Captain Veylor Blackwind
Half-Elf • Bandit Captain • Chaotic Neutral
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Languages: Common, Elvish, Primordial (Auran)
Occupation: Sky pirate captain
Location: floating ports • cloud islands • skyships
Adventure Hooks: offers passage aboard his ship • seeks a skilled navigator • needs help recovering stolen cargo
Appearance.
Veylor is a weathered half-elf with swept-back grey hair, a sharply trimmed beard, and heavy bags beneath his tired eyes. He wears an elaborate purple-black captain's coat adorned with brass fittings, a broad tricorn hat, and a massive golden medallion bearing his personal insignia. His elaborate attire is slightly too fine for a pirate, suggesting he enjoys looking the part almost as much as living it.
Personality.
Veylor is theatrical, confident, and fond of turning even mundane conversations into grand declarations. He treats his crew like family but expects absolute loyalty in return, and his dry sense of humor often makes it difficult to tell when he is actually angry.
Backstory.
Veylor spent much of his youth sailing conventional seas before taking command of a small skyship after a particularly disastrous expedition left him stranded above the clouds. What began as a desperate attempt to survive eventually became a successful career among the floating ports, though his reputation is considerably more impressive than his actual fortune.
Motivations.
Veylor dreams of owning the fastest skyship ever built and beating every famous captain in the skies. He also wants to retire somewhere warm someday, preferably somewhere nobody knows his name.
Flaws.
He hates admitting that he does not know something and will confidently improvise rather than ask for help. Veylor is also incapable of walking past a wager, no matter how foolish the bet may be.
Secrets.
Veylor secretly enjoys embroidery and has made several surprisingly intricate pieces that he keeps hidden among his belongings. He is terrible with children and becomes awkwardly formal whenever one speaks directly to him.