Ahoy! Let’s dive right into the basic lore.
It’s mid 1700s and four crews sailing dominate the seas. Smaller crews fear the four Kings and Queens of the waters. Maxmillion Tempest the strong, Ina Gyatso the mysterious, Alison Beckham and her crew wiped from the face of the globe, and the mad Bradley Quark. Unrest is brewing in coastal European countries and King Jamison of England wants the pirate ships to sink for good.
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The majority of the roleplay won’t be entirely history accurate. Some technology is more advanced in a vaguely steampunk kind of way but only by the few who study sciences or are inventors. Technology isn’t widely introduced to the public. Just a heads up. I want to keep things flexible so if you have any questions about this PM me or ask here.
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The Four Captains:Bradley Quark of the Amethyst:He was born in Egypt as a beggar boy and managed an apprenticeship with a smith and inventor. He tinkered with everything he could get his hands on. He gets his claim to fame from using likely dangerous chemicals to create very interesting explosives and ammunition. He has many side effects as well from these chemicals like his terrible memory and borderline insanity. There’s a method to this madness however and he got a great following before travelling to the coasts and setting sails with a steadily growing and loyal crew.
Maxmillion Tempest of the Bounty Foss:Ol’ Max is a hardy Swedish giant of a man who started off in a prestigious noble family. He learned to sword fight at a young age and loved to wrestle with his older brothers and equally rowdy sisters. Big runs in the family. Soon he grew to have a sense of curiosity about the world. He was too young to inherit any significant titles of large sums of money. After a particularly large argument with his parents he impulsively stowed away on a Nordic pirate ship that was pillaging a nearby village. He appealed to the ancient captain of the ship and worked hard and long before being appointed the captain himself after the old captain died. He commands the largest ship of the seven seas.
Alison Beckham of the Aurora CapAlison is a spunky English girl who was born and raised with the ocean and mind of an explorer. She was born of an island pirate port where crews go to recruit crew members and drink. She grew up learning to sail and hold her own. Being around so many pirate folk started her a following and after seeing the skills she had learned and light in her eye starting a crew was no difficulty. Her crew might not be the biggest or strongest but if they infiltrate your ship you better hope they’re taking captives or pray there’s no sharks in the water below. Her ship has been unseen for years.
Ina Gyatso of the BadatelIna grew up the daughter of a merchant in southern India. Her father was often ridiculed for his “magical” wares of pendants and medicinal herbs so Ina would have to stand up for hr father and herself. On the streets she learned to fight but one day those who messed with her father took it too far and he was killed in an on record “accident.” Wanting to leave her city and country she joined a pirate crew and learned all she could until she could recruit her own crew. After many years they have become known for knowing nearly every inch of the explored sea and can navigate any waters.
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The plot I was going for here was that we’re all part of Maxmillion’s crew when Bradley Quark attacks our ship by surprise. Max goes down with the ship and survivors are taken captive and held under trial to see if they’re worthy of joining his crew. You have a few options with your character. The roleplay could start your character a part of Maxmillion’s crew. We could start the roleplay at a pirate haven and recruit you there or we could start with pillaging a small city and you being a stowaway. Or if you’d be up to wait a few posts you could be a member of Bradley’s crew. We can discuss relationships, plots, etc here.
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Character Spread:Name:
Age: (please be 16+, 16 being the very very very minimum)
Gender:
Skills: (no one can be a pirate without some set of skills, keep it reasonable)
Appearance: (use a picture if you want)
Personality: (short, don’t elaborate excessively, show us in your posts)
Backstory: (can be very brief, anything you feel we need to know in order to understand your character)
Crew:
Any extra information:
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Guidelines and Roleplay Information-Your character should be human; no special powers, etc.
-Original characters only
-If you think of information about your character that you didn’t originally put in your spread feel free to add it and let us know here what you changed
-I want to try and have as frequent posting as possible. Once a week or more even would be ideal but I’m very flexible. I don’t want quality of posts to suffer. Mostly I won’t have an issue unless you don’t communicate with me. If you’re having a busy week it’s fine just let me know.
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The RoleplayersKinetic as… Melanie Bello
@Shades as... Elizabeth Logan
@AhZombies as... Eleanor Attwood
@ToroRojo as... Ross Farsight
@Marco as… Scarlet Brower
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Below is my character: Name: Melanie Bello
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Skills: Melanie has spent her time before and during being a pirate studying the stars and learning to navigate the seas and is very well known for it. She didn’t start as a fighter but she grew up having to be scrappy and can hold her own, and she’s smart enough to be able to usually get an upperhand in fight.
Appearance: Melanie has tawny brown skin and rich brown hair with copper undertones. Her hair sits about an inch below her chin in loose curls. Her eyes are a deep brownish gold. She is 5’9 and about 140lbs. She wears a loose white blouse with quarter sleeves, high waisted black pants, and black books that go up to the middle of her calf. She often ties a cloth or bandana around her head to keep her shorter hair out of her face. On her belt she keeps a compass, star map, and knife that is about the length of her forearm.
Personality: Melanie is a very curious and passionate person. She will put in hard work to achieve what she wants and is able to keep a level head in pressuring situations. However she isn’t good at taking input or ideas from other people and will often only use her own logic to make decisions unless it’s from a person she knows she can trust.
Backstory: Melanie grew up in a coastal city in Spain. Her father was a fisherman and was often away from the house for days at a time. Her mother cared for her younger siblings. Suspicious activity in her city lead to many attacks and robberies where her mother was killed defending her children. Melanie was old enough to take care of herself but was in no way ready to care for her three siblings. Her siblings were sent to their grandparents and Melanie decided to travel on her own and explore more than just her city. Ever curious about the oceans from her father she ended up looking for a crew to travel with. She learned to fight properly with her first crew before being taken captive by Maxmillion’s ship. She lost her right arm in the fight but Maxmillion decided to keep her alive because of her knowledge of navigation. She’s been loyal to him for years since.
Crew: Maxmillion Tempest
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Posting OrderKinetic -> AhZombies -> Marco -> Shades -> ToroRojo