Marco Pollo

Marco Pollo (Player: FractalFunkJam) is a charismatic Half-Elf Bard (College of Eloquence, Level 5), master apothecary-entrepreneur, and proprietor of Pollo's Potions ("Alchemy While You Wait") in the commercial quarter of the capital.

Proprietor of Pollo's Potions

Marco's shop is far more than a storefront for healing draughts and herbal remedies — its backroom serves as a neutral crossroads where royal jesters, noble logistics auditors, swamp scouts, and crown fixers intersect:

Military Supply Contracts: Partnering with Malakor Viridian of House Ebonhawk, Marco brews and packages critical battlefield burn-salves and heated medical canisters dispatched north to Andric DeVross's M.A.S.H. hospital in the Stormhorns.
High-Stakes Diplomacy: When Hiren Kropus's bastard son Thorn walked into Pollo's Potions with a House Foxmantle Letter of Credit — immediately drawing Queen Raedra Obarskyr's gunslinger fixer Drakkhen Crowman and a street ambush — Marco teamed up with Shifty, Malakor Viridian, and Bogg to defend the Ebonhawk supply wagon and smuggle Thorn out of the city inside a shielded metal casing.

Marco Pollo's Shop Roster & Security Network

Marco runs Pollo's Potions with a tightly coordinated crew of specialists and observant shop animals:

Name	Race / Class	Role at Pollo's Potions
Alabaster Clay	Half-Orc Cleric 5 (Trickery Domain)	Shop security, healer, and manager; responds to threats and guards the ledger
Cherry Blossom	Half-Elf Druid 5 (Circle of the Land — Forest)	Shop operations, customer relations, herbalist, and ingredient verification
Juniper Blossom	Half-Elf Druid 8 (Circle of the Moon)	Cherry's sister; travelling courier, rare-materials buyer, and aerial beast-scout
Meowzart (The Cat)	Ordinary Domestic Cat	Quiet counter & windowsill observation; debriefed via Speak with Animals
Beethoven (The Dog)	Trained Mastiff	Entrance deterrence & early warning (Keen Hearing and Smell); loves Alabaster most