"Iron Chest" Johnson

## ***BACKSTORY***

The man who would become the feared pirate “Iron Chest” Johnson began as many do: a young man with honest parents, whose honesty did them few favors. His mother was a seamstress; his father, a fisherman. His mother went about making and repairing the nets that his father then cast to haul in the ocean’s bounty, as it could be found. It was a meager but sufficient life for most of his childhood, and he followed in his father’s footsteps when he was old and strong enough to handle the tackle.

It all changed one fateful day when the ship he worked aboard, the *Fairy,* was beset by a band of pirates. The sea dogs plundered their cargo and killed every last one of his mates, sparing only his own life at the last minute when the captain of the skallywags, one Harvey Jingles, took an inexplicable shine to him. Taken under his fearsome wing, Johnson soon grew to appreciate and enjoy the pillaging and raiding life over that of his upbringing, though he still missed his parents mightily from time to time.

On one particularly calm day, when the crew were at their ease, they were quite suddenly run upon by a large schooner moving impossibly quickly, with a wicked ice ram at its prow. The beast clove their vessel clean in two and kept going, as the sea swallowed both halves in an instant. All hands went down with it, except for Johnson once again, who was fortunate to latch onto a simple wooden chest, floating among the wreckage. He floated atop that box for days, finally alighting on the shore of Isla de Oro. Seeing that chest as his salvation, he holds it as sacred to this day, and had it wrapped in iron bands shortly after introducing himself to the Council, earning himself that moniker on the spot.

## ***APPEARANCE AND GEAR***

* Johnson’s favorite piece of gear is his trusty Toe Knife, forged and enchanted exquisitely by Eliza the Cat-Lass. A serrated, curved blade is set into a mahogany hilt, with a pommel in the shape of a human toe. The blade is engraved with the name of the knife, a secret Johnson keeps to himself, though it can be seen when it draws blood, due to its enchantment, trapping that blood within the inscription. This enchantment makes it very good at its main purpose - removing toes like a hot knife through butter - though it trades this for reduced capacity at cutting into any other body part. Eliza required many toes as sacrifices for the magicks in the weapon, so Johnson is eager to use it to replenish his stash.

## ***PERSONALITY AND ABILITIES***

* Johnson is known for his thoughtful approach to matters, and the general kindness that he shows to the pirates of Puerto Dorado. He is always eager to joke around and have a barrel of laughs with the mates, but he takes his job seriously and works diligently for the good of the Isle.

* However, best not to cross him, because he is quick to steal your toes if he thinks that you don’t need them anymore. Utilizing his Toe Knife, he launches into a mad spin when enraged, and becomes a cyclone of blood-spraying, toe-stealing fury, acquiring your digits and spinning off before you know they are gone.

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