In another thread, I mentioned a character I have in my campaign. It is a Zethra bartender in the city of Port Loren, on Gran Quivera. You can gain almost any piece of information from it, as long as you have something interesting to tell it in exchange...<br /><br />I would like to make this character available for others to use. In my own game, there are many details about this character that are specific to my own universe, so I post this here in order to present & develop a more "generic" version that can be used in anyone's game.<br /><br />If anyone would like to draw some relevant art, please feel free. Of course, please don't reinvent the Zethra species.<br /><br />Jedion suggested (in passing) the name Zeek, and I rather like that. So let's call this generic version "Zeek". Although Zeek is technically genderless/hermaphroditic, people usually think of it as a "he".<br /><br />Zeek arrived in the Frontier several years ago, from his homeworld (see the Zethra article from <i>Dragon</i> magazine for their backstory), and has been roaming the Frontier gathering information ever since. He knows a tremendous amount, on subjects as minor as Dralasite ool-melon recipes, to detailed floor plans for remote Sathar bases. He eventually settled down on Gran Quivera, which he considered a nice central location for gathering more information, which is his main hobby. He found that this particular bar in Port Loren (insert a name from your own game) is busy enough to suit his needs, and the owner found that Zeek could make just about anything, and always remembers regulars and what they order.<br /><br />He does not "speak" in a conventional manner, but can direct a synthetic voice to come out of any speaker he is in physical contact with.<br /><br />It is important to remember that Zeek does not give away information for free. The main reason he has chosen to place himself here is to acquire more information. He does not care about credits or material goods, and cannot be paid in the normal manner. He wants new information - the more obscure the better. He does not care what the subject matter is, and it could be something that most people would find trivial or useless. If it is common knowledge, he will reject it.<br /><br />Zeek is a noncombatant, and will avoid fighting if possible. He demonstrates no fear, and has been known to behave normally during a bar fight, as if combat is not happening around him at all. He cannot be threatened or bullied. He will defend himself if necessary, and possibly others he considers friends. He does not use conventional weapons, but relies on his natural electrical attacks. Although capable of disintegrating others & absorbing their energy, he will not do so due to his deep-seated ethical code against eating intelligent beings.<br /><br />Zeek has average stats for a Zethra, as per the original article.<br /><br />Once we have fleshed out Zeek some more, I think it would be fun to post him in an issue of the Star Frontiersman or Frontier Explorer, as Jedion has suggested.<br /><br />
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