Retnin

Retnin is the reviewing alchemist. (Chapter 517)

Biography

Workshop discipline hardened into rigidity

Retnin reviewed Kyle Sichi's attempted acid preparation and, after two failures, accused him of wasting materials, refused another trial, and ordered him removed. The choice protected workshop supplies but also exposed a rigid institution unable to recognize knowledge outside its accepted practice. (Chapter 517)

Appearance and personality

No consistent physical description is established in the supplied chapters. His refusal to allow Kyle a third trial presents him as protective of workshop resources but rigid about accepted procedure. (Chapter 517)

Magic and abilities

He has conventional alchemical training and authority over workshop review. His method is limited by inherited recipes and does not amount to magic. (Chapter 528)

Relationships

Retnin meets Kyle as a reviewer with power over an outsider's experiment. Their conflict pits workshop authority and material conservation against Kyle's insistence that the failed preparation deserves another attempt. (Chapter 517)

Items

No catalogued signature item is established for Retnin in the finalized item specification.