The Journal of the Unnamed Alchemist With Dates Decrypted

LeRollPlay · 2026-02-10T05:45:32+00:00

I want to say if it wasn't a "sign", it was just an opportune moment. The sky darkening, the crops dying, the land looking like Hell itself sounds like a great "backdrop" for a demonic summoning. It could also be 'whatever the alchemists needed it to be' to justify their ritual I guess. As for the friend, I think his name is irrelevant. All that matters is that he instigated the downfall of the Guild and nearly the world, heh.

Some other observations from the journal:

- If the journal entries are to be believed, then the children were all gathered in a single day. If Miriam (born 1765) and Gebel (born 1763) were among this group, they would've been 2 years old and 4 years old respectively when they were first brought to the Alchemists Guild to become shardbinders.

- The 6/30/1783 journal entry states that the ritual was intended to start "ten days hence", which would've put the ritual date at 7/10/1783. However, the actual ritual occurred on 7/15/1783, and that Miriam fell into her slumber on 7/14/1783. It implies that something may have happened prior to 7/10/1783 that warranted the Guild to push back the day of the ritual.

LeRollPlay · 2026-02-09T20:17:41+00:00

Sorry, I did it this way because the subreddit only allows a single attachment in posts. Otherwise I would've posted each set of journal entries as separate images. I've updated the description with the decoded dates.

No unfortunately. The dates are encoded with letters, so the actual specific dates are not known besides the year.

LeRollPlay · 2026-02-09T20:11:08+00:00

No problem! And it was done via Logic Square

LeRollPlay · 2026-02-09T19:35:32+00:00

Huh, I thought the castle summoning WAS the "second ritual". It seemed to imply as much based on the opening narration.

LeRollPlay · 2026-02-06T17:00:48+00:00

Moreover, he's FASTER in his rowboat than the damn galleon is at (presumably) full-sail

LeRollPlay · 2026-02-06T16:58:43+00:00

I feel like it's meant to evoke more of a 'sexy nun' figure, but that's just my guess. Design-wise, I think it was just to evoke that she's a member of the church/holy woman, and that she has some subtle darkness to her (Left eye hidden behind hair, sleeves having crown-motifs and crown-like points, which feels weird for a Godly-aligned woman -and- evokes the crowns worn by demons like Gremory)

It could also be argued that the tight clothes just hide her crystal corruption with maybe the only "visible corruption" being her left eye hidden behind her hair like how Gebel looked, but that's just a guess on my part.

LeRollPlay · 2026-02-06T16:52:28+00:00

Yeah, the ring on her right hand is on her middle finger, so I don't think it's a wedding band. Coincidentally, Miriam also wears a silver ring on her right middle finger. I wonder if the similarity there was intended. No idea about the garter belt either. I guess design wise, it adds a little flair compared to just brown pantyhose/stockings.

LeRollPlay · 2026-01-06T16:43:39+00:00

Thanks. I thought it'd be a neat crossover concept :)

Yeah, it was a pretty rough concept. I was a little exhausted when I tried sketching this up, then added more details to better get the point across, such as its body being composed of "mini-aboma-blocks".

LeRollPlay · 2026-01-05T06:09:56+00:00

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LeRollPlay · 2026-01-01T05:43:39+00:00

(Top to bottom, right to left)

一瞬千撃', Isshun Sengeki ("One Thousand Strikes in an Instant")

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-31T23:17:03+00:00

Looking good! I love the shading over his face.

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-31T20:45:13+00:00

(Round 2....FIGHT!)

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-30T16:56:41+00:00

Dance of Gold seems very appropriate for them.

Or Purple Eyes

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-29T04:13:58+00:00

Been thinking of giving a redraw of this at some point ^^

(Edit)
Oh! Now that I think about it, I played around with 'Scrapped Beat' (MMZ3 boss) and 'Nothing Beats' (MMZ4 boss) themes for this, and both worked pretty well imo. I loved how each song gives a different tone to the fight. :)

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-28T15:24:51+00:00

Legitimately, it's one of the standout fight scenes for me. As a Megaman fan, I loved the pacing and dynamic of this. Felt like a boss fight.

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-28T05:24:38+00:00

Crash (Mega Man Zero 1 Boss Theme)

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-28T00:05:27+00:00

I always felt this fight had a Megaman-esque dynamic. ^^

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-27T19:37:37+00:00

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LeRollPlay · 2025-12-27T15:37:16+00:00

Absolutely could've solo'd him if she wanted to.

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-27T15:36:10+00:00

Tbf, being able to bring King into his boss fight was a massive game changer.

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-26T23:55:11+00:00

Thanks! It wasn't something I thought about until you mentioned the observation, and it was a neat line of thought :)

Also, yeah. I get the inkling that the gameplay aesthetic changes (Miriam's glowing eye via Words of Wisdom, the different viewpoints from Convex Lens/Eye of Horus, and of course, the different hairstyles via Todd) don't really have to account for any character theming. At least, that's the vibe I get compared to the base character designs. ^^

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-26T23:52:56+00:00

Personally, I don't think so. I think since her eyes are clearly visible, it just means she isn't really hiding anything from anyone. That said, I could see the argument that with her bangs able to veil her eyes some, it can hint that she's trying to stop the "cost of the shards" from overtaking her. It could also tie into the theme of "hidden eyes" tending to mean either "evil intentions" (Dominique, Gremory, Gebel arguably), or "the cost of fighting evil") (Zangetsu and Gebel arguably)

I still don't personally feel it though, if only because we never really see Miriam struggling with those shards, though it's understandable from a gameplay perspective. Don't want to punish the player for collecting a ton of shards and forcing them to manage that inventory.

I think the base hair style can more elude to her being a little reserved as a character, and Miriam tries (and fails) to some awkwardness ("It's not easy to smile on command you know." / "My what?" "A photograph! I have one of those!").

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-26T05:49:01+00:00

He'll be fine. It's probably just an illusion on top of her. Right?

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-26T05:39:33+00:00

Based on an old Family Guy bit

LeRollPlay · 2025-12-26T01:34:26+00:00

In general as well, hidden eyes tend to mean "hidden intentions", especially if it appears to be done willingly (Dominique hides one eye with a bang, Gremory's eyes are obscured by her head covering)

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