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The Alchemists' Guild

The Alchemists' Guild is a society of learned men based in King's Landing. In prior decades, they held much power and influence in the Targaryen courts, but in more recent years, they have mostly been replaced by the order of maesters.

Unlike maesters however, alchemists study magic and arcane lore, and claim to wield its powers. In actuality though, their only real ability is to create wildfire, an incredibly volatile and destructive substance. Wildfire can be used as a potent explosive, as it burns hotter than fire, and cannot be extinguished with water alone. This substance was of particular fondness to the Mad King, Aerys II Targaryen, who enjoyed burning his enemies alive with it. 

The current head of the guild is Wisdom Hallyne, who helped Tyrion Lannister to produce wildfire for the defense of King's Landing in the Battle of the Blackwater.

Wildfire was used again to destroy the Great Sept of Baelor, resulting in the deaths of the High Sparrow, Margaery Tyrell, and Loras Tyrell, among many others.

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