Ah, Marcel the Rat. He boarded the ship, Jenivere, in some haste to avoid the pursuit of several nasty individuals who had taken exception to his acebric tongue, and drunken ways. So he put forward the rumor that big Bill was known to be copulating with the dead, at least once a night. It's not like he invented the rumor, he was just passing it around. It was perhaps unfortunate that that was said in front of said individual. With his two biggest friends. While owing him a fair sum of gold. It was at this point Marcel discovered a burning need to depart this hole of a town. Quickly. On the first ship availiable.
Evading the above mentioned Bill and Co. he gathered his gear, and headed to the port. Which is how he boarded the good ship Jenivere. Once he made port, he planned to find another ship, going, well anywhere else. Time for a different venue.
Shame about the ship wreak, really. Well at least Bill couldn't find him here.