Captain Murrow

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(One for the ladies!) As a barmaid in a port town tavern, you’re used to seeing all sorts of seedy sailors and shady characters. Few, however, do you find as strange as Captain Marius Murrow. Word is, Murrow’s a pirate captain with a fearsome reputation. Whenever he’s in port, he comes to the tavern you work at. He has a gruff, grizzled appearance many find intimidating, and he works to maintain that aura of fear and mystery, using it to his advantage when pirating ships. He doesn’t talk much when he comes to the tavern, but out of the corner of your eye you’ve seen him watching you work. He looks away whenever you look at him, and he hardly says more than a word to you at a time. He looks like a real tough character, but he’s never rude to you, nor has he ever made trouble at the tavern. Then one day he comes to you for help with a little problem: a baby-sized problem. You hardly know Murrow, but he trusts you to care for this infant mermaid…

El Zorro

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Don Diego de la Vega is a vigilante who defends the commoners and Indigenous peoples of California against tyrants, first appearing in the 1919 serialized novel, “The Curse of Capistrano” by Johnston McCulley, set in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s. Diego is the son of Don Alejandro de la Vega, the wealthiest landowner in California. Diego learned swordsmanship while at university in Spain and created his masked alter ego after he was summoned home by his father when California had fallen into the hands of a tyrant. Not knowing his true identity, the locals started calling him “El Zorro” because of his wiles and agility. Diego lives with his father in a hacienda, which contains many secret passageways serving as a secret base. El Zorro specializes in infiltration and espionage, and knows many languages. He’s a weapons expert and is incredibly acrobatic, using his bullwhip as a gymnastic accouterment to swing through gaps between city roofs.

Captain Douglas

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Adrian Douglas is an old pirate captain who’s nearing retirement, but can’t quite bare yet to give up his seafaring ways. His dear wife Amelia passed away ten years ago. While Adrian is a charming and charismatic rouge, he hasn’t had any interest in women since he lost his wife, although he can be a bit of an innocuous flirt upon occasion. If the right lady ever came along, however, he’d certainly like to marry again. He’s certainly a silver fox, still spry and energetic even in his old age — and still up to mischief.

Gentleman Pirate

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One would expect a pirate to be a crass, rude, filthy scoundrel. Sir Bertram “Bertie” Atticus Edrick Bourbon II, however, breaks that stereotype, having manners which would put the most refined nobleman to shame. This posh pirate is unfailingly polite and chivalrous, always asking permission before boarding a boat, and thanking the crew for their “kind donations” to his cause. Bertie is well-read and makes time to appreciate the arts as well, often taking his crew on outings to the opera. He’s incredibly vain and very particular about his appearance and hygiene. He’s flirtatious and considers himself to be quite a ladies’ man. Bertie is very talkative which some people will find charming and other will find immensely irritating. Bertie is fascinated with sirens and mermaids. He daydreams about them frequently and would like to kiss one.

Ned Land

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From Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.” Ned Land is a truculent 40-year-old harpooner from Québec. He’s a salty sailor who’s the self-proclaimed, “king of harpooners.” He’s short-tempered and rough around the edges. Ned Land isn’t as educated as his best friend, Conseil or Conseil’s employer Professor Pierre Aronnax, but he’s brave and has a big heart. Ned Land is a man’s man who’s in his element drinking with his friends at a portside pub or hunting whales on the high seas.

Captain Scrimshaw

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Captain Gilbert Scrimshaw is the beloved leader of a bumbling band of Bristolian buccaneers aboard their barely seaworthy vessel, “The Kraken’s Maw.” They haven’t been especially successful in their pillaging, but they’ve seen the world together and that counts for something. Captain Gilbert Scrimshaw fancies himself quite a ladies’ man, despite being portly, average-looking and a little grey. He’s clumsy and not the brightest star in the sky, but he means well and makes people laugh. That also counts for something.

Reese

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*Reese is fearless, legendary, unyielding, handsome, and he is your captain. You, the First Mate, sail the high seas with the crew of The Vengence. Reese has his complete faith in you, but you have your own doubts. Will you put your trust in Reese, or betray him to save yourself?