Kreis Kuhl is a supporting character in Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg. He also appears in Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2 and Atelier Marie, Elie & Anis: Message on the Gentle Breeze. Kreis is the Salburg alchemy academy's top student during Marie's school time, and later goes on to study high end alchemy. He and Marie constantly argue, but despite this the two seem to consider each other as friends.