Umber Ianos is an old sailor who lives in Marcuria, who used to be the captain of the White Dragon. He spends most of his time sitting on a large chest - in which he used to keep Crow, whom he called 'Bird' - on the piers of Marcuria's harbour, smoking a pipe and mending nets. Either he mends these nets for other fishermen, or he fishes himself in the small boat sitting tethered to the jetty next to him. He has a wooden left leg (although it appears his right leg is wooden) and tells April he has a wooden "pecker". He was married for a time, and recalls that his wife was fond of the saying "Coin be the way". In fact, she left him for a wealthy merchant while he was away at sea.