DJ Blaggard

DJ Blaggard was not constructed by any of the pirates of the Isle, and is not typically programmed by anyone after the initial work done by Rev and Eye. What his original purpose and functions were is not known by many; so long as he keeps the tunes playing, most of the pirates are content to leave him as the odd arrangement of rocks he appears to be, and vibe the night away in the Yellin’ Hole.

## ***BACKSTORY***

In one of the earliest expeditions on the Isle, then-Dread Captain Grim led a crew of restless pirates, including Rev, to Monte Oro and discovered an overgrown cave shortly after climbing into the foothills. Clearing the vegetation and debris, they found a curious collection of rocks gathered at the center of an immense door. When he reached out to touch one, it emitted a clear tone like that of a bell, and the mass shifted just a bit. With more time spent toying with the contraption, it was deduced that it must be a musical puzzle lock; one must enter the proper sequence by touching the right rocks in the right order, and the door would come free. Grim, having no interest in the puzzle (and no ear for it anyway), left the team to it while he returned to Puerto Dorado.

Rev became fascinated with the puzzle, and spent over an hour testing out different melodies to unlock it, but all for naught. Plagued by frustration but unwilling to give up, it was at that moment that Grim returned, his arms loaded up with dynamite. “I’ve always got the key”, he said with a grin, and piled the explosives about the door. The ‘key’ did its work smashingly, and while the pirates cleared the rubble and exposed the treasure behind, Rev picked up the lock contraption, which had miraculously held together in the blast, and returned to Puerto Dorado with it.

When he returned to town, he sought out Eye, and showed her his discovery. Together they tinkered with the thing for many days, at last discovering its secrets. They brought it to Pirate Radio and hooked it into the system there, and spent many days and nights loading songs into it with the unique program they had devised. An interface for it was run into the Yellin’ Hole, and there the pirates could program their own shanties into the device and call them up at will, to complement whatever mad shenanigans they were getting up to.

## ***APPEARANCE***

DJ Blaggard is a collection of small stones which appear to be mounted onto a larger piece of the same material. When these smaller stones are touched, they depress in just a bit before springing back to their original position, and emit a singular tone. The thing can be used to play original compositions or popular tunes, and once a tune is entered, it can be easily recalled via the interface in the Yellin’ Hole. As such, it functions as a very customizable jukebox for the Isle, and is often responsible for the pre- and post-show music in Pirate Radio as well as being the star attraction whenever the Yellin’ Hole breaks out into a party.

## ***PERSONALITY***

DJ Blaggard has no typical personality, as a mere control device and database for the songs he is programmed with. But the pirates speak to his interface as if he is a true character anyway. Whether this is in the process of bringing consciousness to him and granting him some level of sentience is quite debatable, but he does, as time goes on, seem to develop preferences for certain users and songs. That could just be coincidence, though.

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