The Ferry man to the Island of Crestlach

Drake is the the last ferry man that will willingly take passengers to the Island Of Crestlach . Drake lives on the closest main land toward the island in his small rickety hut that anchors his precious vessel, The Stumbling Lady. He is know to be very grumpy to new visitors and extremely nosy. He loves to hear and rewrite stories as if his own, telling them to any paying passenger on his vessel. He is belligerent to others advice however, he will shut up and do what he is told if given a good drink, though having to much can have the opposite effect.
 
Though one wouldn't guess, he is a wizard that protects those who seek passage to the Island Of Crestlach and warns those who are new of the nature of it.