Captain Vale
Captain Desmond “Iron-Tide” Vale
Skills & Abilities
- Master navigator (advantage on water-borne Survival checks)
- Veteran cutlass fighter: Riposte & Disarm maneuvers
Voice & Mannerisms — Big Focus
Low, rasped baritone with coastal Ardentian lilt—drops articles (“Haul rope, brace for gale”). Taps two fingers to temple when thinking; spits when impatient. Favorite bark: “Stand to, lads!”
Alignment & Morality
Lawful Neutral—chain of command first, ethics second when survival’s on the line.
Equipment & Possessions
Broken cutlass, cracked-lens brass spyglass, waterproof logbook stamped Gilt Horizon.
- Age: 57
- Sex/Gender: Male
- Race/Species: Human
- Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
- Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
- Build: Rangy, wiry-muscular
- Skin Tone: Sun-cracked copper
- Eye Color: Storm-gray
- Hair Color & Style: Iron-black streaked with silver; shoulder-length, swept back beneath a tricorn
- Facial Features: Angular jaw, high cheekbones, weather-creased brow, bristling salt-and-pepper beard
- Distinguishing Marks: Rope-burn scars across left palm; faded mer-compass tattoo on right forearm
- Voice: Low gravel baritone, coastal Ardentian lilt; clipped, drill-sergeant cadence
- Posture & Gait: Restless pacing, hands clasped behind back when thinking; strides as if the sand were a deck listing in a storm
- Typical Expression: Stern, eyes narrowed as though squinting into glare
- Dominant Hand: Right (scarred thumb bears brass signet)
- Apparent Health/Condition: Robust but weather-worn; slight limp in wet weather from an old leg break
- Clothing Style: Tattered longcoat of tarred canvas over frayed linen shirt; patched sea boots, broken cutlass on makeshift belt
- Accessories & Jewelry: Battered tricorn with single gull feather; cracked brass spyglass on thong, waterproof logbook tucked in coat pocket
Current Location
Children
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