Severin
The Alchemist of Kosta
He reads people the way he reads his formulas
Biography
He traces contamination in the water near the village of Kosta back to its source: an iron wall in the forest where the water tastes wrong and the animals behave wrong and patches of summer wildflowers persist into October. What he finds behind the wall changes everything he understands about the world.
He is warm. He is also furious. The warmth and the fury exist simultaneously and both are genuine.
More will be revealed in Book 3.
Appearance
Medium height, lean, built by work. Dirty blonde hair tied back. Hands permanently stained from plant compounds. A burn scar across the back of his left hand. Compelling face.
Abilities
Alchemy. Healer training. Herbalism. Contamination tracking. He can read preservation magic the way others read weather: by its residue, its taste, its pressure on the body. His specific skill is mapping contamination spread and identifying its source.
Key Facts
•He sets down tools too hard when he is angry. The anger shows in his hands before it shows in his face.
•He fixes things with his hands. Everything. Not just patients. He will repair a fence, re-seat a hinge, and re-bind a book before sitting down to eat.
•He tastes water the way other people read letters. Iron. Mineral. Wrong. He knew something was leaking from behind the wall before he found the wall.
First appears in Book 3.
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Severin
Aliases
Sev
AffiliationKosta
GenderMale
SpeciesHuman
Eye ColorTeal
Hair ColorDirty blonde
StatusAlive
AgeEarly-thirties
First AppearanceBook 3