"Ember is the essence of magic, the keystone of my art. For my kind, Torchlight is a beacon, a place of power, the largest cache of Ember ever found. I had heard nothing of the troubles afflicting that place. I came only to serve my own ends, but I was lost as soon as I set foot in Torchlight. The evil gathering there swallowed me, and I may never break free of it entirely. The mines are dark, and below that, the blackness is impossible to describe. There is power beyond imagining, but the price is so very high." - Alchemist
The Alchemist
The Alchemist is one of the available Classes in Torchlight.
Overview[]
The Alchemist is a Magic oriented class which has abilities that strengthen his ability in ranged spells, as such, the Alchemist is good at using Staves, Wands, and Scepters. The Alchemist has the smallest health pool of the three classes and the highest mana pool of the three classes. This class is best used by dealing so much damage to the enemy that they don't have a chance to attack him.
Stats[]
Alchemists gain 40 HP and 7 MP per level. They have the highest MP increase per level (7 vs. 5 for the Destroyer and Vanquisher) and tie the lowest HP increase per level (40 for the Vanquisher).
Skills[]
As with the other classes in Torchlight, the only requirement to spend points in a skill is to achieve a certain character level. Below are all the Alchemist's skills, divided by skill tree and including the character level requirement for the first rank in each skill.
Arcane (Mage Tree)[]
- Ember Bolt (1)
- Magic Weapons Expertise (1)
- Iceshock (5)
- Critical Strikes (5)
- Ember Lightning (10)
- Offensive Spell Mastery (10)
- Adventurer (10)
- Ember Lance (15)
- Pyre (20)
- Advanced Spellcasting (20)
- Ember Strike (25)
Lore (Pet Tree)[]
- Nether Imp (1)
- Thorned Minions (5)
- Pet Mastery (5)
- Summon Alchemical Golem (10)
- Charm Spell Mastery (10)
- Terror (15)
- Ranged Weapons Expertise (15)
- Burning Bind (20)
- Barter (20)
- Summon Beam Golem (25)
- Treasure Hunter (25)
Battle (Battle Mage Tree)[]
- Ember Shock (1)
- Armor Expertise (1)
- Ember Shield (5)
- Martial Weapons Expertise (5)
- Infuse (10)
- Defensive Spell Mastery (10)
- Frailty (15)
- Dual Wielding (15)
- Ember Phase (20)
- Block and Parry (20)
- Ember Sentry (25)
In Torchlight II[]
In Torchlight II, it is revealed that the Alchemist was either not fully cured of the Ember Blight the party contracted in the first game, or re-contracted it due to his own use of Ember to fuel his powers (most likely the latter based on Vale's dialogue). Either way, he has been driven mad by it and is the main antagonist of the game.
Upon realizing his Ember Blight had become terminal, the Alchemist seeks to find a more drastic solution to the problem: destroy all Ember. He intends to utilize Ordrak's heart to do so, but because of the dangerous energy emanating from it, he builds a suit of Ember-resistant armor to protect himself from it.
After obtaining the heart and building the armor, the Alchemist emerges from the Orden Mines and attacks Syl and her party. The Destroyer joins the battle, confronting the Alchemist directly. During this brief altercation between former friends, Syl fires an energy sphere at the Alchemist, knocking him back into the mines. However, he retaliates, fatally wounding her. He then attacks the Destroyer, knocking him to the bridge. As the Destroyer escapes, the Alchemist destroys the rest of Torchlight in a fit of rage.
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Concept art by Mike Franchina