanoids who somehow became mixed with candy and sweets. Poundcake herself appears to be a frosted poundcake of some variety. She takes her job of rounding up magic related criminals very seriously, despite her tendency to use ridiculous sounding candy-themed threats. They're considered heinous in her hometown, we swear. Her seriousness disquiets her more leisurely coworkers. The only time she lightens up is when she's off duty, and even then, it's not by much. It's common for her coworkers to tease her about her obsession with reigning in the Alchemist, saying that she only chases him so much because she loves him. Poundcake furiously denies this. Please ignore her blushing. Poundcake makes use of sweets and candy themed magic, such as generating frosting to use as a sticky substance, or filling the mouths of her coworkers with whipped cream whenever they annoy her. Supposedly, she can regenerate her body if it's eaten, however, she refuses to let anyone test this. It is suspected that is because eating someone else is seen as a romantic action.