Lehman

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lehman (雷曼)
Alias(es)	Lehman Yivantov 22
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lehman Trading Company; Giles Academy 16 96
Occupation/Role	President of the Lehman Trading Company; Borne's agent and subordinate 22 193
Status	Active 328
First Appearance	Chapter 16 16

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spellcaster student	22	A Giles Academy student with the rights of a noble despite being a commoner; Borne recruits him as an agent. 22
Novice Arcanist	128	Identified as a novice Arcanist while negotiating with Hill over magical botany and potion production. 128
Low-rank Arcanist	151	His status allows him to enter noble circles, though only as “half a noble.” 151
Mid-level professional	193	Possesses little practical combat experience and is overwhelmed by the killing intent of battlefield veterans. 193

Background

Lehman was a commoner orphan who entered Giles Academy through his exceptional spellcaster talent. Before hiring him, Borne investigated his background and found that he was low-key, tactful, and capable of assessing commercial opportunities. 22 53

He first meets the disguised Borne at the academy and serves as his guide, explaining the academy’s layout, restrictions, and resources. Borne pays him double for the service. 16

Borne later recruits Lehman as his agent, entrusting him with a shop near the West Gate and the development of a chamber of commerce. Lehman recognizes the significance of the offer and accepts it eagerly. 22

Appearance

Lehman is seen wearing grey robes and using a simple disguise when meeting Borne privately. 22

• His familiar grants his eyes a passive ability comparable to Eagle Eye, allowing him to see at great distances. 53
• His eyes shine brightly when his mental power is active or “boiling,” a visible trait of a spellcaster. 93

Personality

Lehman is intelligent, tactful, and ambitious. He carefully evaluates markets, understands customer demand, and steadily grows from a cautious commoner merchant into the president of a major trading company. 22 84 193

He is deeply loyal to Borne and repeatedly follows difficult instructions without question, viewing Borne’s growing strength as the foundation of the company’s success. 23 28 47

His ambition is closely tied to his desire to enter the noble class. Borne notes that Lehman sometimes indulges in alcohol, women, and aristocratic flattery, but also recognizes that he does not abuse commoners or slaves despite his sudden wealth. 47 152

Lehman retains concern for the lower class, spending part of his income on refugees and homeless children. He personally arranges shelter and food for as many vulnerable people as he can. 53 54

Abilities & Skills

Commerce and Management

Lehman is an accomplished businessman and administrator whose talent for commerce is described as surpassing Borne’s, while Borne supplies the broader vision and innovations. 84

• Assesses store locations, customer demographics, and projected profits. 22
• Secures, enforces, and manages major military supply contracts for healing and spell potions. 23 26
• Oversees the Lehman Trading Company’s staff, workshops, material stockpiles, and supply logistics. 47 100 113
• Recognizes political and commercial traps, refusing a suspicious five-million-potion order despite its potential profit. 162
• Negotiates directly with nobles, military officers, and the First Prince while trying to keep the company politically neutral. 151 164 193

Arcane Studies

Borne cultivates Lehman as a spellcaster, providing tailored spell summaries, foundational magical theory, and a spellbook. 28 95 96

• Studies fundamental arcane arts, spellcasting principles, and magical theory through self-study. 95 96
• Reads Golden Scrolls supplied by Borne, an opportunity usually inaccessible to commoner students. 50
• Can sense the powerful magic within high-level objects, including the Heart of Elements. 75
• Lacks meaningful life-or-death combat experience despite his professional rank. 193

Alchemy and Magical Manufacturing

Lehman trains in alchemy under Borne and becomes involved in the company’s potion-production and magical-material operations. 94 99

• Practices alchemy through repetitive basic work, including producing tiles used to decorate the Alchemical Workshop. 94 99
• Directs cultivation soil preparation and magical-plant planting in the expanded workshop. 100
• Helps implement Borne’s spell-potion production apparatus while keeping its design secret. 135
• Oversees wand production, though the highest documented success rate remains about twenty percent. 290

Familiar-Enhanced Sight

Lehman’s familiar gives him a long-range visual ability similar to Eagle Eye. 53

• Can see objects at great distances. 53
• Shares memories with his familiar, meaning its death would also harm him. 53

Relationships

• Borne Ioulaum — Employer, mentor, and trusted superior. Borne recruits Lehman as his agent, teaches him arcane theory and alchemy, and relies on him to operate the company. 22 96 193
• Blake and Lilith — God-Demon Scion children discovered through Lehman’s relief work; Borne later includes Lehman’s children and other youths in his plans for cultivating reliable assistants. 54 55 65
• Hubwick / Ranger — Colleague in the Alchemical Workshop. Lehman relies on him for magical materials and druid contacts, while frequently criticizing his laziness. 127
• Hill — Elf druid hired by Lehman to accelerate magical-plant growth; Hill later resolves the Blackroot Treant incident caused by Lehman’s cultivation experiment. 127 292
• Powell — City Guard representative and customer. Lehman provides him with Red Potion, secures a contract, and develops a working business relationship with him. 164
• The First Prince — Political adversary. Lehman refuses the prince’s attempt to draw the company into the succession struggle. 193

Story Role / Major Arcs

Agent and Company Foundation

Lehman begins as Borne’s academy guide before becoming his confidential agent. He manages the early Lehman Trading Company and helps convert Borne’s business plans into an operating enterprise. 16 22

Beast Tide Supply Contracts

During the beast tide, Lehman expands healing-potion production under Borne’s direction. The Shamsuddin Legion selects the company’s new potion as its designated medicine, transforming the company into a military supplier. 23

Alchemical Workshop Expansion

Lehman helps construct and operate the company’s Alchemical Workshop, trains in potion-making, coordinates magical-plant cultivation, and adapts to the growing attention of Seventon’s noble houses. 94 99 100 116

Wartime Commerce and Political Pressure

As the company becomes a critical supplier for the front lines, Lehman handles enormous orders, military requisitions, and political interference. He demands proper documentation from Gallop Kieran during military control and later rejects the First Prince’s attempt to force the company into a faction. 164 193

Frontier Supply and Treant Cultivation

Lehman later brings personnel and supplies to the Shamsuddin camp, takes responsibility for cultivating oak treants for wand and staff production, and survives the consequences of an experiment that mutates a Blackroot Treant. 224 290 292

Notable Quotes

“Prepare to start production!” 23

“We are lawful citizens.” 193