Certainly the most odd and eccentric of all the trolls, the alchemists are looked upon with constant suspicion, but also with tolerable respect by the other trolls in light of the unquestionably useful services they render to the rest of the clan. Offset by physical weakness, these usually gaunt and sickly whelps make up for absence of fighting prowess by possessing ingenuity and cunning through their knowledge of the strange arts of alchemy. They prefer to live outside of the clan, usually in caves to conduct their precious experiments, but for protection they must constantly brew all sorts of mixtures for the unruly mob of hardy trolls; things ranging from unnaturally strong liquors and crude explosives, to the bizarre chemical potions imbibed by the troll berserkers. Cunning with an aptitude for destruction makes the troll alchemists a force to be reckoned with.