Redbeard

*"This has been a long time coming. You were warned of our return, and you chose not to heed the signs. We are a phoenix rising from the ashes. Our return is complete, and our enemies fate sealed. For many years now, the community has lived in fear of being silenced and suppressed. Their voices will be heard. The long standing tyranny of the established order has finally come to an end."* - Lord Redbeard

**Lord Redbeard, High Guild Master of the dreaded *War Machine***, born with an unknown name, had a long and prosperous life before his home island of Raven's Cove was sieged by Jolly Roger and his army of undead pirates. It's not known how he still lives, but what is certain is that he was forever changed by it. Leaving his destroyed home, he took up a new name, Redbeard. Redbeard remains one of the most feared pirates of our era. His power and influence is vast, perhaps more widespread than any other of his class. Even if one has not heard of his name, they most certainly have felt his impact.

Redbeard has a strong sense of duty to the people of the Caribbean and recent events have forced him to take drastic measures against the enemies of said people. He wrote a book on the deep seeded corruption amongst powerful cartel leaders imposing their rule over the free men of the seas. He's well acquainted with the intellectual elite of the Caribbean. His newly revived organization seeks to bring peace to the world of pirates for good. A final solution to all the problems befalling the community right now.

## History

### Early Life (2011-2013)

Not much is known about Redbeard before he went by that name. Rumors suggest he barely survived Jolly Roger's Invasion of Raven's Cove, grew a beard, and left his old life behind. At some point joining the renowned guild *Imperio De Espana*, he decided to settle down on Padres Del Fuego even running his own Tavern.

### The Dark Times (2013-2015)

In late 2013, during The Great Purge, when Captain Ezekiel Rott and the *Casa de Muertos* ran rampant throughout the Caribbean, slaughtering thousands of Pirates who'd once graced its waters, Redbeard, like many others, lived in the shadows, scraping by everyday just to survive. Soon, many groups arouse to fight back against Rott's tyranny, though ultimately it would be the Olympians, led by JohnnyDaPirate, who would bring an end to their reign.

In the following years, JohnnyDaPirate and his followers consolidated their newfound power and held to it tightly. Giving out passes to select people, while oppressing the rest. Though Redbeard had requested to join them, his applications were all declined. People came to realize that not much had truly changed since *Casa de Muertos* was brought down, Johnny and the *Olympians* had merely supplanted them. Tensions arose amongst Johnny's loyalists and the freedom loving scallywags of the Caribbean. During this time, Redbeard took refuge with *The Queen's Order* and *The British Empire*.

### The Civil War (2016-2017)

When these tensions resulted in The Civil War, Redbeard joined the revolutionaries, swayed by the words of ScurvyRat. Led by Pearson Wright and his associates, the revolutionaries waged war on the *Olympians*. Redbeard fought on the fronts as a member of *INFERNO*. While they won many of the early battles, they were losing the war. The *Olympians* began loosening up, promising to free those who fought for them. Redbeard and his acquaintance Daemon saw the fall of *Retribution* coming, and helped found the short-lived guild *Allegiance*. By early 2017, all attempts to end Johnny's reign of terror had failed, and Redbeard moved on with his life under this new regime.

### The Slow Days (2017-2019)

Life in the coming years were not too bad for Redbeard. At some point, Redbeard bonded with JohnnyDaPirate and became a member of *Olympians* himself. However by this point, the power of the *Olympians* had begun to wane, and Redbeard left in favor of the guild *Grief*. Little happened in these years, though Redbeard did go on many grand adventures, even finding himself the long lost blade of El Patron in the treasure room on the Isle of Tormenta. Later in 2017, Redbeard joined a group of blacksmiths known as the *Blade Legends*, with whom he stayed until 2019. He was an *OUTCAST* for awhile when he soon found himself a high ranking member of *Shadow Faction*.

### A New Mission (2020-2021)

    Redbeard stayed a member of *Shadow Faction* for a while later joining *Nocturne*. In fall of 2020, Redbeard was removed from *Nocturne* by its guildmaster after making references to the organization that had destroyed the guilds *Armed Guard* and *Order of Osiris*. Soon befriending MarcTheSerpent, he swiftly rose through the ranks of *Apocalypse Riders*. It was during this time that Redbeard came to realize the terror that guilds like *Greed and Glory*, *The British Empire*, and *Mercy?* had brought upon the pirates of the Caribbean by hearing the words of famous pirate Spade. It was then that Redbeard discovered the remnants of the aforementioned organization. Swiftly seizing the opportunity to bring new life to it and the world of pirates. Becoming the de-facto leader of said organization*,* Redbeard became overwhelmed by a sense of duty to the community, his community. Infiltrating *Greed and Glory* briefly, he personally executed Co-Guildmaster Beggar. He spread his message from gathering to gathering, until he and his associates were shot down violently at the Graduation Ceremony in a barbaric act of injustice. A member of the feared shadow cartel known as *The Crossbones Crew* had been attended the event, and decided to cut it short when Redbeard took to the stage and began spreading his message, exposing the crimes of *Mercy* against the community and all innocent pirates alike. This event would be known as the Fort Charles Massacre.
Unbeknownst to *The Crossbones Crew*, *Mercy*, and *Greed and Glory*, Redbeard and his associates survived, taking refuge on Coldwater Island. It was there they met Jim and with him took the fight back towards the violent tyranny that had put its claws around the necks of the once free pirates of the sea.

## Gallery

Redbeard on Padres Del Fuego (circa. 2017)Redbeard at a dance off (circa. 2020)