ALKEMY - CHIMERAS - New Faction

Four years after the appearance of the Rados Cults, a new faction arrives in Alkemy. Present in the game universe since the very first hours, the Chimeras have finally arrived. They rise in the heart of Mornéa to bring the Reverie to life and build their civilisation.

The first chimeras were the result of experiments by Tiàn Kài, a young alchemist from the Empire of the Jade Triad, during the alchemical wars.Their real demographic explosion took place shortly after the defeat of Gigage Gadusi. Since then, Chimeras have been used as beasts of war, or as free labour for the activities of the Triad Empire. For many cycles, they served as slaves, making life easier for the Empire's inhabitants and supporting the economy at lower cost.

Chimera development continued for several cycles, giving rise to numerous species. One day, however, the secret of their conception was lost forever. An internal conflict between those working on their creation eventually led to the murder of the only person to hold the entire secret. From then on, the triadic alchemists continued their experiments on Chimeras by forcing cross-breeding between different species, giving rise to a multitude of unique individuals incapable of reproducing.

One day, however, one of these singular creatures discovered a unique and astonishing ability: that of dreaming. Taking the name Orios, she quickly led her brothers down the path of Dreaming. As they did so, Chimeras began to dream. Their dreams led them to envision a station other than their own. They fell in love with a common future in which they would be their own masters. The Chimera revolt was underway. What followed was a widespread uprising among their people and their flight beyond the borders of the Empire. A long exodus began, leading the Chimeras to the heart of the White Forest, where they established the beginnings of their civilisation. The Chimera Awakened People had just revealed themselves to the whole of Mornéa, full of dreams and hope!

Discover the previous factions and the core rules here (French/English)

We continue the development of Alkemy with a new faction (The Chimera Awakened People) which contributes to the expansion of the world of Mornea, being the latest main factions in the game !

We want to fund as many miniatures as possible for this new faction from launch. A main proposal of 7 miniatures forming a 200pts starter set is already funded, and tiered funding will unlock additional miniatures. We're giving you the opportunity to pre-order this list through this crowdfunding campaign.

Our idea for this funding is to deliver the 7 Starter minaitures to the first contributors during events and tournament in France (May 2024, about two months after the end of the campaign). For the later contributors and for models unlocked during the campaign (all contributors), we will deliver them during a second wave of shipping (September 2024).

This second wave will include :
- additional production of the Starter ;
- additional miniatures unlocked during the campaign ;
- all add-ons purchased during the campaign.

To contribute to our funding, you can pledge the amount corresponding to the models and/or products you wish to select (1 euro Add-on pledge) during the pledge manager which will take place on our online shop. All the miniatures in the online shop will be selectable during the pledge manager and will be priced as indicated in the Add-ons section (see below).

Starter miniatures are available individually. Select a size 2 or size 3 miniature during the campaign and pay the remaining amount in the pledge manager (miniature prices : Faun €9,50 / Markhor and Oniromancer €10 / Harpy and Fury €11 / Manticore €12,50 / Stryge €24)

* Some larger miniatures (size 3) are more expensive (Flaming Wyrm, Glittering Wyrm, Manitou-Warrior, etc.).
You can add them at the pledge manager stage, or add a size 3 miniature and top up the amount at the pledge manager stage.

And more coming !

- The rules are easy to understand: a player will be able to play after just 45 minutes.

- Fun. We often forget this, but a game is first and foremost about having fun. The dice, the combat cards, the hit points, the simplicity of the rules and the interaction between the 2 players make Alkemy a very fun miniatures game.

- Tactical richness and depth. After the first game and assimilating the rules, you will refine your knowledge and strategy over several games.

- The scenarios. They all have different mechanics, and each scenario offers a different approach to the game, a different way of thinking...

- The compact gamezone format (24x24 inches), the speed of the game and just 5-6 miniatures to paint in order to play your first game.

- The world. This is one of the main and strong points of the game, Alkemy is above all a rich, dense and deep universe, an engaging story and an evolving chronology, cartographies and colourful characters which make the immersion on the game table all the deeper!

- The miniatures. From the Khaliman felids to the Aurloks animal-men, not forgetting the medieval Avalon and Triad Asian humans, the Naashtis and the Utopians, the miniatures are original and give a special touch to Alkemy, breaking away from the known standards.

Alchemist-Miniatures company is managed by 12 « Architekts »: Ben95, Caillou, Elethorn, FullMetalDaddy, Ghagzh, Emmlef, Kurlem, Magnor, Nicoleblond, Odhinn, TimAnim and Tobias.

The project to relaunch the game Alkemy came from Nicoleblond. As one of the biggest fans of the game, and because of a personal desire to develop something in the field of games, the revival of Alkemy came at the right time. For Nicoleblond, it was difficult to dream of anything better... continuing the development of a game in which he has always believed.

So he proposed the project to the members of the Galleon collective (a group of Alkemy players), and a team gradually came together until, at the end of 2013, a company called Alchemist Miniatures was formed. We thus took the step from "fans" of the universe and the game to "publishers", with the motivation of continuing the development of the Alkemy miniatures game and its incredible universe...

During all these months, we have been working on a website: www.alkemy-the-game.com. We also rethought the rules in order to come up with a more dynamic and faster version and thus released "Alkemy Blitz".

In November 2015, with the adaptation of Alkemy Blitz, we launched a 1st Kickstarter to fund 2 new factions:

- Naashtis, one of the original 4 factions

- Utopia. The project funded more than 30 miniatures, 3 books and game material. We would like to extend our warmest thanks to the contributors once again.

In October 2017, we launched a second project to fund a 2-player base box and 14 new miniatures. In october 2019, we did a third kickstarter with a funding of new miniatures for Rados Cults faction. Both these projects have been funded and delivered.

In late 2023, we crowdfunded the English translation of the second edition rules. A digital version has already been delivered to backers and the rest of the rewards is being finalized and prepared for shipping.

The Alchemist Miniatures team would also like to thank very much:

• GameDesign and Profil Conception : Guillaume Monnot
• Concept art : Benoît Boeuf
• Colorization : Sébastien Lamirand
• Sculpture : Johan Chauvet
• Print 3D Master & Production : Deep Space Factory
• Faction Book Cover : Pierre-Yves Real
• Paint : Spony Atelier delavida / L'antre de Schreck / Mad studio
• Playtesting faction : Archaon, Sasori