In all applications of their craft, the alchemist’s choice of reagents is always dictated by the two major aspects of any given material: Signs and Symbols.     Signs   Signs are the primary identifier to be sought in a reagent, split between the five main elements, of which all matter in the Mortal Plane (and many others) is composed in some combination.   These five Signs divide reagents into five different broad categorisations. Signs are important in organisat