Andre

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Andre (安德烈)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Rorschach's apprentice; Bart's resident Mage Tower; Alchemy Department; Fonda food factory 220 334 335
Occupation/Role	Magic apprentice; magic-circle maintainer; preparer of simple alchemical potions; factory-production worker 334
Status	Active 552
First Appearance	Chapter 210 210

Background / History

Andre came from a financially strained household in Valuana. He could not attend the textile-factory night school because he worked evening shifts; his father was unemployed, his mother earned money through cleaning and laundry work, and he had younger siblings to help support. His father had previously worked as an illiterate printer for a small newspaper agency before losing his position after the News Truth Law reduced tabloid sales. 210 220

While assisting Rorschach's night-school effort, Andre was abducted and confined in a mansion dungeon. He burned himself to escape his restraints, overpowered Young Fernan, and attempted to free the other captives, but the cells were protected by both chains and active Arcane Locks. Rorschach later healed his burns and returned him home; he also advised the family to relocate and offered Andre's father work at the Hercules company. 222 223

Andre subsequently moved with his family to Lanster, Bavaria. A letter of introduction secured employment for his parents and temporary accommodation in factory dormitories, while Andre became the apprentice of Würzburg's resident Mage, Bart. 334

Appearance

Andre is a young man usually seen in a magic apprentice's robes, carrying a satchel and spell components. During a return visit to Lanster, he also carried a large barrel of Würzburg wine for his family. 334

• Magic apprentice robes. 334
• Satchel and spell-component pouches. 334
• Sustained burn injuries while escaping captivity, later healed by Rorschach. 223

Personality

Andre is conscientious and strongly attached to his family. He gave up the opportunity to attend night school rather than leave his mother and siblings without support, and he later carried food prepared by his mother to share with Rorschach during their journey. 210 339

He is brave under pressure but reluctant to burden others. He burned himself to escape confinement, then initially minimized his injuries after being rescued. 222 223

In professional work, Andre is observant and self-critical. He identifies operational problems at the Transmutation Dust facility, proposes automation as a solution, and openly recognizes the limits of his alchemical education when he cannot solve the problem alone. 334

Abilities & Skills

Apprentice Spellcasting

Andre possesses limited magical talent and is training toward becoming a formal Mage under Bart and Rorschach. 335 340

• Can cast the basic Repair Spell to rejoin broken materials. 361
• Can cast a small Fireball accurately, though its speed and power are unimpressive. 361
• Uses Mage Hand and a cantrip to light cigarettes. 334
• Trains in Ice Ray and Lagging Spell as defensive tools, but initially struggles to counter even Rorschach's controlled Fireball. 361 362

Tower Spirit-Assisted Casting

Rorschach connected Andre to the Tower Spirit through an upload spell and a modified Spirit Clone Technique. The system uses Arcane Seals and “characteristic values” to reduce the difficulty of reproducing a spell's archetype. 363

• Successfully cast the Major Accident Reversal Technique when tested with an incoming Fireball. 363
• Receives spellcasting assistance from the Tower Spirit, which functions as a “librarian” retrieving stored spell structures. 363
• The early system was limited by its spell library, which initially contained only one stored spell. 363

Alchemy and Factory Operations

Andre's practical work centers on magical industry rather than purely academic study. 334

• Maintains the magic circles of Bart's resident Mage Tower. 334
• Prepares simple alchemical potions. 334
• Monitors the production of dulled Transmutation Dust at Fonda's heavily guarded food factory. 334
• Recognized that fluctuating Teleportation Array emissions required a mathematical control relationship between raw output, array input, and the dulling mechanism; he proposed developing an automatic control system. 334
• Conducts standardized magical-aptitude testing and directs qualified candidates to further assessment. 377

Relationships

• Rorschach — Teacher, rescuer, and sponsor. Rorschach organized Andre's early work, healed him after his abduction, later sponsored his career, and trained him through Tower Spirit-assisted spellcasting. 210 223 335 363
• Bart — Andre's resident-Mage master in Würzburg. Andre maintains Bart's tower and assists with its routine magical work while pursuing formal Mage status. 334 335 340
• Andre's parents — His family responsibilities shaped his choices. His father's unemployment and his mother's domestic labor prevented Andre from attending night school; the family later relocated to Lanster for factory employment. 210 220 334
• Snow — Alchemy Department superior who described Andre as noble and meticulous when Rorschach searched for him after his disappearance. 220
• Pascal — Assisted Rorschach in locating Andre after his abduction and was familiar with Andre's address through the night school. 220 221

Story Role / Major Arcs

Lanster Factory Work

• During breaks from Bart's tower, Andre returns to Lanster and works around the Fonda food factory's Transmutation Dust operation. 334
• He confronts technicians over their failure to anticipate production fluctuations and begins considering automatic-control solutions; Rorschach approves of the idea. 334
• He witnesses Rorschach reverse a factory explosion through a large-scale protection and Mapping Reversal spell, recognizing his teacher as the facility's ultimate safeguard. 353

Advanced Apprenticeship

• Rorschach begins personally retraining Andre, judging that factory work had left too little time for his magical development. 361
• Andre undergoes demanding defensive training with Repair Spell, Fireball, Ice Ray, and Lagging Spell applications. 361 362
• He becomes the first practical recipient of Rorschach's Tower Spirit-assisted spellcasting method. 363

Anti-Magic Research

• Andre participates in Rorschach's experiments on the Empire's Anti-Magic Devices alongside Martin and Caroline. 526
• He worries about Rorschach's safety after the discovery of “magic strings” and the potential Magic Weaver system. 527
• Rorschach listed Andre as a co-author on the article Preliminary Study on Three Effects of Anti-Magic Fields, despite Andre being unable to understand much of its advanced content. 528
• Rorschach later delegates Andre to support Pavel's reform initiative through Valan while they discuss factory spellcasting protections based on the Large-Scale Magic Weaver. 552

Notable Quotes

“My knowledge is insufficient to complete the development. If Teacher Rorschach were here, he could surely accomplish it.” 334

Trivia

• Bart closes his Mage Tower for two days every ten-day period, giving Andre regular holidays that apprentices at the Tower of Arcane Arts envy. 334
• Andre suggested mass-producing alchemical weapons, prompting Rorschach to explain the political and practical risks of doing so openly. 360
• Factory workers in Lanster greet Andre warmly because of his apprentice status and his family's visible connections. 334