Silver? He was made of metal? I--I guess that would be scary to see, if you didn't know...

Pictures that move around? Wow. What's it used for?

And yes--back home I could change vegetables into candy or sand into a fountain of water. Money's kind of tricky because you're not supposed to transmute gold. It's all about Equivalent Exchange--that's alchemy's first Law. In order to gain something you must offer something of equal value.