Wormwood (Skull & Shackles)

The Wormwood is a pirate ship commanded by captain Barnabus Harrigan. It was the first ship the heroes sailed on together, being shanghaied in Port Peril. The heroes left her to boar the Man's Promise as prize crew.

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.

Current Crew

Much of the crew left the Wormwood to become a prize crew for the man's Promise and was replaced with Zindian sailors. Clew listings are given both for what is known of the current crew,and for the crew who served with the PCs back in the day.

Officers

Sorted by section, not by rank.

1. Barnabas Harrigan: captain of the Wormwood
2. “Caulky” Tarroon: The captain’s cabin girl.
3. Ambrose “Fishguts” Kroop: Ships cook, a drunkard.
4. Patch Patchsalt: Boatswain’s mate and a sycophant.
5. Peppery Longfarthing: Sailing master and old friend of the captain. Sorceress.
6. Riaris Krine: Master gunner.
7. Kipper: Gunner’s mate and bootlicker.
8. Habbly Quarne, the “Stitchman”: Ship’s surgeon and carpenter.

The Crew

1. Shivikah (swab): a very tall Mwangi ex-slaver.
2. Tilly Brackett (swab): a tough joker who likes her rum.
3. “Ratline” Rattsberger (rigger): A rat-faced halfling with long arms and three missing fingers.
4. Jack Scrimshaw (swab): a young lad talented at scrimshaw.

Old Crew

From when the PCs served on board.

Officers

Sorted by section, not by rank.

1. Barnabas Harrigan: captain of the Wormwood
2. “Caulky” Tarroon: The captain’s cabin girl.
3. 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.
4. Master Scourge: The Wormwood’s boatswain and master-at-arms, and Mr. Plugg’s right-hand man.
5. Ambrose “Fishguts” Kroop: Ships cook, a drunkard.
6. Patch Patchsalt: Boatswain’s mate and a sycophant.
7. Owlbear Hartshorn: Simpleton and “pet” of Mr. Plugg.
8. Cut-Throat Grok: The Wormwood’s quartermaster, a no-nonsense character with a huge scar across her neck.
9. Peppery Longfarthing: Sailing master and old friend of the captain.
10. Riaris Krine: Master gunner.
11. Kipper: Gunner’s mate and bootlicker for Plugg and Scourge.
12. Habbly Quarne, the “Stitchman”: Ship’s surgeon and carpenter.

The Crew

1. Conchobhar Turlach Shortstone (swab): Gnome pirate wannabee.
2. Crimson “Cog” Cogward (swab): Angry human.
3. Giffer Tibbs (swab): a bedraggled gnome with one eye.
4. Jack Scrimshaw (swab): a young lad talented at scrimshaw.
5. Rosie Cusswell (swab): Halfling strongwoman.
6. Sandara Quinn (swab): Cleric of Besmara the Pirate Queen.
7. Shivikah (swab): a very tall Mwangi ex-slaver.
8. Tilly Brackett (swab): a tough joker who likes her rum.
9. “Ratline” Rattsberger (rigger): A rat-faced halfling with long arms and three missing fingers.

1. “Badger” Medlar (swab): an older half-elven woman who shaves her gray hair into stripes.
2. Aretta Bansion (swab): a bad tempered ex-harlot with big ears.
3. Fipps Chumlett (swab): a fat, pushy bully with a shaved head.
4. Jaundiced Jape (swab): a humorless, greedy half-orc mute.
5. Barefoot Samms Toppin (rigger): a former fisherwoman from the Sodden Lands who never wears shoes.
6. Maheem (rigger): a big Zindian with a permanent scowl.
7. Slippery Syl Lonegan (rigger): an unhinged murderer who fled to sea to escape the gallows.
8. Tam “Narwhal” Tate (rigger): an old friend of Master Scourge with a large, ugly nose.

The Dead

1. Jakes Magpie: Keelhauled for theft.