Karian the Glum

Karian the Glum became the guildmaster of Los alquimistas del ratón morado (Alchemists of the Purple Mouse) in 1738. He was elevated when the previous guildmaster, Ocshan el Alquimista, died of mysterious causes. The guild is the only officially recognized alchemists' guild in the city of Fulmando of the nation of Millisymph. Karian is a grandmaster alchemist and a friend of former guild member Donghai Ping of Trynser City. Since his elevation to guildmaster, he has lived in the guild house, La casa del ratón morado.
Karian, or Master Glum as he is often called, was grudgingly involved in the production of demon dust used to protect Millisymph in case a nation violated its neutrality during the Trynser-Zazimar War. He considers it an inferior substance too easily abused by the ignorant. Once the war ended, he sent his demon dust workers elsewhere, including Juan de Fulmando. He then returned to what he considered "true alchemy."
In site of his moniker, Karian is not always glum. He was often that way during the time he made demon dust, but the nickname comes from earlier. He could sometimes even be gleeful when doing alchemy, but was often glum when taken away from it. Most people saw him outside of his alchemical lab; hence the nickname. While it was something of a nickname, he was actually called Glum more often than he was called Karian. In fact some of his children went by "Glumson."
Grandmaster Karian was born in 1769. As of 1742, he had a daughter, Zupabi, with his late wife Francine. Zupabi lived with her husband Quz, in Karian's former home. He and his second wife, Biqua, had two offspring, a son Yoju born in 1717, and a daughter Qazordin (called "Qazy") born in 1726. Yoju Glumson, a journeyman alchemist in his father's guild, lived in his parents' home with his wife Rezercapa with their two daughters Evencru and Foanarchi. Qazy also lived with her parents but was engaged to be married to Botch the Baker.
Category:Fulmando
Category:Alchemical