Ned Shakeshaft

Ned Shakeshaft

Ned Shakeshaft was the second-in-command of Sanbalet's smuggling operation before he was hung by the town of Saltmarsh.

History

Sometime before the 1490's, Ned joined the smuggling group led by Sanbalet. In the early 1490's, Sanbalet discovered the Haunted Mansion of Saltmarsh and realized the abandoned structure would be an excellent base for his smuggling operation. He, Ned, and their men dug out a serious of smuggling tunnels to connect the mansion's basement to the ocean. The smugglers, while exploring the mansion, also discovered the undead alchemist who built the structure and his still active skeletal servants. After losing a few men to the skeletons, Sanbalet ordered the hidden laboratory sealed.
Over the next few years, Ned established himself as a regular patron in the Empty Net to see if anyone in town was catching on to the smuggling operation in the mansion. Meanwhile, Sanbalet continued to perpetuate the rumors of ghosts in the mansion through use of his magic.
In Flamerule of 1496, Ned caught on that Crab was looking to hire someone to figure out the mystery of the mansion. Ned rushed to the ruin and faked his own capturing, to make it appear as if some malevolent force was truly inside the mansion. The future Heroes of Saltmarsh didn't fall for this trick, and, when Ned attempted to kill them, the adventurers knocked him unconscious. Necian Arrzen brought Ned to jail, and he was hung by the Saltmarsh Town Council shortly after.

Species

Human

Year of Death

1496 CR

Circumstances of Death

Hung by the Saltmarsh Town Council

Gender

Male