The Barmaid

Surula is a sea orphan barmaid working in the pub in the player-owned port. She sells beer for 1 coin and can provide gossip every Thursday. It is also possible to get a random event from her after completing a voyage. The random event, in which you serve beer to bar patrons, has a time limit of 10 minutes.

Gossip: Every Thursday, she has new gossip available. This takes the form of a voyage which replaces your third standard voyage. If there is already a voyage in that spot, it will be lost if you accept her voyage. If you decline the option, you can come back again later to ask Surula for gossip, but you must ask on Thursday. NOTE: Thursday is in fact Wednesday''' evening for a North American player. '''This is since the game runs off GMT time, usually 6 hours ahead of CST.

Sea Orphans: According to Surula, in the East, some children are born with gills, tentacles, fins, or even flippers. They do not have special powers, although she says she can swim better than most. When you talk to captains in the bar, they can also mention the swimming ability of sea orphan crew members. The Purists in the Scythe hate the sea orphans. The cause of the affliction is unknown, and their parents are not necessarily sea orphans themselves, as evidenced by the fact that the Purists try to convince mothers to drown sea orphan children at birth.

Trivia

 * Her name and dialouge suggests that her character is based on Ursula from The Little Mermaid.
 * She is shorter than the player by about half a head, but is significantly taller than dwarves, who do not come up to the player's shoulder.