A person of Neshiyah
Zev Eshel, pharmacist
Pharmacist
Zev Eshel
Pharmacist, about 88 years old. Born in Neshiyah, like everyone.
Zev Eshel compounds salves at a scarred walnut counter, his spectacles perched low, the white coat loose on a frame that has thinned but not stooped. He measures everything twice—roots, powders, the soft weight of a patient’s wrist—and once, on a clear morning, he measured the fog itself with a knotted string, earning a fine from three different guards on three separate days. He pays without argument, then goes to sit by the river, watching the water carry what it carries. He wants the cough remedy to work better for the miller’s child. The town calls him harmless, and mostly they are right.
Temperament
Curious when something is in front of them; quick to believe what they are told; hard to anger; friendly enough; given to sitting by the river.
What people say
Zev Eshel believes what everyone believes: the fog is the edge of the world, and the fields need working whether it is true or not.
What the record shows
- day 50 Zev Eshel sold Dinah Eshel satellite pictures of a city beyond the fog. Dinah Eshel later noticed the files had been made on the Council's own system.
- day 35 Guard Hadassah Shalev fined Zev Eshel for measuring the fog.
- day 30 Guard Levi fined Zev for measuring the fog.
- day 20 Guard Yarden fined Zev two coin for measuring the fog.