Burgell Oneshoe Galdor

Doctor Burgell Oneshoe Galdor is the inventor of the lightblade and the master of the Oneshoe Laboratory in Galdor's Workshop.

History
Burgell grew up with my mother in the Guildmaster's Palace annex, though he spent as little time there as possible. He was always far more interested in exploring Galdor’s Workshop, deep into the industrial layers of the city. Whilst he would occasionally join his sister's, Breena Ashheart Folkor, alchemical tutorials, most of his artisanal skill was self-acquired or patched together from various artificers around the city of whom he had gained the favour. This gifted Burgell with a wide variety of talents and experiences, from alchemy to gemcutting to sugarworking, well suited to his eccentric style. Upon reaching adulthood, Burgell acquired a laboratory for himself on the northernmost bank of the River Dribblewhip. At first, the building consisted of a single storehouse, but over the years, Burgell build many extensions and extra levels, each constructed in whatever style tickled his fancy at the time. Once the workshop was watertight, Burgell would spend more and more time there – whilst the palace annex remained his official residence, he would often sleep in his office. He worked on the various areas of academia which interested him, a broad set to say the least, but eventually focused his effort on optics and jewel-mongering. His prime invention was the lightblade, which employed the refractive and reflective properties of gemstones to conjure a powerful beam of energy, with the cutting power of the finest steel. His first lightblades were very large, almost cumbersome, but, particularly with the aid of his nephew, Zook Sparklegem, he also managed to produce smaller arms. He also consulted with Zook on his nephew's discovery of a runic icosahedron. At the moment, he continues to work on his lightblades, as well as working on his other interests, particularly in the kitchen.