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Stack sats, print gats, distill vats, feed cats
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>using the phrase "normie" unironically
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They always ask me, "What the fuck are you doing!?" but never, "How the fuck you doing?"
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I'm very excited to get started.

Current working idea is the son of a famed warrior mage (more martial than mage) who himself comes from a long line of such men and women. Despite his many siblings, this boy was the only one to "turn out right" in his father's words. He's always shown great promise from a young age and though he enjoys his position as the clear favorite, always knew his parents' love and support only stayed with him because of his continued success. His siblings are bitterly jealous of him despite his efforts at reconciliation and his parents' words and actions only serve to widen the gap.

He often grapples with the pride he feels in being the perfect son and the knowledge he is only loved because he is perfect and this often leaves him conflicted about decisions he makes in order to advance himself and his family name.

Magically I'm thinking of a knight or general fighter type who supplements their martial prowess with magic (he's not very good at it so far but just good enough to starve off the ire of his parents). This will also play into the fact that for the first time in his life he's not the best at something, or at least close to number 1.
I'm down to clown
Is there still room left in here? I really enjoy this concept!
Maréngo




Maréngo couldn't help but admire the craftsmanship of the boat as they made their way aboard. Now that he wasn't running for his life, there was time to appreciate the vessel. He took note of how well maintained and relatively clean everything appeared and knew right from the start the crew took pride in their work. As he was already planning on helping out around the ship, Maréngo was very pleased by what he saw. Though the journey would be short he had a feeling he would enjoy the company of this crew.

Once below deck, he took a seat on the hammock opposite Y'vanna and leaned back with his hands behind his head. A terrified Pyka soon began to relax to a state of general nervousness and finally released his grip on his new owner. content to sit beside him. The pirate immediately perked up at the mention of drink and gratefully took the offered bottle. He lifted it to his lips but paused, remembering Solange's instructions for him to abstain from alcohol while the medicine worked its mojo. The pirate frowned and passed the bottle back with a heavy sigh. He thought it best not to disregard the advice of a trained herbalist (for now at least). Come to think of it, he still hadn't figured out what could've caused his bowels to revolt like that. He decided that it didn't matter anyway and there were far more important things to dwell on.
"What an excitin' start to our little adventure," he chuckled. "Maybe next time we do that we'll try not to fight the law five to one. I'm not sure who among us are gamblers but I can assure you those are shit odds."
Always up for a gritty mech roleplay. Consider me interested.
Maréngo's feet pounded against the cobble stones, his chest heaving as he ran for everything he was worth. He stole a glance behind him and couldn't help his smirk at the sight of lawmen stumbling over themselves. The distraction had worked better than he could've hoped for, much to the distress of his simian companion. Pyka's fearful shrieking followed the party down the docks as he clung tight to his new owner for dear life. Maréngo patted the animal's poor little head in a half-hearted attempted to sooth him. Things were a bit chaotic but everything was going to be ok. Everything was going to be just fine once he got to the ship.

His thoughts were interrupted the very next moment by a thunderous boom coming from said ship.
"Fuckin' shit!"
Maréngo instinctively covered the back of his neck to protect it from shrapnel as heard a building behind him take the full brunt of a cannonball. Bystanders began to scream and run for cover but he paid them no mind. He was more than. a little grateful for the extra help in tripping up his pursuers and at this point, the ship was visibly drifting away from the dock. He was going to have to jump for it.

Putting on an extra bit of speed he didn't know he had, the pirate ran with his lungs on fire and his breath coming in ragged gasps. He made a running leap for the ship and managed to hook his arm in the railing before he fell to the water below.
"A little help, me boys?" he wheezed.
A pair of sailors quickly brought the man on deck where he took a moment to catch his breath before a grin spread across his face. He leaned back over the rail and gave a hearty seaman's laugh, pointing mockingly at the fuming sheriff.
"The sea couldn't have me and ya thought I'd keel over for the likes of you!?" he shouted. "Back behind yer mother's skirt, land-hugger and tell 'em Maréngo sent ya!"
Maréngo




Maréngo had started to turn and tell the big oaf to stop pushing before the soldiers figured out the jig was up but the thought had no time to leave his mouth. Pyka screeched as the chaos unfolded and clung tight to his shirt as they were both tossed from the cart. The pirate tried his best to shield his new companion from the impact and earned a few bruises in the process. He lay on the cobblestone for a moment dazed and confused. It took him a moment to process the person being dragged away by the sheriff's men was the mercenary. What was her name again? Zora? Lora?... Nora

This was bad, very bad. They'd already lost one of their most capable fighters and things were quickly spiraling out of control. Maréngo looked toward the wreckage of the cart and the injured mule.
"So much for that." he muttered, trying to shake off the battering gravity and momentum had conspired to give him.
Having been in more than a few battles and having an ounce of common sense, he knew being in the open was a terrible idea. Extending his hand to Pyka, the monkey leaped toward him and grabbed onto his arm as he ran for cover. He dove beind the cart wreckage and ended up next to the massive Tork just as he fired his arrow. For all that impressive strength, the party was simply out matched by sheer numbers. Turning to Y'vanna, he watched her accept the makeshift shield and smirked.
"Good thinkin' big man!"
The pirate kicked at one of the remaining wheels until it came loose and he had a very sad excuse for a shield to call his own. He surveyed the scene around them and a thought came to his head.
"I have an idea to keep the sheriff and his dogs off us for a minute but things'll get very hot very fast. You two should get a move on before that."

Y'Vanna looked to the salty sailor with huge, widened eyes as she instantly she was aware of his intentions... he was going to try to ignite the the spoiled crate of alchemist's  fire and  Skarsat and herself were still way to close to it and were in immediate danger... and it was time to go.
"Oh, fekken hell!" she clamored, giving Skarsat's arm a hefty pull to urge his haste. "We better on with it, we gotta move now!"
She turned to the card's strewn about contents and then she saw it.. Nora's rifle, and her powder horn just a foot or so away. She made a quick attempt at grabbing Nora's rifle and horn along the way. She managed to grab the rifle but didn't have a free hand for the horn as she was clinging to her belts and scabbard.

Skarsat's eyes widened as he saw Maréngo and listened to his idea, then the Tork turned his head towards the smoke screen now blatantly visible even from behind cover.
"Do it, but I need to get Neh'miah!"
He grabbed his improvised shield, held it before as much of his humble self as he could, and moved forward towards the dead body. He headed for the very next thing of it he could grab, then had to let go of the wheel and just tossed it behind himself for Y'Vanna to pick up somehow. Of course all of this took longer than her quick pickup of Nora's rifle, but hopefully he would manage not to be entirely incinerated.

Maréngo grimaced at the sight of the Tork's grisly shield. That makes two fighters down before things even started which became three as he watched Solange's back disappear into the distance. Not that he blamed her, she absolutely had the right idea. With that in mind, he leaned out with pistol drawn and--

Smoke. Smoke fucking everywhere.

Black, billowing clouds engulfed the street and Maréngo reflexively ducked back behind the cart for a moment, thinking the alchemist's fire had somehow combusted just by him looking at it wrong, but that couldn't be. There was no heat, no flames, just smoke thicker than any fog he'd ever seen.
"What in the Nine Hells?"
After a moment of confusion, Maréngo thought better than to look a gift horse in the mouth; especially one that might help save his life. He moved back a few paces, said a quick prayer, and pulled the trigger. There was a crack of gunfire and the cobblestones erupted in flames. Even at a distance he felt the surge of scalding heat against his face as a bonfire surged to life in the middle of the street. The poor mule braying grew still louder as it kick and struggled to move away from the flames reaching out to lick at its fur. Maréngo felt a twinge of pity for the poor thing but wasted no time in tearing down the street at full tilt, holding the cart wheel behind him with one hand and a terrified Pyka close to his chest in the other. He waved the remaining party members on as he ran past them and his call came up from deep in his chest, loud enough to be heard over even a howling gale.
"MOVE!!"
Hey my bad this week and weekend got a little crazy. I'll try to finish out the details tonight if possible but no promises.
Maréngo




Maréngo watched with interest as Solange mixed and mashed bits of plant matter together into some kind potion. He'd met a few witch doctors and bokors in his time as a pirate and had watched them perform similar acts so he had no trouble with downing the entire mixture in one go. The ginger gave it a noticeable tang while the leaves added a more herbal flavor. Not a bad drink but certainly not his favorite.
"Could use a splash of rum," he commented as he passed the vial back to her.

He took a deep breath in and smelled the salt and fishy reek of the docks. The smells and the sound of seagulls overhead comforted him. The sea was his home and it always would be. He reached into his shirt and ran his thumb across the carved amulet hanging from his neck. Surely he was a favored sailor to survive as long as he had. Lord Leathe had shown him great mercy and he would not take lightly the gift of his very life. Although he still mourned the loss of his comrades he was more than happy to live on and keep their memory close to his heart. After all, there was still plenty of excitement and adventure left to be had. Only when his name was sung in pirate bars and spat on by bounty hunters the world over would he even consider retirement.

As he was making a mental note of his back alley pharmacist's instructions, he spotted a few of the sheriff's men who seemed to be looking right at him. The first one or two he dismissed as gawking at his new pet but it soon became too many to be coincidence. Being a pirate came with it's drawbacks and one of them was almost always being outnumbered by law enforcement whenever he was on dry land. This wasn't the first time he had experienced a race to the ship but this time they had the advantage of surprise. Their pursuers didn't know they knew they were being followed just yet.

Pyka also seemed to pick up on the fact they were being watched. He grew fidgety and clung tightly to his new owner as his eyes shifted back and forth across the crowd. Shaking Maréngo's sleeve, he hooted at a guard that was doing a particularly poor job of hiding himself in the crowd and stamped his feet in agitation. The pirate couldn't help but smile despite the situation. This impulse purchase might be an even better idea than he thought. Well, it could be if lived to tell about it.

Avoiding eye contact with any of the sheriff's men, he busied himself with inspecting the cargo.
"She's right. They're cuttin' off our exits so we'd better make a break for it now while they don't know that we know they're gunnin' for us."
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