Edward and Alphonse Elric are two alchemist brothers searching for the legendary Philosopher's Stone, a powerful object which would allow them to recover their bodies (which were lost in an attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy) Alfonse loses his whole body and Edward loses his left leg, He loses his right arm in an effort to bring alphonse back and He put his spirit in a massive empty suit of armor so now Al looks like a walking,talking suit of metal with a little boys voice. the two brothers live there with their parents. Their father, leaves home for unknown reasons and years later, their mother, dies of a terminal illness leaving the Elric brothers alone. After their mother's death, Edward becomes want to bring her back through the use of alchemy, an advanced science in which objects can be created from raw materials.