Key Personas
High Harbormaster Corvinus Vane
Corvinus is a man of jarring contradictions. He is a master of administrative order who thrives on the chaotic corruption of the docks. He treats every copper coin with the reverence of a holy relic, yet he will spend thousands on a single bottle of imported Elven vintage to drink alone. He is outwardly obsequious and fawning toward anyone with more power than him, but he is a cruel, mocking tyrant to the laborers and deckhands beneath his station. He harbors an all-consuming, bitter hatred for Captain Marrow, seeing the pirate's freedom as a personal insult to his own tethered, bureaucratic life.
Captain Alistair Marrow Thorne
Marrow is a man of rigid nautical discipline trapped in a civilian's life. He is fiercely loyal to those who show him respect but treats most customers with a biting sarcasm that borders on hostility. While he is a miserly haggler when selling his junk, he is secretly generous to the orphans of the docks, often 'losing' food near them. He is haunted by the loss of his ship and moves between cold, calculating bitterness and explosive bursts of maritime pride.
Elara the Eel Vayn
Elara is a creature of high-strung hospitality; she is excessively polite to those she intends to rob and deceptively blunt with those she considers allies. She maintains a mask of simple-minded eagerness while serving drinks, but her eyes are cold and analytical, recording every whisper in the taproom. She is fiercely protective of the local orphans but would trade a stranger's life for a gold piece if it meant keeping her tunnel-network a secret.