The Heavenly Fleet is the smallest of the Lhazaar Principalities, though it is growing—in defiance of all predictions. Led by Prince Lorrister (LG male aasimar ranger 4/paladin 4), the Heavenly Fleet is dedicated to bringing justice to the Lhazaar Sea and the rule of law to all its settlements. The prince holds his crews to high ideals and hopes to impose those same ideals on the people of the Principalities. Even though the Lhazaarites greet Lorrister’s principles with scorn, people outside the Principalities who share his philosophy are attracted to his cause, and Lorrister claims a large number of foreign supporters and suppliers. This influx of aid from such places as Thrane, the Martial Temple of Dol Arrah in Starilaskur, and numerous private benefactors translates into the finest gear and supplies for Lorrister’s ships and crews.
Prince Lorrister might come to the aid of player characters facing the perils of the Lhazaar Sea, sailing to the rescue like some celestial cavalry riding over the hill. However, he is likely to ask characters who are indebted to him to return the favor by striking against one of his many enemies. He is on a perpetual crusade against evil in the Principalities, and he recognizes the Cloudreavers as his greatest enemies. He also bears a particular grudge against the Blood of Vol and actively campaigns in opposition to that cult’s activities.
The other princes scoff at Prince Lorrister’s morals, but they are leery of his strength. In the future they might form an alliance to destroy the paladin and his crusaders, but for now they use their wiles to play him against their foes. For his part, Lorrister may be idealistic, but he is not naive, and he remains fully aware of his rivals’ plans.
Source: Dragonshard Part 2
Founded three hundred years before Galifar, the Gray Tide principality was founded by a changeling named Kel. Seeking refuge from flaring anti-changeling resentment that was sweeping the nations that would become Karrnath, Cyre, and Thrane, Kel gathered changelings from all over in exodus to the isle of Lastpoint, an isle half covered by mysterious mists known as the Gray Tide.
Kel bravely led the refugees into the mists of the Gray Tide. The changelings were accepted rather than rejected by the mists and founded the city of Sanctuary as a permanent refuge from the suspicions of Khorvaire. One unfortunate noble sent warships to put an end to the “changeling threat”, but these ships never returned from the mists. To this day the superstitious and the wise steer clear of the mists, and many stories of missing ships involve them getting lost in the Gray Tide.
The true scope and size of the Gray Tide’s fleet is a mystery. Ships rarely fly the Gray Tide’s flag openly, preferring to disguise and even integrate themselves into other fleets. Adventurers in any of the dockside taverns may hear a particularly paranoid sailor spreading rumors that the Gray Tide has slowly conquered the Principalities by replacing its key captains and crews with changelings. Other rumors say the Gray Tide sails on enormous living ships, mimics capable of shapeshifting to disguise themselves as friendly ships. One tale describes a ship covered in kelp that pretended to be a shipwreck before animating and attacking.