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Avan's Cove


One day in the small port city of Courtshore a Page walks the halls of the courthouse. They pass by the Judge’s office door which has been left ajar. They pause and overhear a correspondence between said Judge and a person accused of piracy. The Accused attempts to bribe the Judge to avoid their hanging for the next day.

Their offer?

Treasures of mass proportions stashed on an uncharted island by an elusive yet successful Pirate, Captain Jalil Avan. There are no maps to this island but the Accused promises that they could navigate any ship to the treasure. The Judge would simply fund the expedition. As Captain of the ship, the Accused would ensure that the Judge was paid for his/her mercy. The Judge considers this offer. Finally they make their demand: Unless they provide a map before morning, the Accused is to be hung for piracy.

The Pirate is escorted to their cell and the young Page slips off unnoticed. At dusk, the Page is instructed to retrieve a parchment of utmost importance from the Jailer to be delivered to the Naval Captain. The Page, bored with their lowly job and eager for adventure, contemplates their actions upon retrieving the parchment. They could run off with the map and lead the next big discovery of the century!

After much consideration, the Page dismisses their dream as foolish and hands the parchment to the Naval Captain with a heavy heart. As soon as the Head of Navy feasts his eyes upon the parchment, he swears loudly and throws the parchment to the floor. He then tells the Page that the map is useless. Written in a code by the illiterate knave. Stunned at the news, the Page quickly retrieves the parchment before racing off to deliver the news to the Judge.

The Naval Captain is crestfallen. The Judge is under scrutiny. The Pirate is hung the next morning. The Page leaves town that night carrying with them the map to Avan's Cove.

The Page would be bound to a more infamous port city to the north of Courtshore. The City of Bastion.
This city was heavily populated and crime ridden. Crooks of all sorts could be seen in the streets, young and old, rich or poor. Bastion is where most major pirate expeditions known to the region had been assembled. It is in this city, on a humid summer night, that the Page sought refuge. Too young to drink, too poor for a meal, and staggering from exhaustion, the Page made their way into a dimly lit Inn. This is where the real adventure begins.


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Welcome to the City of Bastion


Pirate Haunts


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Playable Pirate Ranks: (Not needed yet, but what the ever loving hell. Here it is.)



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I'm certainly up for it. Perhaps I could be more of a Will Turner sort of person- a regular citizen sort of dragged into the fray, somehow.
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I'm certainly up for it. Perhaps I could be more of a Will Turner sort of person- a regular citizen sort of dragged into the fray, somehow.


Hell yeah. I'm editing this bit right now. Give it time, mate. I'll make sure any char can get in on this seamlessly.

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I'm always up for anything pirate related. (:
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I'm always up for anything pirate related. (:


Awesome! We'll get along then :D I'm tweaking some stuff. Working on it currently so I'm sure there will be something of more substance real soon
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Awesome! We'll get along then :D I'm tweaking some stuff. Working on it currently so I'm sure there will be something of more substance real soon


Perfect! Can't wait.
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I am interested. This sounds like it'll be loads of fun!
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Pirates? Yes. Count me in!
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Oh this is interesting..... I would like in :)
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Posting here so I don't forget about this.
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Of course, I am interested. I'm on my phone at the moment, and rushed. But I'll be back to explore fully soon, mate.
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@Harley Q

Take yer time, love! Don't plan on havin the OOC up for another few days. Only bothered to post a CS so no one would think I'm half assing this. I'm all in.
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I'm guessing that this is a fictional pirate universe?
How common are woman pirates? (Is it a Calico Jack/ Anne Bonny deal, with the woman disguising herself as a dude?)
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I will keep an eye on this as I am trying to catch up on other roleplays, that I am in.
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I'm going to have to pass up the interest since I'm involving myself more in other roleplays.

Good luck, dear!
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I'm guessing that this is a fictional pirate universe?
How common are woman pirates? (Is it a Calico Jack/ Anne Bonny deal, with the woman disguising herself as a dude?)


Very good questions! You'd be correct in the assumption that this universe is fictional.

In this universe, female pirates are common and actually just as (if not more) feared than their male counterparts. When they first head out to sea, most do employ the tactic of appearing more masculine to blend in. However once they establish themselves as an equal, they feel free to dress however they bloody well want to. Many do appear more masculine all throughout their life as a pirate. But their attire and mannerisms are not employed to fit in a 'mans world' or to keep their identity hidden. They just rock the look for the fuck of it. They're still faced with sexism and misogyny so they (the Women) have to work every bit as hard to ensure they're treated with respect both on and off land.
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I got an idea for a character:
A traveling scholar.

That is, a man who has dedicated his life to the study of culture and the languages associated with them. He would also be able to fit into the plot quite nicely.

So, that map was written in a language that the Page didn't know, yes? Well what if it was written in a script that no one in the Islands knew- except, maybe, the Scholar who had and still is traveling all over the world, learning about all cultures possible, reading all the books on them, while writing his own. And it just so happened to be that he was in town- the reason that the Pirate with the Map was in town. The Pirate was seeking the Scholar, but the Soldiers picked the Pirate up before he could get to the Scholar.

And so one of your characters, while looking over the foreign language, decided, "Hey, that Scholar might know! Let's kidnap 'em!"
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@WilsonTurner Glad you brought that up. That's more in the direction of the plot itself and it can be addressed once I've got the OOC up and running

@McHaggis Plenty of room. Welcome!
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