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[@The New Yorker] Do you mean arcanist or do you actually mean alchemist?  I don't see how alchemy would be immediately useful in combat but our people would probably have useful side hobbies.  Additionally, is a drow elf just another word for dark elf?
[@Dead Cruiser] If vampirism is a "relatively" new (disease? Condition?) I'd be okay with it.  I'll trust your abilities to come up with a little lore in that department.  Also, are you okay with having another vampire around?
[@McHaggis] Beastmaster is cool, half races are cool, female and mid forties is cool XD

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Have you ever played Pathfinder? Well it would be a little bit like that. As an alchemist, he would be able to combine natural and magical elements in order to create potions, poisons, and bombs of varying attributes. This could allow him to change his physical appearance in combat, create a barricade of ice, or inoculate his enemies. There are a myriad of options for in-combat alchemy, not to mention all the use he could be in ordinary pursuits, as well. So yes, I do mean an alchemist. 

As for the Drow question: yes, essentially. The term Drow was made famous by D&D campaigns where the adventurers would encounter mean looking elves. They began as simply a sinister subrace, but evolved over time with fan outcry; which provided the hack writer R.A Salvatore with a pathetically profitable venture to exploit. Anyway, my character would be a former Prince from the underdark, banished from his home after his royal line was usurped. During his time in the underdark he became incredibly confident with the sciences of biology and herbalism (generally considered a psuedoscience in our world), leading him down the road of master alchemist. I would, of course, elucidate more on this in my CS if you find this to be a viable option.