2. Childhoode in Port Royal

In the summer of Fionas 7th  year Carmine fled with her two children – the fair and the dark – along with a groupe of other slaves. But the colonie jungles are wilder and more dangerous than any other place in the civilized worlde. A poisonous snake quickly killed one of their groupe, a nativeFortsæt læsning “2. Childhoode in Port Royal”

1. She is born

Part 3.    Fiona Consuela Blackwell Chapter 1. She is born Fiona Blackwell first saw daylight in the 42nd  day of the year 1606. Although daylight was not exactly what she saw; the negroes on the plantation where she was born, has told me that she was born during a storm that tore the roofFortsæt læsning “1. She is born”

Ye truthefull storie of the Blackwell Pirates

by James Wotham Prologue This author has travelled the length and spreade of this worlde to truthfully and respectfully document the lives and characters of the pirates of my time. ‘Tis been a dangerous journey, for pirates are generally a cruel and hot tempered lot. Many a time only the particular pirates vanity and desireFortsæt læsning “Ye truthefull storie of the Blackwell Pirates”

The Fury of Goldemouthe

It’s early in the morning, the ship’s sounds are muffled, the men on duty yawning, knowing they will be relieved and headed for their hammocks sometimes soon, when the call comes: Ship ohoy! The Captain is called – he stands with his monocular a long while, his dark hair tied back with a leather thong,Fortsæt læsning “The Fury of Goldemouthe”

Pyrate poetry

From The National Library of the Republique of Ryendor: These maps where donated along with a sea chest once belonging to the female pirate Fiona Consuela Blackwell. … On the back of a couple of the maps are scriblings that were once thought to be code signs leading to a hidden treasure. Several literary treasureFortsæt læsning “Pyrate poetry”

Pictures from the past

Early evening. The Querida has cast her anchors in a remote bay to sell her cargo – to somebody who doesn’t ask too many questions… The Santa Corentina is as black as her crew, her past somewhat checkered, once a slaver, now running as a private trader. But they’ll take a cargo without asking whoFortsæt læsning “Pictures from the past”

Blood of the Houngan

My father’s father was houngan, just as his father had been before him. My father’s brother was houngan, but my father was a hunter. So I became a hunter. Now, I am many things; a man, a husband, homeless, a widower, a killer and a thief of a life. But I am still the bloodFortsæt læsning “Blood of the Houngan”

N’Gote’s dreams

He is on deck, the shrouds straining under a full press of sail. Somewhere deep in the south a voice is calling – the voice of the old land, land of his fathers and their fathers. She is screaming, crying, cursing the men who have come to pillage her. They rape her, burn her skin,Fortsæt læsning “N’Gote’s dreams”

Judith Jones

Judith Jones var min første Tyndall karakter. Judith er fra øen Aurora, og er 19 år, da historien begynder. Hun er bødlens datter i hovedstaden Stevensport, og derfor paria. Judith er lidt af en uskyldighed, da vi møder hende. Hun er puritansk opdraget, og lærer aldrig at forstå sig på den noget vildere ryendorianske levevis.Fortsæt læsning “Judith Jones”