History

The first person considered to be a true metal Kemiya was Thestan Orean, in 2,000BC. He was able to use magic to transmute base metals into gold and bend them to his will. Other Sorcerer’s were also able to replicate this power and used it to gain favour with the Pharaoh at the time. Eventually the competition began to increase between the Kemiya’s until one alchemist,  Olympiodorus of Thebes found that the soul was the source of their power but it was Zosimos of Panopolis who managed to find a way to separate the soul from the body and into a piece of his choosing. By doing so he was also able to strengthen his own power with the power of another Kemiya and thus became the first Master Kemiya.

So the game began, with the Sorcerer’s taking on apprentices who took on apprentices, thus making the early Kemiya lines. The Kemiya’s began to extend to beyond the borders of Egypt. Rome was the next great Empire to rise and the Kemiya’s soon found themselves being hunted down. Due to the strange markings on their hands, Kemiya’s were not hard to indentify and were brought to the Coliseum to fight in spectacular battles. This is the point where Kemiya combat began to take off as they learnt from the veteran gladiators and how to fight and incorporate their alchemic powers into a great fighting style. At this time the Kemiya’s were in fact encouraged to train apprentices (if they could be found) in the same way, in combat, considering it was the best way to gain power. Though many Kemiya’s preferred not to be shackled to the Roman Empire, they did still adopt the idea of fighting in melee combat. Rome in fact used Kemiya’s to lead their armies in conquests. But as time wore on the Kemiya’s in Rome were becoming fewer and the Kemiya’s in the army felt mistreated. Many Kemiya’s resigned and fled from Rome. Although the Kemiya’s in the Gladiator games remained to keep fighting, they came to enjoy combat. Many other Gladiators were afraid to step into the coliseum with them due to their power and incredible combat abilities. One such Kemiya was Victor Desima who was undefeated in 42 fights and was freed by the Emperor at the time. The Kemiya ways began to expand into other areas of the Empire but were forced to keep a low profile for fear of being sent back to Rome.

Once the Empire collapsed in the 5th Century the Kemiya’s found themselves free to do as they pleased and quite often did. The Kemiya’s expanded throughout Europe and word of their abilities and even knowledge of their existence were reduced to myths. Some Kemiya’s at this time even married and kept attachments, but some Kemiya’s found these attachments to be weaknesses to be used against them and some even learnt this, the hard way. Attachments began to become discouraged and even co-operation with other Kemiya’s were frowned upon. In the 8th century Arab alchemist, Jabir ibn Hayyan created the Philosophers Stone and believed it had the power to increase transmutation power of alchemists and thus became the goal of many Kemiya’s throughout history but was never found.

In the 10th and 11th Century Vikings invaded Northern France and became Normans. Some Kemiya’s engaged the Vikings and were impressed with the Vikings blood thirst and pleasure in combat. Many Kemiya’s only fought to survive but many Vikings fought for the fun of it. The Kemiya’s adopted this mentality and even joined the Norman’s, venturing into England and later Ireland. The Kemiya’s had extended into Asia and the Middle East and were known for being great travellers. Still their skills and existence were still considered to be myths and legends. Some Kemiya’s even ventured with the early crusaders. The objective of the Kemiya’s was exploration and not conquest. The number of alchemists in Europe was also increasing and thus teaching of the Kemiya’s became more structured and disciplined. The few recognised Kemiya lines of modern history began with that of the Roger Bacon line, Albertus Magnus and Alian de Lisle

In the 13th Century the Kemiya’s encountered another warrior clan much like themselves in Japan, the Samurai. The Kemiya’s at this time could not match the sharpness of mind and skill of blade of the Samurai. The only way Kemiya’s could even the playing field was with the use of their alchemic power, and even then the casualties overall came straight down the middle. Some Kemiya’s in fact sought to learn the Samurai art and chose to live like them, learning of honour and the rule of victory or death. Although the Kemiya’s never fully accepted the Samurai code of Bushido, they still learned a great deal. At the same time in Asia, the Mongol Empire was on the rise and many Kemiya’s who had settled in such parts sought to defend themselves and their lands, but the sheer numbers were too much to stand against.

The 14th Century saw the beginning of the Hundred Years Wars and due to lessons in the past, Kemiya’s were careful to stay out of the way of Military conflicts due to possible capture and exploitation of the power they possessed coupled with the great famine of Europe and the Black Death. Many Kemiya’s left mainland Europe, even headed north to Scandinavia, South to the African Continent and East into Asia. The competition in the east was increasing due to the new skills passed down from the Samurai and thus once again increased the level of skill of the Kemiya’s. Also one of the most famous alchemists of all time created one of the most powerful Kemiya lines of all, Nicholas Flamel. But with that came the other side of the coin, the Edwards line, a line of evil Kemiya’s. The power of the Kemiya’s was growing even more and the 7 forms of Kemiya combat were created by Hans Burgen, a German Kemiya who learnt the ways of the Samurai.

The 15th Century saw a sharp increase in the amount of Kemiya’s, due to the popularity of alchemy as a science and was known as the Science Revolution. New Metal Kemiya's were being trained such as Iron, Cobalt and Tin. The power of the Kemiya’s was becoming wide spread news but they were considered evil due to the practices of magic, many Kemiya’s were captured and executed on site and were not sent to trial due to the abilities they possessed to escape capture. But the Kemiya’s also discovered a new place to call home. America was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus and colonisation began. Kemiya’s saw an excellent chance to find a great battleground and came over in force. Many Kemiya’s did not jump to America since the Hundred Years war came to an end in Europe and peace was restored.

The 16th Century saw the rise of gunpowder small arms, the rise in Hunter numbers  and a slight decline of the Kemiya population. Although alchemy was still a very popular science, Europe was once again seeing most of its powerful Kemiya’s leave for safer havens. The Kemiya’s then edged West. Loosely knit alliances were forged but three men stood head and shoulders above the rest and formed small armies. They waged war, between the Gold, Silver and Bronze alchemists. This was known as the War of Metal, raging for 6 years before the Prodigy of the Generation came to power.

In the 17th Century, things didn’t get much better. Oliver Cromwell sought to hunt down all practitioners of magic after defeating Charles I in the English Civil war. The scientific revolution was over and the Kemiya’s of Europe were sent running for cover. The Kemiya’s in America were not faring much better as many were killed in the Salem Witch Trials. The world was turning against the Kemiya’s and thus were forced to remain inconspicuous but the battle for greater power raged on when 2 Kemiya’s met. Kemiya’s at this time were always alone with no attachments and had adopted most of the values and lifestyle of modern Kemiya’s today such as solitude and love of combat.

The 18th Century saw even more trouble for the Kemiya’s of America as the 7 year war began but America was not only the main theatre for the conflict. Fighting was happening all over the world, mainly in Colonies in Africa and some even in Europe. Once again they were forced to keep their distance from all conflicts, but some did opt to join in the conflicts, at the cost of their lives. But some good news did come to Kemiya’s, in the discovery of Australia and New Zealand. Once again it could become a new place for the Kemiya’s to fight but colonisation wouldn’t begin until the next century. After the War of Independence in the United states, Kemiya’s came back to America as it was officially declared a state in itself. But as hostilities in America came to an end, they began again in France with the French Revolution.

Things got worse in Europe once against in the 19th Century as the Napoleonic wars began. They were ended within a century but the Kemiya’s of America saw an immense increase due to the California Gold Rush. The number of gold Kemiya’s also increased as Gold was on the rise in many parts of America, Central America, Australia and even South Africa. But with the increase of number came the increase in competition and intensity. Kemiya’s were becoming so powerful but still remained under the radar. The Civil war came and went in the United States but once again, Kemiya’s avoided the conflict. The number of new lines being created by alchemists was also decreasing but this didn’t stop the lines from widening, as Kemiya’s were beginning to take on more than one apprentice at a time.

The 20th Century was a true testing 100 years for the Kemiya’s. 4 great empires dissolved and technology was paving the way and near put an end to the ways of magic. It wasn’t long before the Kemiya’s were once again caught up in a conflict. Europe was decimated by the 2 World Wars and hundreds if not near thousands of Kemiya’s were killed. Luckily only a handful of lines were ended by the conflicts, but Hitler captured several Kemiya’s, having learned of them from the Thule Society learned how a Kemiya’s power operated and tested on many Kemiya’s. Greater weapons of war were also becoming hard to handle for the Kemiya’s, but eventually the difficulties were overcome due to the Kemiya’s learning of how to combat long range weapons and soon became long range experts themselves. The field of Physics was also an expanding subject and was something new to be taught to up and coming Kemiya’s. Until this point, Kemiya’s thought only metals could be transmuted to Gold, silver or Bronze, but due to new knowledge of molecular structures, the Kemiya’s ability to fight increased again, and thus a new metal Kemiya's were being trained such as the General Metal Kemiya along with other newly discovered Metals

When Maurice Soult took the Kemiya Throne, he at first sought to keep order and stability, but he began to ask himself why Kemiya's were killing each other, rather than fighting and living to fight over and over again. With the rise of technology and Governments becmoming more and more aware of Kemiya's and their patterns, he discouraged killing and issued new decrees for Kemiya's to follow. He gave punishments to Kemiya who broke his decrees and even fostered two Kemiya's, known as Blood Kemiya, ones with power from their blood and not their soul, seeking a way to nuture a new Kemiya line and further his people. Some however did not take these new measures well and sought to rebel, seeking to return to the old ways. Maurice even introduced Kemiya Generals to look after different continents to make his job easier.