Elumian Magelan

> "*Ye want me drink o' the Prince's Brew, lad? Ha! I'd rather go thirsty. It's the Ol' Spiced or naught for me!*"
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## Captain Elu Silvermane

### Occupation

Pirate Captain (1839-1848)Prince-Consort of Suqohayn (1848-1910)

Elumian Magelan, better known as Elu Silvermane (after his silvery hair), was a Saverian Elvish pirate captain renowned for his mercy towards the crew of prizes he captured, and for his intense hostility and warfare with Witch-Pirates, which eventually won him an Imperial pardon. Though Elumian was generally hostile towards all Witch-Pirates, he had a particular rivalry with the followers of Harkon the Depthlord, as Elumian had some kind of personal vendetta against Harkon.

Elumian's ship *Freewind* is equally as famous as himself. It was not the first ship he commanded as a pirate, but the majority of his piratical career was spent aboard this vessel. *Freewind* was a highly advanced ship of the line, possessing remarkable speed despite being a huge 96-gun threedecker. *Freewind*'s most distinctive characteristic was her brilliant white paint, which was probably inspired by the colour of her captain's hair.

Elumian's favourite drink was known to be Old Spiced, a spiced rum created by a brewery in Elwaqur set up by Onshian immigrants. Though Elumian did not begin the assocation of Old Spiced with pirates, he was responsible for popularising the relation between the two. Old Spiced became a favourite of both Witch-Pirates and mortal pirates in his time, likely because of his practice of serving it in the place of Prince's Brew aboard his ship. Consumption of Old Spiced sharpy dropped amongst civilians bceause of this association, but the brewery which created it has since played up this association in modern times and uses piratical imagery in its marketing. Old Spiced became one of the most popular alcoholic drinks in northern coastal Inecuria at around the turn of the 20th century.

## Marriage

Elumian ended up marrying Abbera Meqalyet, a Sand Elf princess of Suqohayn (and very distant descendant of Ashura Meqalyet), much to the intense chagrin of her family. Though the details of how they grew close are unknown, it is known that they first met when Elumian and his crew plundered a ship that was transporting the princess - for which she was actually grateful, since she was being transported to partake in a forced marriage. Though the fleets of Suqohayn were immediately assembled to hunt down their kidnapped princess, it eventually became clear that Elumian did not kidnap her but instead had put her under his protection to safeguard her against her family, which is presumably how the two fell in love. According to tradition, Elumian was a frequent visitor of wenches until he met Abbera, after which he proceeded to have eyes for nobody else.

Upon discovering that she had willingly fled with Elumian and was not kidnapped, Abbera was outcast and disinherited by her family - though it is likely that her family did not intend for this to be permanent, as they continued to send ships to hunt down *Freewind*. Abbera was not the heir of Suqohayn, but it is likely that she would be, as her older brother Muqahar had been chronically ill all his life and was worsening, and there were no others in the Meqalyet dynasty to inherit.

Elumian successfully evaded the pursuing ships and kept Abbera's location a secret until 1845, when he was forced to contact her father, King Kerakur Meqalyet, to ask for his cooperation in destroying the Witch-Pirates of Harkon the Depthlord that were assaulting the ports of Suqohayn. King Kerakur begrudgingly agreed to work alongside his arch-rival, but planned to assassinate him as soon as the Witch-Pirates were defeated. Kerakur was, however, struck by the courage and honesty of his foe in the fight against the Witches, and soon could no longer ignore that Elumian did genuinely love his daughter. Elumian, in turn, had his hatred for Kerakur diminished, as he learnt that sending Abbera into a forced arranged marriage was no act of malice, but rather a desperate attempt to save the ancient and prestigious Meqalyet dynasty from failure, as the possibility of the line ending was very real and weighed heavily on Kerakur's shoulders.

Kerakur's insistince in personally partaking in the battles against the Witch-Pirates eventually resulted in him taking mortal wounds, for the King was not an experienced warrior. According to those who witnessed his death, his last words were to Elumian; he made the pirate swear to marry and protect his daughter to continue on the Meqalyet line, and to be a good man. This oath to Kerakur coincides with a cessation in piratical activity, with Elumian instead wholly dedicating his efforts to defeating Witch-Pirates, enriching himself by plundering them rather than civilian traders. Elumian and Abbera married in 1847.

After receiving his pardon from the Emperor and retiring from his naval career, Elumian brought Abbera to Suqohayn, where they discovered that her sickly elder brother had died, making Abbera the rightful Queen of Suqohayn - and making Elumian the Prince-Consort. They lived together as the co-rulers of Suqohayn until their deaths.