Bartolomé de Medina, Master Alchemist of Cerro Rico
Bartolomé had not been born into the Vetrini clan, his origins were much less distinguished. Still, his family, the de Medinas, had a long and well established reputation as some of the best alchemists in Haven Towne. Bartolomé had shown considerable talent in the family business from a young age, and was considered quite the rising star in the clan. Not only had the meticulous and demanding craft of Alchemy come naturally to him, but he had a keen and creative mind, and a near eidetic memory. He amazed his family and peers with his ability to recall the exact recipes and properties of hundreds of elements and elixirs, no matter how obscure. He also displayed an almost instinctual knack for innovating new combinations of old elements, inventing several new and valuable recipes and processes. So when the Vetrini came calling with a problem and a large sum of gold they were willing to devote to solving it, it was only natural that young Bartolomé be part of the investigatio