Lust Alchemy

You have no talent for magic, just a pair of hands, and that turns out to be enough for Mistress Mortiana. She's a witch with real power, zero patience, and no interest in mentoring a hero. What she wants is an apprentice who stirs the cauldron, keeps quiet, and does not ask questions about the ingredients.

The setup is simple: you work for a temperamental sorceress because someone has to, and she has made it clear she outranks you in every way that matters. Her cauldron produces more than potions, and whatever spills out of it tends to change the people, and creatures, around it.

Most of the loop is grunt work dressed up as alchemy, following Mortiana's instructions while she berates you for getting it wrong. The brews themselves are where things get strange, with transformations and monstrous results that reshape bodies as often as they reshape the plot. Expect her temper to stay short throughout, because that is the one thing about her that never changes.