Ebone

## ***BACKSTORY***

Captain Ebone’s father was an English musician, singer, and poet. He was a simple man, friendly and dedicated, impassioned and compassionate, and morally flawless. He learned his skills at music and empathy from his own father, who worked as a musician for the English court, until he was falsely accused of conspiracy against the Crown and sentenced to death, leaving his family with nothing.

Ebone’s father favored stringed instruments, mastering the piano, the violin, the lute and the zanfona. He made his living playing in taverns, on street corners - any place where his music was well-received. He had a smooth voice, and a great respect for instruments and art, as well as for heroic and epic lyrics. He fell in love with a Spanish barkeep’s daughter, where she worked serving drinks. They had a common love for art, and would sing and dance together in the tavern, eventually winning each other’s hearts.

Alas, she died during Ebone’s birth, and his father raised him on his own. Ebone helped him with his work when he was of age, and he would watch people come and go in the streets, drinking, laughing, and fighting, and sailors would tell grand tales of the sea. Ebone would listen to them all, as well as his father's lyrics, in awe, hearing about pirates, battles, heroes, and his own mother. He learned a respect for and fascination with sailing, and dreamed of lifting his feet from the earth and taking to the sea.

When he turned 17, he decided to achieve his destiny. He moved away from his father and tried his luck at sea, working for fishermen, merchants - any sailing work he could find. For an entire year, he watched all manner of ships go upon the water; some merchants, some from the Navy, and a few others that did not fly a national flag.

One summer night, with a thick fog, a soft breeze, and calm waters, Ebone was returning to England aboard a fine merchant ship laden with lumber, produce, and cloth, abovedecks while his shipmates slept. Suddenly the fog parted, and an unmarked ship, much larger and faster, opened fire and ran them down. In less than a minute, they were boarded, and crossed swords with a fearsome crew of pirates. But the merchants were no match for them, and they took the produce and gave them the choice, one by one: Sail with them on their crew, or try their luck at the open ocean while their ship was in flames. Ebone wisely took the first option and became a pirate, learning the ways of skallywaggery under the tutelage of then-captain Flintlock. In the following months, Ebone rose to become his right-hand man, and they raided the high seas as a fearsome duo, eventually building the Quacken’s Wrath and making their way to Isla de Oro, and to destiny.

## ***APPEARANCE AND GEAR***

* Ebone is a bard at heart, and his appearance utterly embodies it. Flowing auburn hair frames a young, clean-shaven face of unblemished skin, the setting for deep brown eyes that shine like agates. Dressed smartly in a red velvet coat and black velvet hat, both trimmed in gold embroidery, he sets a-flutter the hearts that gaze upon him.

* Thusly entranced, Ebone uses that to his advantage to decimate his foes. Employing a gem-studded silver cutlass, he displays the blood of his mother as he dances his victims to oblivion, wielding a hidden dagger in the off-hand when needed. He also has a repeating flintlock pistol hanging from his hip, when some theatrics are in order.

## ***PERSONALITY AND ABILITIES***

* Ebone is one of the more benevolent captains of the Isle, kind and somewhat soft-spoken. But he is strongly in favor of rigid discipline among his men, and his quiet voice carries great weight with them.

* The love of music instilled by his father endures, and he is a talented musician and singer, something that he and Flintlock immediately shared upon meeting. He is also quite fond of baking, and will often celebrate successful raids with massive batches of fresh cookies for his crew, and any who are around to celebrate with them.

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