Blackjack Mel#

Role: Criminal operative
Location: Padlock Tavern, Buckledown Row (also operates out of Skull and Sword, Emberwood Village)
Affiliation: Queen’s Men
Description: Greased-back hair, leather jacket, surrounded by thugs

Key Info

Controls or represents the Queen’s Men presence in Emberwood Village; now more often found at the Padlock Tavern in Buckledown Row
The Hooded Lanterns “like to think they impose the law, but they can barely keep their own people alive”
To contact “the Queen”: drop 100 gold into a well at Buckledown Row with a note stating intentions
To prove loyalty and earn an introduction to the Queen: bring a permanent magical item
The Queen needs the Six Seals of Drakkenheim to perform the coronation ceremony — six artifacts (Chancellor’s Crest, Inscrutable Staff, Lord Commander’s Badge, Saint Vitruvio’s Phylactery, Spymaster’s Signet, Steward’s Seal) that are jointly required for any coronation. None are currently located.
Employs Donovan Marlowe as a personal appraiser at the Padlock Tavern; Donovan specializes in identifying magical artifacts from Drakkenheim

Log

Session 2
- Cory visited on Zayn’s recommendation. Mel told her to prove herself by bringing back delerium.
- Party returned with a delerium chip. Mel acknowledged the deed and offered information about contacting the Queen.
Session 5
- Not present (went home around 3am). Party was told he can sponsor Cory for a bout in the Smee’s Palace fighting pits against Dorian Dare.
Session 7
- Met with Cory and Margareta at the Padlock Tavern; revealed the Six Seals of Drakkenheim and their role in the coronation
- Confirmed the Scepter of Saint Vitruvio is not one of the six seals, but any permanent magical item delivered to the Queen counts as proof of dedication
- Introduced Cory and Margareta to his appraiser, Donovan Marlowe, to assess the rod from Saint Tarna’s statue