The Alchemist is a member of The Order of the Triad, along with Dr. Orpheus and Jefferson Twilight. He's mostly a traditional scholar (ie: he reads books) who has a MySpace used for checking up on cheating boyfriends. In Showdown at Cremation Creek (Part 1), he claims to be disguised as a "paunchy gay guy who loves Jimmy Buffett." Hiding in plain sight. He also has a crush on The Outrider

The objective of his current efforts is the cure for AIDS. The Alchemist considers this project part of his search for Enlightenment; however, he joins the Order of the Triad for publicity.

Despite being a modern kind of guy he still lives in a place that resembles a medieval monastery and sleeps on a horse hair bed. He is also the biggest expert on the 19th century that Dr. Orpheus knows, making him incredibly useful for solving the riddle of ORB.