Eda was the leader of Saltmarsh's council and was well respected among the fishing and farming communities as a defender of their traditional way of life. Gruff, strong-willed and used to getting what she wanted, Eda was a fierce noble who had a reputation for stubbornness, particularly when it came to the commercialisation or industrialisation of Saltmarsh and it's surroundings. 

Eda had secret ties to the hidden Sea-Elf kingdom of Mannan, having befriended the Queen in some unrevealed way. This relationship was held apart from the rest of the council, apparently to protect the Sea Elves although there may have been more to it. 

Eda ordered that Saltmarsh provide a crew for the Sea Ghost for one year and that control of the vessel would be given to Captain River Storm as long as the ship was sailing for the good of Saltmarsh's population. Each council member was to provide part of the crew. There was resistance to this plan amongst the council. 

Eda was killed in front of the Player Characters during Surak's Lizardman raid on Saltmarsh.

Mannistrad is a Dwarf who is all about industry and serves on the town council purely by the will of the crown. Disliked by the local populace for her straight-forward, demanding demeanour and her open distaste for local traditions and unwillingness to embrace the future, Mannistrad rules the Dwarven mining operation with a will of iron.

Curt and quick to exclude or take offence from non-Dwarves, Mannistrad sees the council as a waste of time but has a grudging respect for Eilander's effectivness and honest dealings with her men. She is clever and determined.

The player characters quickly got on the wrong side of Mannistrad by investigating her operation after being asked to find out what they could about essential equipment and supplies going missing en route to her quarry. So far the group have invaded her meetings, invaded her guildhall, exchanged insults with her and assaulted her staff. Mannistrad has no love lost for the group at this stage.

The final member of Saltmarsh's council is a fishing business owner who inherited his families fleet and assets after the recent death of his mother. Building up the business quickly, Anders acquired preparation facilities, storage and additional fishing vessels through his influence in the council and his positive, outgoing attitude.

His recent acquisitions and youthful approach to the fishing business earned him a lot of fame and respect around town. Eda's sympathies for the man's loss of his mother had led her to back his initiatives to compete with her own fishing vessels and the two enjoys a friendly but non-destructive competition around town. 

Positions in the Solomor fleet are sought after, leading in reductions of available sailors for both Gellan and Eda's own fleets. Outwardly, Anders seems to respect his workers and seeks to train them, expecting professionalism in return. Gellan and Anders have a seemingly friendly (but not really) rivalry going on with Anders recently offering more wages than Gellan was willing to and making a  point of hiring and re-training sailors leaving Gellan's employ. 

Anders isn't as showy with his wealth as Gellan is and he has been slowly enlarging his family's mansion in Saltmarsh, preferring instead to funnel profits back into business improvements.

Ned was found by the player characters imprisoned in the Alchemist's house atop the cliffs outside of Saltmarsh. Captured by the slavers there and left to rot in a bedroom, Ned warned the player characters that the smuggling operation underneath the house seemed to have connections to someone powerful in Saltmarsh itself. Freed, Ned joined the group for a short while and was forced to report his experience to the council. 

Ned is a slimy, untrustworthy character who switches accents and backstory details frequently. He says this is an old habit to stay safe as he is a traveller, gathering work in various towns and cities and he does this all to blend in better. Ned left the group for other duties.

Ned's name came up in Wildak's ledger as having had an appraisal of some of the Druidic staves some weeks before the characters ran into him.  There is clearly more to Ned than the characters are aware.

From Pheobe Foxhole's Druidic circle, three Druids were dispatched to start proceedings of retaliation for the loss of the holy staves. These Duids instead got involved in acting as messengers between Pheobe and the Circle and as support for Saltmarsh against the unnatural bird curse and the Lizardman/Koalinth invasion. These Druids are:

Tlach Swarmkeep: A thin, elderly druid whose eyes and fingers rarely stop. The sounds of insects often surround him.

Aoife of the Sky: A softly spoken woman with an intense gaze and soft, brown hair shot through with feathers. Frequently takes the shape of a bird.

Dryaden Barkwalker: A dark-skinned, heavy-set man with a strong voice and aggressive demeanour. A man of action.

Maude is an old woman appeared in Saltmarsh during the Lizardman raid and assisted the group due to Opal's apparent care for a cursed Seagull that she's rescued from Captain Xendros' shack. Hailing from the Hool Marshes, Maude was in town to figure out what was wrong with the local bird population (her "friends"). 

Maude has exhibited limited control over the cursed birds and has cast magic spells and summoned a large flying creature, assisting the party in defending Saltmarsh against the Lizardman and Koalinth invaders. She escaped Saltmarsh with the party to Seaton where she was treated as a refugee.

Maude is concerned for the safety of Saltmarsh's children, also in Seaton as refugees and claims there is a serial killer on the loose. While Maude appears old and frail, she is clearly physically capable of feats beyond her years and wants the party to assist her in freeing the birds and locating the missing Saltmarsh children hosted in Seaton. 

Called "Shield of the Waves" by admirers in the Mannan military for his stalwart defence of the realm against overwhelming forces, a scandal relating to a mission gone wrong forced Thero out of the military and got both him and his company exiled from Mannan. While acting as mercenary soldiers for costal kingdoms, Thero's men got involved with the Sea Princes and, were unfortunately, bound to serve, now acting as pirates and saboteurs.

Thero is  currently captain of the Sea Prince vessel, the Ocean Duke, and knows that most of his men are held hostage in various Sea Prince locations to ensure his compliance. He has some of his most trusted crew serving aboard the vessel and seems to encourage loyalty and admiration among his followers. He is and unorthodox commander, swashbuckler and thrill-seeker, but seems to stay true to his word when he gives it. he has a genuine compassion for his men and takes the responsibility of their freedom to heart.

The player characters came across Thero and his first mate trapped in a Koalinth prison under Speartip Rise in Mannan, after travelling there through a portal housed in the basement of the Trident temple in Mannan's capital. After helping Thero, a three armed lizardman (Thirlix) and  Lieutenant Carran Kashi escape, the party joined the Ocean Duke briefly to return to Saltmarsh and retrieve their ship, the Sea Ghost.

Thero has issues with visiting Saltmarsh for reasons he won't reveal. He claims it's nothing criminal, but that he certainly wouldn't be welcome there.

Interesting characters on the crew of the Ocean Duke include:

• Lieutenant Carran Kashi (aka Little Blade) - a young, but world weary Sea Elf soldier used to infiltration and sabotage operations. Acts as a foil to some of Thero's crazier schemes.

• Nerra Frazak - Tiefling Nurse. Outgoing and kind on the surface with a wicked streak that emerges during combat. Skilled with medicines and potions. 

• Greg the Anchorman - Human sailor. A brutish mountain of a man who chafes under Thero's captaincy of the Ocean Duke. Started a mutiny while Thero was injured and lost (thanks, in part, to the involvement of the party), becoming Thero's maid-boy for a little while before being given a position of authority as the ships bosun for being a good sport about his humiliation. 

Argus was the player character's first employer, seeking their assistance is setting up, transporting and defending some surveying equipment (and himself) at a small tidal island called "Raven's rock". This research expedition would lead to the discovery of the Sea-God shrine, the ambush by the fish-men and, ultimately, the reason for the party's continued adventure. 

Argus is a middle aged researcher with some magical and historical knowledge who is softly spoken and typically acedemic in his approach to things. Even when the party were facing down Fish monsters threatening the destruction of the coast, all he could think of was protecting the research equipment and saying "ooh - that doesn't sound so good". 

The last Argus was seen was after the player characters returned from the smuggler's cove with the Sea Ghost. He said he would be out-of-town looking for answers to some of the things the Fish-men had claimed.