Who is Captain?

Kalam travels from Seven Cities to Malaz City aboard the Ragstopper, a boat captained by a man known simply as "Captain."

"The assassin had then made his way to the main room and sat himself down opposite the solitary conscious customer.

'It's the food, isn't it?' the grizzled Napan said as soon as the assassin took his seat.

....

Kalam leaned back and regarded the man. He could have been anywhere between thirty and sixty, depending on his life's toll. Deeply weathered skin was visible beneath the iron-streaked snarl of a beard. The dark eyes roved restlessly and had yet to fix on the assassin. The man was dressed in baggy, thread-bare rags."

(DG, UK mmpb p.571)

One of his crew lets slip his name later:

"'Captain!"

'Have the lads drag the surviving dories clear, Palet, and back up astern - we'll lower 'em from there.'

'Aye, sir!' The acting First Mate snapped out the commands, then swung back to offer the captain a grin. 'Glad your back, Carther- '

'Shut your face, Palet - that's Malaz City out there and I drowned years ago, remember?'"

(DG, UK mmpb p.845)

So Captain is Cartheron Crust, the former High Fist at Aren who "drowned."

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