[OOC]Pride Information and Ranks!

[Maestros Del Mar]

Pridal Map:

 

[Maestros Del Mar]

Events Celebrated, or seen in high regard:

Día Borracho: "Drunk Day". The day of rest. The pirates do no work this day, and spend it lazying around, eating their fermented fruits, and feasting
on the meats they desire. On this day, there is no captain, or crew. They are all 'brothers' and are on the same page as each other.

The Dawning: The hunting of turtles. Its for when adolescents are trying to prove themselves, they have to go out and find a turtle. Its a great honor to bring the turtle back, and the shell is considered a good luck token, as well as proving you have what it takes to be crew. Females also have days like this to prove themselves capable of being crew.

Día de Fortuna: "Fortune Day". When the pirates return home. The females are expected to have meats and fruits of all types ready for their pleasure. The females
then must warmly greet the Crew, and take great lengths to not upset them this day.

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Worshipped Dieties:

Icarus- God of Indulgence
Aharu'kai- Goddess of Thieves
Yemaya- Goddess of Oceans
Shinda - Goddess of Conquest

Rule 1: NEVER. Ever. Call a Pirate, a Stormborn, or Viking. It is incredibly insulting to the pirates, and vice versa.

Rule 2: Live for your Pride, not for yourself.

Rule 3: Do not Steal from your Crew

Rule 4: If you find a trinket or treasure you do not tell the Head-master about, you will be punished so far as not being allowed to eat for that day, and losing all the Loot you gained with the Crew within the next few days.

Rule 5: To disobey is to Mutiny.

* Ships:
There arent any ships of course, however there are 'clans' of lions. They team together and are considered a ship in themselves. Theres a captain
to every ship. And the one who runs the entire 'fleet' of ships, is the Commodore. Each Captain answers to the Commodore, and though Captains are head of their ships,
they can still be considered incapable, and demoted to a Crew Member, and replaced at the Commodores command.

*Valued 'Treasures': Anything of any kind of worth. If the captain and commadore see it as appealing, it is of worth. They share the loot, however the Captain and Commadore both
take two shares, to each crew members one share. Treasures can include, but are not limited to, Turtle shells, Fruits, Foods, Pelts, Trinkets.

*Treasure Cove: A cave between the pride, and the ocean, that holds all the loot and everything the pride gains. Before their return home, everything is reported to the captain, and he is the one who gives the order to place it in the vault. He keeps a heavy eye on it however, and if anything ends up missing, he will not be afraid to bring pain to find the missing loot.

*Fermented Fruits/Foods Used by the Crew and Captain in order to get the 'buzz' of intoxication. Its one of their main desires, and is seen as highly valuable.
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*Religon: They really just dont have any sense of care in terms of further religon. Though there are a few Dieties theyve been known to mention.

*Death:
To die is a great honor, though not alot care of is put into the thought of death. You are expected to defend your 'family' and captain to the point of death. You must be willing to die for them in order to be considered a great pirate. Though they really do not mourn the death, unless the pirate in question has drowned. To drown, is to displease the Yemaya, Goddess of Water, and seen as a way to trap the soul where you shall always suffer the fear and pain of the drowning.

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Marriage:

Marriage is allowed, and will now have ceremonies to celebrate such. One must have permission to mate for life from the Fortune Teller [In this case, Oceane'], and she will read her shells and bones and try to see if theyre fit for each other. [No worries, unless you want, she doesnt say no xD]

*Flings:
Sleeping around with others isnt seen as anything bad. In fact, its quite common among the pirates. Rogue breeding is allowed.

*Breeding:
All female cubs born to the pride, would be raised with the mothers, and the fathers would have little with them usually. However there are exceptions. All male cubs would be seperated from their mothers at Adolescence, to be raised and trained by the pirates. The captain may even take a part in the training, though its only if he feels the adolescent male is going to be an asset, more than just another member of the pirate crew.

Any female Crew member caught with the cubs of a Stormborn will be demoted to corsair for an uncertain amount of time so that the pirates can keep an eye on the girl who "couldnt control herself." [This can be permitted only if permission from both Buffy the Bloody, and Princess Feylin agree. Permission must be received from BOTH.] Males on a crew, are permitted to stay as crew, but they are kept a close eye on. No Pirate who breeds with a Stormborn can ever be a Captain or anything higher than Crew. **Any female gone through the duration of her pregnancy would be seen as a deserter as it would be for months. So keep this in mind if you are trying to breed to a Stormborn.**

*Females:
The females are allowed to Pirate. There are some captains who won't allow females on their crew, as some believe in the myth that females on 'ships' are bad luck. However the majority of the pirates really don't care if a female is on their crew or not.

*Males:
Males are what holds this pride together. They do the scouting, pillaging, and basically everything that needs done. Any treasures that are found are
only split among the males. The treasures can be anything from tokens of gold that are found, or even food items they choose to claim as such.
They are considered to be strong, and brave, though only to each other.

*Non-Lions/Hybrids: Are allowed. They are seen as any other lion so long as they can hold their own.

*Names: You can be named whatever you like, however when you join the crew you gain a Pirate Name. A name the pirates know you by, and they will not use your real name. Far as theyre concerned, the new name will be your real name.


*Theft/Mutiny: If you steal from your own pride member, then you are seen as commiting Mutiny. Once you have commited an act of mutiny, there
is no way to get out of it. The captain deals your punishment, and it can be anything as allowing the crew to beat you until theyre satisfied, yet leave you alive.. or depending on the crime, you could be sentenced to death, or banished. Banishment would mean being run off, and if you are seen by a member again, they are allowed to attack and kill on sight.

*Leaving the pride: Pirates are basically free to do as they wish so long as they stay within the rules. If they leave permanently, then they would be seen as mutinous and would be killed if seen. But they are quite able to come and go as they please so long as it's not permanently.


*Joining the pride: You must pass a certain test. The test would involve you being able to bring a trinket of worth to the Commodore. Remember Pirate's put worth on a lot of things. So anything, with a good story, could be considered a trinket worthy of joining!

*The Einaliai (Mermaids)
Pirates are superstitious and wary regarding the mermaids. Each pirate has a different opinion on them. Some say they are...
- Dangerous
- Beautiful
- Have magical powers (Seers, immortality, can summon gods, etc.)
- Eat males they capture
- Brings good or bad fortune, depending on who you ask

They are wary with them, though they accept the tribute of male cubs that are placed within the pride. Usually they are abandoned at nightfall at a corsairs den.

Commodore aka Pirate King: This rank is the highest rank possible. He is in charge of all the 'Ships' within the pride. Everyone answers to him, just as much their captain. When the crew is in their homeland, the Commodore is the one that runs things, as the Captains have no rank above a crewmember in their homeland.

Head Corsair: The mate of the Commodore.

Captain: The one in charge of 'Ships'. They have one ship to their name, and are in charge of running it properly, and are expected to do their duty to bring home daily loot. This is only for when they are on their 'missions.' Once the missions are complete and they return to their homeland, the Captain is just one of the crew under the Commodore. **To become a captain, you must have three crew followers!**

Fortune Teller: Occupied by Oceane', the Seer.

First Mate: They answer to the captain, but keep the ships in order. They report anything that is out of place, or anything that isnt right among the crew to the Captain. Theyre in charge of making sure the Captain knows everything important.

Crewman: This is the average rank, and the rank that is the most common among the pride. They do the dirty work, as in the Plundering, stealing, killing, and they do it with pride. They are closely watched by the First mate, and are considered to uphold a certain sense of honor, and not deviate from the rules.
[Females CAN be of this rank, they would just need to be roughnecks, and strong willed. And approved by the Commodore]

Corsair: Mostly females, They attend to the males needs usually, and are the ones that keep the males happy when the males are home.

Crafter: Can be any gender. They basically make jewelry, and trinkets out of the loot the pirates bring home.

Brew Master: Can be any gender. They are the ones that create the fermented fruits, as well as running the Pub. They are experts in the art of fermented fruits, and are generally well loved by the Pirates for obvious reasons.

Hunters: Default rank for females/males

New Bloods: All cubs within the pride are this rank.

Missioneers: The adolescent males that train to become a Crewman.

Slaves: The lowest of the low. They are seen as weak, and bad luck, and are not allowed to ever converse with the Commadore or Captain of any ship. They are however, allowed to serve and take care of the Crew upon their return home like the females.  

[Maestros Del Mar]

Story:
The beaches were warm and humid, giving a good breeze of sea air. The sand
was hot under his paws as he panted, laying out without a care in the world.
The fruit having been long gone, his buzz was starting to wane, and he couldnt have that..
Not today. He had nothing planned and it was time to search for more of the fruit he could leave
out in the sun.
He was also tired of being alone. His thoughts not quite clear, as for all he knew he was seeing
double of his own paws, he managed to spark an idea to his head. What was better, than having his own crew?
He could be a Captain, and a decent one at that.. If decent was considered being able to loot and pillage.
He didnt mind that at all. But how much pillagin' could be done with more than one lion.
And so the idea was born..

[Later]

The group of lions that surrounded him, cheered out loud at his thoughts. He had managed to find a few ruffian,
drunken lions that were just as happy to cause trouble as the one who had started the idea. They liked trouble, and
with all of them having a similar mindset..What was better than banding together?

"We can be somethin' mates! We can actually be a marauding pirate crew! Instead of lone, bored rogues. Whose with me?"
He asked, and cheers were emitted once more. What a motley group they were, and he had no desire for it to be different.
He was willing to work with anyone. So long as he was Cap'n, he had no issues with who or what was among his men.
His crew.

"What of the loot?" Came a voice to the side, questioning as he looked around the lands. There were plenty of caves,
large expanses of beach and land. The water rushed the shore in quick bursts and then drug what it could hold back into the
murky depths.

"Yeah! How do we know we can be trustin' ye?" Came another voice, a bit deeper than the last.

"Because, mate. What better way to enjoy this thing we do, than team up and make sure that we're all taken care of, right?
Dont you want protection? Dont you want to call yourself a crew?"
He asked, grinning ear to ear knowing that would definitely sound good to them. Every pirate wanted to belong to its own crew.
And he was just the lion to start such a crew.

"I like your idea...but there's one thing I don't understand. How are you here, tellin' me about it?" Asked
another, more skeptical lion. His brows furrowed in thought.

"Sea turtles, mate." Came the response, and he nodded. Yes.
The time had come, and he had a crew, and they would cause trouble to that Horizon.

He eventually passed, a disease and old age taking him to his grave. But not before he had left a legacy. Rio'Vega had been born, and thus, a new Commodore had been appointed.