Meshif

"Greetings. I'm Meshif, captain of this ship here. I make port runs around the Twin Seas and occasionally out to Kingsport in Westmarch."

- Meshif

Meshif is a ship captain.

Biography
Meshif was born in Kurast, where he spent his childhood. He made port runs around the Twin Seas and occasionally out to Kingsport in Westmarch. He also sailed across Sanctuary's southern seas and visited many strange lands. Whenever he stopped in Lut Gholein, Elzix offered him a free room in his inn. However, Meshif preferred the comforts of his own cabin. Similarly, he rarely frequented Atma's establishment. Lysander sold him many sea-sickness potions over the years, as many of his passengers didn't take well to the rocking of his ship.

At some point he had an encounter with an Amazon.

Lut Gholein
"There's something Jerhyn's not telling me, I just don't know what. To my eye, things here in town don't look that bad, especially since Warriv's caravan route opened up."

- Meshif

In 1264, Sultan Jerhyn ordered Meshif to stay docked in Lut Gholein in case of emergency, as the city dealt with the appearance of strange creatures in the desert outside the city. He obliged, though he knew that there was something that Jerhyn wasn't telling him; things in Lut Gholein didn't appear that bad to his eye. He came into contact with a group of heroes who were persuing the Dark Wanderer.

Eventually it came to light that demons had gained access to Lut Gholein through a portal in Jerhyn's palace, hence why he had asked Meshif to stay. The heroes were able to deal with the issue, and Jerhyn asked Meshif to wait some more, in case they needed to get out of the city. Eventually, at Jerhyn's request, he took them east to Kurast.

Kurast
"Well, I gave you my word, and brought you here as promised. But by all that's still holy, I wish I'd never returned to this accursed place. This fetid jungle can't be the fair Kurast I left behind. I don't know what all this evil is, my friend, but it's obvious that you must stop it. I only pray that you can before the jungle consumes the last vestiges of my beloved homeland."

- Meshif after arriving in Kurast

Meshif sailed into Kurast, finding to his dismay that the city was being overtaken by jungle; that he had boasted of the town on the journey to his home was a tragedy not lost on him. The heroes were able to defeat Mephisto however, and the jungle began to retreat. He thanked them, stating that Kurast could now begin to reclaim its former glory.

In-game
Meshif appears in acts II and III of Diablo II. He takes the player from Lut Gholein to Kurast, bridging the two acts. Meshif is the sailor who takes the player from Lut Gholein to Kurast.

In the latter, he trades the hero The Golden Bird for a Jade Figurine found in quest. In the above mentioned quest, it is shown that he owns a figurine collection which was missing the Jade Figurine, which the player gives to him.

Unlike Warriv, he does not change clothes between acts.

Dialogue
Main article: Meshif/Dialogue

Personality and Traits
Meshif appears to be a follower of the Skatsim faith. He had no desire to be immortal, stating "can you imagine having to wake up every night just to piss for the next thousand years?" Fara and Jerhyn held him in high regard.