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The Hippocampus
The Story
A swashbuckling tale of mystery, adventure, treasure, and adversity, our story begins with Jay, a young woman who was once a thief and now sails the seas aboard the mystical ship The Hippocampus. At first glance, it looks like every other ship: a gleaming three-masted carrack made out of some kind of goldish-orange wood, and a flying pennant of a complementary shade of sea green. However, it holds a secret: it's one of five ships built that are able to do something very spectacular. It hops worlds, universes, realities, even dimensions, and spends every night under different stars.
However, life on the ship can't stay peachy forever. Soon they find themselves pursued by the dread pirate Drake Cetus' ship, The Kraken. Will they run or fight? Win or lose? Guess you'll have to find out...
The Setting
She's a gorgeous ship, a perfect ship, and, according to her captain, the world's most agile and swift boat to ever have sailed the seas. She's the home of nearly two hundred crewmen of all shapes, sizes, colors, and homeworlds - from giant spiders to aliens to a couple mundane old humans, every creature fathomable and those that have yet to be imagined are on board. Her mission is one of exploration, noble intentions, and pursuit of knowledge: she strives to seek new worlds, help them, and learn everything she can.
There were five ships made that are like her, called Hoppers: The Hippocampus, The Kraken, The Leviathan, The Scylla, and The Siren. Now, only three remain, since The Scylla was destroyed while exploring and The Leviathan fell to The Kraken.
Oh, yes, The Kraken. I should probably tell you about her.
She's a ship every bit as beautiful as The Hippocampus (don't tell Cap'n Lionheart I said that!) but, instead of made out of Kyrnis wood, is made of the Ebonheart Tree. It's the one ship with a different intention than the rest. She's a pirate ship under the command of Captain Goldeneye - aka Drake Cetus, the biggest, baddest, meanest King of the Sea. He's out for power and he's willing to do anything to get it: including killing every last one of the hyadavii, a race of gryphon-like creatures that are protectors of the sea and wardens of coastal towns, and found on many worlds in many universes. They're considered sacred and where The Hippocampus wishes to preserve, he wants to destroy.
The Characters
Jay
Role: MC
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Ardeshir Ellonhav
Role: Part of the main crew
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Aryessa "Lionheart" Hanzel
Role: The Captain of The Hippocampus
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Drake Cetus
Role: The Antagonist
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The Novel
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