Giff Rapelje (N male gnome bard 4) edits the Wayfinder Foundation’s newsletter, the Rope and Piton. Giff is unusually taciturn for a bard and a gnome, and vendors and potential donors attending board meetings or visiting the Conclave often come away with the impression that he has little interest in the Foundation’s real business. Nothing could be further from the truth, though, since Giff delights in tales of mystery and danger. He avidly supports the Foundation’s purpose and, with the possible exception of Lord Boroman himself, is the most willing to take risks and extend the Foundation’s resources in the name of exploration.
For the past year, Giff has been trying to convince the other trustees to finance an expedition of three elemental galleons to the Dark Sea, around the Cape of Hearts at the southern tip of Argonnessen. Adventurers returning from an overseas expedition can sell their story to Giff with a successful DC 20 Perform (storytelling) check. Giff pays 150 gp per story.