Arieh is a magical apprentice under Asra, but they do not own The Shop. The Shop belongs to the other apprentice, Machlah (Or nicknamed Macy).

Machlah is The Apprentice who is tasked to solve Lucio’s Murder Case, not Arieh (Arieh is a wanderer). (Machlah is also the Apprentice that worked for Dr Devorak during the Red Plague and well, you know the rest)

They were originally a placeholder for it to justify that the shop didn’t belong to Arieh since they’re a wanderer, but now I’m invested in this character hahah so expect more development for them too 😂

Flat version:

Before I make my next post, here’s a look at Arieh’s companion and Machlah’s familiar.

Arieh, being that type of person to name something/someone meaningful, named their companion swift “Jedidah” because it means beloved/friend in Hebrew. I mean, Jedidah is a pretty good friend to Arieh when they are alone and she helps out a lot.

As for Machlah, they didn’t really thought of a name at all until Arieh suggested Alvah’s name (they nicknamed Alvah “spoiled prince” or “little prince” before Alvah got his name, because Machlah is VERY guilty of spoiling and babying Alvah). Alvah means “his highness” in Hebrew.

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Some quick armor references of Machlah for @veelos!