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It's 1719 in the West Indies. The Caribbean Sea is boiling in the war and there is no quiet place ashore or at sea. Besides the political turmoil which leads the colonies at each other's throats, pirates and privateers are on the prowl. Come spend some time with us BEFORE THE MAST, on any ship you like!
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Michael Ashworth
played by Ashton
The dashing British Navy lieutenant with a dark secret has been very active lately, with 1 post/ day on average.
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Letters of Marque
This is where you can find the application, and the face claim!
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Jan 19 2011, 05:45 PM
In:  Character Application
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Crew Manifests
The lovely cast of Before the Mast
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Jun 10 2013, 11:28 AM
In: Hartman, Nathaniel
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Making your mark
Want to be devious with the pirates or bring justice with the navy. Maybe you just want to live out your life in peace. Plot ads, plot pages and other character goodies can be found here.
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Jun 19 2013, 03:37 AM
In: Juliette De Libon - Plot Page
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Message in a bottle
Correspondence, journals, anything written in character
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Jun 13 2013, 10:54 PM
In: Musings, Letters, Dreams
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Jamaica
The jewel of the British Empire since 1655 and the main sugar-exporting, slave-dependent colony, everything of importance happens here. Its main town, Kingston, was founded in 1692. Port Royal, destroyed by an earthquake, is not quite a safe harbour anymore for privateers and for pirates plying the Spanish trade shipping lanes.
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Jun 15 2013, 01:21 PM
In: Getting Down To Business
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Hispaniola
The second-largest island in the Caribbean, divided between French rule (one third, the richest part) and Spanish rule (Eastern two thirds). French, English and Dutch pirates have stopping points in the uninhabited bays. The French part’s capital, Port de Paix, founded in 1665 by filibusters, just across Tortuga, is a flourishing town, surrounded by slave-dependent plantations.
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Jun 19 2013, 10:10 PM
In: What Dreams May Come
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Tortuga
A small island a little off the coast of Hispaniola, and any pirates’ idea of paradise, it has two main towns, Cayona and Basse Terre, where pirates meet, scheme and party.
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Jun 19 2013, 10:30 AM
In: Not A Party This Time
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Uncharted Seas
Anywhere else the story might carry you: Bahamas, Cuba, the Spanish Main and any other Carribean corner
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Jun 19 2013, 04:30 PM
In: X Marks The Spot!
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HMS "Sovereign"
A fourth rate ship of the line with 50 guns, having now Kingston as port of residence, , is defending Jamaica and British merchant vessels from pirates and other enemies.
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Jun 16 2013, 05:57 AM
In: Sharing Treasures
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"Le Phenix"
The French flagship in the Caribbean is a third rate with 74 guns, ready to enforce law and order in the French seas
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Jul 30 2010, 01:00 AM
In: Le Phénix
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The "Twilight Shark"
This fast and easy brig, weighing 200 tons and carrying 14 guns, is a privateer ship, commanded by Captain Sharky. The letter of marque signed by Sir Woodes Rogers gives the ship full power to raid and pillage anyone who is considered an enemy of Great Britain.
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Jun 14 2013, 04:52 PM
In: Of Wounds Old And New
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The "Rising Sun"
A 3-masted Bermuda sloop, catching good speed and able to enter shallow channels.
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Oct 1 2012, 03:54 PM
In: Rising Sun - A Swift Pirate...
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The Open Ocean
Sailing the open waters, the ships meet in peace, in storm or in war
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