The Rose of May
The Rose of May is a Cromster class vessel akin to the English Hoy. She is relatively fast but not as manoeuverable as a sloop of war (the pirate's ship of choice). She wears a fore and main mast but also a gaff sail at the rear similar to the sloop or corvette class.
Lacking the speed of a sloop, the Rose boasts extra firepower, with a full gun deck and extras lashed to the top, she carries sixteen nine pounder cannons with living quarters able to easily accommodate a hundred strong crew.
Captain Argas Fantailler
Age: 28
Height: 5'8
Weight: 167 lbs
Build: Medium and toned, nicks and scars abound.
Personality: Deceptively intelligent, charismatic
Profession: Privateering, pilfering, pickpocketing and other acts of petty crime. Also known to trade information - having a number of contacts that are able to acquire less than conventional goods.
Brief History: Rumored to have started life as a dockhand in the slums of Marseilles in France by another name - regrettably this never made it into the history books - Argas was drawn to a life at sea. Joining the crew of "Le Salle" as a deckhand Argas slowly gleaned knowledge of life aboard ships.
As time passed, Argas climbed the ranks from vessel to vessel - mostly on trade or exploration runs. At the age of 20 his desire for riches and to make a name for himself drove him to piracy. The prize was yet to come. The "Rose of May" is a cromster class vessel that was on a trading run from Holland when she was taken by the "Revenge" under command of Captain Sinclaire. Sinclaire gave command of her to Argas - trusting him to honor a thieves bargain that he would give 30% of all earnings to his former captain. Unknown to Sinclaire, Argas had spent a deal of time with many of the crew plotting mutiny - reacting to this new situation many of the crew opted to join the new Captain Fantailler aboard the Rose. Argas took the opportunity to show Sinclaire honor among thieves and delivered the "Revenge" a crippling number of broadsides from his new vessel before she was able to mount a defence or even suspect treachery. Fate had smiled on Fantailler - the rudder had been shot out leaving the "Revenge" dead in the water.
The "Rose of May" spent the next eight years burning through numerous merchant ships and making considerable profits - becoming infamous in european waters.
Type of Person: Pirate
Origin: Marseilles, France
Other Characters: None as yet.
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where oh where has my pirate gone? Oh where oh where can he be??
with his drunken gaze and his nice slurred speech! Oh where oh where can he be?!?
I miss you =[ *hug*(you better like that song lol)
Either way, sleep well mr. pirate =] <3
I hope it wasn't my fault you passed out...Did i bore you to sleep hehe? =/
If someone killed my cat and then flattered me...I do not believe that I would forgive them that easily lol