The Emerald Eye is a pirate sailing ship that uses Jahaka Anchorage as its hidden base of operations in the Bay of Chult. The ship belongs to Captain Zaroum Al-Saryak, a calculating Calishite bandit captain with a distinctive appearance and particular fondness for gemstones.
The Ship
The Emerald Eye is one of three pirate vessels operating from Jahaka Anchorage. At any given time, one ship is docked at the anchorage, a second rides at anchor up to a mile away defending the harbor, and the third patrols at sea hunting for merchant vessels. The ship’s cabins are decorated like rooms in a Calishite pasha’s palace, reflecting the captain’s taste for luxury.
Captain and Crew
Captain Zaroum Al-Saryak commands the vessel and wears a coat with glittering gems sewn into it (worth 750 gp) and carries a scimitar with gemstones embedded in the hilt (worth 1,250 gp). He is known for his brutal practice of decapitating those who displease him and hanging their heads from the ship’s mermaid figurehead. An old injury cost him his left eye and left a large X-shaped scar across his face. In place of his ruined eye, he now possesses a magical gem that allows him to discern ghostly pathways leading to treasure—this gem works for no one else.
Al-Saryak holds the sending stone paired with Liara Portyr’s stone at Fort Beluarian, making him the primary contact for the pirates’ alliance with the Flaming Fist commander. This partnership provides the pirates with intelligence about merchant vessels and naval patrols, as well as help fencing stolen cargo.
The Emerald Eye’s crew consists of:
- First mate Voltan (berserker)
- Twelve Calishite bandits
- Two Calishite thugs
- Five Chultan tribal warriors
Operations
The Emerald Eye and its sister ships prey on merchant vessels sailing to and from the Bay of Chult, typically leaving ships flying Baldur’s Gate colors alone as part of their arrangement with Liara Portyr. The pirates have sworn blood oaths to protect the location of their secret anchorage and will attack any vessel that comes within visual distance of it.
A bounty of 2,000 gp is offered for the capture of the Emerald Eye and delivery to Port Nyanzaru, with an additional 500 gp bounty for the capture of Captain Al-Saryak.