Quill & Still

Shem is a backwater, a place where ambition gives way to peace and the quiet life.

Sophie Nadash once yearned to understand life and chemistry. Now a disillusioned scientist of middle age, she yearns to set aside pipettes and polymerase forever.

A chance encounter with the Goddess Artemis sets her on the path to becoming an [Alchemist] in the Shemmai village of Kibosh. Freed from the hustle of Earth, she can relax, make friends, and rediscover her love for chemistry through its mystical precursor.

This story is also published on Royal Road, which may get chapters earlier. Cover by Roger Creus. Discord link: https://discord.gg/dHh3XMMB4T