Captain Abdullah and the Unmentionable Wound

Characters:

• Liam
• Bracus
• Daxson

Date: 11-07-15

XP: 2

Recap:

The Crew secured a new ship(Brigantine), named it the Liberators Wrath and set sail southward. The plan was to buy, sell and find crew along the way south towards Brigandy Bay and then from there set off for The Teeth and to find Tressa the Red.

Along the way they stopped off in Swindon to pick up crew and cargo. Liam and Daxson were in the bar recruiting sailors when Liam was approached by downtrodden looking Kehana named Winston. Winston offered to sell Liam a treasure map and a golden triangle he stole from his former captain, Abdullah.

Unfortunately before Liam could get more details Captain Abdullah showed up with two of his top lieutenants and a gang of his pirates. Abdullah proceeded to attack, which lead to a frenzied alleyway fight. Daxon squared off with a one armed Grual named Longarm Hunk Bosun who had a Battleball attached to his nub. Liam fought a French pirate named Rene the Blade and Bracus decided to kill Winston, pick up the loot and head back to the ship to take a nap. Liam was wounded in the thigh and “unmentionables” during his spar with Rene which certainly left some scars…

A long bloody battle raged in the alleyway and the group managed to dispatch Abdullah’s lieutenants but not before he managed to slip out of the alley and flee. Unfortunately for him the pair was faster and managed to catch up and slay Abdullah as he ran.  Swindon isn’t the safest town and the locals and lack of city watch allowed the Crew to leave the city unmolested.

The map they aquired show the location of an island in the Flotsam Sea and was labeled “Rufus’ Island…need all six triangles”, that along with another triangle to add to their collection. Armed with this new information the Crew sailed for Brigandy Bay for the final leg of their journey before they headed southwest to The Teeth.

Captain Liam

Captain’s Log,

 

It’s been a long haul, but we’ve finally replaced Liberator.  We’ve given the new girl a right proper name;  Liberator’s Wrath.    With a name like that and our growing reputation, we’ll soon be striking fear into the hearts of any who would dare oppose us.  I would also like to make note of the promise I’ve made to myself.  For the sake of posterity.  I’ll never again let some nobody pirate scum take our ship like that.  Even it cost my life.  I haven’t said as much to the crew, but I think they know.  I’ve overheard bits of their whispers.  Apparently, I’ve become a vengeful man.  Enough so that some of the men are more afraid than usual of crossing me.  As long as it serves as motivation for hard work, it’s acceptable.

 

About this alley fight we found ourselves in.  It really all boils down to a simple thing.  One pirate tried to sell us something he had stolen from his pirate captain.  When the dust settled and the smoke cleared, we stood victorious, and in possession of a another piece of the triangle and a map that might lead us to Redbeard’s treasure.  Not a bad night really.  Even given my two new scars, which gave me a bit of a fright.  Plus, any fight that shrinks this world’s pirate population is always a good one.

 

Captain McCormic

Battle at the Devil’s Spires

Characters:

• Mordecai
• Liam
• Bracus
• Rodrigo

Date: 10-24-15

XP: 2

Recap:

The Crew maintained their cover as a gold salvage team in the Devil’s Spires and stayed on alert for Admiral Duckworth. After two days of waiting they were contacted by Crow informing them that Duckworth was making a surprise attack under the cover of the dark moonless night.

Timing his departure towards the Cortez’s ship perfectly, Liam arranged to have a powerful “Crossing the T” volley arranged before Duckworth was able to fire. This damaged Cortez’s ship and allowed Duckworth to further hammer on the unsuspecting Frigate.

After a long ship battle the Crew finished disabling Cortez’s ship, managed to capture a fleeing gold recovery Sloop and rescue the crew of another that wrecked while attempting to leave the Devils Spires.

Duckworth and the Crew sailed to Baltimus to discuss the events that happened and request compensation from Edward Lazenby(Chairman of the British East India Company). Duckworth relayed the betrayal and piracy of of the Spanish Guild and also informed his superiors of the heroic actions of the Crew.

During a meeting with Mr Lazenby the crew negotiated a fair deal on spoils from their actions and recovery of the lost gold. Lazenby awarded them with a Letter of Marque in addition to the promised pieces of eight payment. Duckworth also pledged his support financially to get the Crew back on their feet as believed their reports that the world was flooding and felt the quest was a noble and worthwhile one.

Lazenby also informed them that the BEIC, in one weeks time, would be formally backing out of the Great Port Treaty and marking all Spanish Guild ships as pirates. This allowed anyone carrying a Letter of Marque from the BEIC to seize any assets not properly marked by their company. This will essentially kicked off a Trade War between the two trading companies. Lazenby is unsure on how long it will last but warned the Crew to be carefull when this announcement went into effect.

The Crew is now able to purchase a new ship with their earned spoils and after much hardship they are back on their feet. Where will they go next? Further explore the flooding world? Smuggle firearms to a mysterious contact in the Kieran Empire?

Captain Liam

Captain’s Log,

That nightmare has stopped.  I sleep as soundly as I ever did.  Possibly more so.  The cause for this change is obvious.  We killed those pirates and ruined their plans to profit off the misfortune of others.  Specifically, misfortune they brought on.  We even walked away with enough gold to replace our ship.  To do so, we’ve had to make a decision to become a privateer for the BEITC but I believe it was worth it.  Though, it wasn’t a decision we came to lightly.  Several of my friends were less certain about it but with the coming war between the BEITC and the Spanish Trade Guild, we had to pick a side or risk constant harassment from both parties.  Hopefully, we made the right choice.

I know this is counter to what people always say, but the unleashing of my furry on those scum seems to have satisfied that vengeful hate I felt for them.  I’m willing to bet people who claim vengeance doesn’t bring closure have never truly suffered great loss or sought absolute restitution for such a loss.  Or maybe something is wrong with me.  It doesn’t really matter, though.  Justice has been executed and my soul finds rest in it.

Captain McCormic