Duden Mayer, male, thirty-five years old, Ember Fifth Rank, was a craftsman.
From Thousand Islands, a common mixed-blood like any ordinary Ember, he had apprenticed under many, gathering a wide range of expertise—meaning he shuttled between various workshops taking odd jobs. In his pursuit to become a craftsman and chase after Mutation, he received the Stagnant Rot Blessing. After that, he knocked his head at the feet of You Sui Mentor, Jian Yuan, becoming a nominal disciple who played the flute.
As a student on paper but a workhorse in practice.
As a master who gained fame a century ago and defected to the Nine Evils after leaving the association, Jian Yuan was a prime example of an educator who taught without discrimination.
When it came to students, as long as they were useful, he taught them, and once taught, they were used to exhaustion.
