The Great Skeeve

The Great Skeeve (Last Name Unknown) is an extremely powerful wizard and cofounder of Myth Inc. He has been closely allied with Aahzmandius in the past. He is best known for his involvement with and subsequent abandoning of Myth Inc. after the Great War.

Early Life
Skeeve's life as a young man is shrouded in mystery, but it is commonly thought that he was born in the outskirts of Merrowlight to a poor mother who subsequently abandoned him and a father who stayed behind but neglected him. He spent much of his young life begging and stealing to get by until his alliance as a teen with Aahzmandius, once a powerful wizard and combatant. Skeeve then dedicated his life to the pursuit of magic, a skill he picked up extremely easily. As he studied, with a focus on illusory magic, he went on various quests and schemes with Aahz to earn money to fund their life. As they completed more quests, they became more well known, to the point that people were clamoring to hire the pair. This led to the formation of Myth Inc.

Myth Inc.
Skeeve and Aahz founded Myth Inc., along with several of their frequent collaborators. The business was a work for hire firm, doing whatever it took to make a quick buck. While much of their work was for individual clients, they occasionally did work for local governments. This work was mostly small -- taking care of an invasive species, hunting down a crime boss the government couldn't access, controlling a rampaging monster -- until the Great War. After the Great War started, the Council of Elders near immediately reached out with an offer: Myth Inc. would stop the war in its tracks. Skeeve, specifically, would stop the war using his high level magical abilities. This is where the tension in Myth Inc. reached a pitch. For a long time, Myth Inc. had been run by Aahz on the managerial side, while Skeeve was more mission oriented, kicking back and relaxing unless someone needed him to cast. Aahz wanted to accept the government contract to send Skeeve into the war. He opposed. This led to a schism in the company, some people siding with Aahz and his "all for profit" approach and some siding with Skeeve's anti-war stance. Eventually, after weeks, years of prodding, Skeeve gave in, leading to the tragedy at Gup Row. After this, Skeeve left Myth Inc. for good, choosing cash out his stock in the company and go.

Post-Myth Inc.
Skeeve's life post-Myth Inc. has been anything less than idyllic. Left without his friends and allies, with a heaping dose of PTSD, and with more money than he knew what to do with, Skeeve turned towards a passion he had been nurturing since around the time Myth Inc. incorporated: drinking. Skeeve's drinking started as noted, when Myth Inc. incorporated and he moved on from being a wizard who did quests to a business owner who had to deal with contacts and benefits and taxes and all the complicated little things that capitalism makes possible. The pressures were too much for the man who simply wanted to focus on learning and creating spells. He spends most of his time throwing parties, buying rounds for crowded bars, and getting arrested for public intoxication and possession of alcohol, a controlled substance. Skeeve is often a loner at his own parties, though sources at the Merrowlight Post say that he has been seen with an old flame: Bunny Bruce, accountant at Myth Inc. and oft rumored lover of Skeeve: "We're friends. I worry about him, who wouldn't? But I can't stop him, no one can stop him. If he wants to, he'll drink. He's a wizard, he'll do anything he wants." Indeed, he has dodged every legal claim laid against him through a team of lawyers mysteriously donated from an anonymous source.

Rumors of Lichdom
Skeeve's great powers have lead some to speculate that he's a lich, one who sold his humanity to grain great mystical powers. His proficiency in illusory magics have given the rumor any legs, those who believe it saying Skeeve's illusory magic is the only thing that maintains his human façade, the rest of him is gone. His associates have denied this claim, some going even further. "Guess which of Skeeve's former partners says he's fallen off? Our reporter overheard this scaly titan of industry claim the wizard's power isn't what it used to be!" The "scaly titan" in question is most likely Skeeve's former partner Aahz, who famously lost his magic the day he met Skeeve. Despite these claims, the rumors of lichdom persist still, with some claiming Skeeve smells of death, others saying that when you look into his eyes, there's nothing behind them. These claims have yet to be proven or disproven, but they are potent.