Durgan Stonefoot — Harbor Master of Grayhaven
Durgan Stonefoot is the gruff dwarven Harbor Master responsible for keeping order along Grayhaven’s crowded waterfront. From his office overlooking the docks, he manages arriving vessels, assigns berths, collects docking fees, settles disputes between captains, and makes certain cargo moves through the harbor without bringing the entire waterfront to a standstill. Durgan seems to know every captain who travels the River Alaric, along with their ships, crews, usual cargoes, favorite taverns, outstanding debts, and whether they can be trusted when they claim that a damaged crate "arrived that way." He has little patience for paperwork, excuses, or anyone who wastes his time, but experienced riverfolk know that his word carries considerable weight along the docks.
Durgan also possesses an inconveniently thorough knowledge of Grayhaven’s smugglers—although asking him directly will usually earn a blank stare followed by something like, “Smugglers? Never met one.” He understands that a working harbor has legitimate commerce, questionable commerce, and certain activities everyone is better off pretending not to notice. His tolerance has limits, however. Smuggling a few untaxed bottles or avoiding an inconvenient tariff might earn deliberate blindness; trafficking dangerous creatures, weapons to Grayhaven’s enemies, or anything threatening the town is another matter entirely. More than one criminal has discovered that Durgan Stonefoot sees considerably more than he admits—and forgets considerably less.
