Welch

Background

Welch
Official Welch Art by Jack Kaiser
Characteristics
Age	Unknown
Race	Human
Class	Messenger
Languages	Common
Status	Living
First Introduced	Episode 18: Initial DnD

"You're going to have to be more specific..." _~Welch

Welch is a messenger in the City of Alivast, working directly under the command of Doros. Once a simple commissioner, he has since become a civilian worker and Private for the Alivast Guards. In his first appearance, he helped apprehend a group from the United Orun Clergy which attacked the Unexpectables.

He reacts with sedate, almost sleepy indifference to events around him, but is capable of a variety of feats such as rapidly climbing walls and running rooftop to rooftop to traverse the city and using thieves' tools.

Welch appears to have a somewhat checkered past, mentioning once being a bandit and expressing a degree of the amusement towards his current association with law enforcement. He also collects a significant amount of information which he appears willing to share for payment. This includes criminal activity, specifically Alivast's own criminal underground. The exact degree, if any, to which he is associated with The Underbelly remains somewhat unclear.

Relationships

Doros

Doros is the commanding officer of Welch's squad. It is unknown if Doros knows or cares about his less than legal skills.

Greckles

Welch and Greckles had a chance to work closely when the Unexpectables assisted Doros in solving some outstanding cases. The two teased each other over failings (Greckles having difficulty climbing, Welch failing to pick a lock).

Robin

Robin and Welch often run into each other while working as they are both messengers serving commanders in the guard.

Trivia

• When asked if he was a member of The Hungry Bois, Welch was momentarily confused by the name, then remembering them as "Maurice and his gang." As he never actually answered the question, it is still unknown whether or not he was a former member, though his willingness to still provide the Unexpectables with information after learning they had killed them suggests he did not feel very close to them.
• Welch always has a toothpick in his mouth
• Sebastian Strong gave the Unexpectables a magic stone that will send up a signal that Welch will see and respond to. Fans immediately christened it the Welch Signal.
• Grenelda Spine-Snapper once offhandedly mentioned that they "kept Welch." What she means specifically has not been explained.
• Welch enjoys card games.