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Name: Edward Barbossa
Age: 78
Gender: Male
Species/Race: Human
Kingdom of Origin: Principality of Oceanius
Abilities:
Sea Legs- Given that Edward has spent many years of his life at sea he has become incredibly stable on boats or any uneven terrain, meaning he can fight with ease in any area
Cutlass fighting- Sixty plus years of piracy means you pick up a few things, he's become a formidable cutlass fighter, even in his old age he can deliver hard and fast strikes although not as effective on armored opponents
Linguist- Edward has sailed to many places and so can understand most, if not all accents and languages
Reputation- Edward, in his "younger" years at least, had gained quite the reputation, his name would strike fear into the hearts of men and regret into the hearts of women, the name "Edward Barbossa" carries a lot of weight
Heave ho, thieves and beggars- Pirates are often made up of the lowly and poor, because of this Edward has many connections to thieves and other low lifes, he will always know a guy who knows a guy
Tough As Old Boots- He may be old and missing a few limbs but hes still and tough old bastard, being able to shrug of certain blows with ease, after all, one should be careful of an old man in a profession where one normally dies young
Personality:
Edward is a bitter old man and has become very apathetic towards the world, but when the world wants you dead, the place you call home is destroyed and all your friends have been killed, you most likely would be affected by it. He's never normally happy and hasn't smiled for the best part of a decade or two, in actuality many of his years had merged into a memory of a life spent on sin and bloodshed, but he wouldn't change the past if he could but the death of his crew haunts him. They say that if you find him you can hear him mumble his woes and great deeds but who would give a drunk criminal the time of day?
History/Bio:
Edward first set foot on a ship at the age of ten, as a cabin boy he would assist the crew in their daily matters, it was a simple crew of sailors so he wasn't in trouble with the law yet. He got his first taste of piracy when his vessel, now a privateering ship he was cabin boy on, was attacked by pirates, they needed a new cabin boy so gave Edward the choice of death or joining them, now he may have only been twelve but his parents were dead and he had nothing to go back home to anyway, so he took the offer. Life like this was hard at first, the pirates were not nice men and he got a tiny share of their plunder but at least he got something, and truth be told, it was more money then he ever had.
The next few years went on much the same, until he became seventeen and became a normal crew member, now he could finally take part in boarding's, and there was where he shined, he was a monster during the battle, some boys are just gifted with a talent of violence, being ambidextrous he would go into battle with a cutlass in each hand, cutting all his foes to bloody chunks, his skill as a fighter was noticed by the Captain and he quickly rose through the ranks of the crew and became the first mate, he was around eighteen by then. However pirates die young and his captain, who he had become close friends with by now, was killed by the navy during a boarding, this proved to be a grave mistake, the surviving pirates tell that for a moment, Edward was gone and in his place was a rabid, blood thirsty beast that lashed out at all those closest, and after the chaos the only men standing would be the pirates.
Now the pirates may have survived but they had no Captain and only a skeleton crew left, the decision to make Edward the new Captain was instant, now being a captain at twenty meant that he would probably die soon, but that didn't deter him, he managed to sail back to find a new crew, even taking over another pirate crew to add to his own. Now with a new, fully armed crew and himself being full of vengeance and lust for wealth he was ready to become a massive threat to any traders or anyone who dared sail the sea's and life continued like this for a few decades, he had become someone to be feared and rightly so.
He had outlived all pirates before him, his ship, "The Scythe" was a ship that signal doom for whoever it was attacking and to see the jolly roger flying was cause enough to surrender "Aye! i once had the heart of lion, commanding my ship between many a shore, the ole jolly roger a flying!" Throughout the course of his life, he lost a few limbs but it did nothing to impede his abilities, he was still the first one aboard the enemy ship, some thought he was unkillable and he would use this fear, he became the scourge of the ocean, the devil of the seas.
He had acquired riches and wonders of all sorts and had seen the whole world, it all started to seem rather boring, but he came across a map, its unknown how he came across it, some say he stole it from Elysium others say he killed another pirate captain who had written the map, but no one knows apart from him. Either way, it told of great riches, riches that would make kings and queens seem like commoners, he was fast to depart with his crew, its thought that he was in his late 60's at this point. One night into their quest, the ocean was still, the night was quite and then they saw it, movement, and then again. The ship began to sway and rock and just as it died down a massive black tentacle came rushing from the ocean to wrap around the galleon "Kraken!" the crewmen shouted as they rushed for their weapons to hack at the tentacles, but to no avail, The Scythe began to moan as wood splintered and men were dragged to the depths, "Their screams, they still ring in my ears!". The beast had won the ship as it sank but just as its last tentacle cam down onto the ship, Edward threw a spear into the beasts eye when it reared its body, then there was nothing, blackness, the ship, the crew were gone, but not the captain, its unknown how he survived or made it back to shore, but he did.
Now he spends his days in brother and bars, drinking away his sorrow, trying to drown the pain and the screams and the name "Captain Barbossa" has fallen out of recent memory.
Job: Former Pirate Captain, current tavern drunk
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Appearance:
Weapons/Armor:
Cutlass- A standard cutlass, he's owned a lot of cutlasses over the years this is just one of many
Rum- A good pirate should never be more than an arms length away from his rum. in reality Edward can drink rum during a battle to allow him to feel less pain
Peg leg- His peg leg he gained when his real leg was bitten of by a griffin, apparently there's a story behind that one
Hook Hand- His hook hand that he got when his hand was cut off in a fight, this was his first replacement limb. However he still puts it to use, after all, being punched or even hooked under the jaw with it isn't a pleasant thing
Captains attire- A very old outfit, he's worm it for many years, the only thing it offers real protection from is the elements.
Dagger- A small dagger Edward carries around with him a good holdout weapon and all purpose tool
Other:
His jolly roger
His ship "The Scythe"
Age: 78
Gender: Male
Species/Race: Human
Kingdom of Origin: Principality of Oceanius
Abilities:
Sea Legs- Given that Edward has spent many years of his life at sea he has become incredibly stable on boats or any uneven terrain, meaning he can fight with ease in any area
Cutlass fighting- Sixty plus years of piracy means you pick up a few things, he's become a formidable cutlass fighter, even in his old age he can deliver hard and fast strikes although not as effective on armored opponents
Linguist- Edward has sailed to many places and so can understand most, if not all accents and languages
Reputation- Edward, in his "younger" years at least, had gained quite the reputation, his name would strike fear into the hearts of men and regret into the hearts of women, the name "Edward Barbossa" carries a lot of weight
Heave ho, thieves and beggars- Pirates are often made up of the lowly and poor, because of this Edward has many connections to thieves and other low lifes, he will always know a guy who knows a guy
Tough As Old Boots- He may be old and missing a few limbs but hes still and tough old bastard, being able to shrug of certain blows with ease, after all, one should be careful of an old man in a profession where one normally dies young
Personality:
Edward is a bitter old man and has become very apathetic towards the world, but when the world wants you dead, the place you call home is destroyed and all your friends have been killed, you most likely would be affected by it. He's never normally happy and hasn't smiled for the best part of a decade or two, in actuality many of his years had merged into a memory of a life spent on sin and bloodshed, but he wouldn't change the past if he could but the death of his crew haunts him. They say that if you find him you can hear him mumble his woes and great deeds but who would give a drunk criminal the time of day?
History/Bio:
Edward first set foot on a ship at the age of ten, as a cabin boy he would assist the crew in their daily matters, it was a simple crew of sailors so he wasn't in trouble with the law yet. He got his first taste of piracy when his vessel, now a privateering ship he was cabin boy on, was attacked by pirates, they needed a new cabin boy so gave Edward the choice of death or joining them, now he may have only been twelve but his parents were dead and he had nothing to go back home to anyway, so he took the offer. Life like this was hard at first, the pirates were not nice men and he got a tiny share of their plunder but at least he got something, and truth be told, it was more money then he ever had.
The next few years went on much the same, until he became seventeen and became a normal crew member, now he could finally take part in boarding's, and there was where he shined, he was a monster during the battle, some boys are just gifted with a talent of violence, being ambidextrous he would go into battle with a cutlass in each hand, cutting all his foes to bloody chunks, his skill as a fighter was noticed by the Captain and he quickly rose through the ranks of the crew and became the first mate, he was around eighteen by then. However pirates die young and his captain, who he had become close friends with by now, was killed by the navy during a boarding, this proved to be a grave mistake, the surviving pirates tell that for a moment, Edward was gone and in his place was a rabid, blood thirsty beast that lashed out at all those closest, and after the chaos the only men standing would be the pirates.
Now the pirates may have survived but they had no Captain and only a skeleton crew left, the decision to make Edward the new Captain was instant, now being a captain at twenty meant that he would probably die soon, but that didn't deter him, he managed to sail back to find a new crew, even taking over another pirate crew to add to his own. Now with a new, fully armed crew and himself being full of vengeance and lust for wealth he was ready to become a massive threat to any traders or anyone who dared sail the sea's and life continued like this for a few decades, he had become someone to be feared and rightly so.
He had outlived all pirates before him, his ship, "The Scythe" was a ship that signal doom for whoever it was attacking and to see the jolly roger flying was cause enough to surrender "Aye! i once had the heart of lion, commanding my ship between many a shore, the ole jolly roger a flying!" Throughout the course of his life, he lost a few limbs but it did nothing to impede his abilities, he was still the first one aboard the enemy ship, some thought he was unkillable and he would use this fear, he became the scourge of the ocean, the devil of the seas.
He had acquired riches and wonders of all sorts and had seen the whole world, it all started to seem rather boring, but he came across a map, its unknown how he came across it, some say he stole it from Elysium others say he killed another pirate captain who had written the map, but no one knows apart from him. Either way, it told of great riches, riches that would make kings and queens seem like commoners, he was fast to depart with his crew, its thought that he was in his late 60's at this point. One night into their quest, the ocean was still, the night was quite and then they saw it, movement, and then again. The ship began to sway and rock and just as it died down a massive black tentacle came rushing from the ocean to wrap around the galleon "Kraken!" the crewmen shouted as they rushed for their weapons to hack at the tentacles, but to no avail, The Scythe began to moan as wood splintered and men were dragged to the depths, "Their screams, they still ring in my ears!". The beast had won the ship as it sank but just as its last tentacle cam down onto the ship, Edward threw a spear into the beasts eye when it reared its body, then there was nothing, blackness, the ship, the crew were gone, but not the captain, its unknown how he survived or made it back to shore, but he did.
Now he spends his days in brother and bars, drinking away his sorrow, trying to drown the pain and the screams and the name "Captain Barbossa" has fallen out of recent memory.
Job: Former Pirate Captain, current tavern drunk
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Appearance:
Weapons/Armor:
Cutlass- A standard cutlass, he's owned a lot of cutlasses over the years this is just one of many
Rum- A good pirate should never be more than an arms length away from his rum. in reality Edward can drink rum during a battle to allow him to feel less pain
Peg leg- His peg leg he gained when his real leg was bitten of by a griffin, apparently there's a story behind that one
Hook Hand- His hook hand that he got when his hand was cut off in a fight, this was his first replacement limb. However he still puts it to use, after all, being punched or even hooked under the jaw with it isn't a pleasant thing
Captains attire- A very old outfit, he's worm it for many years, the only thing it offers real protection from is the elements.
Dagger- A small dagger Edward carries around with him a good holdout weapon and all purpose tool
Other:
His jolly roger
His ship "The Scythe"