Alchemy Is Power. Connor Varas just learned he's an alchemist. That he can make potions that grant anyone who drinks them extraordinary abilities. That he can create constructs, machines bound to his will, and transmute lead into gold for endless wealth. He's going to have to master this new power as fast as he can because a shadowy organization calling themselves 'The Syndicate' threatens the city under his protection and the friends and family he holds dear. The enemy pulls all the strings. They hold all the cards. They are as uncatchable as smoke and as unstoppable as an avalanche. Only the unthinkable power of alchemy offers even a shred of hope...