Ortimay Swift and Dark is a female rock gnome bandit captain who commands the Brazen Pegasus, a 60-foot sloop available for charter in Port Nyanzaru’s Harbor Ward. She offers passage to adventurers at 10 gp per day for the entire party.
Capabilities and Characteristics
Ortimay is described as both clever and calm. She possesses darkvision out to 60 feet (standard for rock gnomes) and uses the bandit captain stat block. Despite her criminal background, she maintains a chaotic good alignment and is willing to transport adventurers wherever they need to go.
The Brazen Pegasus
Her ship is built for speed, with a single mast carrying a square mainsail, two triangular foresails, one aft sail, and a small topsail. Under ideal conditions, the vessel reaches 10 mph—fast enough to outrun most pirate ships in the waters around Chult.
The ship features no permanent cabins on the main deck, though a tarp can be rigged for shade. The lower deck contains Ortimay’s cabin and a cargo hold that doubles as the crew’s common area during bad weather.
Crew and Operations
Her first mate is Grig Ruddell, a hulking Illuskan veteran with a gray-streaked beard who rarely speaks beyond giving orders and conversing with Ortimay in low tones. The crew consists of six sailors of various ethnicities.
Ortimay’s primary business is smuggling, though she doesn’t hide this fact from potential passengers. She is knowledgeable about regional hazards, including the dragon turtle inhabiting the Bay of Chult—she expects passengers to provide the necessary tribute if encountering it—and the pirates that patrol Chultan waters.