Curtis Spearey

Curtis Spearey is a mythical figure who appears in virtually all of the legends of the island of Wughl. The story goes that almost two dozen Barlovian sailors were stranded on Wughl after a freak storm drove their ship onto a ridge of sharp reefs. After 3 days and little hope of rescue, an ancient lateen-rigged caravel of elegant design sailed into view. Though the same reefs that marooned the sailors' ship should have prevented the approach of even small vessels, the caravel, which bore the name Destiny's Wake, drew close enough that the castaways could wade out to her. They were helped aboard the ornate ship by silent, pale crew members, clad in garb from a dozen different lands and eras, who escorted the castaways' elected leader to an opulently appointed cabin occupied by a man so ghostly white he seemed a walking cadaver. He introduced himself as Captain Curtis Spearey, speaking in a raspy voice. Spearey informed the castaways' leader that she and four of her comrades (whom he identified by name) were required to complete a task. In exchange for this service, Spearey would return all who had survived the shipwreck to the destinations of their choice. Each person named assented to the arrangement, and though the castaways succeeded in the perilous mission, one of their number was killed in the undertaking, his body irretrievably lost. The ethereal Captain Spearey was true to his word and returned all the survivors to their chosen ports, though the ship sailed through a constant fog and the time it took to reach the diverse locations was a fraction of what should have been required. When one survivor returned home to Benchhead, it is said that the body of his brother (the one slain and lost) had arrived a day earlier, lying in an expensive coffin outfitted for burial.
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