Calm Winds is an azarketi tiefling and the captain of the Tranquil Moonlight. He has a fascination with large aquatic animals, and he has accumulated detailed notes of his interactions with such creatures over his decades of sailing. Calm Winds is familiar with many of the whale pods that seasonally return to the Gulf of Aserdus, to the point that he can recognize individuals by their appearance and song even when he has not seen them in years.