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==Origins and disciplines==

[[File:Toran Castle basement laboratory.png|thumb|left|220px|During the [[Gate Rune War]], [[Kamandol]] and [[Juppo]] conducted research as part of the [[Toran Liberation Army]].]]Alchemy, as a method of engineering, is said to have originated with the [[Sindar]] engineer [[Borah Atkins]]<ref name="multiple">[[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 318</ref><ref name="multiple3">[[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 116</ref>. The Sindar were said to have had much in the way of advanced technology and the term alchemy itself was originally used to refer to Doctor Atkins but has since spread to compass most any inventor<ref name="multiple5">[[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 239</ref><ref name="multiple4">[[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol. 9 2002 Summer Issue]] (ISBN 4-7753-0088-1), page 56</ref>. Modern alchemy derives mainly from [[Dennis Toller]] and his work, [[Dialogues of Wind and Earth]]<ref name="multiple" /><ref name="multiple3" />. [[Kamandol]]'s [[~~Prodigy~~|machine that works by burning oil]] was the result of Kamandol's extensive research into this tome<ref name="multiple5" />.

[[File:Toran Castle basement laboratory.png|thumb|left|220px|During the [[Gate Rune War]], [[Kamandol]] and [[Juppo]] conducted research as part of the [[Toran Liberation Army]].]]Alchemy, as a method of engineering, is said to have originated with the [[Sindar]] engineer [[Borah Atkins]]<ref name="multiple">[[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 318</ref><ref name="multiple3">[[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 116</ref>. The Sindar were said to have had much in the way of advanced technology and the term alchemy itself was originally used to refer to Doctor Atkins but has since spread to compass most any inventor<ref name="multiple5">[[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 239</ref><ref name="multiple4">[[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol. 9 2002 Summer Issue]] (ISBN 4-7753-0088-1), page 56</ref>. Modern alchemy derives mainly from [[Dennis Toller]] and his work, [[Dialogues of Wind and Earth]]<ref name="multiple" /><ref name="multiple3" />. [[Kamandol]]'s [[Engine|machine that works by burning oil]] was the result of Kamandol's extensive research into this tome<ref name="multiple5" />.

Alchemists tend to conduct research individually and independently and as such, their methods and goals can vary wildly<ref name="multiple4" />. Alchemical innovations and offshoots of Dennis Toller's work have been used by [[blacksmith]]s, for both weapon and armor creation, [[trickster]]s, for engineering purposes, as well as the [[Howling Voice Guild]], in the maintaining of their weapons<ref name="multiple2">[[Genso Suikoden I & II Official World Guide Book]] (ISBN 4-471-36033-7), page 47</ref>. [[Mace]] and [[Tessai]], for example, were said to have utilized alchemical innovations in the pursuit of their craft<ref name="multiple4" />. Trickster research in particular is said to have jumped forward quite a bit in recent times<ref name="multiple4" />.

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 ==Origins and disciplines==
-[[File:Toran Castle basement laboratory.png|thumb|left|220px|During the [[Gate Rune War]], [[Kamandol]] and [[Juppo]] conducted research as part of the [[Toran Liberation Army]].]]Alchemy, as a method of engineering, is said to have originated with the [[Sindar]] engineer [[Borah Atkins]]<ref name="multiple">[[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 318</ref><ref name="multiple3">[[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 116</ref>. The Sindar were said to have had much in the way of advanced technology and the term alchemy itself was originally used to refer to Doctor Atkins but has since spread to compass most any inventor<ref name="multiple5">[[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 239</ref><ref name="multiple4">[[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol. 9 2002 Summer Issue]] (ISBN 4-7753-0088-1), page 56</ref>. Modern alchemy derives mainly from [[Dennis Toller]] and his work, [[Dialogues of Wind and Earth]]<ref name="multiple" /><ref name="multiple3" />. [[Kamandol]]'s [[Prodigy|machine that works by burning oil]] was the result of Kamandol's extensive research into this tome<ref name="multiple5" />.
+[[File:Toran Castle basement laboratory.png|thumb|left|220px|During the [[Gate Rune War]], [[Kamandol]] and [[Juppo]] conducted research as part of the [[Toran Liberation Army]].]]Alchemy, as a method of engineering, is said to have originated with the [[Sindar]] engineer [[Borah Atkins]]<ref name="multiple">[[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 318</ref><ref name="multiple3">[[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 116</ref>. The Sindar were said to have had much in the way of advanced technology and the term alchemy itself was originally used to refer to Doctor Atkins but has since spread to compass most any inventor<ref name="multiple5">[[Genso Suikoden 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-7753-0050-4), page 239</ref><ref name="multiple4">[[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol. 9 2002 Summer Issue]] (ISBN 4-7753-0088-1), page 56</ref>. Modern alchemy derives mainly from [[Dennis Toller]] and his work, [[Dialogues of Wind and Earth]]<ref name="multiple" /><ref name="multiple3" />. [[Kamandol]]'s [[Engine|machine that works by burning oil]] was the result of Kamandol's extensive research into this tome<ref name="multiple5" />.
 Alchemists tend to conduct research individually and independently and as such, their methods and goals can vary wildly<ref name="multiple4" />. Alchemical innovations and offshoots of Dennis Toller's work have been used by [[blacksmith]]s, for both weapon and armor creation, [[trickster]]s, for engineering purposes, as well as the [[Howling Voice Guild]], in the maintaining of their weapons<ref name="multiple2">[[Genso Suikoden I & II Official World Guide Book]] (ISBN 4-471-36033-7), page 47</ref>. [[Mace]] and [[Tessai]], for example, were said to have utilized alchemical innovations in the pursuit of their craft<ref name="multiple4" />. Trickster research in particular is said to have jumped forward quite a bit in recent times<ref name="multiple4" />.