Francesca 'Mother' Shandy

== Overview ==
One of the five pirate lords that rule the Wilds. Shandy controls the Night Isles, a region she conquered because she feels the sun is bad for her skin, apparently. Shandy has ruled these waters for well over two centuries at this point.
She is an avid collector of rare and exotic creatures, and her view of living creatures as mere things even extends to sapient races. Her flagship, the Hearth and Home, is itself another living creature in her collection.
The party heard from Rhythm that Shandy has powers over the mind. In their meeting with Alejandro au Garcias on Tortuga, the party heard that these powers and others of hers stem from Shandy being a vampire. 
== History ==
=== Shandy and Driscoll ===
Driscoll and his crew mates were raised by Shandy. She doted on the rare humanoids, and would punish the more mundane ones, particularly the humans, in their stead when they misbehaved or disobeyed her. This is how Driscoll came to have so many old scars on his face and body.
18 years before the story began, the crew that would later sail aboard the Matricide - at the time captained by Laylin - revolted against Shandy and fled from her territory. Seventeen ships followed them, including Dancer's ship, the Fortunate Fool, the Hogshead, and the Cockatrice. This was the beginning of the Fifth Lord's War. 
=== Part One: Reigniting the War ===
When Driscoll and the party assaulted her island hatchery and killed her three young dragons, Shandy flew into a rage. She had 100 ships form a blockade between her territory and Driscoll's, though none of her favourites - her commanders - were near enough to take part; Shandy keeps them close to her at the heart of her territory. She used her powers to affect the minds of the sailors on these 100 ships so they would pursue the Matricide relentlessly. This had all been manufactured by Eight Finger to give his reputation and coffers an enormous boost. He'd made arrangements so the whole world was watching when his lone ship bested the fleet of one hundred.
Even though the party had seen Shandy's flagship arrive at the island hatchery as they fled from it three days prior, just before the fight against the 100-strong fleet, Vic spotted Shandy on the beach of an island to one side of the blockade. She was draped in long, dark robes and stood below a parasol being held by a small person at her side.
Category:Mother Shandy's Forces