Pirate Lore

The pirates of Nearing Vast have a long and colorful history. It is true that as the events of the Trophy Chase open, most pirates have closed up shop. However, it would be wise to remember that the bloody sailors themselves still wander the world, and will tend to bunch up, as it were. Watch your step.

At forty-four, Captain Scatter Wilkins was the grand old man of the pirate set, due to the carnage and infamy that had spread in his wake from his youth. Scat’s peers were all dead now, or gone into retirement, forced or otherwise. Belisar the Whale had disappeared, rumored to have been murdered. Conch Imbry was hanged gloriously. Skewer Uttley and Fishbait McGee fled to the Warmer Climes, where, word had it, they drank rum and told lies; a couple of old, toothless sharks hand-fed by those who, but for the grace of God, might well have been their victims in years past.

Only “Scat” remained, brashly flying the skull and bones, continuing to build his legend, though in a slightly different line of work...

From The Legend of the Firefish