Daedalus Deephunter

Hailing from the small island of Thelve along the Sword Coast on the eastern edge of Ygris, Daedalus Deephunter wasn't born like most children. Instead, the circumstances of his "birth" were nothing short of miraculous. Descending from a line of whalers, Daedalus's father showed remarkable courage and chivalry whilst on a particularly perilous voyage, earning himself the favor of The Stormlord, the God of the Seas. Upon listening to the man's tales, and learning of his wife's infertility and the couple's desire to bear a child, the Stormlord bestowed a gift upon the pair, entrusting a newborn Water Genasi child to the couple to care for. The couple raised their child with love, naming him "Daedalus" and instilled a strong sense of morality and justice within the boy.
As such, when he was of age, Daedalus enlisted into the Ygris branch of the Royal Navy Academy, hoping to travel the world and do good. During his years enlisted, Daedalus became incredibly close friends with a fellow student named Hadel Tidebringer, an upperclassman. The two would remain the best of friends after graduating, with the pair even being assigned to the same branch once all was said and done, the 4th Division of the Royal Navy. With it's members stationed in the kingdom of Ygris itself, the 4th was overseen by a man named Asmar Thompson, with the division specializing in the discovery and recovery of any potentially valuable or dangerous assets. Despite their Admiral's frequent leaves of absence, the Division seemed a good fit for Daedalus, with the young Genasi helping a great many people and eventually rising to the rank of Lieutenant.
However, this would all change one day when rumors of a new discovery along the Sword Coast began to circulate amongst the 4th Divison's barracks. If the rumors were to be believed, the wreckage of an ancient sunken ship, one from centuries ago was discovered just off the coast of Thelve. As such, the 4th Division was tasked to investigate these rumors, looking to scavenge the ship for anything of value. Despite his familiarity with the area, with the wreck being within less than a hundred miles of his home, Daedalus was not chosen to accompany the crew in this investigation. However, due to his natural talent and leadership abilities, Hadel was chosen to lead the expedition, marking his first assignment as a Commander.
Unfortunately, this first assignment would turn out to be Hadel's last, as the crew never returned from their voyage. After several days of no contact, the crew (along with Hadel) were pronounced dead, the ship having been officially lost at sea, with the official explanation being that "The waters along the Sword Coast are highly dangerous, the crew seemingly must have ran afoul of something dangerous within the waters."
While most simply accepted this explanation and mourned the tragic loss of a young crew, with this explanation came suspicion from Daedalus, someone intimately familiar with the supposed area of the shipwreck. More than anyone, Daedalus knew exactly how dangerous this area was, having both grown up here all of his life, and being especially in-tune with the waves due to his connection to the Stormlord. Daedalus knew for a fact that the area had nothing remotely dangerous enough to threaten one of the Royal Navy's vessels within it, let alone someone as skilled as Hadel. Despite this, the higher-ups of the 4th Division seemed to pay no mind to Daedalus's protests, seemingly preferring to ignore the subject entirely, simply writing Hadel and his crew off as unfortunate casualties in a tragic accident.
Due to this, despite the wishes of his superiors, Daedalus undertook an investigation of his own. Checking the area for himself, Daedalus was unable to find this mysterious shipwreck the Navy was searching for. However, what he did eventually find was what he had feared most, as after days of searching, the wreckage of Hadel's vessel was discovered. Upon investigating the ship itself, Daedalus was shocked to discover the source of the ship's sinking, as the undeniable signs of Royal Navy cannon fire were present all throughout the ship. Upon recovering what he could of Hadel, and giving both his friend and the crew a proper burial, Daedalus set out to present his findings to Admiral Asmar Thompson, his head filled with thoughts.
A mutiny? Pirates using stolen equipment? A rogue crew of selfish Navymen? Each of these possibilities ran through Daedalus's head as he presented his findings to his Admiral, hoping to both to seek answers for why this tragedy occurred, and to get justice for his fallen friend. However, instead of these findings resulting in an internal investigation, or charges being pressed, what instead came for Daedalus was a demotion, and eventually a reassignment to another division entirely. Moved far away from both the 4th Division and his homeland, Daedalus was reassigned to the 8th Royal Navy Division, far away from the scene of Hadel's demise. Any attempt to further push the issue would lead to hushed silence and confusion, with even his new Admiral, a younger man named Magent A. Windsor seeming unwilling to speak about the issue. Eventually, Daedalus found himself assigned to a remote vessel patrolling the southwestern portion of the seas, one designated for holding and transporting petty criminals, having to work alongside an asshole named Kent.
With his best friend dead, his belief in the Royal Navy destroyed, and having been removed from his home, Daedalus's chances of resolving the issue peacefully were seemingly gone. With this, Daedalus made a seemingly rash choice, deciding to free the prisoners onboard his vessel. Following a tense conversation with his Admiral, one ripe with implications about Windsor's own knowledge of both Hadel's passing and Daedalus's intentions, Daedalus sprung his plan into action, freeing a group of four prisoners onboard. With this, Daedalus and his newfound allies soon entered a confrontation with the Captain of the vessel, one that resulted in a Kraken dragging the vessel and it's crew to a watery grave.
Deciding to stick together following their escape, Daedalus and his new allies made their way to the island of Jahal, navigating their way through a perilous swampland and down towards the trading port of Jahal Cove, allying themselves with a Gatorfolk hunter named Slaw Greene along the way. Along their journey, Daedalus reflected upon both Admiral Windsor's words along with his findings on the ship itself, beginning to believe that Windsor (and by extension the Royal Navy itself) was setting him up, wanting him to pursue the map fragments of Alexander Morgan's Last Gift, a mythical treasure said to contain untold wealth and power. Upon striking a deal with Governor Jacob Meade, the group disposed of some purple-robed cultists inside a volcano before coming face-to-face with a Mind Flayer, which delved deep into Daedalus's mind, digging into his deepest insecurities and guilt over Hadel, nearly killing him before the timely arrival of Abraham Morgan.
Upon recovering and speaking with Morgan, and finding him to be the direct descendant of Alexander Morgan, Daedalus and the rest of the party agreed to work alongside him, seeking to recover the many pieces of a fragmented map said to lead to "The Last," with Daedalus wanting to keep it firmly out of the Royal Navy's hands. Setting up in the mysterious hidden stronghold of Dublith temporarily, Daedalus and the crew ran several odd jobs, including fighting off a group of mercenaries and recruiting an undead Elven woman named Ziaka. The crew soon came face-to-face with the figures in purple robes from the volcano again, this time having set up in a secluded cove outside of Creta, having kidnapped and experimented on several members of a nearby crew. While the crew was successful in saving many of the hostages, and in convincing one of the crewmen (a blind sharpshooter named Victor Price) to mutiny, the group was ultimately successful in completing their ritual, seemingly summoning a gigantic squid-like creature, which took the life of one of Daedalus' crewmates as it fled.
Following this incident, the group began making plans for an infiltration of Kingsport, the Royal Government's capital, as a trusted source of Morgan's had received word of a gathering of the highest-ranked of the Navy's officials happening on Festivus, the last day the year. When preparing for this, the group ended up in the independent city of Waterdeep, where upon rescuing a pair of kidnapping victims, Daedalus became the co-owner of Trollskull Manor, a once-great manor and tavern, which the group plans to rebuild. Following this, the crew captured themselves a Royal Navy ship, before engaging in a three-sided conflict with Viona Zarr's Sea Devils (one of the sea's oldest pirating groups) and the Royal Navy's 8th Division over a fragment of Alexander Morgan's fabled map. During this encounter, Daedalus once again came face-to-face with Admiral Windsor, who attempted to reason with Daedalus over his quest for revenge, claiming his own intentions to make the seas a better place, along with some damning accusations towards crewmate Theodore Radagon's past actions and allegiances. Despite this meeting, the two quickly parted without coming to blows, as Daedalus made his way further up the tower whilst Windsor chose to pursue Teddy.
With the map fragment recovered, the crew regrouped with Morgan and Steady, and upon attaching their fragments together, the group received a vision, seemingly showing visions of Alexander Morgan from nearly six hundred years in the past. Following this, with the plans for the Kingsport expedition fully laid out, the crew decided to enjoy one last night in Jahal Cove, entering another Fight Night, one where Daedalus handily defeated his opponent. Following their fights at the bar, the crew accompanied Governor Meade in clearing out a gang known as the Skooma Divers from Town Hall, eventually putting an end to the gang, along with discovering signs of a group of thieves who had infiltrated Meade's vault in the meantime.
With his eyes still firmly fixed on getting justice for Hadel, Daedalus has the clearest goal of the entire crew ahead of him. Now fully disillusioned with the Navy, legally pronounced dead, and with his family on the other side of the seas, Daedalus has his sights set on solving the mystery around the betrayal and murder of Hadel, finding out who was responsible, and absolutely annihilating all involved. Whether that can be solved simply, or whether he'll have to take the issue all the way up to Kingsport itself, it seems as if nothing can stop Daedalus and his pursuit for vengeance. And now with a solid crew at his side and Kingsport within his sights, there's no telling what Daedalus may discover next.