Captain Pewterfist

> **"He spilled me grog'" - Pewterfist, after knocking out Zog the Arrow**
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## Life

Captain Pewterfist is a drunken mariner who frequents the Shipwrecked Shanty. Known for his long black and silver beard and curious heavy pewter fist, the Captain is one of Lorthol’s preeminent drunks. His “vessel” is a small cutter known as the Mary Fen, which is quite worse for wear. However on the rare occasion he is mostly sober, he is quite a competent sailor, and is known for being among the only seaman who can navigate the dangerous rocks off the Fissure District. Beneath his shirt, his body is pockmarked by innumerable scars, most of them from sea life. When he is quite deep in his mug, he is known to mutter stories that hint at a mysterious and violent past.

Little is known about Pewterfist's early life. He has mentioned being the only survivor of many children to a single mother, a woman named Mallerie who gave him her name. How he lost his hand and became a drunk, as well as his true surname, is a mystery.

Pewterfist first encountered the party during their scrum with Zog the Arrow. Enraged when Zog's wayward shot knocked over his mug of ale, he intervened to stop the Arrow's escape, putting him in a headlock and allowing the party to knock him unconscious. After this Pewterfist would form a friendship with the party, as they bought him a replacement drink and thanked him for his service. Some time later, Pewterfist would catch the Party's attention when he dove headfirst off the edge of the Shanty to rescue a young boy from a shark attack. With Jorin Andor's help, Pewterfist was able to save the boy's life, although he refused a reward for his services and went right back to his grog.

This act of heroism caught the Party's eye, and after some debate they decided to recruit Pewterfist as their sixth man in the Greenhorn Games. While initially hesitant, Pewterfist was persuaded to enter the Games after hearing they were working for Annis Teague. He chose the arena moniker "Drunken Master". While he was widely derided by the crowds in the Blink for being too old and drunk, he soon proved his mettle in Round 2, when he saved Jorin Andor's life, blocking Gomulku Frenzy's axe with his cutlass and demonstrating impressive dueling ability, even one handed. After the Party's triumph in Round 3, Pewterfist made an interesting wish to Lorthok, asking only for a kiss from the Pirate Queen while keeping his face concealed and kneeling low. As Teague approached, he drew his shiv hidden in his boot, and seemed ready to attempt to kill her with it. However he broke at the last moment, and collapsed into a sobbing wreck. Eventually he was roused from this depression by Seuvekh Akentirh during the Parley Prizefight, where he told Seuvekh his real first name, Mallerie.

Pewterfist would later assist Jorin and Horus in hunting the Maw of Lorthol, a massive agressive tiger shark that had killed several children in the city's harbor lately. Aboard his sloop, the Mary Fen, he challenged Jorin to an arm wrestling contest and defeated the Warpriest, forcing him to drink a cask of moonshine in triumph. It was at this moment that the Maw attacked, grabbing Pewterfist by his metal hand and almost pulling him under. The three would fight back however, with Pewterfist beating the shark off and giving Jorin an opening to cast guiding bolt, blowing the shark to bits. The trio would then recover several items of value from the shark's guts, including Ogol's other golden tooth which was stolen by Fevard Lommelley.