Introduction
The once cesspool known as Black Port now has sunk even lower where once poverty ran rampant destitution flooded the streets with beggars and homeless. Where once disease killed one of every family it now wipes entire households out. The strict nature of its regime under the Pirate Lord and its actual founder Lord Orion the only man who had brought the rabble of the sea beneath one banner. Now lays slain his blood still warm as it pools around his cold body.
The once weak Humanic Navy now wilts away into a powerhouse under The Black Shield Empire. All who defy are put to the sword. Lord Orion his home stormed… all its residence put to death. Dread Lord Vargus hunted down and hung until dead, Lord Zithar placed in the deepest of dungeons beneath Black Port while the likes of Lord Zakia and Malok faced the Guillotine, even Lady Galia met her end with stones tied to her wrists and ankles before being thrown overboard into deep waters as Lord Maxwell felt the pain of his sins burned away at the stake with flames abound and molten lead the only thing to cool his throat. As blood filled the seas… this blood of privateers, so to did the great Lord Nal’ithar fall sword in hand a mountain of corpses around him and a newly dubbed ship graveyard around his sinking vessel.
Tis ill times indeed many have fallen… and few remain. The once most powerful force in the western seas now buckles upon its knees with the ever growing power of the Black Shield Empire and its dark Tyrant and once savior Araka Silverblade. He who personally put one of the greatest captains to sail under the old regime to death with his own sword. With heroes of old and legends of now slain, who would defy him. Who would rise against the every flowing inky clouds that slowly descend swallowing all hope… consuming all light until we are left as blind as myself… here in the deepest pits of this Hell upon earth known as Black Port… may Kaxis give us mercy.
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Vessels. (Feel free to make your own ships just P.M. them for an OK first though.)
Pirate [I]
Angel of the West. These speed based vessels can support ten cannons on each side while capable of outrunning most ships they are very lightly armored and thin. Easily capsizes but is capable of taking minimum damage while fleeing.
The Basilisk. A strangely designed pirate ship, shallow and slightly wide this ship has its sails based on its sides and is capable of gliding silently over water and it is said given enough wind that they can “fly” if only a few feet off the water. This ship though is more named for the large sets of mortars it is equipped with capable of raining death and despair fro above.
Fist of the Fell. A heavy warship which holds three masks and over thirty cannons. Heavily armored and covered in defensive positions this ship is easily the best ship for brute strength under pirate control.
Shackles of the Impure. A specially designed blockade runner. Built so most of its hull is under water allowing it to easily slip through larger ships. Armed with only one small cannon on its roof its sole-purpose in combat is to sneak up on enemy warships and puncture their lower hulls with a close range cannon burst.
Lord of the Brine. A Capital ship used only by pirate lords. Fast enough to out run naval interceptors but armed well enough to defeat enemy warships. Housing eighty cannons moderately armored its armed with two harpoon guns and a catapult which is used to lob jars of Greek fire onto enemy decks to clear them before boarding.
[I] Humanic Navy
(Out of Date)
Hand of the Heavens. A fast interceptor ship capable of running down most vessels. Slower then Angels of the West but much more deadly. Armed with twenty cannons on each side this war vessel is moderately armored and more then capable of out maneuvering combat vessels.
Tear of the Saint. A warship armed with sixty cannons total. Heavily armored but still fast enough to catch other warships this ship maneuvers slowly but is armed with a battering spike on its bow for shattering through enemy hulls.
Sinner Among Saints. The Capital ships of the Humanic Empire. Armed with over a hundred and twenty cannons in total this hulking warship is slow but powerful. Capable of overpowering all but the best captains with pure brute strength and board ships with its massive crew.
(Current Standard)
The Blessed Cross. Ship designed to run down and capture ships. The fastest ship created by the Black Shield Empire. They were the ships that ran down many of the pirate lords and caught them in the dead of night.
Vanguard of Faith. These hulking ships are equipped with over three hundred cannons. With four masts and metal plating on its bow.
Touch of Heaven. A “rocket” ship designed for annihilation enemy ships. Armed with a single Hwach'ahttp://strangeweaponoftheweek.com/strangeweapons/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/hwacha1.jpg ) they send swarms of death propelling towards their enemies.. Dangerous against masts and dry wood.
The Guardian of Hell. These hulking Capital ships are said to be an eye sore holding three hundred cannons, four Gattling Guns (http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/2/2e/ ... n_1865.jpg ) One Hwach'a. (http://strangeweaponoftheweek.com/stran ... wacha1.jpg ) and heavy armor.
Black Jet Empire
Dissention. A light ship used as an interceptor. Housing sixty cannons and metal plating this heavy ship is the fastest and lightest ships the Black Jet Empire uses. Capable of holding of a Tear of the Saint with ease.
Obelisk of the Hammer. These massive ships are armed with a single small cannon based atop a giant towering bladed bow. Set with heavy metal plates that deflect most cannon fire the only vulnerable places on these juggernauts are their decks and the submerged hull. Steam powered with the use of oars and masks this ship can pick up high speeds in a straight line leveling anything and everything in its way. Used for transporting armies these ships tear apart enemy lines with ease until boarded or struck with a lucky cannonball.
Obelisk of the Gods. These capital ships are much like their lesser versions of the Obelisk of the Hammer. Though these ships don’t have hulking bows instead a flat platform armed with a massive cannon replaces the cutting edge of their lesser forms. Still made for ramming its main cannon can fire over twenty full sized cannonballs at once. Ripping apart enemy ships at such rates it isn’t funny. Though do to its weight the bow of the ship is lightly armored compared to the rest of the heavily armored ship. Also lower decks give a chance to strike at the wooden decks which are vulnerable.
The Pirate Lords of Old.
Lords of the Northern Seas.
Dread Lord Vargus. (Hung)
Ship. Dreadwing Revolution. (Lord of the Brine) (Sunk along with enough Freights of Gold to make a man set for entire family lines. It is said to have sunk off the southern coast of Dophia.
Flag. Inverted Zatolen’s horned cross. Red and Violet.
Description. A deadly Fully Corrupted who has earned the title Dread Lord due to the fear he invokes.
Maxwell the Fell. (Burned at the Stake and forced to drink Molten Lead)
Ship. The Angel of Death. (Lord of the Brine) Inherited by his Second.
Flag. A black rose on a crimson flag
Description. A sinful plains human who has earned his title from his corrupt nature. He rules with an iron fist and few consider him human.
Dread Lord Malok the Forsaken. (Beheaded by Guillotine)
Ship. Harbinger of Lies. (Heavily Modified, Angel of the West) (Inherited by his Second.)
Flag. Sewn shut lips.
Description. A plains human driven mad by the loss of his lover, he believes Zale scorned him and he spills ceaseless amounts of blood into her ocean. He is one of the most feared pirate lords to sail the seas.
Lords of the Western Seas.
Mistress Galia the Black Saint. (Drowned)
Ship. Temptation’s Touch. (Lord of the Brine) (Confiscated and gifted to a trade house)
Flag. A Heart cupped in two hands, one larger the other smaller, obvious in meaning a man and woman.
Description. A ravishing Daughter of the Wolf who in a rare case as ascended to full corruption. Her beauty is said to have caused men to die, some say those who even smell her perfumed breath became nothing but thralls. She is thought to be possessed by a demoness of lust… even though she does enter temples which makes this highly unlikely.
Black Tom(Killed by Mutiny) Siegfried the Leviathan(Exiled by Orion, fate unknown.) Scarlet Kate.
Ship. The Nightfall (Lord of the Brine, Speed based)
Flag. The figure of a sea dragon in white on a black field.
Description. (This is Siegfried)A pirate lord come to the title by mutiny, Siegfried is as cunning as he is dangerous. He orchestrated the overthrow of Black Tom. Gifted even for one of Septriss' Chosen, it is rumored he can alter memory or crush willpower, though how true these rumors are is up for debate.
Mister Zithar.(Rotting in the Dungeons of Black Port.)
Ship. The Crimson Flight. (Lord of the Brine) (Zithar hid it away along with the countless relics and artifacts it might hold.)
Flag. A black sun descending against a crimson sea and white sky.
Description. A kind hearted and adventurous pirate who sails the seas not raiding other ships but hunting for treasure and legends.
Lords of the Southern Seas.
Lord Nal’ithar the Blade. (Killed by forty two pistol wounds, twenty nine sword wounds, and fifty six shrapnel wounds. He died with his entire crew after taking out sixteen ships in his last stand along with over three hundred naval soldiers.)
Ship. Na’Tally’s Grace. (Lord of the Brine) (Sunk in combat.)
Flag. Two Sword’s crossing behind a helm, much like a Jolly Roger.
Description. This black elf pirate lord though one who is quite merciful, luckily for his enemies he is much more keen on the trickster part of Na’Tally… even so it is said he can lift interceptor’s with his psionics and slay men with little effort in sword combat.
Erro the Dreadful.
Ship. Hand of Err. (Heavily Modified, Fist of the Fell)
Flag. Two Serpents Tangled in mortal struggle each having sunk their fangs in the other’s throat.
Description. An Anubian Jackalman whom only employs Anubians. He is feared and seen as a monster. Tails of evil monsters who raid ships and devour their crew spread like wildfire even though Erro employs a strict “no killing unless -absolutely- necessary” policy.
Dread Lord Zakia. (Death by Guillotine)
Ship. Eye of Fate. (Lord of the Brine)(Left to his Sirius who bested him in a Blood Trial.)
Flag. An eye with three needles piercing the iris. (For the North South and West Pirate Lords.)
Description. A Plains human risen through the ranks who hunts down ships not of human blood with such violence few races still sail the Southern Seas
Black Port
Lord Orin the Great. (House stormed and killed)
Ship. Lady Zale. (Specialized Lord of the Brine)
Flag. Three Strips White, Red, and Blue with a black Star in the middle.
Description. A Plains human who is considered ‘The King’ of Pirates. A man with such power even the other pirate lords find it hard to disobey him. A fierce and cunning man who literally rules Black Port, he occasionally searches the sea for Zale’s lost lover as a sign of faith and loyalty to the Goddess of the Sea and Love.
Currency is by 20s
(Gold isn’t used due to its rarity on the surface Dwarves horde it jealously.)
Steel = 20 silvers
Silver = 20 iron
Iron = 20 bronze
Bronze = 20 copper
Coppers are known as the beggar’s coin. A Copper is roughly enough to get a tankard of ale.
Base Weekly Income Estimate.
Noble, 60 Steel
Upper Class, 40 Steel
Upper Middle Class, 5 Steel
Middle Class, 10 Silver
Lower Middle Class 1 iron
Destitute, 1 bronze
Taking place in...
City of Black Port our primary setting
The City of Black Port. Those who make trouble won't leave unscathed... if they leave at all.
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Scarlet grinned. "Occupational hazard, I take it? Very well; I don't regularly spend that much time doing nothing but reading, but it's not beyond me. I thank you for your help, Lord Tahro." That was the title she'd heard the girl use, so she went with it. Turning away, she glanced over to Sirius. "Can you read? I can't remember." It wasn't exactly a common pirating skill, but Tom'enerin had insisted that all his crew learn it. She was a tad more lax, but everyone on her ship could at least write their own name, and a good half of them would be useful for her purposes, but it might be best to bring fewer than that. One of them had just run off, actually, so she'd have to fetch a few more.
"How about you, Songrose?"
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Tahro nodded. “Then good bye and safe travel’s Scarlet. I hope to see you again with champions of the old.”
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"Right. To the library. Then digging up bones. Why do we never go on normal dates, Kate?" he asked her with a grin as he headed for the library. He certainly hoped the scrolls they needed were easy to find.
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As Tahro had suggested, it was filled to the brim with scrolls, stacked floor-to-ceiling on shelves. "Fantastic," the captain muttered to herself. There wasn't any system of organization that she recognized. "Well, unless this place has an archivist, our best bet is probably randomly grabbing things and then narrowing it down as we get close to the subjects we're looking for. Anything on old heroes or pirate Lords should help." Carefully, Scarlet lifted the scroll nearest her and scanned it over. Topography... not what she was looking for.
Sarra wasn't exactly sure what to think. This... being was at once Alexei and nothing like him. It looked like some god or spirit must have either possessed him or... made him into something else, and she bit her lip. She was glad he was alive, but she wasn't sure if that term was really the proper one to apply. "What... what happened to you?" Her tone was somewhere between awed and melancholy. This surely was her teacher, and yet...
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“I died… and Zale gave my enemies the ultimate scorn, she gave me new flesh and powers to combat those who would harm those I died for.” He stay unchanging as if devoid of emotion now… except for his vengeful eyes… they showed his anger and rage though it was clear it was not directed at anyone here.
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He grinned slightly at Scarlet, "Say what you will, love, you spend a lot of time with me."
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Quickly figuring out that everything within the same compartment was the same, she advanced a few down and plucked a scroll from its shelf. "Huh. This one looks like a chronicle of Captain Cameron's life... and of course I spend time with you. We are trying to overthrow an empire here." Laying the scroll out on a nearby table, Scarlet began to scan it for any detail that might point to the location of his corpse.
"I see..." Sarra couldn't help but feel a little guilty somehow. Even if she didn't qualify as one of the people he died for, he certainly had bought time for her to escape, and she'd felt horrible running away like that. And while some part of herself was glad he still lived, it was hard to say that someone so... vengeful was Alexei at all. He'd never been like that. Still...
"I'll have to thank Zale next time I visit one of her temples," she murmured to herself. Louder, she addressed him. "Well, do you and the others need any help here?" It was a healing tent and she a healer, after all. It actually felt strange not to be bustling about tending to people.
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It is believed his crew cut loose his body and buried him along side his first mate beneath the forge he once served at.
James Cameron Hung to death, Conviction by Inquisition for High Treason, Murder, Piracy, Arson, assault on an admiral, destruction of imperial property, destruction of private property, and assault on inquisitors. James Cameron once the feared pirate only known as the White Saint, had captured or sunk over a hundred and twenty ships of the old regime, and pirated over three hundred civilian vessels. Pardoned for his crimes he was reformed into a naval captain by the late king and proved to be a valuable resource in combating pirates. Due to his efforts piracy had begun to recline.
It is believed that he still hangs in Black Port’s town square.
His emotionless gaze fell upon Sara in full force. “Do not blame yourself, a teacher is always willing to defend his pupil… they are our continued existence even once flesh has faded… they carry with them our minds and ideas… they know our skills and hone what we failed to do as mortals. They shall regret what they have done…” He tilted his head slightly before nodding. “We always have need for more healers… many are enept in the finer arts… they can close wounds and set bones… but not in the proper way I’ve shown you… while their methods work… ours work better.”
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"Okay. We have a pretty good idea where Cameron and Vargus are. Where can we find the bodies of those that die at sea? From Zale's temple?" he asked jokingly.
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"I found something on Nal'Ithar," Stefan observed from a few shelves over, "though I'm not actually sure his body's still in any shape to be... reanimated. Galia was committed to the sea, but there should be some information on where..." he rummaged through a few more until he came up with something on the woman.
"And I've got Orion," Crow piped up from the other side of the library, causing a few people to shoot him reproachful looks. He looked suitably shamed, and padded over to the rest of them before actually opening the scroll in question.
Sarra nodded solemnly. "I'd be happy to help," she said honestly, moving over to a prone man who seemed to be suffering from debilitating wounds. She didn't know what had happened to him, but he was in need of some serious assistance. Thankfully, she was capable of providing that.
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Galia sister of Belsdar and one of the sibling lords. She and Belsdar were both made Pirate Lords due to their strength and cunning. Both were powerful Galia been less so… but they were a team and together few had even a hope of victory. Though Galia’s world came crashing down with a up and comer slew he brother with a single blow and claimed his spot as lord. Since then she has vowed vengeance on the Pirate Lord Vargas. She was put to death by being tied to weighted chair and thrown into a town well where she drowned to death. It is believed her body was moved by Aleuts to share the resting place of her brother.
Orion the relatively oldest and greatest Pirate Lord to ever live he is credited with over a thousand foes slain, nine hundred ships sunk, and four hundred ships captured. After successfully conquering Black Port he established a iron fisted rule by executing all politicians and people of note. He then funded a slave market to increase the population and enforced the boarders to ensure peasants couldn’t leave. Rest assured where mass poverty prevails so to does crime… and from the quickly growing criminal world of Blackport he created his army and crew and hunted down nine others to serve as his lieutenant in this time of war. Though he stood strong against the empire he had fought for so long… only to fall to the very force that dominated his long lived foe. Orion was given a proper burial in his home village of Beskaville where his family crypt is kept.
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Necromancy was a nasty business, but if it helped them bring down the Empire, then he was willing to get his hands dirty. Perhaps the Honor Blood could be convinced that raising a good man to fight the foe that killed him was honorable. If not, then they'd have to steal his body and sail away whilst distancing themselves from potential allies.
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She read through a few more documents. "Hmm... Galia and her brother are both in Aleuts. That should be simpler than Black Port, though nothing is ever simple anymore. Orion's buried in a village. Probably not terribly heavily-guarded unless the shield knows what we're doing, and frankly I have no idea how they would. We should certainly get him as well." She tried to ignore the fact that she was not talking about people, but corpses. The greater good, the greater good, it was all for that, else she'd dare not contemplate it further.
"Well, that should be enough for now... we'll have to come back here to drop them off eventually anyway. Might as well see what Senitora says about Nal'Ithar and then head out. Which one of these places is closest to here, anyway?"
Stefan raised a brow. "Beskaville, but you don't want that one if you're concerned about being too close to the capital. Aleuts... I could get us there in about four days, maybe a little more. Once we've got a bit more help, it should be possible to get Orion. Nal'Ithar would help, if the... Honor Bloods let you inside their city." He'd been about to say 'bloody fools,' but then that probably wasn't the wisest course of action. He did admire their dedication to their tenets, but he couldn't stand bureaucratic obstruction. It hindered efficiency, and Stefan was all about efficiency.
"Hmm... all right then. Aleuts first. Sirius, will you go ask Senitora what the chances are of us retrieving Nal'Ithar? I'll round up the crews and tell them we're sailing soon."
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He grinned over at Senitora, trying to put on his best face for the conversation, "Ahoy, Senitora! You know, Scarlet and I have a plan for defeating the Empire. It involves ressurrecting its enemies, one of whom is buried right here on this island, how much do you know about the Pirate Lord, Nal'Ithar?"
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Stefan meanwhile was readying the rest of the crew to sail. Regardless of what happened here, they were going to have to depart pretty soon anyway.
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I really should have taken Scarlet with me, he thought with a sigh.
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