Della Rose

First encountered by Pirate Lord Pic on a raid at Pike's Port, Della has since ingratiated herself into the very legend of the Isla de Oro. It is thanks to her powers, and her covenant with Davy Jones, that the Gutless Goon still sails among the Fleet, and her impact upon every member of the Council is nigh-immeasurable.

## ***BACKSTORY***

The woman who would become the infamous sea-witch Della Rose begins her story in the New World, where she was caught practicing magic in a small village and sentenced to burn at the stake. She escaped from this fate the night before by breaking her chains through unknown means and stowing away aboard a merchant's galleon. Discovered sleeping in the hold, she was brought topside to face the captain's judgment. Recognizing her face from a wanted poster, he resolved to toss her into the brig and collect her bounty at their next port. But Della escaped their clutches and threw herself overboard, momentarily forgetting that she did not know how to swim. When the crew rescued her from her floundering, she was locked up and deposited at the fort at Pike's Port, awaiting execution. *(What follows is dramatized in **The Price of Plunder**, which can be found in the Library)*

It was on that day that a vengeful pirate captain by the name of Pic walked into that fort, dressed as a Navy lieutenant and intent on causing mayhem. Della instantly recognized the roguish look of trouble in his eye, and entreated him to set her free. After killing the captain, he did just that, having taken a bullet to the chest in the fight and requiring her skills as a 'healer'. Once they were back aboard the Gutless Goon, Della patched up the captain with superhuman speed and skill. Thusly fortified, Pic and his crew decided to continue their vengeful tirade, turning to engage three brigs who had given chase after their assault on the fort. They managed to cripple one, but outnumbered as they were, the fight soon turned ill for them. It was at this time that Della first revealed the full extent of her power. Lifting the entire ship out of the sea with her magics, she proceeded to patch the holes in its hull with sea junk, increasing the size and payload of the ship as she did so. The new Gutless Goon, now unsinkable, destroyed one of the Navy brigs before the remaining vessel fled, and she directed Pic to the Isla de Oro.

Given the powers she displayed in rescuing the crew of the Gutless Goon, many have wondered at the details of her story. Why did she allow herself to be chained in that village? How did she not know how to swim, and why was that an issue if she could simply float an entire ship out of the sea? Why would she allow herself to be caged at the fort, given all of what she later caused to happen? Many now believe that these were all devices, necessary steps on her path to bring Pic to the Isla de Oro, and to change its fortunes. Just how much she knows about Fate and the future is a mystery that makes many of the sailors of the Isle uneasy to consider.

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