Philosopher's Society
The Philosopher's Society is an Alchemical Changeling Society bent on transmuting Cold Iron.
Overview
The blend of science and art delighted a number of changelings during the Renaissance, but the inspiration behind advances in math and science, and the determined study of such subjects as astronomy and alchemy were of most interest to boggans. While nockers to this day appreciate things like da Vinci’s journals, boggans instead keep careful libraries of debunked sciences and theories, still cherishing the time and devotion that went into their study.
Some even continue to carry out experiments, particularly toying with how their magic interacts with alchemy and its contemporary field, chemistry. Working closely with nockers — or as closely as the nockers will allow, anyway — a small group known in Kithain circles as the Philosopher’s Society has cropped up, seeking a way to transmute or otherwise change the properties of cold iron to render it inert, instead of harmful to changelings and fae. That no results have been forthcoming for centuries does not deter them; as they’re quick to point out, even a small breakthrough in this area could be revolutionary for the Kithain, and that alone makes it worth pursuing despite seemingly endless dead ends.
References
- CTD. Kithbook: Boggans, pp. 14-15.