Captain Arland Artichoke

A 120 year old Dread Pirate in season 2021, and captain of The Vengeful Lament. In the year 49,592 (season 3 / season 2021) he is wheelchair bound and can barely speak, being a 120 year-old human. He enjoyed banana liqueur when he was younger, and reminded him of his time spent on Treasure Island with King Triton Alcala, father of Aaron. 
The two fell in love in their youth but were separated due to a series of unfortunate events that lead to the lighthouse of Treasure Island going dark, interrupting their plan to signal to one another to be together again. Arland became a pirate and sailed the seas hoping to meet his love Alcala again, but without the light the two were unable to find one another and never met again. Alcala's late life bahaviour (as documented in Foam Party), culminating in his attempts to have his son killed after falling in love with a human, could be seen as his ongoing resentment to being 'abandoned' by Arland. Arland eventually married in his 50's to produce the child that would be the ancestor of Arland Artichoke IV. 
In A Pirate's Life, Captain Arland gave Arland IV a compass that said "May this always show you the way" to assist in the exploration of the island. The compass was to be the last part of the treasure hunt Arland set up for Alcala, used to open the treasure room doors in the volcano complex he was in the process of constructing at the time (around 100 years prior to the present day). The compass would have been given to Alcala upon his return to begin the hunt, which in turn, would lead him to two wedding bands hidden in the heart of the volcano. Obviously, this never came to fruition, and the bands were left in the volcano when Arland left the island, still hoping to see Alcala again. 
As the years passed, Arland never lost hope, but began to face reality. He decided to settle down to give his life some meaning, but in the autumn of his years set out once more to find his lost love with his grandson, Arland III. After a number of years at sea Arland III left The Vengeful Lament, with his son Arland IV taking his place. Arland IV never knew the true reason for being at sea, thinking it was simply a way of reliving 'The good old days'. He was a little bit correct. 
Physical Description: 
* Wheelchair-bound, with an old blanket made from a pirate flag. 
* Long wispy grey hair, wearing a dusty tricorn hat. 
* Mostly unresponsive, but shows signs of life on music night. 
*When he was young, he had a dark hair and beard and looked a lot like his great grandson does nowadays. 
Relationships: 
* great grandfather to Arland Artichoke IV. 
* former lover of Aaron, prince of tritons's father, King Triton Alcala. 
He died at the end of A Pirate's Life. 
Adventures:
A Pirate's Life
Cucurbitacin
Category:Characters