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Originally Posted by johndallman
Penemue's engineers may have a reputation problem, given the amount of spare parts they go through. Given their salaries, they are unlikely to worry much about this, but they will be keen on whoever does Kessler's life-extension magic.
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That's a very good point. Hadn't even considered that.
Despite Kessler's eccentricity and his sometimes unreasonable demands, he has a considerable knack in acquiring the loyalty of people. Not only is Kessler a bit of a character and strongly appeals to those of adventurous bent*, but he also has a way of getting people who should by all rights condemn him and all he stands for of becoming fond of him despite themselves.**
As for life-extending magics, Kessler's doctor, Dr. Dao Van Sang, believes that using occult medicine is extremely dangerous. There exists essentially no body of reliable research on the long-term effects of magic on the human body and the files of the monster hunters Kessler sends out are full of animals and humans twisted into horrible things by the influence of magic.
That being said, Aunty Genie, the chef aboard
Penemue, is almost certainly feeding Kessler a diet of healthy Esoteric Medicine supplements, but whether that rises to the level of actual magical elixirs is unknown.
*Because of Talents.
**When young, Kessler was rakishly handsome and extremely secuctive. At age 100, his Sex Appeal is not what it used to be, but he's still got boat-loads of Charisma.