Jander Turbalt

Jander Turbalt was the captain of the ship Morning Bird based in Tharkar in the late 14 century DR.

Description
Jander was fat, rotten-bellied and craven.

Personality
Jander was coward, incompetent and weak-bellied. He lost all his last scraps of courage and dignity after the sinking of the Morning Bird and only despair, rage, and shame remained to drive him.

History
Captain Turbalt was hired by a mysterious individual named Belmer Droon to transport himself and his hirelings under the cover of night from Tharkar to Eldrinpar. The voyage turned out to be a dangerous one as shortly after sailing the Morning Bird was chased by a grim-looking black ship. The black ship bombarded the Bird with fire pot missiles and terrifying boneballs, making the passengers and the crew fight for their lives. Narrowly escaping the pursuers, thanks to Belmer's skill and magic items, the Morning Bird found itself besieged by Umberlee's ghost ship and its sea zombies.

After appeasing the Bitch Queen, the Morning Bird was caught up with by the Black Dragon, helmed by the infamous captain Orim Redbeard. Belmer Droon managed to convince the pirate captain to leave them alone, even though one of his hirelings, Kurthe Lornar, was getting ready to take over the Bird and pursue Orim Redbeard, blinded with vengeance. Kurthe Lornar himself was killed in a duel with Belmer over the attempted mutiny.

Soon after, the Morning Bird sprouted leaks, likely because of Orim Redbeard's magic, rotting the hull of the ship. The crew and passengers had to evacuate the sinking ship and swim with their belongings to the shores of Doegan. Jander and a big group of his sailors survived the sunk alongiside the Sharkers but the captain blamed the loss of his ship upon Belmer and the Sharkers.

Turbalt's resentment for the ship's loss was only exacerbated by the apparent threat of fiends and monsters who roamed the wilderness of Doegan. Step by step all the sailors were killed by the fiends and remained only the Sharkers and Jander Turbalt.

After arriving in Eldrinpar in Doegan, Jander denunced to the paladins from Waterdeep led by Miltiades the true idendity of Belmer Droon- the famed assassin Artemis Entreri, hoping they would avenge the loss of his ship. He told he was captive for the last weeks by the Sharkers. After hearing his betrayal calmy Enteri drew a small blade and throw it upon the Turbalt's head, killing instantly him.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Mercenaries
 * An Opportunity for Profit
 * Conspiracy