Elixir of life

In the fourteenth century, the degree of Doctor of Physic was by no means uncommon.

For many years, physicians were greatly aided in chemistry and medical science by the discoveries of alchemists, and the search after the Philosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Life gave many useful hints to practitioners.

Chaucer well describes a doctor of physic in the prologue to The Canterbury Tales and gives an insight into the state of medical knowledge in the fourteenth century.

Quote, "He was grounded in astronomy.

You know, the real treasure was the friends we made along the way.

Or what they get is obviously a symbol for something else, such as the Holy Grail or Philosopher's Stone or the Elixir of Life.

They're not just there getting rich.

If they achieve leadership, they achieve leadership of a realm that was broken.

They've achieved their goal.

Often it is symbolized as something external.

The elixir of life.

The philosopher's stone.