Par O'Riain

An illustration of the Firth Band quartermaster, Par O'Riain

> Next week I'm dying of scurvy.
>
> - Par O'Riain

Par "Perry" O'Riain is the quartermaster of the infamous pirate group 'Firth Band', serving under Commodore Jules Fink. After meeting Jules early into his travels, he proposed to join her crew as Par judged that her ship would help him serve his goal of mapping the oceans.

## Life

### Before Piracy

Par O'Riain was born on the seas, his parents left their Scots settlement to pursue their life's purpose of mapping out all the oceans and landmasses. They did this in hope to find a suitable place for their people to relocate to, as the Scots settlement was enduring torrential weathers and experienced dwindling food supplies.

Unfortunately, when Par was 11 years old, he lost his parents because of a particularly heavy storm in the Great Bay, as they did not have enough time to tie themselves to the ship after having tied Par down and were swept away. Though Par learned how to live from the ocean and how to sail from his parents, they never told him where the old Scots settlement was located, and most of the maps that his parents made were lost in the storm. Having lost hope of ever finding his people again, he set out and sought to finish his parents goal for them as a memento.

After sailing around for several more years he finally stumbled upon a different sea vessel, one which was much larger and better maintained than his. Noticing that he has been running out of room to store his maps and sketches of terrain, and that the ship was not going to hold on for much longer, he figured that he might as well ask the captain of the ship in front of him if he could join them on their voyage. This is how Par O'Riain met Jules Fink.

### Piracy

Having joined Jules "Julie" Fink and founding the Firth Band, He soon gave up mapping every shoreline and sketching terrain, as he now found a new purpose and realised he was being bogged down by taking over his parents' purpose. The Firth Band declared a war against the world, and whilst making enemies with larger states and befriending smaller city states such as New Muunokhoi and Astrea, the Firth Band also found an unexpected ally in the city state Cevoi: Lily the Pink. They were readily accepted in the crew and their town made for an effective base of operations. The war against the world escalated after the opposing city states combined their strengths and made the country of Bazil under the emperor James Duckworth.

### After Great Pirate War

The Great Pirate War was a disaster for the Firth Band, and they were promptly beaten by the Bazil empire. When at the end of the line, the Bazil emperor was late with issuing commands which caused a small moment of disarray. Seeing their chance and immediately taking it however, the Firth Band escaped the immediate area and have not been seen since their retreat.

## Personality

Par O'Riain is usually quite timid, but has learned how to be confident and bold over the course of his pirate years. He prefers not to show himself on the battlefield without a plan. He also abhors honourable battles. He thinks that is a waste of energy and time, because every battle soon devolves into chaos. In his eyes, it's better to give yourself any advantage available.