He, Husk, and Crispin are all captains in book one. Padra is very angry when Crispin is exiled from Mistmantle, and takes Urchin on as a page after Crispin enters the Mists.
Padra has a longtime girlfriend called Arran, and they get married at the end of book one. In book two they have twins, Tide and Swanfeather.