From: bmurphy@PEDEV.Columbia.NCR.COM (Bill Murphy)

     Karak's Sail Repair is a small shop in the seedier portion of
the docks area.  Here Karak Huglo (Karak the Red) and his
mute assistant Ethrya run a small sail mending operation.  The
shop is an old wooden building marked only by the faded letters
"SAIL REPAIRS" painted on the door.  The one window into the shop
is always shuttered. 

On entering the shop a person's eyes will take a moment to adjust to
the minimal light provided by a couple of small lanterns while 
their nose adjusts to the dusty odor.  Typically Karak will be seated
at the back of the shop behind a large counter drinking (although
never too heavily) or lightly sleeping.  At the front of the entrance room
Ethrya will usually be on her hands and knees slowly mending a small
sail. 

The shop is only open about 50% of the time during
normal working hours.  Anyone seeking to have a large, or several
sails mended, will have their business refused as Karak will claim
he is much too busy to fit in any extra work. Any small job will
be accepted.  Karak doesn't want to get too tied down since his
real business is a small scale smuggling operation.

The back room, behind Karak's desk, is filled with miscellaneous
boxes, sails, supplies, etc.  It also contains a trap door which
leads to a ladder going down below the docks to the water.  This
is where Karak's "profitable" goods are delivered.  Karak deals
mainly with established contacts although he will accept new business
if he can get a reference from one of his contacts.  Karak's deliveries
are usually made at night by row boat.  His sales typically go out the
front door wrapped up in a freshly mended sail.  Karak's favorite
sales item is Lytreta , an hallucinogenic drug.  In order to smuggle
other items Karak will have to be assured of high profits (i.e. slaves)
or low risk (untaxed items).  Karak pays a small monthly fee to the
Thieve's Guild for protection and business references.

                  

Character: Karak the Red

    Karak, a man of medium height and build, is easily recognized by
his dark red hair and beard.  Karak is a small time smuggler residing in
the area near the docks.  Karak will smuggle anything that is profitable
preferably smaller cargos such as illegal drugs, untaxed liquors etc..
Karak is also not above smuggling slaves into/out of Tabolport although
the extra effort involved forces him to seek a higher profit.  Karak
due to his laziness however is content with the easier (less profitable)
cargoes.  Karak has been involved in smuggling in the Tabolport area
for about three years.  Karak decided to reside in Tabolport after
wandering about for several years following his escape from a ship
crew into which he had been pressed.  Karak was grabbed by a press gang
at age 17 and spent seven years at sea gaining several worthwhile sailing
and fighting skills in the process.  Karak also picked up his bitter 
attitude toward society as a result of his lost years of youth.

Character:  Ethrya the Mute

     Ethrya is quite literally Karak's slave.  He took her as payment
for an earlier job.  She's originally from across the Northern sea.
Ethrya is rather plain in appearance, small, but healthy from the
work Karak always has her up to.  Ethrya works totally out of fear
of Karak, and rightly so since he cut out her tongue upon acquiring
her, and can not be convinced to even attempt trying to escape because
she knows Karak will hunt her down and slowly kill her.