Ignatius

Ignatius is a half-elf bard who lives a largely nomadic lifestyle. He uses subtle magic via potions to influence situations and to heal his companions. Ignatius insists that he is the creation of a wizard called Antioch, and without consumption of a mysterious blue tonic he will cease to exist.

Following an attack, Ignatius has become a crew member of the Ebon Hawk, and become embroiled in a race to recover a jin’s lamp before it falls into the hands of the Dread Pirate Yorrick. Ignatius has encountered a mysterious man known as the Keeper three times at multiple locations great distances apart; during their interactions the Keeper has replenished Ignatius’s tonic stock for a cost--most notably his hand. During the crew’s time in New Haven Harbour, Ignatius confided in Balor that he was partly responsible for harm coming to a flower girl called Ainsley, from Anchorage. This led Ignatius to bring the enfeebled sculptor, Brock, aboard the Ebon Hawk.

While in the Nordic Cross, Ignatius realized that Antioch is in fact Wilhelm, whom Altair has been pursuing. With Antioch captured the crew encountered a young boy who had assumed his former role working with Antioch; the boy is also called Ignatius.

Ignatius smuggled young Ignatius on board, and sought to get answers from him and Antioch before Altair collected the bounty. However, following the appearance of a teleportation circle on the Ebon Hawk, young Ignatius disappeared and Altair turned in the bounty before any answers were learned.

Lady Yen began translating Wilhelm's journal and it confirmed that Ignatius is a magical creation. Coinciding with the ship's arrival on Boar Island, Ignatius's tonic ran out and he developed a tremor. Over the next few weeks his body began to break down further and upon reaching the Bay of Marauders Ignatius traded his hand to the Keeper for more tonic. Ignatius recovered at the Temple of Sarenrae, and once awake learned that Ainsley's comatose body is kept there.

Ignatius soon learned that the wand he acquired from Antioch is sentient and named Lorelei. He also used a ring from Black Agatha to regrow his hand; however he has been unable to remove it.