The residents of the colorful stilted homes of the Nightwater Isles value tradition. Each island has retained its own distinct culture and trade specialty while depending on the others for goods—made possible by the Skimmers who bring goods and passengers through the dangerous waters of Nightwater Cove in their flat-bottomed wooden skims.
- Skill Proficiencies: Nature, Survival
- Tool Proficiencies: Vehicle (water) navigator tools
- Languages:
Sahuagin
- Equipment: Dagger, 50 ft rope, common clothes pouch of 10 gp and a lucky charm
Feature: Sense of Direction
Your skills as navigator make you an excellent ship’s pilot, but they also have provided you with an excellent sense of direction. As long as you have a full view of the sun or moon, you always know which direction is North.
Suggested Characteristics
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | My friends know they can rely on me, no matter what. |
| 2 | I work hard so that I can play hard when the work is done. |
| 3 | My language is as foul and humor crude. |
| 4 | To me, a Juke joint brawl is a nice way to get to know someone |
| 5 | I like a job well done, especially if I can convince someone else to do it. |
| 6 | I stretch the truth for the sake of a good story. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Freedom. The sea is freedom — the freedom to go anywhere and do anything. (Chaotic) |
| 2 | People. I’m committed to my crewmates, not to ideals. (Neutral) |
| 3 | Aspiration. Someday I’ll own my own fleet of skimmers and chart my own destiny. (Any) |
| 4 | Respect. The thing that keeps a ship together is mutual respect between captain and its patrons. (Good) |
| 5 | Mastery. I’m a predator, and the other skims on the river are my prey. (Evil) |
| 6 | Fairness. We all do the work, so we all share in the rewards. (Lawful) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | The skim is most important, it's my life. |
| 2 | I’ll always remember my first skim and voyage. |
| 3 | I return to the same island at least once a month to make sure no one else has claimed it. |
| 4 | Ruthless pirates plundered my ship and left me to die. Vengeance will be mine. |
| 5 | I was cheated out of my fair share of the profits, and I want to get my due. |
| 6 | In a harbor town, I have a paramour whose eyes nearly stole me from the sea |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’ll say anything to avoid having to do extra work. |
| 2 | Once someone questions my courage, I never back down no matter how dangerous the situation. |
| 3 | Once I start drinking, it’s hard for me to stop. |
| 4 | I can’t help but pocket loose coins and other trinkets I come across. |
| 5 | My pride will probably lead to my destruction. |
| 6 | I'm very superstitious. |
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