(Narrative Soon to come!)
General- *note *
Namira addresses her "pirate" crew that the new ship that she is constructing will be at their use when she is not shipping goods with it. The "Tarentella" has brought along the subject of the Pirate Code, one that Namira as the Captain enforced even among her pirate sailors. Though the Pirates already know these laws, having leanred them when taking the oath, Namira re informs them every month so that none may have the excuse of "forgetting".
I. Every man has a vote in affairs of moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions, or strong liquors, at any time seized, and may use them at pleasure, unless a scarcity (not an uncommon thing among them) makes it necessary, for the good of all, to vote a retrenchment.
II. Every man to be called fairly in turn, by list, on board of prizes because. Those who steal from their brothers shall have a limb cut off, and the limb will be decided by the Capt.
III. No person to game at cards or dice for money while aboard the ship. Namira demands a good crew
IV. The lights and candles to be put out at eight o'clock at night: if any of the crew, after that hour still remained inclined for drinking, they were to do it on the open deck.
V. To keep their daggers and cutlass clean and fit for service.
VI. No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. If any man were to be found seducing any of the latter sex, and carried her to sea, disguised, he was to suffer death; . Namira is the only female allowed aboard this ship and should she find any they and their companion will be cast off the ship. Woo your women at your own time.
VII. To desert the ship or their quarters in battle, is punished with death or marooning.
VIII. No striking one another on board, but every man's quarrels to be ended on shore, at sword and pistol. (Namira, as captain of the ship , when the parties will not come to any reconciliation, accompanies them on shore with what assistance she thinks proper, and turns the disputant back to back, at so many paces distance; at the word of command, they turn and charge immediately, The victor is the one who draws first blood
IX. No man to talk of breaking up their way of living, till each had shared a good amount of gold . If in order to this, any man should lose a limb, or become a cripple in their service, he was to have 50 gold pieces, out of the public stock, and for lesser hurts, proportionately.
X. The captain and and the first mate to receive two shares of a prize: the master, boatswain, and gunner, one share and a half, and other officers one and quarter.
XI. The musicians to have rest on Sundays, but the other six days and nights, none without special favor.
Namira, after receiving the letter from the Southern Lord agrees to his proposition and announces to the refugees about the opportunity in the Southern land for work and shelter. She hopes that they will accept and move to work for the Southern Lord so that they can more suitable homes for themselves.
-Port Langston-
Workers are to continue building the "Tarentella" until completion.
Fisherman are continue to do their jobs.
When the "oranges" have become a sure thing and there are enough to harvest, Namira will attempt to sell them to the Northern and West Lands.
-Travensburg-
Farmers,bakers, and the others will continue just as they are.
-Dravesnberg-
The Pirates will be given a short break for their usual dealings, as Namira uses the ship to begin trading with the Northern Lord as well as the Southern.
Laws-
Murder- Punishable by beheading, hanging, or
Theft- The Thief has either the choice of working for one year of whoever he stole from, or having a finger cut off.
Rape- Punishable by death. Either by hanging or A hundred slices. (The Chinese called it Ling Chi or slow slicing and ya...it's pretty scary o.o)
Slavery- Banned ( punishment unclear however..)
Diplomat-
Sounthern Lord Ahmed,
I write this in hast in my excitement and delight of your request. Yes yes yes and a thousand times yes! I shall inform several of my men to begin escorting the refugees to the Southern lands immediatly.
Yours truly,
Capt. Namira Rosewood.