Melith Mathesen

Lieutenant Melith Mathesen
Alma mater	Arpaton Academy, later Jixaron
Era	Age of Steam
Organization	Planar Marines, Jixaron
Height	5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Parents	Berukos Darlight (father) unknown elf (mother)
Relatives	Sylkress Quessir (twin sister)
Family	Mathesen family

Sylkress and Melith Mathesen. Art by noodlii1029.

Lieutenant Melith Mathesen is a half-elf tiefling artificer and member of the Planar Marines.

Melith's character sheet on D&D Beyond

Biography

Melith and her twin sister Sylkress are the daughters of Berukos Darlight and an unknown elf. The two grew up in an orphanage in the Thenalion Empire until Melith was adopted by the Mathesen family. As part of this wealthy and influential family, she grew up around Thenalion high society and saw first-hand the corruption of the leaders of the Empire. When she was old enough, she was sent to attend Arpaton Academy (which the Mathesen family owns) and was taught magic weapon and armor smithing. After graduating, she left the Empire and instead joined Jixaron and moved there. She became the apprentice of Arch Smith Lingot, and would work with him on many projects including her own creation, the Prototype Xenovoltaic Armor based on moon elf technology.

When the Platinum Covenant attacked Jixaron, she joined the Planar Marines to help defend, joining the demolition team. At first she built explosives for soldiers to use, but as the invasion went on and numbers on the front lines were more desperately needed, she began joining the demolition team in a more direct way, going on missions to the front lines and into enemy territory. For her actions she would be promoted to the rank of lieutenant and be sent on a special mission with Major Azure, Captain Rosco Croppa, and Captain Cynder Vileheart, to investigate the hidden Thenalion base known as Den 26.