Gellan Primewater
Gellan Primewater
Gellan Primewater is halfling man and one of the current members of the Saltmarsh Town Council.
Though nominally a merchant, it is an open secret in Saltmarsh that Gellan is the financier of nearly all of the smugglers in town, operating through his agent Crab, the owner of the Empty Net tavern.
History
Born in Saltmarsh in 1443, Gellan began working for a local shop specializing in imported goods, eventually taking it over in his 20s. The profitability of the store increased with Gellan's involvement, though what seemed at first to be the results of shrewd contracts were in fact Gellan's courting of coastal smugglers. This relationship with smugglers increased over the next several next decades to the point where , turning Saltmarsh into a center of regional smuggling. Gellan's relationship with smugglers made him fabulously wealthy, though as the years passed it became more and more of an open secret of where Gellan made his wealth. To stay in the town's good graces, Gellan began semiannually throwing lavish parties, festivals, and other events using the gold he earned from his smuggling operations which were very well recieved. In 1490, one of Gellan's smugglers died while on a mission, leaving his daughter, Alexia Nester, orphaned. Feeling guilty seeing the young girl at his funeral, Gellan adopting Alexia, providing her with all the tutors, books, and resources she could ever want. Though the two care for each other, Gellan has a habit of overcompensating and showing his affection with extravagant gifts, something that the naturally timid and shy Alexia finds off putting. In Flamerule of 1496, Gellan asked Crab to hire a few smugglers to investigate the Haunted Mansion of Saltmarsh following a few local children reporting that the mansion was filled with ghosts. The people Crab hired for this task would go on to form the core group of the Heroes of Saltmarsh, who would protect Saltmarsh repeatedly over the next half year during the Banesmark Crisis. During that same month, Gellan threw an extravagant 13th birthday party for Alexia, inviting merchants and performers from all over. He also asked the Heroes if they could accompany Alexia during the day to ensure she enjoyed it. Gelland continued to sit on the Saltmarsh Town Council for the duration of the Banesmark Crisis, supporting the Heroes of Saltmarsh generally, but ultimately not making too many waves.Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Gellan's primary drive on the council is to keep the attention of town and foriegn authorities away from his smuggling operations.
Gellan is a staunch Traditionalists, but unlike his fellow council member Eda Oweland, Gellan wants to keep Neverwinter out of town in order to keep the city and the city's guard attention elsewhere, as the increased presence of the Neverwinter Guard had made it more difficult to keep his smuggling under wraps.
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Date of Birth
1443
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Sex
Male
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