Nathaniel Angel

# Nathaniel Angel aka Melchizedek

Behind the philanthropic façade of businessman Melchizedek lies Nathaniel Angel, the calculating leader of a designer drug empire in the city. While driven to provide for his family, his secret criminal dealings have instead torn them apart. His criminal empire focuses more on the sophisticated distribution of illegal substances to elite figures in business, politics, law enforcement, and high society. Angel's most valuable criminal asset is Serena, a brilliant chemist who is the original creator of Everhigh (EVHC). He relies on her genius to keep inventing new substances and improving production. Serena was unfortunately arrested recently. Angel is covertly using all of his resources and connections in law and government to try to free Serena from prison, before the crucial Everhigh supply is impacted.

### Background

Nathaniel Angel grew up in poverty and vowed to never let his family want for anything. He demonstrated sharp business acumen from a young age.

As "Melchizedek" he gained fame and wealth as a popular musician. He leveraged this platform to cultivate an exclusive clientele of socialites, executives and elites addicted to his illegal bespoke narcotics. To the public, Melchizedek is a generous entrepreneur and celebrity. In reality, Nathaniel Angel rules a discreet but sprawling drug trafficking network catering to the rich and powerful.

### Family Betrayals

Angel's family life suffers under the weight of his secrets. His wife left him when she uncovered the truth, wanting nothing to do with dirty money. Their departure was a major personal blow, despite Nathaniel viewing it as an acceptable loss to protect his larger empire.

His estranged daughter grew up to spite him by becoming a policewoman - **Sergeant Liddy Angel**. She serves on the force dedicated to taking down crime figures like her father, without revealing their relationship.

Angel is grooming his youngest son Jonathan to one day inherit the legitimate portion of his empire.

Nathaniel's son **Joseph Angel**, however, followed in his father's criminal footsteps. Impatient to claim power, Joseph carved his own ruthless path that threatens to expose secrets Nathaniel has kept buried for decades.

### Eva Angel

**Eva Angel** is the second and current wife of Nathaniel Angel, the notorious crime boss better known publicly as Melchizedek. She is approximately the same age as Angel's youngest son Jonathan. Their considerable age difference and Angel's immense wealth led outsiders to assume Eva was a typical young gold-digger. But in reality, Angel and Eva share an authentic connection.

In contrast to Nathaniel Angel's refined presence, Eva is an unapologetic nerd at heart. When not making public appearances with Angel, she prefers wearing hoodies and sweatpants at home.

Her passions include smoking marijuana, playing video games, binge-watching anime, and pursuing her Masters degree to become a pilot. Eva is introverted and only fully relaxes when high or when alone with her husband.

Eva maintains a tense relationship with Angel's older children from his previous marriage. They see her as an embarrassing, immature replacement for their mother.

She gets along well with Jonathan though, perhaps because of their similar youthful ages. Eva remains unaware of her husband's criminal dealings. She thinks his wealth comes from shrewd business skills and his musical fame.

Angel treasures the genuine connection he has found with the eccentric Eva, so different from his previous loveless marriage. When with her, he can temporarily escape the burdens of his ruthless empire.

### Criminal Mastermind

To the public, Nathaniel Angel retains an untarnished reputation as a beloved philanthropist and self-made elite. But in the shadows, he masterfully puppeteers the strings of the city's underworld - bribing officials, blackmailing rivals, and leveraging a network of informants.

Angel's brilliance built a criminal empire too complex for law enforcement to unravel. But keeping his own family oblivious to his dark activities proved impossible, driving away those closest to him. Nathaniel now reigns as a solitary and isolated kingpin concealed behind a facade.