Hannibal Maloch

Hannibal Maloch (1385-) is a human trader from the independent city of Corinth, who is married the shade of the goddess Anahita located at Benin Falls. They have a single daughter, Leilah Maloch, who is a priestess of her mother and the current CTO of The Company.
He is a red-headed man whose consciousness feels rough, not well educated but somewhat clever, and masculine. He served for many years as a captain in the T'nari Trans-Oasis Company.
==History==
Hannibal worked as a trader between Corinth and the T'nari Oasis. He used dust of dryness to transport massive quantities of water through the desert. He traveled to Benin Falls during a census, where his deeds impressed the manifestation of the local waterfall, Anahita. They were married in secret on her plane of Ysgard, and Hannibal lived in Benin Falls for at least eight years, raising their daughter Leilah, before he sent her away to school.
==In Eon==
Hannibal was talking to the mountain-running woman in Malagassy when Ashra scried on her. Leilah was not watching Ashra scry, however, so she did not identify him. Later, citing his name to the mountain runner did nothing to dissuade her from attacking Aether.
He appeared on the casino ship Sirius, hiding in the corner of a room shared by The Company by using an invisibility cloak. Ashra found his mind, but did not confront him until he reappeared when she was alone. He told her Leilah had great confidence in her and gave her information about a bubble prison downriver from which a prisoner would soon escape. He also gave her the message to pass on to Leilah that she should stand facing starboard on the deck at midnight; this instruction led to Leilah's discovery of a Neogi spelljammer docking in secret. While Hannibal's visit was meant to be a secret even from his daughter, Ashra told Leilah about it when attempting to justify her actions in staying to explore a trapdoor in one of the neogi's rooms.
Hannibal sent a courier to fetch the party when they arrived back in time to stop the Awakening. He used his extensive knowledge of shipping countries, routes, and practices to assist his daughter in tracing the futurium mined by agents of the Gloriosa Family. When The Company fled to Benin Falls after the defeat of Orcus on the Prime Material Plane, he offered them hospitality and information. He also diverted the white-cloaked men to the Ornan Jungle when they came looking for prominent party members. 
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