Gratin Dofinwa

Gratin Dofinwa is a NPC created and portrayed by Justin Green. He is an apprentice of Chairman Naga, along with Zelf and Bokus Dore.

**General Spoiler Warning:** This page has been updated with information as of Ep 44 - Janni innaJ. Anything after that, if any, is not on this page.

## Description

Gratin has wire-rimmed glasses and sleeps in ill-fitting pajamas.

He is always meek and withdrawn, kind of hunched over.

## Backstory

Gratin Dofinwa is likely from West Mealnor, the poor side of town. He trained under Chairman Naga with fellow apprentices Zelf and Bokus Dore, in hopes to one day inherit the Chairman's seat. Bokus doesn't think very highly of him; she thinks that Gratin has technical skill but not the chef’s instinct, and therefore didn't consider him a real competitor.

## Current Events

Since the Chairman's trial, Gratin has cut all ties with him and sworn off cooking entirely. He works at the Food Bank in West Mealnor, and enjoys his job. He feels like it makes up for the time spent under the Chairman. Gratin wants to think that the Chairman is dead, but isn't sure. Until he knows he's really dead, he'll always be afraid that the Chairman will pop around the next corner.

When Janni Squad escapes to Mealnor, Zelf brings them to Gratin's apartment to lay low.

As part of the Chairman's will, Gratin was given his rock climbing gear to climb Mount Gimdim. In the reading, the Chairman made sure to call out his "rugged strength" and "sturdy constitution," which of course he does not have. Gratin gives the climbing gear to Zelf. Gratin likely received a dream vision from the Chairman after eating the naga sushi.

Gratin is killed presumably by the Beast of Mealnor, but Zelf thinks it was a copycat and that the real killer is someone else. It is later revealed that Paltra Mimosa killed and ate him to regain the magic that the Chairman took from the Chiffonades.

At Rabual's palace, a time spider sends Zelf into the past, to the time when the apprentices were trying to catch a lunar octopus for the Chairman. Zelf attempts to warn Gratin about Paltra, causing a paradox. As Zelf returns to the present, he glimpses a time spider climbing out of Gratin's mouth.

## Random Facts

* Gratin has an apartment in West Mealnor, a studio on the second floor.
	+ He has a lot of alcohol, so it's fair to say that he probably, like Zelf, gets hammered to deal with Mealnor and the Chairman.
* He gives Zelf a spell called Gratin’s Validation, which allows him to verify someone's identity with a piece of a person.
* Paris France worked with him at the Food Bank, but Gratin refused to teach him elven food magic and Paris resented him for it.

## Trivia

* He is named after gratin dauphinois, a French comfort dish made from potatoes.

## Appears In

### In person

* Ep 31 - Janni-shaped container
* Ep 33 - Dentistry trigger warning
* Ep 34 - I WOULD RATHER DIE
* Ep 36 - More than enough teeth for everyone
* Ep 44 - Janni innaJ (via flashback)

### Mentioned

* Ep 16 - The Great Mealnor Bake Off
* Ep 32 - Licking the lollipop of crime
* Ep 37 - Slutty Little Vest
* Ep 38 - Sticky teamwork
* Ep 40 - The Nine Senses
* Ep 41 - Janni confuses the crostinis
* Ep 42 - Backhand of Good Luck

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ep. 31
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ep. 16
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ep. 33
4. ↑ Ep. 34
5. ↑ Ep. 36
6. ↑ Ep. 42
7. ↑ Ep. 44
8. ↑ Ep. 41