Servants

Alchemy.

Thought by some to be the predeccesor to Chemistry, the field of science that revolutionized mankinds understanding of the universe.

Likewise however some think differently.

They consider Alchemy to simply be pure superstition practiced by madmen and frauds.

Yet still there are different opinions.

Some believe that alchemy is a philosophy, meant to guide prospective students on the path of proper science.

Regardless of the reasons, most of its methods are hidden by their practitioners.

Whether due to it being taboo, it being a danger to society, or simply out of embarressment at practicing it.

For some reason few alchemists ever published their work unredacted and uncoded.

Not even the one who inspired humanity's foremost expert of Gravity.

Not even the 'master of secrets' could stand others knowing what he knew.




56King56, Reddit

True Name
George Starkey

Class
Watcher

Alignment
Chaotic-Neutral

Height/Weight
5'6/131

Region
North America

Source
Historical Fact

Alternate Classes
None

Parameters

Strength	Endurance	Agility
E	E	D
Mana	Luck	Noble Phantasm
D	C	C

History

So you seek my own history.

A poor question, student. Histories is like secrets. So long as you keep them in shadows, they have limitless potential. Endless power.

...

Fine, however.

My history has already been exposed by truth and its potential almost completely squandered. So if I'm to invest whatever potential remains, it shall be you my student. However realize the power you hold. I am willingly giving you not only secrets about myself I tried to keep hidden, but the power they hold.

Now, as I said most of my history is public.

I was the son of a painter. I attended Harvard where I attained an interest in Alchemy and became a Philosopher by Fire. Then I moved to Boston and unsatisfied with the material quality there moved to London where I married Susanne. I incurred debt researching alchemy but made friends with Hartlib. Then I went to jail briefly for the debt I incurred for my research.

After my release I continued my research and work until eventually the Plague claimed my life.

However there are a few secrets I kept from the public.

Most prominently was that... I was on the right track. I successfully made a Diana's Tree, which in terms of alchemical quality is a step below a working philosopher's stone.

Additionally, all my products were the result of alchemy. I knew medicine but never once truly practiced it.

Finally my membership to the Invisible College was rumored but never confirmed. I shall do so now... and not the Hartlib Circle. That was merely the public face of the society. Due to my work with alchemical furnaces, medicine, perfumes, and the successful creation of a Diana's Tree I was given an invitation to the real college which I accepted.

So there you have it.

Your teacher is a bit of a fraud... but a real alchemist.

Aren't your honored?

Class Skills
Magic Resistance
E+

A skill belonging to several classes, Watcher being among them.

George never fought other mages in life, though has met them on occassion and talked in a professional capacity. In the Invisible College he was well-respected for his talent in Alchemy and some magus' gave him tips on defending against magecraft.

As such while he only qualifies for this skill by virtue of his class container, he receives a plus modifier for the tips he received whenever facing magecraft from the modern era.

As a result he has a general low-level resistance to magecraft and when faced with magecraft derived from the 17th century onward can only nullify single-action spells that are not greater magecraft. Further, as a general rule, all greater magecraft bypass Magic Resistance of low levels.

Territory Creation
B

Normally the class skill of Caster servants, this skill has replaced the normal class skill of Watcher servants (Territory Infringement).

It allows the servant to recreate the workshop they had in life.

In his case his workshop is an alchemical laboratory with facilities to create alchemical tools and products. In addition to enhancing his alchemy while within it, it also allows him to produce high-end alchemical products that he made in life. It also has natural mystical defenses against intrusion.

Watcher
-

A class skill of Watcher representing the special contract Watcher servants have with their masters.

The precise kind differs between different servants.

In his case he becomes a teacher to his master and aims to turn them into a Caster servant of acceptable prowess and skill. This is because in life he was a teacher to great minds that would go on to utilize Alchemy to advance, popularize, and modernize Science as a whole.

He hopes to replicate this miracle at least one more time.

Personal Skills
Iatrochemistry
B+

A variant of the Medicine skill.

Instead of utilizing chemistry as the basis, Alchemy is utilzied to produce medical products with varying levels of effectiveness dependent on the amount of magical energy expended to produce said medicine. George is thought to have been an expert in this field, granting him a high level in this skill.

At his rank he can recreate many of the medicines he did in life and so even when outside his workshop he can cure most afflictions and heal any injury that is not major. To do that, he requires his workshop and even it has its limits.

It cannot stall the inevitable death caused by a fatal injury.