5 Formulae || Video

[ironysoul]

[The scene is chaotic, to say the least. It seems to be the middle of a battle, and the camera focus is shaky -- but it still manages to center on a large dog, advancing and snarling. In the next moment, a Xingian throwing-knife strikes the dog in the eye, and it transforms, mid leap, into a snarling, androgynous young man

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[notbritishgdit]

That was really weird.

What's an homonculi?

[ironysoul]

An alchemical construct. They're supposed to be impossible to create.

[notbritishgdit]

Like..robots?

[ironysoul]

Not exactly. They're organic, like a chimera, and they're supposed to have supernatural powers. Speed, strength, and so on. But they're completely created with Alchemy, not like a chimera where you take two animals and fuse them together.

[truthinfortune]

What the hell was that thing, Al?

[ironysoul]

It's called a Homonculus -- its name is Envy. He can change form at will. And there are others....

[truthinfortune]

A Homonculus? In the stories I've heard, they're living constucts--often fashioned to look like humans--who are created as servants for the one who brought them to life. Is that true in your world?

With a name like Envy, it's natural to assume that there would be seven in total, each one named after a Deadly Sin. Do their abilities have something to do with the sin they are named after?

[ironysoul]

You're very astute, Naoto.

They are constructs, animate, at least, if not human. I'm not sure if they're serving someone greater than themselves although it certainly seemed that way. They spoke of needing "sacrifices." As for the name -- I've met Envy, Gluttony, Greed, and Lust. I'm not sure if their abilities are related, but their personalities certainly are.