Role: Rum-runner
Appearance: Slick hair, blackwater rum stains on coat
Personality: Charming, manipulative, opportunistic
Hook: Can get anything illegal — rum, charms, weapons, runes
Secret: He’s an informant for a rival gang
Role: Knife-fighter
Appearance: Shell fragments embedded in cheek, redwake crest tattoo
Personality: Cold, efficient, loyal to coin
Hook: Offers protection or assassination
Secret: She refuses to kill sailors — her father died at sea
Role: Gossip broker
Appearance: Thin, fast-talking, always chewing brinefruit
Personality: Nervous, clever, nosy
Hook: Sells rumors, secrets, and blackmail material
Secret: He has a ledger containing dirt on nearly every faction