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NAME:[/b] John Lysander Blackett (aka 'Black Jack')

[b]SEX:[/b] Male

[b]DATE OF BIRTH:[/b] 28th January 1683

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PLACE OF BIRTH:[/b] Newcastle, England

[b]BACKSTORY:[/b] John Lysander Blackett was born in 1683, the second son of a minor English noble family. His family’s fortune was dwindling, and they were forced to sell their ancestral castle while John was a young child, moving to their second home in London. There, the young boy was educated by a series of private tutors in a wide variety of subjects. He was a gifted student, but had always had a singular interest in ships, being able to watch both merchant and navy vessels on the Thames from his bedroom window. At age 20, he left home to enlist in the Royal Navy as an officer, and was awarded a role as a lieutenant on the HMS Southsea Castle, a 5th rate frigate bound for the Caribbean. John, along with most of the crew, grew to resent their cruel and incompetent captain, and after a year of patrolling the seas under his harsh rule began to plot a mutiny against him. Electing the young lieutenant as their leader, as demonstrably one of the most intelligent and well-suited among them to the job, the mutineers struck as the Southsea Castle under its cowardly captain fled from a Spanish galleon. Bursting into the captain’s cabin, John personally slew his enemy and assumed command, bringing the ship around and outmaneuvering the Spanish vessel to heavily damage it. In the ensuing fight, a splinter of wood ripped through his left eye, but he continued to give orders until the battle was won.

Since then, Captain Blackett has prowled the waters of the Caribbean, ambushing and looting Spanish and British ships alike, as well as anyone else who dares to cross his path. He is a firm captain, with an insistence on regular training and strict – but never unfair – discipline uncommon among pirates. His ship, the Bucephalus, is one of the most agile pirate vessels in the region, with a fairly impressive armament and a well-trained crew – although it must rely on clever tactics rather than sheer firepower to tackle the larger navy vessels that patrol the seas with increasing regularity.

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APPEARANCE:[/b] https://i.imgur.com/OKZSz1n.jpg

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MOTIVATION:[/b] To win a fortune worthy of rebuilding his family’s estates and prestige.

[b]SKILLS/STRENGTHS:[/b] Highly educated and well read. Good navigator. A penchant for devious strategy. Fluent in English, French, and Spanish, proficient in Dutch. Skilled swordsman.

[b]WEAKNESSES:[/b] Poor skill at unarmed combat, average marksmanship. Missing an eye. Seen by crew as haughty and arrogant, and some dislike his discipline and training regimens, although their mood is improved by consistently good pay.

[b]NAME OF CAPTAIN (if applicable):[/b] N/A

[b]ROLE ON SHIP:[/b] Captain

[b]NAME OF SHIP:[/b] The Bucephalus

[b]SHIP DESCRIPTION/SPECS:[/b] The Bucephalus is a 32 gun frigate, formerly a 5th rate warship of the Royal Navy. It carries 24 broadside 12-pound guns, 4 long 9-pound bow chasers, and 4 long 9-pound stern chasers, along with 6 swivel guns on deck for close action. It has a crew complement of 145. Under Captain Blackett, the ship is decorated with crimson sails, a Jolly Roger depicting a horse with the lower half of a fish (hippocampus) piercing a heart with a trident, and a bronze figurehead depicting the same creature as on the flag, minus the trident and heart.
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