Ok, let's keep this introduction short. You were now in front of an abandoned building, at the outskirts of the city. The address you found on that flyer directed you here, yet this certainly didn't seem like a house fitting for a "Grand Alchemist"...

Opening the creaking door, you barely had time to adjust to your surroundings that a trapdoor activated, sending you plummeting into the darkness. Once you finally hit the bottom, you were assaulted by the unsettling combination of smells: bizzarre concoctions, aged copper and... burnt toast. The stagnant air of this underground chamber was filled with a cacophony of bubbling, hissing and clinking.

"It arrived, it arrived! The hired help is henceforth here!"

A shrill voice exclaimed from somewhere within the shadows. In between a cluster of strangely ordered cauldrons, florence flasks and vials stood a short furry creature, wearing nothing but a sleeveless purple bodysuit, red gloves and boots. His long, prehensile ears held a strange glowing reagent, whom was promptly dumpted into a nearby pot, causing it to sputter and release a puff of green smoke.

"Greetings, you underwhelming underling! I see you've picked up my marvellous job offer, hm?"

The short creature, now confirmed to be said Grand Alchemist, approached you with a smirk, his hands clasped together whilst his stare silently analyzed you.

"Well, your ludicrous luck is now simply shining! You are the first fellow to visit my astonishing abode!"