Editing Tyche's Favourites/Other NPCs (section)

=Massalia=

==Menesthios' family and household==

''Family''

'''Menesthios''' - the Massalioi aristocrat who hired the PCs. Known to be a populist (and leader of that faction) seeking to expand the franchise. A generous man with many enemies. Nearly killed in the attack on his house.

'''Dianan''' - Menesthios' partner, a Salluvioi woman and mother to four of his children. A capable fighter in her own right, wounded in the attack on the house.

'''Xanthe''' - Menesthios' youngest daughter, survived the attack on the house unscathed thanks to her parents and older brother.

'''Demetreia''' - Menesthios' older half-Keltoi daughter, married to the son of a Salluvioi chief.

'''Idomeneus''' - Menesthios' Greek son and named after his grandfather. After the deaths of Apollodoros and Lykon, now the sole heir. Hates his father.

'''Melita''' - Menesthios' Greek daughter, married to a merchant in Emporion.


''Staff''

'''Polykratis''' - steward responsible for external trade, ie that with the Mediterranean. Also runs the mining interests in Iberia

'''Zoilos''' - steward responsible for trade into Gallia. Runs the horse-breeding estate and wheat-growing areas.



==Timoukoi==

''Presidents''

'''Pelopidas''' - senior president, a dithering old fool who relies upon his wife to make decisions.

'''Laodamas''' - a fair man open to reasoned argument, wearied by forever playing peacemaker between the factions.

'''Cleonymos''' - a rival of Menesthios' in the council. Leader of the aristocratic faction and most junior of the three presidents.


''Aristocratic faction''

'''Diodoros''' - Pan-Hellenist in his leanings, not attracted to women. Noted to be a moderate.

'''Hieronymos''' - led the hippeis to investigate the fires at Menesthios' estate.

'''Parmenides''' - a non-entity who got to where he is because of his ancestry; hopeless with money and being robbed by his steward. Hates Satyros.

'''Satyros''' - a lecherous man who thinks no one knows he has a mistress. Hates Parmenides.


''Populist faction''

'''Eurybates''' - a pan-Hellenist who was in command of the gate when the PCs visited Massalia for the first time. Not much of a warrior.

'''Kritias''' - nicknamed Philokeltoi, a champion of the mixed blooded population and married to a Keltoi woman, Gwenddolau.

'''Menelaos''' - newest timoukos, an ambitious man very much in love with his exceptionally talented wife, Evadne.

'''Oenomaus''' - lost a ship in a spring storm, imperilling his finances. Secretly hates Menesthios.



==Councillors==

''Hippeis''


''Hoplites''

'''Akestes''' - a prominent man and an exemplar amongst his class, leads a collection of several dozen councillors looking for gradual change. Enthusiastic about taking an active part in defense of the city.

'''Glaukias''' - the richest of the hoplites and a detractor of personal involvement in the city's defense.


''Artisans''

'''Isandros''' - master bronzesmith and armourer.

'''Telekles''' - master shipwright


==Other Massalioi==

'''Eukles''' - an underboss working for Bolon, captured by the PCs then released with a message for his boss.




==Foreigners==


''Greeks''

'''Lysanias''' - a scribe working for Abdeshmun who is currently missing.

'''Pleistos''' - a ''gymnastai'' (trainer) working at the gymnasium.


''Etruscans and Italiots''

'''Hastia''' - a successful Etruscan merchant whose husband is an equally-successful pirate.



''Carthaginians and Phoenicians''

'''Bodeshmun''' - a Phoenician banker who handles a lot of Carthaginian finance.

'''Eshmunash''' - a major Carthaginian merchant

'''Metallo''' - a Carthaginian merchant and the richest man in Massalia. Controls mining interests in Iberia and has his own trade fleet. A fat man who is often underestimated. Leader of his own faction in the Carthaginian senate who favour the status quo.

'''Milkherem''' - a major Carthaginian merchant


''Celts, Celto-Ligurians and Ligurians''

'''Lugobelinus''' - an exiled Celtic chief (Vocontii); old but still dangerous.

'''Finnan''' - young Celtic warrior keen to join Rhyanidd's retinue.


''Iberians''

'''Keynea''' - an Iberian noblewoman ousted from her lands by a pro-Carthaginian faction.


''Others''

'''Bolon''' - a major player in the criminal underworld involved in the attack on Menesthios' house somehow.

'''Haremsat''' - Egyptian master ironsmith and weaponsmith