Chemtech is a techmaturgical technology combining machinery and potent chemicals, primarily used in Zaun as an alternative to Piltover's Hextech. Developed in the early 900s AN, it gained widespread adoption when Zaunites needed an affordable alternative to hextech devices.

Notable Users:

• Jinx: Powers her explosive devices
• Singed: Designer of numerous chemtech devices
• Sevika: Uses shimmer-powered mechanical prosthetic arm
• Renata Glasc: Develops weaponry and prosthetics through Glasc Industries
• Turbo Chemtanks: Use shimmer gas for enhanced abilities
• Urgot and Warwick: Living examples of chemtech augmentation

Properties:

• Harnesses chemical energy for power, light, and heat
• Accessible to general population
• More unstable, toxic, and explosive than hextech
• Colors range from green to purple (purple indicates refined, stable versions)

Key Inventions:

• Chem-Bombs: Chemical-based explosives
• Chem-Burners: Long-distance illumination and heating
• Chemtech Putrifier: Toxic chemical weapon
• Esophilters: Breathing apparatus for toxic environments
• Turbo Chemtank: Shimmer-powered mechanical suit
• Various prosthetics and augmentations

Historical Impact: The rise of chemtech coincided with increased industrialization in Zaun, leading to the emergence of Chem-Barons as the new elite. However, increased pollution forced many Zaunites to rely on chemtech for survival in toxic environments, particularly in the Sump level where specialized equipment became necessary for survival.

Chemtech represents Zaun's resilience and ingenuity, providing technological solutions for those unable to access Piltover's more refined hextech, though at a greater environmental and physical cost to its users.

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