Sasha van den Nijmenk, 43, doesn't really want to be a Director - he'd much rather be sailing to inspect the family holdings in Kislev or Norsca, or even leading an expedition into uncharted areas of those wild lands, as he did in his younger days. But he's the last of his line and there is no one he can surrender his responsibilities to. Lacking an heir, he has resigned himself to staying in Marienburg, guarding his family's interests, and hunting for a suitable wife. Still, he hears the sea's call every night and he often sneaks away to sail his small skiff single-handed for hours on the Manaanspoort Zee.[1a]