Giovanese Apothecary
Alchemists have been known to set up shop in towns all across Omnusat Island, in regions far afield from the The Giovan Dunes (Region). Their art has been honed for generations and with ingredients grown locally and imported, it is quite likely that if one has a problem a trip to the local Aopthecary can solve it with Alchemy. They have always been prevalent in some communities, but with the The Death of Magic the sudden vacuum caused by the collapse of reliable Clergy based healing led almost every community to seek out and support budding alchemists for their own health.
While there are corporations from The Ashlands (Region) who specialize in alchemy, the officially licensed Tridoch Corporation Alchemical Centers™ offer a variety of services for standardized prices. Some folks however are of the opinion that independent businesses and folks trained in the more 'ancient' ways of the alchemical arts of the Andreas Alchemical Academy offer a simpler (and often cheaper) solution without the risk of finding themselves unwilling Guinea Pigs for a Corporate experiment or finding oneself in debt to a powerful corporation who may or may not collect their debt with interest.
Construction will of course vary based on the location, with a preference for a large-windowed storefront to display the various powders, potions, elixirs, oils, unguents, and other wonderful products available for purchase. An attached garden and greenhouse perhaps on the roof to allow for growing of fresh herbs is a common adition as well.
Gioanese Alchemists are not oath-bound to treat patients as some Clergy might be, so it is wise to avoid getting on the bad side of your alchemist. Otherwise you might find that your health problems are resolved, but a few days later all the hair falls clean off your body.
Often-times a family will set up shop in a town and the art will pass from one generation to the next, with each subsequent generation passing on the knowledge of the previous while engaging in their own research for new recipes and interactions. You never know when some new interaction will be discovered and turn out to be the solution to a brand new problem.
Type
Workshop
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