Gender: chicaria, although most people think she's a boy...
Ship/Position: La Bodlina/ erm, a pirate?
Appearance: short, thin, wiry, short/scruffy red hair, one blue eye and one completely black eye, freckles, very pretty face, although she always wears some kind of hat or hood to hide her it...brown pants, grey boots, white shirt with an old, threadbare vest over top. Generally dirty.
Personality: Birdie is a bit...blunt. She's straightforward, too the point, and truthful. She's not going to tell you 'Oh, yes. That pretty girl Shirley will definitely give you a fair chance'. Oh no! Rather, she would say 'That filthy town-bitch would never go with the likes of you. She likes her men big, numb, and decorated.' She is quiet funny to listen to, actually, and she makes a great friend as well. You just have to get past her boy-ish appearance and over sized hats to meet the real her. A pretty, truthful, loyal, determined girl who is quick on the ropes and not scared of much.
Background: Birdie was born in London, from Irish descent. She was stolen at the age of 7 by one of the nasty local gangs, nearly killed, saved by a handsome couple when she was around 9, but then they were murdered while strolling in the park after sundown. After that (she was about 11 or 12 by then) she found herself at the docks, and was taken aboard by the Capt. Been there ever since.
Strengths: Wicked quick on her feet, with her mind, and with her dagger. Fights well from being with the gang (she was capable of learning things at a young age, you know), is very smart, though she never shows it, and one of the most loyal people you'll ever meet.
Weaknesses: A bit nervous around people she doesn't like/strangers, defensive, quick temper, talks too much sometimes
Likes: The ocean, wind, rain, sailing, the thrill of a storm, laughing around the dinner table with her mates, ale, sun, being free, bathing, and fruit. Not the thick, falsely sweet fruit from the pastry shops, but the real, juicy, sun-warmed fruit from the trees and bushes in exotic places
Dislikes: strangers, when boys are exasperating or slow, when nothing is happening or she has nothing to do, people trying to go against her personal beliefs, and being fancy (using manners, wearing stupid girl's clothes, brushing her hair, or eating bite sized lamb chops with people she doesn't like), the morning after a good night of gambling/drinking, being landlocked.
Other: Up for love, possible twin sister from her younger years of life? Someone would need to post her twin, though, if she where to have one.
Appearance – Tall and fair-skinned. He has mid-length black hair that falls messily around his face, and is tied into a ponytail at the back. His eyes are a pale blue. He generally wears grey trousers and a black shirt, with a high-collared, tan trenchcoat over this that hangs down to cover the top of his knee high boots. He wears a pair of fingerless gloves, a black scarf, and a peaked baker-boy’s cap.
Personality – Jarrod is a real no-nonsense man. He takes his job seriously, and often assigns severe punishments for anyone who refuses to work. That said, he doesn’t particularly like handing out corporal punishments – the crew has to work, and an injured crewman is a waste of space. But he’s not above cutting rations for anyone who does a shoddy job. He isn’t all too popular with the crew, being an extreme perfectionist, and not much of a talker, either.
Background – Jarrod’s family was long indebted to that of a merchant, and he worked on one of the man’s ships as a cabin boy. When it was attacked by pirates, though, he wasted no time in choosing sides, taking up with the pirates. Due to the way he’d been treated by the merchant’s family, he had developed something of a mean-streak, recognized by the captain, who essentially apprenticed him to the bosun. However, while recuperating in port after being struck down by illness, the ship was taken by the British fleet, and the crew put to the sword. So Jarrod found his way to the Bodlina.
Strengths/Weaknesses – Jarrod is an excellent judge of character and organizer, able to order the crew so that the ship runs in the most efficient way possible. He is a capable sword fighter, and an excellent marksman with a pistol. However, he is also as stubborn as a mule, and his tendency to be heavy-handed in sentencing crew-members to extra duties or lower rations has drawn Isadaemus’ fury more than once.
Likes/Dislikes – He’d never admit it, but he actually likes and respects the others aboard the Bodlina, and holds the captain in the highest esteem. He also likes things being ordered and ‘perfect’, and finding out how things work. He hates high society, and any government sanctioned ship, be it part of the official navy or a privateer.
Other - Up for love.
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Name – Jimmy Calderon
Age - 17
Ship/Position – Self-proclaimed resident gentleman aboard the Cuervo
Appearance – He stands at slightly above average height, with thick and spiky copper-coloured hair, a partially-visible green headband tied in there somewhere. His face seems sharp, every angle and bone clearly defined. He has pale amber eyes, and a Cheshire cat smile. He wears the (albeit faded) parade attire of a British Commodore, though how he got it is a mystery that he refuses to elaborate on, and the subject of several rumours, both in numerous bars, and amongst the crew of the Cuervo.
Personality – As his ‘title’ states, Jimmy is something of a gentleman, or at least fancies himself one. He can often be seen behaving with all the due propriety that his outfit suggests he should. However, there are times when this appears to be mostly for show, as he is also highly sarcastic, a bit of a joker, and an almost chronic drinker.
Background – Jimmy, having spoken to a ‘retired’ pirate at a young and impressionable age, had wanted to become one for a long time, to sail the high seas and have all kinds of adventures. The fact that piracy was, by its very nature, criminal did not seem to dawn on him until after he became one. He has changed ships multiple times since first signing up for one at the age of ten, although he has been on board the Cuervo for two years. He picked up his uniform somewhere along the way, but no one – not even his former crewmates – seem to remember exactly where or when he procured it.
Strengths/Weaknesses – An excellent swordsman, Jimmy is also fairly acrobatic, and apparently born with sea-legs, so he has no trouble handling himself on a ship, no matter how rough the weather is. He also has a silver tongue and a sharp wit, though these two and the way he uses them get him into trouble as often as they get him out of it. He is also highly impulsive, and frequently overestimates his ability to get something done on his own, or his ability to handle a situation.
Likes/Dislikes – He likes people in general, particularly women, as well as any alcohol he can get his hands on, no matter the taste, and being well-dressed. He dislikes any suggestion that he cannot or should not do something, or that he could improve on something, or that he should have less of something. Reverse psychology has a tendency to work on him, if it appears to be some kind of challenge.
Other – Up for love.
He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt. - Yossarian, Catch-22
Wide-eyed stupid.
If you're gonna rule the world, you've gotta get up early! - Joel S. Dickens
Of course! We need as many people as we can get! And it's ok if you mess up, Irish. This isn'y my first storybook and I already messed up. Haha, you'll do fine!
Ship/Position: Cook on the Cuervo? Is that taken? *peers to check*
Appearance: Shes average height, maybe slightly smaller, with long dark black-red curls, and big BRIGHT gold-green eyes, her skin is slightly dark for she is half gypsy. She has a horizontal scar next to her right eye about an inch or so long. And she carries a small broadsword by her side even when in the kitchen that looks a lot like this:
Personality: If you're on her good side she is very open and kind willing to help with any problem, she loves to cook aboard the ship and serve the captain. If you're on her bad side she is sharp tongued, outspoken, and you will find yourself being slapped with a spoon quite alot if you're in her kitchen trying to steal something. She is smart, quick, and rather known on the ship.
Background: Born into being a slave for a cruel master, she was raised cooking, cleaning, and entertaining the master and guests. She often rebelled against entertaining his drunken friends who often grabbed for her and was beaten. One night she was entertaining for his guests doing her acrobatic retinue when one of the men, drunk to his eyes, grabbed her arm and began to pull her toward him, and quickly ripped her arm out of his grasp and slapped the man. Her master was outraged and slapped her back, one of his long nails tearing her skin, thus giving her the scar near her eye. She escaped his estate that night and found the Cuervo about to embark on a journey. She pleaded to the captain to take her aboard and then quickly became cook after.
Strengths/Weaknesses: She is very flexible being brought up to entertain with acrobatics, and is incredible with a sword and unarmed combat from years of living with the people on the ship and fighting out of drunken passengers. Her cooking is exceptional and she keeps the kitchen in perfect order. She loves animals and almost always refuses to kill the animal shes needs the meat from herself and often makes another ship-mate do it and when she does use the meat she tells herself that its not an animal its just a pink paste. She is also stubborn and has a quick temper when it comes to her food.
Likes/Dislikes: Again, she loves animals, she also enjoys music and is often heard singing in the kitchen, however she cannot ballroom dance rather well. She loves the sea and the wind. She hates storms and stupid passengers.
Other: Might have a secret love on the ship?? Hm?? And a best friend if anyone would like to!
She also keeps a small dog name Tico in the kitchen with her.
How'd I do?
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. - Robert McCloskey
Teacher: What do we, in the U.S enjoy from places like Mexico? Student: Wait, legally?
Wonderously wonderful! Told you you'd do fine. If you, or anyone else for that matter, would like to make a second charrie for the other ship, please do! We need more characters before we can start, but not many more.
Appearance:Long Brown Hair with black eyes she also has freckles on her cheeks. She is average height. She wears a puffy black skirt with a Black shirt and black corset. Always barefoot.
Personality: She is a stubborn girl who doesn't like to listen to those above her but is a very hard worker. Makes friends with everybody she knows and is also very street smart. Likes to have good time.
Background: Raised on a ship with her father, she learned how to fight and live on a ship like a true pirate. When she turned 16 she realized it was time to go on her own and found the Cuervo where she plans on staying for a while.
Strengths: She fights dirty and is someone you shouldn't mess with, She is good with pretty much any weapon. She is a good friend and is very loyal sometimes to loyal...
Weaknesses: doesn't take authority very well and sometimes get's home sick and deppressed.
Likes: Fighting, partying and having a good time.
Dislikes: Wealthy people, bad food and other pirate ships
Other: Best friends with Arabella(Hope that's ok)
Last edited by PuffSammy on Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:18 am, edited 2 times in total.
"Ask not what your teenager can do for you, but what you can do for your teenager."
Characters...? I dunno anything about ships, so you should ask Sammy - her dad was almost a pirate once. We simply need characters! And RedBird needs to post. And we need donuts, too. They help the thought process.
