Old Man Kaelen

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Canon Facts

Met the party in The Hollows (Session 03)
Paranoid mapmaker living on a half-sunken barge in the Lower Docks
His Ledger was confiscated by Harbormaster Verge
Tasked the party with stealing back the Ledger
Gave the party the Chart of Uncharted Shoals as payment
Revealed the Ledger was marked with Sentinel-Blood Ink (a tracker), which he neutralized
Identified the dredger sabotage as the work of the Children of the Salt
Connected the sabotage to the Shuttering Ritual

Visuals: Wiry, paranoid, perpetually squinting. Ink-stained fingers. Vest full of tiny spectacles and compasses.
Home/Shop: A half-sunken barge filled with thousands of scrolls (many of which he talks to).
Voice: Speaks in riddles and demands passwords (which change daily).

Traits: Intensely paranoid about Atlas spies. Talks to his maps.
Knowledge: Knows the “shifting shoals” — how the islands rotate based on tides and the “Eye of the Reef.”
Role: The “Keeper of the Low Road.”