[as long as everything here is taken care of, Ning turns to hang out and chat. Things are getting started, anyway, and some of the locals are drifting over to see if they can join in.]

Gaius? Oh, he's one of the magic guys on the ship. Good fighter, but he uses magic too. He's in the galley a lot, Lea's the main cook but Gaius likes sweet stuff so he's always in there bakin' and stuff.