Name: Kai Keelson “The Leviathan”
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Appearance: (I've no picture for you unfortunately) Standing at about 6’ 1” He’s not the tallest pirate around, although he doesn’t look like someone you’d like to pick a fight with in a tavern as appears to be extremely fit. He’s got a scraggly brown beard befitting a pirate and a set of piercing grey eyes. He generally wears a white shirt underneath a brown and blue coat adorned with gold buttons and a pair of matching pants. He wears a pair of old, dark brown leather boots, they might be a little older than he’d like, but they remind him of better days. Atop his head sits a dark blue hat, which has been decoratively adorned with an eagle’s feather. Around his chest, he keeps a thick leather belt which holsters two pistols he keeps loaded at all times. On his right arm, usually covered by the sleeves of his shirt is a tattoo of a great sea serpent and on his left, the star symbolizing his allegiance with the StarDusk pirates. Last but not least are his swords, two of them strapped to his hips. Of the two, one’s hilt is encrusted with Sapphires, the other embedded with Emeralds. The blades are polished to an astonishing shade of silver showing that their owner cares for them a great deal.
Position: “This girl Runali, she seems destined for greatness… I’ll not sit idly by and watch the next great pirate captain be cut down… I swear upon these blades I wield that I will protect her with my very life as her personal guard.”
Personality: Undoubtedly one of the most serious pirates out there. Cold-hearted and indifferent in most situations, until you earn his respect. As of now however, only three people have ever earned such an honor. His father, his old friend Eric Steele and the most recent, Madam Runali herself. Others he may treat anywhere from mild toleration to total hatred. Really Kai is a loose cannon when it comes to other people. However he is intensely loyal to those whom have earned his respect. Willing to go so far as to give up anything to ensure their safety.
Special Skill: Killing people, pillaging towns, intimidation, but undoubtedly his best skill would be his swordplay. What he lacks is accuracy with projectiles, he more than makes up for with his blades. He’s so good that he’s been compared to a hundred soldiers in terms of sheer fighting skill alone. Few have stood up against Keelson’s fear inducing swords and walked away at all, let alone uninjuried.
History: His father James Keelson started a pirate crew and allowed his son Kai to come with him on many of their adventures although he was no more than eleven at the time. His father was a fantastic pirate, always knew when to pick fights and when to back down. Kai learned all he needed to know to survive in the world thanks to his father. Naturally when his father died as a result of a royal navy ambush, Kai was devastated. By the age of 17, Kai had already founded his own pirate crew and by age 21, he had created his flagship. A massive 4 mast galleon a slow moving fortress on the water which he named “The Leviathan.” With this ship and a crew that neared 300, he quickly established himself as one of the worlds greatest military powers. However, this was not to last for longn Almost two years later, The Leviathan fell under attack by other pirates who’d grown jealous of Keelson’s fame. It was ambushed when they pulled into port after sailing through a hurricane, the storm ravaged ship was bruised, but not yet defeated. Unfortunately several ships from another pirate crew seized the opportunity to attack. It was on this day that his loyal crew met their demise, and his precious Leviathan was sent to the bottom of the sea. Only Keelson hiimself was skilled enough to escape from the ambush alive and slip away. After that Keelson disappeared until after he’d turned 30, and was asked by a young girl if he’d wanted to join her pirate crew. Something about her stirred something within Kai. He took a liking to the girl and decided he would protect her, and her dream of freedom, for so long as his blades remained sharp, and his legs allowed him to stand.
Why did you become a pirate: Was there another option? Born with a pirate for a father and raised around a life of piracy it’s never onced crossed Kai’s mind that he could choose to be something other than a pirate.