[@LeonVon]

No no, magic is fine, I just wanted to know how you intended to use your alchemy so I could make sure it was not going to cause problems. Anything up to the capabilities of a first level adventurer should be fine and some more extravagant abilities may still make it in for fun. Particularly in your case, a simple explanation of not having the right materials would keep the character in line with everyone else if need be. Still what do you want to be able to do with alchemy and how quickly?

As a side note I am quite fond of the alchemist as presented in pathfinder.