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Navigators have the critically important task of getting a ship where it is supposed to go. Old World Navigators typically use charts to set their course, though they are often also capable of navigating by sun and stars. Navigators know the secrets of wind and tide, which makes them seem somewhat mystical to their sailor brethren and they are often regarded as a breed apart. Navigators are, by necessity, cartographers, charting the course of their voyages so that they may retrace them or that others may follow their route. As there are no compasses in the world, all ships employ a skilled Navigator, as do some overland expeditions.[1a]

Affiliations[]

Navigation is a solitary occupation—while undergoing a voyage, most sailors leave navigators alone, afraid to distract them and thus risk the ship’s safety. Perhaps because of this, when ashore, navigators seek out their fellows as much as possible, revelling in camaraderie whenever available. This inclination also makes navigators eager to join any suitable organisation, as such groups give them a good opportunity to gather and meet like-minded individuals.[2a]

Navigator Families[]

In the Tilean city-state of Tobaro the Navigator Families hold the monopoly on sea trade to and from the city’s great harbour, for only they and they alone know the safe channels between the deadly rocks of Isles of the Sirens. Each navigator family tightly controls its own routes, some more dangerous than others, but each just as deadly to anyone else, and their secrets are highly guarded, passed from father to son and never written on a chart. Many have died to protect their family secrets, for they are all that guarantees the Navigators their protected status and prevents them becoming a mere nuisance to be swatted by the Prince.[3a]

Notable Navigators[]

  • Dacia Ferazzo - Head of the Ferazzo family, one of the Navigator Families of Tobaro.[4a]
  • Nanna de Naufragios - Ancient matriarch of de Naufragios family, the most famous of the Navigator Families of Tobaro.[3a]

Sources[]

  • 1: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: Core Rulebook (RPG)
    • 1a: pg. 78
  • 2: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: Career Compendium (RPG)
    • 2a: pg. 151
  • 3: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: The Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Companion (RPG)
    • 3a: pg. 81
  • 4: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition: The Imperial Zoo (RPG)
    • 4a: pg. 92
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