Long ago, when the Alonora ocean was still uncharted, and the continents waged unprecedented wars with each other, pirates roamed the high seas. They were violent and cruel people who plundered all in their path, rarely sparing any even among the ships of fellow pirates. They were racketeers, murderers, and thieves. There was no sense of order to them, except for whatever hierarchy they had on their vessels. They were the bane of the oceans and any who traveled them. Many times the leaders of different lands would band together to try and do away with these criminals, but the pervasive nature of the pirates meant they would always return. They hid and waited, and when the world thought it was safe, they would return.
This continued for centuries, until the fateful day when one pirate decided he was done.
He'd had enough of the needless killing. Enough of his shipmates being hung or tortured for their crimes, and he'd grown weary of the ocean being filled with fear.
It was past time for this bloody war to end.
This pirate's name was Aaron Deadwater. He was nothing terribly special, just your average pirate captain searching for treasure and trying desperately to get rich while keeping out of the law's hands. However he had enough of a mind to know things couldn't continue on as they were. After many years of planning, compromising, convincing, and pleading, Deadwater and his allies sieged a trading port called Epinau and took the city by force. With their little bit of leverage (meaning the billions of coin worth of goods in their hold), Deadwater was able to gain enough of an upper hand to bargain with some of the neighboring countries' leaders. In the end, it was decided that the pirates would be allowed to keep Epinau as long as they did not harm the goods or the merchants who sold them.
Eventually the pirate ships that banded together started calling themselves The Consortium. As more pirates learned of this new arrangement, more flocked to Epinau to join it. Soon many of the once-wayward pirates had come under the guidance of The Consortium, causing Epinau to become overrun. If the kings of the lands had planned to take it back by force, this was no longer possible. Millions of pirates were now swarming the continent of Mirturm, and the trade routes were now permeated by groups of pirates all united under one symbol: A three eyed skull with eight stars surrounding it.
Over time The Consortium took over the trade routes completely, and merchants began paying them for safe passage. Before the leaders of the world could react, Deadwater and his allies had control of the import of food, water, medical supplies, potions, and various other necessities. Should the pirates have been threatened they were in a position to make billions suffer for it. Eventually a deal was struck with Deadwater that pirates could roam the ocean free, so long as they didn't harm any ships they should encounter unless fired upon first. Pirates were free to roam the seas once more, searching out the hidden treasures of the world and looking for riches. While the nations of the world were not pleased with having a peace treaty with pirates of all things, they abided by it as it kept any pirate under the flag of The Consortium from attacking their vessels.
Thus The Consortium has served as a safe haven for pirates over the decades. Deadwater passed many years ago, but his son followed in Aaron's footsteps. Soon Raoul Deadwater became the proclaimed "pirate king" of Mirturm. He moved their base of operations to Beris, a well protected city that has taken over as the trading central of the world.
Our story begins on a ship called The Wayward Maiden, a new vessel that flies the flag of The Consortium. With a crew that has only recently banded together, you were all summoned to the Pirate King's mansion in Beris for a special mission that Raoul Deadwater personally picked you for. All you were told is that it involves dealing with the particularly dangerous waters of Dholgrin, a powerful nation that has loudly opposed The Consortium. Now you and your new crewmates have gathered in Beris, awaiting for the man himself to arrive and tell you what precisely this mission will entail.
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- Captain (Shiva)
- Quartermaster
- Bosun
- Navigator
- Cook
- Master Gunner
- Surgeon (puddingpunter)
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Listen to the GM
This should go without saying, but don't try to argue with me. Discussions and things you're confused about? Sure! Bring it up with us in the OOC or a DM. I don't mind talking about things with you, but if I give you a final answer then take the hint and drop the subject.
Don't try to run the rp.
If you have an idea you want to do, you can bring it up OOC and we'll discuss it. I don't mind players having subplots, but we need to be sure that they don't interfere with the main plot and that people aren't running away with things.
No overly disagreeable/evil characters.
We've all seen that one person in an rp who wants their character to be the center of attention at all times, and as a result end up causing a lot of drama in the rp. Don't be that person. If you try to be that person, you will be laughed at and banned from the rp.
No NSFW content.
If you and another player engage in writing NSFW content, take it to DMs. I don't want it in my rp.
Be aware that the GM has a very low tolerance for nonsense.
I've had many people ruin my carefully thought out plots several times with their stupidity, so while I will do my best to be nice, if you cause any trouble I will not be fun to deal with.
Posting requirements
Your posts don't have to be big paragraphs, just decent sized ones to show you're willing to put in effort to keep the rp going, even if it's slow. Maybe two paragraphs. I would like to keep the frequency to at least one person posting per week. We're pretty laid back here, so if you need a little extra time due to circumstances, no worries. That being said, if you're looking for a fast paced rp where we all post back-to-back on a daily basis, this probably isn't what you're looking for.
*I reserve the right to ban and brutally kill off characters if you break these rules.
