Dagwood Deadeye

**Dagwood Deadeye** was the pirate captain of the Waveblaster 5000.

## Biography

### Before the Adventure

Little is known about Dagwood's life before he met Sentinel, Cernyw Hir, and Alenia Swales after the Ooze Massacre on flotsam. His age is disputed, but he has stated he hasn't cried for at least "70 years". His first mate, Gillius Vermenor, has stated he has known Dagwood for "half a decade".

He owned the ship Waveblaster 5000, which he kept a hoard of treasure in the hold, locked behind an arcane lock. The treasure chests all bore the crest of the nation of Crian Thane. He had made it a rule to not enter the hold, which all of his original crew abided by. It is unknown how he procured the hoard.

At some point during 1248, Dagwood visited Wodrya alone and made a deal with the demigods Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. He buried a treasure chest containing the Opal Valour on the beaches and asked the demigods to protect it from anyone but himself. Dagwood buried the chest along the shore and departed.

At some point, Dagwood signed a contract from the Financial Alliance Estate with the signature 'Dagwood Deadeye'. Upon finding this later, Alenia Swales was confused concerning the nature of the contract, with it resulting in the fae bankers stealing the signee's name.

Dagwood has a familiar and antagonistic relationship with the navy of Crian Thane, and the nation's king Alamanzo Tyde.

### The Quest for the Valour

After the Ooze Massacre on Flotsam. Dagwood scouted Sentinel, Cernyw Hir, Alenia Swales, Cherry, and Fauna, impressed with their fighting techniques and keen to enlist them as part of his crew. He explained he was looking to collect the Opal Valour from Wodrya and there was an urgency to the completion of the quest, giving a timeframe of a fortnight. He promised the crew a share of 10,000 doubloons each.

A rivalry soon developed between himself and Sentinel, whose clumsy demeanour caused havoc on the Waveblaster 5000 and assumption of authority challenged his position as captain. When Sentinel, Cernyw, and Alenia broke into the Waveblaster's hold through the cieling of the deck, Dagwood threatened Alenia's life and intimidated the party to keep silent on what they found. Finding them too valuable, Dagwood subsided once reassured there wouldn't be a mutiny.

Upon docking at Bilge in Kusnia, Dagwood set to steal the Waveblaster which the local authorities took ownership of. The crew of the Waveblaster briefly parted ways in the aftermath of the Aqcaermare's attack on Bilge, with Dagwood taking Rirvis Vermenor, Jonkins Bumblefrown, and Fìogsaoi to steal the Waveblaster 5000 while the rest of the crew stole a half-built airship that would later become known as the Cloudblaster 9000.

Dagwood had agreed to meet the rest of the crew north of the Rolling Abyss. During the journey, the crew fought a flock of harpies.

Dagwood collected the parted crew, who had been waiting on The Kingston. Frustrated with the time lost on his quest, he resentfully accepted Charlotte Ton, Plank, and Freya Swales as part of his crew.

### The Battle of Wodrya

Dagwood displayed trepidation as he approached Wodrya, but remained silent and dismissive of any enquiry as to why. In a photograph captured by Freya Swales, Dagwood displays a sense of unease.

Dagwood led the crew through the three islands of Wodrya and used tools he had previously provided Capricorn and Pisces with to find the buried treasure chest on Wodrya. Upon digging it, a Crian Thane warship - The Old King's Scourge - revealed itself from invisibility.

Dagwood engaged with one-on-one combat with Alamanzo Tyde who taunted and sliced him, cutting the side of his face so that his eyepatch fell off, revealing his left eye completely encrusted with barnacles. When Plank inadvertently put Dagwood in a magical sleep during combat, Alamanzo was able to kill him with a final retort of "so long live in the king".

### Legacy

Upon inspection of his body, the crew was able to see that Dagwood had no viscera and, while organs were visible, they weren't bleeding or showing any signs of life.

## Appearance

Dagwood looked and acted like a stereotypical, somewhat hyperreal, vision of a pirate. He consistently wore a tricorn and an eyepatch, and had a ragged and greyed great big bushy beard. His skin was pale white and had small barnacles encrusted across his face. Despite being human, he stood impressively tall and could meet eye contact with a small Cowman - possibly suggesting some half-giant heritage.

## Psychology

Dagwood was often cryptic and dismissive of his past and preferred to keep to himself. becoming irritable when his tranquillity was disturbed. He prided himself on his fairness and generosity with his crew and ensured that he received the same sharing of loot and booty as all other members of the crew, despite the bounty in the Waveblaster 5000's hold, which he kept secret for unknown reasons.