Melsathaes is the codename given to a team of four Sightless Eye agents who have been hired onto the expedition under the guise of mercenary scouts. While they can perform those duties, their real task is to be the eyes and ears for their mistress,
Alera N'Rali. Their primary interest is uncovering secrets and identifying political and economic opportunities Alera can exploit Despite their cover story to the contrary, they have no concern for the rest of the expedition beyond its ability to help them to that end.
Given the Sightless Eye operates as a cult, the agents of Melsathaes worship Alera as an aspect of the Silent Watcher, an old minor deity who is the patron of scouts, spies, and those who seek what is lost, forgotten, or unknown. This worship is how Alera keeps tabs on her agents and how she will be kept appraised of what Melsathaes discovers, as well as pass any useful information back to them.
Each has access to an arcane ability they call the True Sight, which allows them to detect dangers and subtle details, making them peerless sentries and investigators. Members of the Sightless Eye consider it a divine mystery and speak little of it to outsiders.
Aliza Most senior agent. A veteran of some of Le'raana's most exotic and dangerous locales, she is a flexible operator who is too inured to the weird to panic in the face of horrors from beyond the veil, having vanquished a few herself. Received orders directly from Alera, which is a rare and coveted honor amongst the Sightless Eye.
Eswild Trailblazer. Eswild's duties largely consist of long tours of uncharted wilderness to map sites for deeper exploration by other agents. This also makes her a skilled hunter and tracker, able to analyze the land and make a solid guess as to where a target may have gone.
Brythe A member of the Sightless Eye's kill squads. Brythe is a well-trained stalker, assassin, and assault troop, serving as Alera's bloody dagger to silence those who threaten her power. Her placement with Melsathaes is to ensure the team's cover remains intact and no one hinders their mission overlong. Unlike the stereotypical assassin, she functions well with a team and in a straight fight.
Aengen Alchemical specialist. While not a stranger to field work, Aengen's primary responsiblilty is the development of poisons, tranquilizers, and other potions to aid other field agents. As part of this work, she identifies flora and fauna for suitable reagents and conducts autopsies on test subjects. While not a proper doctor, she is familiar enough with physiology to perform chirurgeon duties if pressed.
