[Syre turns on the video feed on her own journal in response, her lips pursed as she studies the cybernetic limb.]

[Such marvels of technology, replacing that which has failed in biology...]

Ah, I should have figured that the question would come up eventually.

Alchemy in my home nation is quite a bit different from the kind found in human worlds.

By offering a portion of our lifespan -- chi, life force, soul, or whatever other term you choose to use -- we can create objects from different kinds of matter quite easily.

...I could show you, if you'd like.