The creditors of the Ludluck family allowed a cousin to refit and sail the Paragon, but Cable Ludluck and crew mysteriously vanished on the first voyage without explanation. Uto's widow Setre refused to visit Paragon thereafter, leaving him traumatized and with a fragile grasp of sanity. Paragon quickened after two generations of the Ludluck family, the captain Uto and his son Kerr, died in the same storm on his decks. The two dragons that would have hatched from the different logs war for dominance in Paragon’s mind, while Kennit’s memories impart some of his own spirit into the ship. His personality changes can be explained by the fact that he was made from two wizardwood logs and Kennit’s memories, which he holds inside him.

He also has a history of violent behavior. Paragon is ill-tempered and capricious, frequently turning irritable or childish. Except for his eyes, his face bears many similarities to FitzChivalry Farseer. His new eyes are blue, much to Amber’s displeasure. He wears an earring identical to Amber’s, as well as a bracelet and a battle harness, from which hangs a battle-axe later, charging bucks are added to his harness. The new figurehead is described as a young man with a broken nose and long hair bound in a warrior’s tail. In The Mad Ship, Amber (Ambre) removes the seven-pointed star at Paragon’s request, and in Ship of Destiny, she reshapes his figurehead into an entirely new visage. He has a seven-pointed star carved into his chest.

He is described as unsightly due to hatchet damage to his face, which also left him blind. Paragon’s original figurehead is an older man with a beard and wild hair.

Ship of magic