Arsen Calomel Golden

Age; 33/34 (exact age unknown)

Affiliation; House Golden

Likes; Geneva, alchemy, sunshine, apples

Dislikes; Geneva’s husband, books, rats, conversations

Other Info; It’s rumored Arsen traps the souls of those Geneva kills into the jewelry she wears. They say that he transforms the life forces and pain of those she tortures into incredible powers; for example, tapping or crushing an emerald ring might release a burst of powerful wind. No one knows if it’s true or not. Though it is true that Arsen is an incredible alchemist and is actually quite intelligent, he can’t read or write and only goes off of intuition. Even though he’s most known for his ability to transmute substances into other things, he’s also an unparalleled brawler and fights dirty.

Bio; Arsen’s earliest memories are in the dull Golden orphanage where he grew up, near Thule. The only thing he had to tie him to his original family was a bright yellow ribbon on his wrist with the word ‘CALOMEL’ on it. Like all children in the Golden orphanages, his childhood was a battlefield. Due to the proximity near Thule, the nuns were well-versed in the foundations of alchemy and taught some basics to the children. Along with the other teachings – such as that the Golden House was akin to Gods, Arsen latched onto all the teachings of the orphanage and very quickly showed unprecedented promise in alchemy. When he was punished to solitary time with the rats after blinding another child and turning their eyes into firebolts, a nun walked in on him days later having transformed the rats into a bludgeoning weapon. Though he went to attack her with intent to kill, one of the floorboards had broken and he tripped before finishing the job. To this day, he hates rats and thinks they’re signs of bad luck.

One day, some members of the Golden family visited the orphanage to see their work in action and help them make any adjustments they needed to produce their super soldiers. Geneva happened to have gone along with this particular visit. Separated by glass, the Goldens watched the children pitted against one another. Arsen came out on top, having transformed one child’s corpse into a weapon that he used to slaughter the other children. With the bodies of the other children, he turned them into various things he thought that Gods and Goddesses like the Goldens would like – beds of flowers, jewels, and other various things.

Eager to know if he pleased the Gods, Arsen approached Geneva, who offered him an apple. It was more than he’d eaten ever, really, and certainly more delicious than the scrap the nuns offered him. Though certainly the absolute filth disgusted her, Geneva probably realized how useful he could be and asked him to prove loyalty to House Golden. He took the only tie to his original family – the yellow ribbon— off his wrist and transmuted it into a topaz necklace to give to her. She took him back to House Golden and though the basic necessities she provided him could hardly be called ‘kind’, since it was more than he received at the orphanage, he grew to become a mindlessly loyal asset of Geneva’s. Any order she gave, he followed it ruthlessly, and has protected her from assassination attempts in the past.

He worships Geneva and the thing he hates most in life is her useless husband. Arsen’s never questioned it or done anything to sabotage it, knowing it’s not his place to and Geneva is too smart to make mistakes. He assumes it’s a political marriage, even though her husband is one of those oligarch members who has never seen a fight in his life. Though Arsen is almost always at Geneva’s side to protect her, in the very rare instances where he’s not needed or wanted, he’ll be found sleeping in the sunny apple orchard on the Golden grounds.