Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20180414200018

(The Burned-Mane Canon)

Basil, better known as Goldeye, the infamous Pirate King has been executed. For almost 30 years he has plagued Tamriel through the course of his carrier. Along that time he amassed quite the following, creating alliances with other strong pirate crew and completely absorbing weaker crews into his numbers. The larger his fleet of ships grew, the more ambitious and greedy the wicked Redguard became. He went from sacking coastal villages and trade ships, to large towns and Imperial convoys. Before long he grew bold enough to attack the stronghold on Stros M'Kai and earned himself the ire of the Imperial Navy.

Being one of the most wanted men in all of Tamriel only emboldened the pirate and allowed him to earn more followers. Within a few years he had a fleet that rivaled those of many kingdoms across Tamriel. The seas became too dangerous to traverse without heavy Imperial escort and even then many convoys fell before his Pirate Fleet.

Wanting to out do any pirate before him, Basil Goldeye set his eye on the prized jewel of the Empire, the Imperial City itself. Whether through skill or luck, probably both, Basil was able to maneuver his ships through the Niben Bay before the Imperial Navy knew what hit them. He crushed the opposition and made it to the Imperial Isle before reinforcements could be called from Bravil and Leyawiin. Basil had planned this meticulously and had men already in the Imperial sewers before they arrived, to open the way into the city. While his fleet attacked the harbor, keeping the Imperials' attention, the bold Captain Basil led his best men through the sewers and into Green Emperor Way. Eye witnesses say the fight was bloody, but the pirates prevailed and made it inside the White-Gold Tower. The Blades fought them tooth and nail and in the end only Basil made it out of there alive...but not without his prize. He had made it to the old Emperor and stole the amulet from his neck. The pirate fleet retreated, only managing to raid a few warehouses in the harbor, but Basil's actions earned him eternal infamy and the title of King of the Pirates.

For 3 years the Imperial Navy hunted the Pirate King, sparing no expense in their tireless pursuit. The Battle at Hunding Bay proved the end of Basil's luck as his allies and subordinates abandoned him and he was captured. Much of his fleet, however, remained at large as did his flagship, the Yokudan Ghost. He was brought back to the Imperial City and on the 9th of Sun's Height, 4E 240 he was executed.

None of his accumulated treasure was recovered, not even the Emperor's Amulet. Basil had managed to hide it all from the Imperial Navy and he boldly declared at his execution that he had obtained everything the world had to offer and challenged everyone to try to find it and claim his wealth and infamy for themselves. These last words had the effect of sparking a continent wide surge of piracy. Everyone with the taste for adventure and gold set off to sea to hunt down the late Pirate King's treasure. The Decade of Pirates has begun!

Rules -
 * Standard RP rules
 * Post your characters in the CC Storage Thread.
 * No killing/taking control of other people's characters without theirs or my permission
 * Can't change major plot points without my permission
 * No fooling around, don't have your character be goofing around for no particular reason
 * The current year is 4E 241 