Vigilant (ship)

Vigilant The Vigilant was a transport ship that belonged to the Mercantile House of Samargol, and later, a towering shipwreck on Omgar's Teeth in the Samar Bay.

"Not to worry – the Vigilant has the finest crew south of Waterdeep. Practically all born on a ship!"

- Captain Lastri Kassireh

History
In the, Captain Lastri Kassireh sailed the Vigilant for the Mercantile House of Samargol, the merchant organization ran by Sa'Sani. The vessel carried trade goods and passengers between the Sword Coast to the Chultan nation of Samarach. On a fateful journey of 1374 DR, the ship carried a famed writer Volothamp Geddarm who did business with Lady Sa'Sani, her aide Luaire Farwander, and a band of adventurers. The voyage was cursed with bad luck and numerous strange occurrences. Food supplies were mysteriously spoiled, freshwater barrels were ruptured, one of the crew – Kellen got drunk and died overboard, Volo almost got poisoned, and new ropes became frayed. All of these occurrences aboard the Vigilant were used by Luaire Farwander, secretly a yuan-ti saboteur and a cultist of the interloper deity Zehir.

Close to the shores of Samarach, the ship's ill luck culminated in a dark and powerful storm. Captain Kassireh knew that the Vigilant was a strong boat and could weather even the direst whim of Umberlee. When the storm hit, the second mate Nerul grabbed the wheel, but another sabotage became obvious – the ship's wheel was stuck. The ship was fiercely battered in the storm, Captain Kassireh was knocked out and tossed overboard, many of the sailors and passengers perished, while a group of adventurers and Volo nagged to board a boat and row to Omgar's Teeth's shores.

The Vigilant's hull was cracked over perilous reefs, and jagged rocks of Omgar's Teeth and its wreck was washed ashore, rising above the beach trees and sands. First mate Kadjin and the Captain promptly were captured by a gang of hungry cannibal Batiri goblins while surviving adventurers and sailors clashed with a warband of Batiri on the beach.

Volothamp Geddarm recorded the fate of the Vigilant in the book titled Volo's Guide to the Serpent Kingdoms, written and released after his return to the Sword Coast.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir