[@WingsOfBronze] Transmutation is a form of alchemy where you don't negotiate with the other side. You offer very specific amounts for a very specific amount. Using real Alchemy requires negotiating with the other side, which almost always results in death. Either way, you always have to give more than you gain. You would need to sacrifice A LOT for something as complex as a gun. BESIDES all of that, it also completely drains even Gnomes' mana pools and they have some of the biggest. Humans all have pretty much the same sized manapool. Dragons have the biggest, followed by Ents but both of those are off limits.