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Gen was a dwarven staffsmith known for creating powerful magic staffs. He crafted several staffs used by Lilicena, including Dreams in White, one of the Seven Great Staffs of the World. Although some of his works still exist, few records remain about Gen himself because he avoided attention and did not train a direct successor.[1]
Appearance
Gen was an elderly dwarf with a thick beard, a deeply wrinkled face and heavily calloused hands. Amira believed that his hands showed the many years he had devoted to his craft.[2]
Personality
Gen was quiet and reserved, with a presence compared to a giant boulder. However, once he began crafting, he became intensely energetic, as though he had been born to be a great crafter.[3]
He was also extremely blunt when judging staffs. Lilicena remembered that Gen once dismissed one of her staffs as garbage, and both she and Amira believed he would have given Amira's first handmade staff a similarly harsh assessment.[4][5]
Abilities
Gen was a master staffsmith capable of creating staffs that survived for centuries. His craftsmanship was highly respected by both Amira and Lilicena, and his staff Dreams in White became known as one of the Seven Great Staffs of the World.[6][7]
Known creations
- Dreams in White — A staff belonging to Lilicena and one of the Seven Great Staffs of the World.[8]
- An unnamed middle type Superior class staff belonging to Lilicena.[9]
- An unnamed long type Exquisite class staff belonging to Lilicena.[10]
Relationships
Amira
Gen knew Amira during her time as the Omnipotent Caster. In one of Amira's memories, he gave her a staff and warned her that she had not yet drawn out even half of its full power. He told her to learn its ins and outs rather than simply hanging it on a wall. Amira promised that she would not use it against people, calling herself a pacifist dark elf.[11]
Amira later remembered a conversation in which Gen asked whether magic was truly fun for her. She answered that even she could not fully understand the depths of magic, but that the search itself was enjoyable. Gen began to respond but left his thought unfinished, and the distant loneliness in his eyes became Amira's final memory of him.[12]
Lilicena
Gen crafted several staffs used by Lilicena, including Dreams in White. Lilicena still owned and used his creations centuries later, showing the lasting quality of his work.[13][14]
Lilicena also remembered Gen as a harsh critic of staffs. She and Amira agreed that he would probably have called Amira's first handmade staff a piece of garbage.[15]
Plot
Gen is first mentioned when Amira sees students at the Kisaro Academy of Sorcery using magic staffs. The sight reminds her of Gen, whom she and Lilicena both knew in the past. Lilicena confirms that she still owns and uses several staffs made by him.[16]
Later, during Amira's first lesson, Lilicena summons Dreams in White while joining the Candle Tipping game. The staff is identified as one of the Seven Great Staffs of the World and as a work created by Gen.[17]
After the lesson, Lumina asks about Dreams in White because it does not appear in her collected data. Lilicena explains that Gen made it around four hundred years earlier. Although several of his works still exist, there are very few records about Gen himself because he avoided attention and did not directly train anyone.[18]
Amira and Lilicena then remember Gen's personality and craftsmanship. They describe him as a quiet man who became explosive with energy whenever he began working. Amira also recalls receiving a staff from him in the past and later remembers their final conversation about whether magic was fun for her.[19]
Remembering Gen helps Amira reflect on her own attempt at staffmaking. Although she believes Gen would have harshly criticized her first staff, she is still glad she tried making it and decides to continue pursuing crafting.[20]
Trivia
- Gen was a dwarf.[21]
- He created Dreams in White around four hundred years before the present story.[22]
- He did not train a direct successor.[23]
- Several of his completed works still exist.[24]
- He was known for being brutally honest when judging staffs.[25]