Conquest of the Horde

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Dark Apothecary

Requirements:
Forsaken only, all classes. Must already be a practiced Alchemist.

What is a Dark Apothecary?
The Royal Apothecary Society employs many Forsaken who have a great and consuming interest in alchemical methods. The most deranged of these become Dark Apothecaries. A Dark Apothecary is often an alchemist of the R.A.S., helping the Apothecarium develop and test its many new plagues and horrifying poisons. Their methodical scientific minds will move inexorably forward in the service of their goals without thought to morality or danger. With a tolerance built up from a great deal of exposure and decomposing flesh, the Dark Apothecaries become immune to many poisons and at least resistant to some acids. Indeed, these scientists are a fearsome weapon.

Who likes them?
-Forsaken society highly values its alchemists. The Royal Apothecary Society holds positions of status for Dark Apothecaries, and a moderate amount of command is gained by becoming one, especially in the later stages of training.

Who doesn't?
-Anyone who likes nature (I.E. Tauren, Night Elves, Orcs.) will hate the Dark Apothecaries.
-Living creatures are fearful and distrust the bringers of vile plagues... For good reason.

Strengths:
-Highly intelligent, and excellent poison-makers.
-Able to invent own brews if they have enough reagents.
-If trained within the Royal Apothecaries, there is an amount of value and status gained within Forsaken society.

Weaknesses:
-Often physically frail in melee combat.
-Many eschew their healing talents completely, and have little skill in making beneficial potions (For the living at least).
-Looked down on by many in living Horde society, mainly for their terrifying nature.

Skills and Benefits:
Here are a few skills and/or benefits you can expect to gain from the class, and how long it takes to learn or accomplish each goal. If you have something to add, please mention it to a GM for it to be added. You can do more than one at a time, and some will cause others to be given for free, but it should take you around 2 months or so to get a sort of mastery of the class, maybe longer. Remember that all these times aren't set in stone, but they represent a ballpark estimate that tries to take in account the importance of what's gained IC'ly, and the fact that you probably don't want to spend a year OOC'ly doing these things.

-Focus on one kind of alchemical creation, that kind has increased ability and potency (1 week). Most Forsaken will probably choose a harmful specialty, and the class is focused on harmful effects generally, but don't let that stop you from having your Dark Apothecary specialize in, for example, beneficial potions like healing, protection, or another sort if you want to.

-Increased resistance to poison (1-2 Weeks). Forsaken are already immune to a lot, but this will make you better. As well, the longer you work with poisons and try to become resistant to them, the more toxins accumulate in your body. The end result is that, after a month or two of training in this class, your character's bodily fluids become caustic and poisonous.

-The ability to make an "Unstable Concoction" out of any reagents on your person (1-2 weeks). This is a potion with a number of random effects that have a chance of happening once the contents are exposed to an object. The number of effects should be about 4-6 (That is, 1 four or six-sided die to roll. Makes it easier.) and include one null effect (Does nothing), one detrimental effect (Damages somehow, or maybe makes an oil slick or something), and one beneficial effect (Heals what it touches, or perhaps protects against acids.). You'll /roll [Number] to determine what happens after you do your action. Any other effects you can choose yourself, but note them down when you discover the potion.

-Royal Apothecary Society membership (1 month) This will allow you to have a few non-player lackeys to order around; people useful for menial gathering tasks and research while you're doing other things. Your service to the Apothecary Society is determined by your whims for the character. If you do one additional month of service to the Royal Society you'll be able to order around a player military members or player Apothecaries within reason, though this extends to Forsaken only.

-A set of personal tools (2 Weeks, or a great deal of in-character money), or a personal workshop with tools. (1 month and a lot of in-character money, or Royal Apothecary membership.) These won't exist in the gameworld unless you pretend they do, but they definitely help you out when you're making things. They're customized for what you work with, and probably can't be replaced easily.

-Custom Potion (2+ months). This is your crowning achievement, if you even succeed in making it. It will do whatever you want it to, within reason (I.E. A kill-anything disease will not work, but a poison that causes someone to Blight from the inside out is do-able).