Dr. Ahem

## Dr. Acutarious H. Emeritusian

Fan art of Dr. Ahem created by u/sharp-Yarn on Reddit. (Source Link in References)

## **Intro**

As quartermaster to the Infinights, Dr. Ahem is the "guy in the chair" (literally, as he relies primarily on a "wheely chair" to move around) for all of the missions the party goes on. Dr. Ahem supports the Infinights through his inventions and by providing tech support, equipment, and intel on their missions.

## **Description**

Dr. Ahem is an orange-scaled kobold often seen wearing a brown leather waistcoat. He is disabled (specifically paraplegic) using a "wheely chair" to move his body, and his right eye has been replaced with a jeweler's magnifying loop.

## **Biography**

### Early Infinights

Dr. Ahem first came to Boulderay shortly after the Sangrianite mining accident that created a crevasse dividing the city. Dr. Ahem served with the Infinights for many years until one night Paralyte infiltrated Infinight headquarters. During the infiltration, Dr. Ahem awoke injured and in his laboratory. The glowing purple sangrianite stones were no longer glowing, and he heard screaming throughout the building. The screaming stopped, and Paralyte kicked open the door to the laboratory. At first, Dr. Ahem was glad to see his old friend, but it quickly became apparent something was wrong when she attacked him. She told him she was taking the Infinights (referring to them as frauds and charlatans) and there was nothing he could do about it. Leaving behind a ransom note, she informed him that Luce was no more. The extent of his injuries resulted in the loss of the use of his legs and his right eye. With the Infinights being kidnapped and Dr. Ahem being newly disabled, the doctor became crestfallen and lonely, resulting in a short but acute period of alcohol abuse.

### Infinight Interns

After a week of drowning his sorrows in alcohol, he was in a drunken stupor when Mayor Prattle informed him the adventuring party had arrived to serve as interns. In his inebriated state, Dr. Ahem determined that the interns should start training immediately and devised a series of traps and encounters, the final of which was to save himself and Mayor Prattle from his automatons and a conveyor belt of various traps.

That evening, Dr. Ahem had completely sobered up. He had granted the interns security access to Infinight Headquarters and, with the help of his eyeball-automatons Atten and Dant, prepared a proper training regime for the interns. Upon successfully completing the training, Dr. Ahem took the interns to the Thrown Gauntlet Tavern and treated them to a round of drinks.

Dr. Ahem showed the interns the occurrences the night Paralyte infiltrated the headquarters through the Dreamery experiment. Afterwards, Dr. Ahem dispatched the interns to Pyous Pass to pick up a package related to the Dreamery and to investigate a plague in the city that could be related to Paralyte.

## Appearances

* Episode 2: Infinight Interns - Search for Dr. Ahem, Part 1 (mentioned only)
* Episode 3: Infinight Interns - Search for Dr. Ahem, Part 2 (unconscious)
* Episode 4: Infinight Interns - Search for Dr. Ahem, Part 3
* Episode 5: Infinight Interns - Taverns, Tomes, and Training
* Episode 6: Infinight Interns - Pyous Pass, Part 1
* Episode 40: Paralyte's Poison - It's a Trap
* Episode 41: Paralyte's Poison - Down Dreamery Lane

## **Trivia**

* In later episodes, Gus described Dr. Ahem as being a draconic, specifically kobold.

## References

* Thumbnail artwork created by reddit user sharp-Yarn (found here)[1]