Scions of Alchemae

Like the members of La Lumiere, the Scions of Alchemae (sometimes known as the Brotherhood of Alchemae, though given the growing numbers of female members, this name is falling into disuse) place great value on reason and scientific inquiry. However, this qabal is unique in that pure science is seen as having a value that eclipses all other things.

Art, emotions, morality, charity, and the like are all seen as distractions. New members are not even approached until they have made an important scientific advancement or discovery.

This qabal was founded in Persia in the 1200s, where its members used rigorous research and applied magic (seen as merely an advanced scientific pursuit) to investigate and harness the properties of light. Followers of the Code Alchemae (the qabal's strict rules for their work) have been responsible for many new fields of science and technology, yet at other times they have sought to discredit certain innovators.

For example, Alessandro Volta, inventor of the battery, was a Scion of Alchemae, but for unknown reasons the qabal has worked to undermine certain independent contemporary scientists, such as Anna Mesmer and Nikola Tesla. Others prominent members of the Scions have included Thomas Edison, John Dalton, Marie Skodowska (known as Marie Curie after marrying a fellow Scion in 1896), Aureliano Maestre de San Juan, Dmitri Mendeleev, Huang Lü, Joseph Priestley, Rupa Bai Furdoonji, Ada Lovelace, and Victor Frankenstein.