Philosopher's Stone

A common misconception among apprentice alchemists is the nature of the Philosopher's Stone. Many think of it as an almighty trinket able to transgress the rules of alchemical transmutation, something akin to the power of a god. This mistake stems from the misunderstanding of the term Philosopher. We are not talking about some thinker of the world here. Matthew Philosopher who is best known as one of the Christ's apostle, was also a great sorcerer, an unparalleled forgemaster and the founder of alchemy.

The ultimate goal of all alchemists

Philosopher was not only the first alchemist, he was the one who created every alchemical concept. It is said that he put down all his knowledge and hid it somewhere before vanishing. The Stone, here, is metaphorical. It might very well be a parchment, the wall of a cave or a very real and big engraved stone. All that matters is that it contains knowledge that centuries of research and progress were not able to approach. The transmutation of lead to gold is just one of them, and far from the most impressive.

To the alchemist, the quest of Philosopher's Stone is both spiritual and material. Naturally, one must be in the right state of mind to receive absolute knowledge. But the location of the Stone remains a mystery, even with the assistance of mages and powerful entities over the years. Each person who has ever walked the path of the alchemist has dreamt to find the greatest treasure trove that could ever exist, as the information written there is equivalent to a god's.