Ulhariv

Backstory
Veltan Krathe was born in Karrnath to a poor fisherman in the northern reaches. Whether through an innate drive or the incarnum roiling in his soul-- or both-- the boy took to conflict at a young age, soon becoming known as a fearless bully and the terror of the streets. As his family became more successful, he was apprenticed away to an expatriate family from Adar, but naturally Veltan was only interested in how they fought, not how they worked and worshiped.

When his family became wealthy enough to be a target of Lhazaar, Veltan convinced his father to make him First Mate and intimidate the small-time corsairs that first harassed their ships. When a pirate ship first called his bluff and boarded, the teen fought like a madman, using one of the strange Sarlona swords to carve through the lightly-armored attackers. The defense was so ferocious and bloody that the heavily-advantaged pirates broke off and fled... but once word got out back home the Krathe family dismissed their eldest son to save their reputation.

Having tasted battle for the first time, Veltan knew he had to have more. Lacking any interest in the military, he instead figured he would beat the pirates and join them, sailing straight into Regalport and demanding an audience with Prince Ryger. When denied that, he made a name for himself as a mercenary, gradually getting attention and prestige until Ryger made him a captain of one of the vanguard cutters, relying on his skill at boarding. It was then that he was first named "Ulhariv"-- "Blue-Eyes" in Draconic-- as part of the custom for many captains of the Sea Dragons to keep themselves Draconic names.

As he grew older and more accomplished, Veltan rounded out his skills, learning more about magic and manipulation when his sword wouldn't be enough. When news reached Lhazaar about Karrnath's machinations to secure artifacts for Kaius, Ryger and Ulhariv hatched a plan. The Azurin ran his own ship aground back home in Karrnath, spinning a yarn of his betrayal by his prince and the subsequent shipwreck. Having an infamous violent captain who had developed quite a reputation in neighboring Karrnath proved too valuable for Moranna to pass up, and appointed him to Rolund's group, as it had been having trouble keeping members lately....

Personality
Ulhariv was once brash with a hair-trigger temper, but becoming a leader and being forced to deal with problems without killing anyone has mellowed his extremist, incarnum-fueled nature greatly. Rage still bubbles underneath the surface, but for the most part he's calm and stays even in tone, detached from the worst of what goes on around him, unless it involves things precious to him, like the sea and people refusing to act for themselves.

Perhaps unusually for a pirate from an undevout family, Ulhariv is strongly religious. He personally worships the Devourer, but respects all faiths and the power of belief. For example, he approves of the warforged who worship a god of their own making; who knows if Eberron's gods or their Draconic counterparts are any more real, and yet clerics have power all the same. He gives anyone who asks a last minute to pray in combat.

Relationships
Thus far, he's kept most of those he's encountered at arm's length.

Current Events
Unfortunately, the pirate was slain by ancient Galifar warriors guarding the royal armor Kaius had sent the PCs to collect.