Volpen Stark

Volpen (ウォルペン) is a character from the "Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō" series.

He is the head Synergist for the Heiligh Kingdom.

Appearance
Volpen is an elderly gentleman with an impressive mustache.

Personality
Volpen is very prideful and devoted as a craftsman. Volpen will go to any length in order to learn new techniques. After seeing Hajime's transmutation skills, he does everything in his power in an attempt to become his disciple.

Biography
Volpen meets Shizuku, one of the summoned heroes from Earth, after she brings in her new sword that her classmate Hajime gave her in order to get it appraised. He was so impressed with its craftsmanship that he begged her to tell him where she got it from. Volpen spent three days engraving magic circles on the sword so that Shizuku could use its features since she couldn't manipulate mana on her own.

After the kingdom was invaded by demons, Volpen and other craftsmen were attempting to repair the artifact that generated a strong barrier around the kingdom that had been damaged. Shizuku met up with him while accompanying Hajime. After explaining that Hajime could restore the artifact, Volpen was sceptical of her claims at first, but immediately changed his mind after witnessing Hajime repair it almost effortlessly. Volpen was so impressed that he and the other craftsmen begged Hajime to take them as his disciples. Hajime was not interested in teaching them and spent the whole day hiding from them until Princess Liliana S. B. Heiligh ordered Volpen and the others to resume their work on restoring the capital.

Relationships

 * Shizuku Yaegashi - Volpen becomes well aquatinted with Shizuku after she shows him the sword that Hajime gave her and has him engrave magic circles on it so that she can use its features.
 * Hajime Nagumo - Volpen is greatly impressed with Hajime's skills as a Synergist and wishes to be his disciple no matter what.

Powers & Abilities

 * Master Craftsman - Being the head Synergist for the Heiligh Kingdom, Volpen is considered the one of the best blacksmiths in the kingdom. However, he acknowledges his skills pale in comparison to those of Hajime Nagumo.

Skills

 * Transmute - the base skill of the "Synergist" Job class. It allows the user to control, transform and manipulate any kind of ores, minerals or materials in any way or shape the user desires. In order to Transmute any object, the user has to be in contact with the object within the maximum range of 3 meters.