New Magincia, Felucca, Chesapeake (PaxLair Times) – October 29, 2011 – by Ashlynn – The infamous pirate Captain Blackfoot stuck to his word earlier this evening with his attempt to raid the merchant ship that left Skara Brae, bound for the City of New Magincia.
I decided to book passage aboard the merchant ship (captained by a man called Ted Nugent) itself in the end, hoping for a first hand view of events as they unfolded. Another, a man clad in white robes and skilled at both stealth and marksmanship, had also booked a spot on the ship acting in the role of a guard. Our vessel was in turn escorted in convoy fashion by two ships of the United Sosarian Alliance.
Both escorts were heavily armed and well equipped, one called the Savage Lady captained by Commodore Greylene (with Lord Gowron taking the helm), and the other was called the Screaming Seamonkey and was captained by the veteran mariner Lady Tina.
Aside from a few elementals and the odd dolphin, the journey was uneventful for the most part. Infact, I wondered if the pirate captain would even show in the face of such opposition. But show he did!
It seemed he had maneuvered to approach our line of ships from an angle instead of head on. This gave him two clean shots at our own ship and we were raked by grapeshot as he pressed his attack. Unfortunately for the corsair, the United Sosarian Alliance ships were quick to respond, swiftly cutting him off and leaving him dead in the water not long afterwards.
Soon we were in New Magincia where the precious cargo was quickly unloaded. After congratulating each other on the victory and giving each other our thanks, we all decided to find our own way to an inn.
But I suspect that there will be more attacks by Captain Blackfoot and his Crimson Pirates in the future. And there is rumour he wishes to expand his flotilla of vessels so that he can prey on ever more ambitious targets. We must all be prepared to stand up against this threat if free trade upon the high seas is to survive the months to come.