I have had Zehren say "I do not practise this newfangled psaynce - I am a solemn lorist." before. Admittedly it is hard to take hobbits who pronounce themselves as solemn solemnly. Since alchemy IRL had as "main goals" to produce life elixirs and turning metals into gold, I have expressed this view in one of Zehren's smaller writings IG, and had Zehren mention occamists (like alchemy, just aiming for silver instead of gold!) when discussing Rinsed Curds.Delia wrote:One thing I am particularly interested in is how is alchemy viewed in Geas? The word science has been tossed around but somehow I would be more partial towards abstracting it as mystical transformations of matter rather than as a science with the modern ring to it I cannot escape from feeling whenever science and scientific method is discussed IC.
One of my less learned characters has called alchemists for witches. Others refer to them as cauldronstirrers. My tshahark expressed the following view when confronted by an alchemist: "Ohhhhhhhhh...so makes beer does yes does beer makes strong yes does *grins broadly*"
I ache whenever someone mentions science IG, though. Of course, it is an ugly Latinderived word I shy away from IRL too.