Alastor Tripps

Alastor Tripps known as Captain Tripps was a merciless pirate that journeyed the seas surrounding Harracktor. Tripps would attempt to battle the Kingdom of Harracktor on two separate occasions, both times failing. Tripps was a main antagonist of Overture 3.
==Background==
Tripps had humble beginnings as one of Captain Rampage’s crew. Rampage taught Tripps everything Tripps would end up knowing and Tripps left Naturelles to take over the seas of Harracktor. Tripps would amass quite a large pirate crew and establish Tripps Keep, the headquarters for his rough crew. Tripps' crew had a healthy trade alliance with Carnetrada, for him anything was just as long as it made money.
==Overture 3==
When King Bukoski VII signed the treaty allowing pirates of the Red Howl into Harracktor, Tripps waited for a bit then made a move. Tripps and his crew broke into the king's treasury and ransacked the place, not even leaving a single KS. Anticipating the Sacred Swords would be sent to get the gold back, the crew did not return to their keep but rather waited until the sacred Swords left Xanadu for the keep and then backtracked back to the castle. Tripps then kidnapped King Bukoski VII and made his way back to the keep. When the Sacred Swords finally made it back to the keep realizing they had been had, Tripps ordered they pay a ransom in order for their king's safe return. Refusing to negotiate with Tripps, the Sacred Sword engaged his crew and in a short battle managed to overpower them, slaying all the crew. Tripps himself was hit in the chest by an arrow and was knocked overboard.
Tripps sunk to the bottom of the bay and would have drowned had it not been for an item he had in his possession, the Seed of Life. The seed kept Tripps alive while allowing him to breathe underwater. Tripps would surface again after the Sacred Sword had returned home but the use of the Seed had an impact on Tripps. The Seed of Life had drained him, leaving him a frail old man. Tripps affixed the Seed to his Chest to keep the wound on his chest from killing him and built up his strength over a period of six years.
When Tripps was well enough, he took back his keep and declared war on Harracktor. Tripps maneuvered a boat into Saint Angeline harbor and began to fire cannons onto the small town. The Sacred Swords were sent to dispose of him and once again they were successful. The Seed of Life was ripped from his body and he was buried, this time the people of Harracktor made sure he was dead.
==Legacy==
Tripps' group, the Red Howl were the most feared of the Harracktorian seas. When Tripps died, his keep became abandoned and remains so to this day.
Category:Characters
Category:Overture 3