The Golden Consortium

The Golden Consortium is a collection of Alchemist, Chemist and other potion crafters through out Charon. Some work for the crown, providing potions and elixirs to the mass, while others work for themselves, crafting and creating new concoctions for their own use. Those who join the Consortium gain special access to unique materials, recipes and crafting components, allowing them the ability to craft new creations, even in the heat of battle. While acting as Charon's primary Alchemical guild, they also deal with the majority of Charon's mercantile needs, working as a general business for trading and passing goods between the crown and the general populace. 

Requirements to Join

-Must have Exalted in the Alchemy Skill-
-Must complete the initiation quest-
-You can be in this guild while also being in another guild-

Guild Members

Morrigan Moonweaver
Kvasir Sigurrós
Beistmild
Fish the Tinkerer
Hano Wako
Lady Kamille Verlithax
Plague
Lady Astrid Stormstone
Gwendolyn Mystwud

Guild Access

Being a member of the Golden Consortium comes with unique access to materials and recipes for crafting potions. Listed below is a list of different recipes you can craft, what materials they require and what they can do. By completing quest you will earn materials that can then be used to create permanent potions. These materials will be stored in your Alchemist Satchel and can be used to craft items on the fly. When you craft an item through your satchel, the material is consumed for that topic, giving you access to the created potion. However all of your material will replenish once the topic is over, allowing you to create new potions in future topics. 

When you complete a quest listed below, you earn one of the material components listed, which get added to your bag. This material is permanently owned and will replenish after each topic, however if you wish to earn more than one of any given material component, you may complete the mission again. (These materials can be used in our blacksmith crafting system as well, but will be consumed and destroyed when used)

Hiring the Guild

The Consortium prides itself in exchanging goods between alchemist and the general public, and have recently opened their doors to allow outsiders to purchase and trade with them. If you are not a member of the consortium you can hire an alchemist and pay the guild a small fee to go on one of these quest and obtain a potion for you to use. To do this, you simply go on one of the Consortium guild quest with a current member of the guild. You will not earn any  of the material rewards but can claim one potion from the recipe list that contains any of the items you would have earned. However this potion is different than the ones guild members can make. You will receive a fully formed potion with the desired effect, however this has a SINGLE USE, meaning it will not replenish after a topic.

This means if you are not a guild member and you earn one of these potions, it will be gone and you must remove it from your inventory after it is used. To purchase the chance to go on a quest and receive a potion, you must pay 50 Solars. This will go towards the guild and further increase its influence across Charon. 

Can only be purchased by guild members

Alchemist Satchel

A small magical bag used for storing materials and components which can be carried with you in the field. This bag can be used to craft potions without the need of taking time or using an alchemical station. In the matter of moments you can combine crafting materials to create a potion, using recipes listed below to determine the effects of the potion.

25 Solars

These are not purchased, are simply recipes detailing what materials you can combine for what effects. Materials are earned through questing

Item	Materials	Effects
Fire Resistance Potion	Defensive Material + Fire Catalyst	Created potion gives off a warm glow and a small amount of heat, and slightly burns when consumed. Whoever drinks this potion will become immune to fire damage, ignoring any damage dealt by a source of fire, be it a spell or enchantment. The effects of the potion last for two post.
Earth Resistance Potion	Defensive Material + Earth Catalyst	Created potion gives off an earthy smell, smelling like flowers and grass. Whoever drinks this potion will become immune to earth damage, ignoring any damage dealt by a source of earth, be it a spell or enchantment. The effects of the potion last for two post.
Wind Resistance Potion	Defensive Material + Wind Catalyst	Created potion gives off a strange sound when opened, the sound of howling winds coming from the bottle. Whoever drinks this potion will become immune to wind damage, ignoring any damage dealt by a source of wind, be it a spell or enchantment. The effects of the potion last for two post.
Lightning Resistance Potion	Defensive Material + Lightning Catalyst	Created potion gives off the sound of static, crackling from within the bottle, and gives off a minor shock when consumed. Whoever drinks this potion will become immune to lightning damage, ignoring any damage dealt by a source of lightning, be it a spell or enchantment. The effects of the potion last for two post.
Water Resistance Potion	Defensive Material + Water Catalyst	Created potion flows and swirls as if it was a rushing sea, and gives off a smell of salt water. Whoever drinks this potion will become immune to water damage, ignoring any damage dealt by a source of water, be it a spell or enchantment. The effects of the potion last for two post
Ice Resistance Potion	Defensive Material + Ice Catalyst	Created potion is cold to the touch and gives off a frosty mist. Whoever drinks this potion will become immune to ice damage, ignoring any damage dealt by a source of ice, be it a spell or enchantment. The effects of the potion last for two post.
Light Resistance Potion	Defensive Material + Light Catalyst	Created potion glows bright and gives the drinker a warm feeling. Whoever drinks this potion will become immune to light damage, ignoring any damage dealt by a source of light, be it a spell or enchantment. The effects of the potion last for two post.
Dark Resistance Potion	Defensive Material + Dark Catalyst	Created potion is thick and dark and fills the drinker with dread. Whoever drinks this potion will become immune to dark damage, ignoring any damage dealt by a source of dark, be it a spell or enchantment. The effects of the potion last for two post.
Fire Weakness Potion	Offensive Material + Fire Catalyst	Created potion is thick and red, can be applied to a weapon or item and takes effect when consumed or applied to an enemy through a wound. Anyone under the effect of this potion is now weak to fire damage for the next two post, taking double damage from any source of fire damage.
Earth Weakness Potion	Offensive Material + Earth Catalyst	Created potion is thick and brown, can be applied to a weapon or item and takes effect when consumed or applied to an enemy through a wound. Anyone under the effect of this potion is now weak to earth damage for the next two post, taking double damage from any source of earth damage.
Water Weakness Potion	Offensive Material + Water Catalyst	Created potion is thick and blue, can be applied to a weapon or item and takes effect when consumed or applied to an enemy through a wound. Anyone under the effect of this potion is now weak to water damage for the next two post, taking double damage from any source of water damage.
Ice Weakness Potion	Offensive Material + Ice Catalyst	Created potion is thick and white, can be applied to a weapon or item and takes effect when consumed or applied to an enemy through a wound. Anyone under the effect of this potion is now weak to ice damage for the next two post, taking double damage from any source of ice damage.
Wind Weakness Potion	Offensive Material + Wind Catalyst	Created potion is thick and green, can be applied to a weapon or item and takes effect when consumed or applied to an enemy through a wound. Anyone under the effect of this potion is now weak to wind damage for the next two post, taking double damage from any source of wind damage.
Lightning Weakness Potion	Offensive Material + Lightning Catalyst	Created potion is thick and yellow, can be applied to a weapon or item and takes effect when consumed or applied to an enemy through a wound. Anyone under the effect of this potion is now weak to lightning damage for the next two post, taking double damage from any source of lightning damage.
Light Weakness Potion	Offensive Material + Light Catalyst	Created potion is thick and is transparent, can be applied to a weapon or item and takes effect when consumed or applied to an enemy through a wound. Anyone under the effect of this potion is now weak to light damage for the next two post, taking double damage from any source of light damage.
Dark Weakness Potion	Offensive Material + Dark Catalyst	Created potion is thick and black, can be applied to a weapon or item and takes effect when consumed or applied to an enemy through a wound. Anyone under the effect of this potion is now weak to dark damage for the next two post, taking double damage from any source of dark damage.
Flame Breath Potion	Fire Catalyst + Crafting Reagent	Drinking this potion gives the consumer a single use of Flame Breath. The consumer spews out a medium range cone of flames from their mouth. The flames blow out in a small cone, and while it does not reach very far, the heat radiating off of the cone is still enough to be uncomfortable. The flames are scorching and can burn most things caught inside the fire.
Crumbling Touch Potion	Earth Catalyst + Crafting Reagent	Drinking this potion gives the consumer a single use of Crumbling Touch. Your hands become coated in a sand like material, giving you the ability to nullify items or weapons by simply touching them. You can touch an item and cause the surface of the item, weapon or armor to also turn to sand. This removes the items effectiveness, causing it to lose any of its effects or uses for the duration. The item will remain useless for two post until it returns back to normal and can be used.
Lightning Armor Potion	Lightning Catalyst + Crafting Reagent	Drinking this potion gives the consumer a single use of Lightning Armor. Lightning begins to course around your body, slightly illuminating your form in crackling energy. This armor will shock anyone who touches you while it is own, numbing the body part that it struck. The armor will remain for three post, protecting the user from anyone who comes into melee range. If someone has a limb shocked, that limb will go limp for the next post.
Wind Cutter Potion	Wind Catalyst + Crafting Reagent	Drinking this potion gives the consumer a single use of Wind Cutter. You spew out a thick cone of fierce cutting wind. This wind will flow out from your mouth in a medium ranged cone, covering a wide area. Anything inside this cone will take several cuts and slices, feeling the impact of the quick moving wind.
Water Whip Potion	Water Catalyst + Crafting Reagent	Drinking this potion gives the consumer a single use of Water Whip. By clapping your hands together, you form a medium sized whip of pure water. The water will flow from your hands, giving you access to a liquid rope. This whip can be used to lash out at your enemies, dealing damage or breaking small objects. This whip can also be used to bind an enemies limb, restricting movement.
Frost Web Potion	Ice Catalyst + Crafting Reagent	Drinking this potion gives the consumer a single use of Frost Web. You cause ice to form across the surface of your skin which you can then peel off to form a sticking, cold web like substance. This can be used for several things, such as climbing or sticking to objects, binding enemies or creating a full web to sit in. Anything caught in this web will find themselves stuck to it and will begin to take cold damage will bound. They can free themselves with enough force or outside help.
Purity Bolt Potion	Light Catalyst + Crafting Reagent	Drinking this potion gives the consumer a single use of Purity Bolt. This spells allows you to form a small bolt of light, pulsating energy in the palm of your hand. This bolt is about the size of a dagger and while it can effectively be used in melee combat, it excels at range, growing in size as it soars through the air. It can grow in size to equal a spear, piercing its enemies and dealing damage.
Chaos Bolt Potion	Dark Catalyst + Crafting Reagent	Drinking this potion gives the consumer a single use of Chaos Bolt. This spell allows you to fire a bright purple bolt of energy from your finger. This bolt will crackle like lightning, twisting and arching through the air. This bolt of energy can be fired up to long distances and deals a moderate amount of damage.
Blink Potion	Blink Dust + Crafting Reagent	Drinking this potion gives the consumer a single use of Blink. By blinking you can teleport yourself a short distance to a location you can currently see. This removes your body from space and causes it to reappear in the new location. You can not be intercept mid teleport and will not appear inside an object. This can not be used to move to a location if you can not see that location.

Transmuter

150 Solars or 1 Mystical Archive Ticket
An exclusive order of alchemists, Transmuters contribute to the continued alchemical testing of materials, particularly focusing on the manipulation and creation of gold, silver and other precious metals out of less valuable materials. Transmuters are a secretive lot that have helped to shepherd the Consortium for many generations and have ensured the coffers are well maintained when full, and well obscured if less than.

(You can only have two subclasses active at once. In order to purchase the Transmuter subclass you must have completed the 4 base Golden Consortium guild quest at least once. If Transmuter is sold, removed or deactivated, you lose access to all class features. )

Name	Description
Alchemical Mastery	Transmuters have honed their alchemical abilities to the point where they can alter and shape the world around them. By touching a potion or consumable, you can increase the amount of times it can be consumed or used by one. This can be used three times per topic, allowing you to gain one extra use of three different potions/consumables.
Hands of the Transmuter	Transmuters spend their time learning the fundamental make up of the natural world, having knowledge of all the natural elements in Charon. Twice per topic you can touch an object and cause it to shift into a natural element or mineral. This effect lasts for the rest of the topic. Examples include turning a door into water, or a sword into sand. You cannot use this on anything that's bigger than an average person (6 feet tall) or a living (or undead) creature, such as an animal or person.
Expanded Spells	Transmuters gain access to new spells that they can cast, these spells can be used for as long as you have the subclass as an active class. If Transmuter is removed, you lose the ability to cast any transmutation spells. You also gain a bag of unique coins crafted specifically for you that can be used in your transmutation spell casting. Your Pouch contains: 1 Silver Coin 1 Gold Coin

Transmutation Spells

Name	Description	Cost
Silver Barrier	Using a single Silver Coin from your pouch, you infuse magic into the coin, creating a shimmering barrier that reaches out to ten feet in all directions with the coin sitting at the center of it. The barrier will absorb one ranged physical or magical attack, nullifying the attack and ending the barrier. While the barrier is up, evil aligned creatures or individuals will be unable to pass through the barrier, either trapping them inside or outside of the barrier. The barrier will last until it takes damage, in which it will vanish.	Consumes one Silver Coin
Solar Rain	Using a single Gold Coin from your pouch, you infuse magic into the coin and toss it into the air. After reaching its peak, the coin will vanish and dozens of tiny arrows made from golden energy will rain from the sky in a twenty foot area with the gold coin being at the center of the area. For two post after the initial cast, the arrows will remain, making the area difficult to pass through. Enemies in the area upon cast will take light damage and any enemy moving through the area afterwards will have their speed reduced by half.	Consumes one Gold Coin
Gold Bond	Using a single Gold Coin from your pouch, you infuse magic into the coin and hand it to an ally. For the next three post any buff spell that you cast that targets yourself will also have its effects applied to the holder of the coin. If the effects of the spell are turned off or stopped by an outside effect, that spell will also end on the holder of the coin.	Consumes one Gold Coin
Glinting Arrow	Using a single Silver Coin from your pouch, you infuse magic into the coin and throw it in a single direction. The coin will transform into a silver arrow of pure light. This arrow will fly in the thrown direction at insane speeds, making it difficult to dodge. This attack can not be dodged such as side stepping, ducking or moving. It can only be blocked with defenses or avoided with a spell, such as Blink. The arrow deals light damage but can be deflected with armor or a shield.	Consumes one Silver Coin
Greed	Using a single Gold Coin from your pouch, you infuse magic into the coin and toss it in a single direction. Upon hitting a surface, such as a wall or the floor, the coin will burst into hundreds of golden coins. The two closest enemies near the burst of coins will be compelled with greed, finding themselves entranced by the gold and unable to help themselves. They will spend the next post trying to collect as many of the coins as they can. (Affected enemies can still take actions and use spells)	Consumes one Gold Coin
Silver Savoir	Using a single Silver Coin from your pouch, you infuse magic into the coin and hand it off to an ally. For the next two post that ally will count as a spell conduit for you, allowing you to cast a spell through the holder of the coin instead of yourself. This can be used to cast ranged spells with the origin being the ally, or cast touch spells on the holder of the coin without needing to touch them.	Consumes one Silver Coin
Minting Press	By taking a single Gold or Silver coin from your pouch, you infuse magic into the coin, converting it into either Silver or Gold, the opposite of its current state. This allows you to convert your coins needed for transmutation spells.	Consumes one Silver or Gold Coin

Guild Quest

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Initiation Quest- Archive Research
(Does not count towards completed quest)

Quest Name: Diamond in the Rough
Chapter: One
Description: You, the hopeful guild initiate, must venture into Charon, exploring some of the worlds most dangerous regions to retrieve very rare and unique plants that exist in the world. We need you to bring back two rare plants that can only be found in very harsh and dangerous areas, and are often surrounded by dangers, such as wild creatures or natural obstacles. To complete this quest you must participate in two different topics, hunting two of the plants listed below. While this quest only has one part, it must be done twice, going to two different regions and obtaining two different plants. 

The obstacles you face are completely up to you. Be as creative as you would like when it comes to what you face or how you obtain the plant. These quest do not need to involve combat, you can detail the difficulties in collecting the plants how ever you want.  The quest is considered completed when you have met the requirements below. 
Requirements:
- Requires at least two people (you and one other, the other does not need to be interested in the guild)
- You must make at least 5 post with each post being 150 words to complete the mission.
- You must do two topics in two different regions listed below
- Detail your endeavors in hunting and collecting the rare plants
- Once you complete this mission twice you gain entrance into the Golden Consortium.

Regions and plants

-Arid Mesa: Looking for Angel Leaves, a white fluffy plant that grows on the side of cliff faces high into the air
-Frost Gale: Looking for Ice Beans, small black seeds that grow under ice and are consumed by Girallon
-Dragons Cradle: Looking for Static Roots, the roots of plants struck by lightning and often found in stormy weather
-Ash Lands: Looking for Ash roses, black roses that grow on stone islands in pools of lava
-Zeinav Desert: Looking for Dust Melons, A fruit that grows inside a cactus and consumed by local Naga
-Kings Valley: Looking for horse heart, a rare plant that only grows from horse dung. Local tribes value these plants
-Marsh Flats: Looking for Spike Moss, toxic black moss that grows in the swamps and emits clouds of gas
-Moon Glade: Looking for Lantern Lights, a luminious bulb that grows in trees and is consumed by Slaad's

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Withstand the Elements
The primary component for many elemental based potions are in fact material left over from elementals. In order to obtain this material you must venture into the lair of elemental type creatures, recovering a bit of substance left over from them. This can be a variety of things, so be creative. You dont have to fight an elemental, but can go about collecting elemental material in all kinds of creative ways. 

Quest Name: One with them all
Chapter: One
Description: You have been sent out to locate an elemental or a Mephit which lives in an area similar to their elemental type (can be found in the bestiary) When you start this quest you must choose which elemental type you are hunting (Fire, Earth, Water, Ice, Wind, Lightning, Dark, or Light) How you uncover the material is up to you, but it must relate to the elemental type, and you can not obtain more than one elemental material from this quest. 
Requirements:

- Requires at least two people (you and one other, the other does not need to be interested in the guild)
- You must make at least 5 post with each post being 150 words to complete the mission.
- You must locate and obtain elemental material from an Elemental or a Mephit
- Once completed guild members will receive one Elemental core relating to the elemental type
- Non guild members can go on this quest and pay 50 Solars to purchase one single use potion using this elemental core
- This quest can be completed multiple times.
 

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On the Defense
Defensive material is key to crafting potions with protective qualities, like resistance potions. Defensive material includes things like hide, flesh, and scales (can use the bestiary to determine what drops defensive material) You are being asked to locate a creature or the den of a creature that we can harvest defensive material from. How you go about obtaining the material is completely up to you, so be creative. When starting this mission you can choose what kind of creature you are interacting with, as long as it provides defensive material. 

Quest Name: Protect and Defend
Chapter: One
Description: You have been sent out to locate a creature or monster that we can use to harvest defensive material from. This quest can vary each time you go on it, sending you deep into caves, high up into mountains or across various other regions. How you complete this and how you obtain the material is completely up to you. You can fight off the creature, uncover a corpse being eaten by other things, carted off by hunters or recover material from the creatures resting place. Be creative!
Requirements:
- Requires at least two people (you and one other, the other does not need to be interested in the guild)
- You must make at least 5 post with each post being 150 words to complete the mission.
- You must locate and obtain defensive material from a creature listed in the bestiary 
- Once completed guild members will receive one defensive material from the creature
- Non guild members can go on this quest and pay 50 Solars to purchase one single use potion using this defensive material
- This quest can be completed multiple times.

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On the Attack
Offensive material is key to crafting potions with damaging qualities, like weakness potions. Offensive material includes things like Claws and fangs (can use the bestiary to determine what drops Offensive material) You are being asked to locate a creature or the den of a creature that we can harvest offensive material from. How you go about obtaining the material is completely up to you, so be creative. When starting this mission you can choose what kind of creature you are interacting with, as long as it provides offensive material. 

Quest Name: Press the Attack
Chapter: One
Description: You have been sent out to locate a creature or monster that we can use to harvest defensive offensive from. This quest can vary each time you go on it, sending you deep into caves, high up into mountains or across various other regions. How you complete this and how you obtain the material is completely up to you. You can fight off the creature, uncover a corpse being eaten by other things, carted off by hunters or recover material from the creatures resting place. Be creative!
Requirements:
- Requires at least two people (you and one other, the other does not need to be interested in the guild)
- You must make at least 5 post with each post being 150 words to complete the mission.
- You must locate and obtain offensive material from a creature listed in the bestiary 
- Once completed guild members will receive one offensive material from the creature
- Non guild members can go on this quest and pay 50 Solars to purchase one single use potion using this offensive material
- This quest can be completed multiple times.

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Picking up the rest

Some more unique potions require specific types of materials known as reagents, stuff that is used to bind and bond different materials together. Reagents can be many things, like blood, sweat, body fluids or liquids from nature, like ice, water, or lava. How you retrieve or collect the reagent is completely up to you, be creative when writing your topic hunting for these random types of materials. 

Quest Name: All the small things
Chapter: One
Description: You have been sent out to locate and recover different types of reagents used to create and craft unique kinds of potions. This can be dangerous, tedious or just flat out exhausting, but this material can provide access to powerful effects. How you go about discovering and retrieving the material is completely up to you, as long as the requirements below are met. 
Requirements:
- Requires at least two people (you and one other, the other does not need to be interested in the guild)
- You must make at least 5 post with each post being 150 words to complete the mission.
- You must locate and obtain reagent material (can be from nature or a creature)
- Once completed guild members will receive one Crafting Reagent
- Non guild members can go on this quest and pay 50 Solars to purchase one single use potion using this Crafting Reagent
- This quest can be completed multiple times.