In "The Chemist's Elixir", the second story in the seminal volume of The Casebook of Elisha Grey, Galen Toth, a chemist and former student of Elisha Grey's, comes to him for help in finding a stolen formula for a fast-acting narcotic he invented after a friend underwent reconstructive surgery on his face, to improve upon the analgesic given post-operatively that was too weak. Unlike Elisha Grey, he's fashionably dressed; like Kiara Ptolmai, he's naturally empathetic toward others who may be suffering. The narcotic he has derived is one that has a natural source, and was well known in Chungkuo. By refining his formula, he has created an enkephalin that is quick acting, has few side-effects with regard to digestion -- as other narcotics do -- and it doesn’t suppress respiration. Yet it is still a euphoric -- but not to a debilitating degree if taken in small doses. So, it would be therapeutic for the patient during recovery. In larger doses, however, it could be used for other purposes. If used without a patent, the drug under law can't be used at all without doctors being prosecuted, which convinces Elisha Grey to take the case.
Being fellow scholars in chemistry (one of Elisha Grey's several studied subjects) Galen Toth becomes a fellow investigator in "The Poisonings At the Pantry” in The Casebook of Elisha Grey II. He is one of several scholars who lend their assistance to determine within one week's time which food served at the most popular commons dining hall in the capitol of Atlantis was a source of severe illness among many patrons.
Being fellow scholars in chemistry (one of Elisha Grey's several studied subjects) Galen Toth becomes a fellow investigator in "The Poisonings At the Pantry” in The Casebook of Elisha Grey II. He is one of several scholars who lend their assistance to determine within one week's time which food served at the most popular commons dining hall in the capitol of Atlantis was a source of severe illness among many patrons.