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The Doclopedia #1,867
Three Characters In Search Of An Adventure: “Red” Jane Hawks
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At 5′ 4” tall, the redheaded, blue eyed woman known as Captain Jane Hawks is one of the shorter pirate captains out there. That does not mean she’s not tough, as many a man can tell you once she has carved her initials on their chest with her rapier.
Red Jane was born to a mother and a father who were both privateers under the auspices of the British, despite them both being Irish. She was loading pistols for her parent’s crew during raids when she was 5. When her parents decided to retire, she inherited their ship, the “Sea Wasp”.
As her mostly male crew got older and died or retired, Jane replaced them with younger men and women, until she had the youngest crew in all of piracy. This was reflected in them also being one of the most successful and feared crews around.
It was during a successful raid of three Spanish merchant vessels that Captain Hawks gained one of her fiercest and most dedicated crewmembers,…
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The Doclopedia #1,868
Three Characters In Search Of An Adventure: Carlotta Fernandez
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Raised as royalty in Spain, Carlotta was a wide eyed innocent of 16 when her parents loaded her and her sister onto one of the three merchant ships owned by her Uncle Luis. Their destination was Cuba, where her father would become governor. Then, halfway there, a large and well armed pirate ship sank both of their escorts and took all three merchant ships captive.
As insurance that her father would not do anything rash, Carlotta was taken onto the pirate ship while her mother and sister were put on the other two merchant ships. That was the beginning of her eye opening experience with pirates.
After a few days on the Sea Wasp, where she was treated quite respectfully and well, she spoke with many of the crew, especially the women. She was amazed at how independent and free they were. They could be the equals of men, choose their trades and, more importantly to Carlotta, choose their mates and/or lovers. By the middle of the second week, Carlotta was convinced that she would not be able to go back to her old, managed life.
A month later, when the cargo of the ships had been offloaded and Cuba had paid the ransom on it’s new governor, Carlotta told her family that she would be staying on with Captain Hawks to become a crewmember. Her parents were, to put it very mildly, not amused.
Now, 5 years later, she is one of the best pirates on the Sea Wasp, along with her best friend and lover…
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The Doclopedia #1,869
Three Characters In Search Of An Adventure: Mary O’Brian
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Mary came on board the Sea Wasp about 6 months after Carlotta did, when the ship pulled into a small cove in Cornwall. She had left Ireland at 14 with an 18 year old man who took her to England before she knew he was part of a gang of highwaymen. When Mary was 15, she saw him and most of his gang get taken by soldiers. She grabbed what she could and took off on a horse.
For the next two years, she spent most of her time hiding out and doing the odd bit of highway robbery herself. Eventually, she got involved with smugglers, one of whom she robbed and left tied to a tree shortly before asking to join Captain Hawks crew.
Jane and Carlotta hit it off right away and gave each other encouragement on their way to becoming full crewmembers. Later, this friendship turned into love. Now, working as a team, they are perhaps the most valuable pirates on the ship.
Mary is 5′ 6” tall and has light brown hair and green eyes. She has many tattoos and a ginger cat named Miss Stripes.
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