Sea King Shipyards
The Sea King Shipyards is a small operation compared to many other ship-construction sites and drydocks in Absalom, but its proprietor and employees take this fact in with pride, noting that they may produce only a single seagoing vessel at a time, but that each and every ship and boat that comes out of their shipyard can be counted among the finest ships on the Inner Sea. With the disappearance and presumed death of Goodman Hugen, his daughter, Goodmiss Alidane, is the business’s current manager. Under her watch, the yard’s reputation has only grown. Once a ship’s construction is finished and its new owner takes it to sea, the Sea King Shipyard does not wash its hands of the project. Exacting records of its ships are maintained, along with histories of their travels and details of each crew, updated each time the ship returns to port at a minimum, or once a year by one of the shipyard’s traveling agents who, in cases where a Sea King ship hasn’t been back to Absalom in some time, are equipped and capable of tracking down the ship’s last known location to secure updates as needed. Some captains consider this micromanagement an affront to their sovereign rule aboardship, but the fact that—should a Sea King ship fail in some way that can be attributed to poor craftsmanship—the shipyard will provide reimbursement and repair free of charge is enough for most owners to eagerly welcome the attention.
Recently, though, one particular blemish has risen to fester at the Sea King’s reputation: the Ambrosia. When this ship returned to Absalom with no crew and no clue as to where they’d vanished, or for that matter any clue as to how the ship managed to return from its long voyage to the southern horn of Garund, Goodmiss Alidane immediately hired investigators to research the mystery and provide an explanation. That the Ambrosia itself remained in excellent shape despite the loss of its crew is something that the Sea King’s employees view with pride, although this pride is muted by the tragic loss of all hands.
Recently, though, one particular blemish has risen to fester at the Sea King’s reputation: the Ambrosia. When this ship returned to Absalom with no crew and no clue as to where they’d vanished, or for that matter any clue as to how the ship managed to return from its long voyage to the southern horn of Garund, Goodmiss Alidane immediately hired investigators to research the mystery and provide an explanation. That the Ambrosia itself remained in excellent shape despite the loss of its crew is something that the Sea King’s employees view with pride, although this pride is muted by the tragic loss of all hands.
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