Wellgar Brinehand
High Priest (a.k.a. Arm of the Waters)
Overview
A former whaler, Wellgar Brinehand became a priest of Procan after the very sea voyage that claimed one of his arms. Dragged into the depths of the Azure by the legendary whale Caroskal, "The Great Ocean's Weapon" in Suloise, Wellgar was made anew.
Personality
Older now but unflagging, Wellgar has a sharp memory for every storm, lost ship, and enormous catch ever brought into Saltmarsh harbor. He knows many fanciful stories of shipwrecks, lucky escapes, and famous captains.
Matters ashore rarely interest him, and he sees the Azure Sea as something larger than any dispute between Salts and Founders.
Beliefs
Wellgar survived his journey into the sunless deep to return as one of Procan's chosen. Months after the ship's loss, Wellgar swam into Saltmarsh imbued with the power of the Tempest and one arm made entirely of coral.
Before the Azure's waters had even begun drying on him, Wellgar began elevating the town's worship of Procan to more stringent heights. His first sermon brought the docks to a standstill.
Eschewing formal organization, Brinehand zealously focuses on the rites of Procan over any semblance of priestly order or structure.
Endeavors
Wellgar uses the blessings of Procan to seek out shipwrecks in order to recover the remains of sailors for a proper burial. He is willing to trade cleric spells of up to 5th level, including raise dead, in return for recovery of the remains he seeks.
