My Haragala campaign Last updated: 1998-03-17 The campaign should of course have a fancy name. I haven't come up with any such yet, so the Haragala campaign will do for now. As mentioned on the Glorantha page, the player characters are crew members on the Blue Dolphin, a Haragalan tallship. Owning a tallship is the mark of Captaincy, the highest social distinction on Haragala, obsessed with the sea and sailing. But a tallship is built for war, it's sleek and fast and manoeuverable, but woefully inadequate for carring cargo. So in order to pay for the upkeep of the ship, and the lifestyle expected of a Captain (note the capital C), the owner must also engage in mercantile activities. A Captain usually owns a small merchant fleet in addition to the tallship. They also have various rights to impose taxes and customs. The details of this vary around Haragala, but in Malgo on the east coast, where the Blue Dolphin is based, the results of the annual tallship race determine the allocation of customs and tax opportunities. Captain Vatembath of Blue Dolphin is a poor man, for being a Captain, actually rather deep in debt at the start of the campaign. The sinking of his two trading ships in an unnatural storm last year certainly didn't help. So, like all poor Captains he has to resort to unusual means to make ends meet: privateering, pearl diving expeditions and other adventuresome endeavours. The characters Surgeon Fiaroa, the ship's surgeon and cook (cutting one kind of meat is no different than cutting another kind of meat). Magician Zaragiki, assistant sunscope operator and a semi-distant relative of Admiral Zaragiki, an influential figure in Malgo. Soldier Tjawai, now a marine, she used to be a juvenile delinquent. Rather deadly with a great spear. Ranger Tali, navigator, outlook and general sea ranger with a plethora of useful skills. Back! Send email to nilsw@ibm.net