Editing Alchemy (section)

==Notable Users==
*[[Thorburn Family]] was known to have a few texts, such as an alchemical glossary.<ref>Ty reached around, grabbing a book, and placed it so it sat open, 
standing up, blocking his view of Evan’s cards.  He did the same for me,
 dealing the two cards face up, behind the books.  It looked like he’d 
done it before.<br>
Nothing interesting in the book.  A glossary of alchemical symbols, it looked like.<br>
He doled out what looked like copper coins from another nationality.<br>
- [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/09/06/malfeasance-11-1/ excerpt] from [[Malfeasance 11.1]]
</ref><ref>Twenty large, fat coins.  I couldn’t make head or tails of the 
language on the coin’s faces.  I was careful as I moved them aside, wary
 of the guard I couldn’t see or hear.<br>
Two books.  One on alchemy, more like a dictionary than any kind of 
spellbook, filled with tables and measurements and Latin words.  Aqua 
Regia, Aurum Regia, Aqua Justatium, Lapis 
Philosophorum, and so on.  Each chapter was prefaced with the sort of 
stuff that started with ‘Evidenced herein’ and spent more time referring
 to other parts of the text than it did actually <em>saying</em> anything. - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-11-malfeasance/11-02/ excerpt] from [[Malfeasance 11.2]]
</ref><ref>“Yeah, the Duchamps have a lot of practitioners.  Equates to an awful lot of homonculi, apparently,” I said.<br>
“I believe you on that count,” Rose said.  “Ty thought about making 
some a week or so ago.  But my point is, I hope you can understand if I 
say I’m not about to turn down help.” - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/11/04/execution-13-1/ excerpt] from [[Execution 13.1]]</ref>
*One of the [[Duchamp]] husbands<ref>“Homonculi 
from Sandra’s extended circle.  Anyone who loses a fight to one <em>deserves</em> to die.”<br>
Homonculi.  Right.<br>
- [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/duress-12-2/ excerpt] from [[Duress 12.2]]
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*[[Briar Girl]] (possibly)<ref>“Briar-”<br>
A bird landed in front of me, a storm of wings and feathers.<br>
Black and white, instead of a beak, it had a very human face on a 
tall head, pale, with features reminiscent of one of the statues on 
Easter Island.  Exaggerated, stern, any eyes hidden beneath the shadows 
of a heavy brow.<br>
“Thank you for answering,” I said.<br>
“What are <em>you</em> doing, calling me?” the thing asked, speaking in her voice.<br>
“I want to deal,” I said.  “I know what you want, you know what I want.  We’re going to talk sooner or later, so let’s talk.”<br>
“Follow the homunculus,” she replied.  The bird-thing turned to prepare to fly away.<br>
[...]<br>
I trudged through the snow, while the homunculus-bird circled back to keep me in sight, allowing me to follow.  <br>
[...]<br>
Rose continued, “The homunculus, I recognize that word.  Manufactured 
life.  You made it.  A lot of these Others are tools, aren’t they?  Hand
 crafted Others?  They’re weapons as much as that hatchet is.” - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/category/story/arc-3-breach/3-01/ excerpt] from [[Breach 3.1]]
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*[[Verona Hayward]]
*Graubard family
*Leos family