Karst

Water Runestone Dragonmade An ancient stone bearing the ancestral rune of the Tidelord. Such a find should be kept as a prized possession. 110

Highfin Sea Serpent Familiar Several times the length of most dragons, these sinuous serpents possess dangerous, spined fins. 2350 Karst Bloodletter standoffish | ruthless | intimidating » Weapons Master » he/him » Mate of Forjaria » The Nematic » chaotic neutral » ♫ Theme The ridgeback is sharpening a blade when he looks up at you with a cold stare. "What do you want?" You explain that you're visiting dragons in the Crystal Nook as he resumes sharpening. After an uncomfortable silence you ask his name. "Karst." He replies simply, followed by more silence. You then ask what he does. "Ship's in port," he spits, "I'm sharpening my blades for when we set sail again. I'm the Weapons Master." He holds the blade in the air, inspecting it as it glints in the candlelight. "I handle weapons like these right up to the necks of folks who don't mind their own business." You swiftly leave.

Runed Helm Trinkets Collect enough of these and you may be able to spell out messages to your clanmates! 475 Ancient Knife Trinkets The engravings in the handle indicate that this tool was most likely used in food preparation rather than battle. 78 Swashbuckler's Cutlass Apparel This cutlass is used more for decoration than anything else. 0 Ancient Broadsword Apparel A relic of a long-lost civilization: Let's use it to hit things! 0 Traveler's Runestone Trinkets The sigils indicate that they will grant swiftness to the bearer... but they don't seem to work for dragons. 325

The Nematic Maintaining a new allegiance to the Arcanist and the clan, this group of water dragons, almost as if in a sub-clan, have formed their own ship's crew. Their ship, the Nematic arrives in other lands by port, and is another means of gathering, trading, and profiting. The word nematic itself is an adjective referring to a state of liquid crystal, representing the crew's dual nature of water and association with the Crystal Nook.

Captain

Quartermaster

Sailing Master

Guard & Boatswain

Weapons Master

Master Rigger

Swabber & Carpenter

Merchant Coordinator

Ship Cook

Ship's Doctor

Cabin Boy & Powder Monkey

Sailor

A deep sinkhole on Plague's border with Arcane, the blue hole plunges straight from the shallows to the twilight zone. The water teems with bacteria, sickening any who linger here and keeping all but the most stubborn corals from its edges. Dragons hatched here can be of Plague or Water, depending on the balance of power at the time, and a nest incubated at the bottom of the hole will produce mutant Shadow dragons.

Normally, ridgebacks hate water, but Karst is a hardy creature who trained in the waters of his home sinkhole for the first portion of his life. Every day he would swim laps from the dark depths to the bright surface, building muscle. He would find pieces debris like rods and jagged metal as makeshift swords and knives, and practice his form with them until he could move the weapons in the water as quickly as one could on land.

Standard of the Tidelord Apparel The prophets of the Water flight bear their colors proudly on the battlefield. This flapping standard inspires all who see it flying proudly. (Wavecrest Saturnalia 2020 Holiday Item) 0

Brought on by the Wavecrest Saturnalia, he made landfall for the first time, and immediately began training his muscles for land. He looked up from his theoretical sword fight and saw a wildclaw in the distance, donning a feathered hat. "OI!" The wildclaw called, "what's your name?" "Karst Bloodletter!" Karst bellowed. "Who wants to know?!"

Swashbuckler's Cutlass Apparel This cutlass is used more for decoration than anything else. 0

info about his duties on the ship here

notes:
- the usual pirate weapons are a pistol and cutlass. since a pistol can fire only a single shot without being reloaded, pirates often wear two or three at a time on silk sashes hung around their necks. if the first shot misses or the powder is wet, the pirate is not left defenseless. the cutlass is for close-quarters hack-and-slashing.
- besides the cutlass and brace of pistols, among the other weapons used by pirates are a marksman's musket, a knife, a powder horn (for guns), a boarding axe (to climb up the sides of enemy vessels)
- and curiously a sounding lead which is used to tell if waters are deep enough for a ship to pass safely without grounding. (pirates favor shallow ships called sloops that can enter inlets and bays where the water is not deep enough for a large ship to follow)

-ships must be brought level in order to fire the cannons. a slow match is used to light the powder and send the cannonball towards the enemy ship or fort.
- onboard firepower includes cannon and swivel gun. round cannonballs are used to hole ships while other types of shot are used to destroy rigging, take down masts, or maim those on deck.
-pirates do not like to sink a ship since they would then lose their plunder, they instead board quietly from behind or use grappling roles to fix the ships together then board.

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