Wormwood (Skull & Shackles)

The Wormwood is a pirate ship commanded by captain Barnabus Harrigan.

The Ship

The Wormwood is a three-masted sailing ship, 100 feet long from stem to stern, and 30 feet wide amidships. The ship needs a minimum crew of 20.

Sorted by section, not by rank.

Barnabas Harrigan: captain of the Wormwood
“Caulky” Tarroon: The captain’s cabin girl.
Mr. Plugg: The Wormwood’s bullying and sadistic first mate. He is Captain Harrigan’s second-in-command, and his word is law on deck.
Master Scourge: The Wormwood’s boatswain and master-at-arms, and Mr. Plugg’s right-hand man.
Ambrose “Fishguts” Kroop: Ships cook, a drunkard.
Patch Patchsalt: Boatswain’s mate and sycophant of Plugg and Scourge.
Owlbear Hartshorn: Simpleton and “pet” of Mr. Plugg.
Cut-Throat Grok: The Wormwood’s quartermaster, a no-nonsense character with a huge scar across her neck.
Peppery Longfarthing: Sailing master and old friend of the captain.
Riaris Krine: Master gunner.
Kipper: Gunner’s mate and bootlicker for Plugg and Scourge.
Habbly Quarne, the “Stitchman”: Ship’s surgeon and carpenter.

“Badger” Medlar (swab): an older half-elven woman who shaves her gray hair into stripes.
Aretta Bansion (swab): a bad tempered ex-harlot with big ears.
Conchobhar Turlach Shortstone (swab): Gnome pirate wannabee.
Crimson “Cog” Cogward (swab): Angry human.
Fipps Chumlett (swab): a fat, pushy bully with a shaved head.
Giffer Tibbs (swab): a bedraggled gnome with one eye.
Jack Scrimshaw (swab): a young lad talented at scrimshaw.
Jaundiced Jape (swab): a humorless, greedy half-orc mute.
Rosie Cusswell (swab): Halfling strongwoman.
Sandara Quinn (swab): Cleric of Besmara the Pirate Queen.
Shivikah (swab): a very tall Mwangi ex-slaver.
Tilly Brackett (swab): a tough joker who likes her rum.
“Ratline” Rattsberger (rigger): A rat-faced halfling with long arms and three missing fingers.
Barefoot Samms Toppin (rigger): a former fisherwoman from the Sodden Lands who never wears shoes.
Maheem (rigger): a big Zindian with a permanent scowl.
Slippery Syl Lonegan (rigger): an unhinged murderer who fled to sea to escape the gallows.
Tam “Narwhal” Tate (rigger): an old friend of Master Scourge with a large, ugly nose.