Bonny Billy Blood
Bonny Billy Blood is the closest thing Tamerynd Isle has to a pirate monarch — not by bloodline or crown, but by charisma, cunning, and sheer bloody audacity. With his silver tongue, theatrical duels, and flair for public executions, Billy commands respect from friend and foe alike. He is legendary in port taverns, dreaded at sea, and loathed by those who cannot charm or kill as well as he can.
His ship, the Lucinde Mae, is as infamous as its captain — sleek, fast, and notorious for flying no flag until after its victims are sunk. He maintains a network of lovers, allies, spies, and debtors across Tamerynd and beyond. He can quote poetry as easily as he can gut a man with a flourish. No one ever really trusts Bonny Billy. But many follow him — some out of love, more out of greed and the hope their share of his adventures will be more than they'd earn elsewhere.
2078 NC -
31 years old
Theodorus, Captain of the Lucinde Mae; Warcaptain of the Red Wake; the Red Harlequin. Human Male.
Overview
Bonny Billy Blood is one of the only Warcaptains to have only the one ship in his "fleet." Instead, his power base comes from his extensive network of spies, pirates and lovers who serve him out of debt, love, devotion or greed. He is rumored to be a partner, if not outright owner, of several taverns and safehouses across the Pirate Isles and even in more "civilized" ports around the Betshaban Ocean. Little happens in the maritime underworld without Bonny Billy at least being aware of what's going on.
Background
Bonny Billy Blood is rumored to be the bastard son of a disgraced Koramian noblewoman and a known pirate, though which changes with the telling. He grew up in the gutters of Deepberth, apprenticed under thieves and assassins, before eventually joining various crews as a deck hand. He earned the name "Bonny Billy" after a duel with a pirate captain at the age of 16... wherein he killed the man and took his ship, lover and crew with a smile. He has a reputation for being generous to those who do not oppose him when he comes to take the treasures in their hold, but is also known for executing muntineers personally and often theatrically... one such mutineer was drowed in a barrel of sweet Narbonnaise red wine.
