Who is Sam Panda from The Wine-dark Sea and what is their importance? The_Wine-Dark_Sea English & Literature Sam Panda | The Wine-dark Sea

Sam Panda is Aubrey's illegitimate son. He is described as the spitting image of his father, though less corpulent, larger, stronger, and of course ebony black, just like his mother. Sam is well-educated and intelligent but ignorant of life at sea. His calling was not to command a ship, but rather, to become a priest in the Catholic Church.