Zhesh

Zhesh
Fan art of Zhesh and Laudna, by Lilith Wu.
Type	NPC
Actor	Matthew Mercer
Character Information
Pronouns	she/her
Creature type	Humanoid
Race	Reilora (Shrike)
Languages	Common
Place	Razora and Kreviris, Ruidus
Family	Unnamed father
Connections	Barthie (friend) The Volition
Profession	Glassmith
Status
Status	Alive
Appearances
First seen	"Red Rural Revelations" (3x84) (via Sending)
Last seen	"The Assembling of Legends" (3x112)
Stream	Campaign Three (5 episodes)

Zhesh is a reiloran glassmith and an ally of the Volition. As an NPC, Zhesh is played by Matthew Mercer.

Description

Appearance

Zhesh is a lithe-looking reilora, tall despite having a bit of a hunch, with dark green, marble-like eyes, a slightly faded purple-gray body and with a C-shaped mark on her face. Her head crest has a large cloven scar on the right side, due to a scuffle.

Personality

Zhesh is very cautious and doesn't put herself at risk without a good reason. She lacks the classist attitude of other telepathic Reilora and interacts without problem with anyone, verbally or mentally.

Biography

Background

Zhesh once worked for the Imperium as a shrike, but is now affiliated with the Volition, although she denied being a member and indicated that she was simply aligned with their cause. In her youth she sometimes mined the glass she uses in crafting herself. At one time, she was involved in crafting weapons for the Imperium but no longer does so.

"Red Rural Revelations" (3x84)

Imogen contacted Zhesh via Sending to discover if she was with the caravan arriving in Razora, but she responded cautiously that she was just in town to do business.

"Arrival at Kreviris" (3x87)

After the party had killed the Willmaster and fled Razora for Kreviris, Imogen contacted Zhesh via Sending again and was told to seek out Jidoh at the Jagged Edge in the city, telling him they were with the Vanguard and seeking a contract. When they did so, Zhesh herself appeared and was persuaded to help them by giving them the color which would indicate the current location of the Volition.

"Seeking Sedition" (3x88)

When Imperium agents visited the Jagged Edge looking for Bells Hells (who were hiding in the cellar), Zhesh was the one talking with them and letting them check the shop (even being threatened at some point). However, when they left the glassmith let the adventurers stay more time; she praised Ashton's glass hammer (even offering to buy it if he didn't want it anymore), and offered some of the glass gear in the shop to Bells Hells, accepting gold and platinum as payment, and strawberries Druidcrafted by Orym and Fearne, which she enjoyed.

Before the Exandrians left she finished FCG's commissioned mood ring and made them a new sawblade herself.

"The Nein Hells" (3x111)

After Bells Hells returned to Ruidus with the Mighty Nein Imogen checked with Zhesh via Sending to make sure it was ok for them to hide in the basement of the Jagged Edge. The reiloran told her that things were intense in Kreviris at the moment, but it shouldn't be a problem necessarily, so the adventurers Teleported there shortly after.

"The Assembling of Legends" (3x112)

The next morning, when the adventurers left their hiding place, Zhesh was surprised that they had arrived and spent the night there without her noticing, and told them that she was going to go for a walk for safety; she also warned them about the tense atmosphere in the city, and explained that although people should not pay attention to them while they were disguised, there was still a lot of paranoia.

Relationships

• Barthie: Friend and probable fellow member in the Volition

Character information

Notable items

• Stiletto-like blade made from a femur, belonged to her father

Abilities

Zhesh is a master glass shaper.

Assuming she still has the same abilities she had as a shrike for the Imperium, she is able to use her psychic abilities to move her enemies or hide from them, and she is also skilled in using weapons to attack multiple times.

Appearances and mentions

• Campaign 3
  • "Red Rural Revelations" (3x84), via Sending (first appearance)
  • "Arrival at Kreviris" (3x87)
  • "Seeking Sedition" (3x88)
  • "The Nein Hells" (3x111), via Sending
  • "The Assembling of Legends" (3x112)

Trivia

• The grayish hue of her skin likely indicates she's no longer a young woman.

References

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