The Captain of the Crimson Ship is a mysterious figure who plies the seas of the various planes and realms of Eberron and Khyber aboard his legendary vessel. [1]
History
The history of the Captain is unknown. [1]
The Captain appears to have some connection to oracular forces. [1]
Description & Personality
The Captain appears as a typical ultroloth , a slim six-foot tall dark-skinned figure with a bald head and glowing amber eyes. He plays a game of Conqueror against an unknown, remote opponent, who may constrain his actions. [1] [2]
Unlike other yugoloths, the captain does not give off an aura of evil. [1] [2]
Abilities
Aboard his warship, the dromond called the Crimson Ship, the Captain can take his passengers to any location on the known worlds of Eberron . He will usually extract some bargain for this service, such as a battle. [1]
Notes
Keith Baker has suggested on his website that the Captain may be a rogue ultroloth from Mabar , or that his neutral alignment may be a possible deception to induce despair and loss in keeping with the themes of that plane. [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 David Noonan , Rich Burlew , & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6 .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andrew Finch , Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel , Chris Perkins (August 2004). Monster Manual III . ( Wizards of the Coast ). ISBN 0-7869-3430-1 .
- ↑ Keith Baker (10/10/2017). The Endless Night . Archived from the original on 08/25/2018. "Does the Mysterious yugoloth Captain of the Crimson Ship hail from Mabar ? If so, is he working for or against the consuming darkness? I didn't work on the Explorer's Handbook , so I don't know what the creator of the Crimson Ship had in mind. Given that he's tooling around the Material Plane and at least appears to have a neutral alignment, it seems likely that he's some form of rogue; on the other hand, the apparent neutral alignment could be a deception, and his assistance or demands could be calculated to cause despair or loss."