The Rum Running Dragons
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| The Rum Running Dragons at a Glance | |
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| Viridian Ocean | |
| Captain | Arcturis |
| Senior Officer(s) | Aapatti, Leasey, Misswan |
| Politics | Autocratic |
| Shares | Even |
| Flag Affiliation | Demons and Damsels |
| Founded | 19 July, 2006 |
| Last updated on 3 July, 2008 | |
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The Rum Running Dragons is a crew on the Viridian Ocean, and a member of the flag Demons and Damsels.
History
The history of the Rum Running Dragons is a long and complicated one. The name also belonged to a flag on the Viridian Ocean, but is now only a crew.
As a flag, it supported two crews: Aurum est Potestas captained by Sinisterevil, and the Red Waters of Evil captained by Piracy. Sinisterevil was also monarch of the flag.
Sinisterevil stopped playing Puzzle Pirates for an unknown reason. Edgie assumed command of Aurum est Potestas, but did not want to be the Monarch of the flag. Instead that title passed to a Senior Officer in Red Waters of Evil called Misswan, despite the protests of Red Waters' Captain, saying that she should be queen because she was a fellow Captain and therefore the next higher-ranking officer under the flag.
In protest, Piracy stepped down as Captain of the Red Waters of Evil and handed command over to Misswan. This only served to create more chaos in the senior ranks of both crews. To help ease this chaos, Aurum est Potestas merged into the Red Waters crew, but that didn't help the chaos. The Captain post would change hands several times before the flag merged with Rowboat Renegades, under the guidance of their queen Jnc.
The unrest subsided, but still existed. To help ease it further, the crews merged in with Tegasus Flyers, in which Jnc was a Senior Officer and Hellrat was Captain.
Frogpirate, a member of the old crew, expressed dislike with the fact that they weren't a separate crew. As such, several of the members broke away and formed the Rum Running Dragons on July 19, 2006. Sinisterevil would be the original captain, but would step down and turn command over to Edgie, who would later relinquish command to Frogpirate.
On December 3, 2007, the crew welcomed back Arcturis by approving the merger of his independent, one-pirate crew Antalon, after his ship was cornered off the coast of Lima Island by their young officer Aapatti. Arcturis previously served under the old flag and on Tegasus Flyers as well, which disbanded during an extended period he was offline.
Arcturis assumed command of the crew Christmas Day 2007.
On March 20, 2008, the sister crew Dark Demons merged into the Rum Running Dragons.
Promotion Requirements
In all cases for promotion, you are responsible for finding your own training. We highly recommend the Navy for training on gunning, navigation, and battle navigation.
Transfers from other crews: You will be assigned the highest rank to which you qualify, but no higher than Pirate upon joining, no higher than Officer upon initial review by the Captain.
Pirate: Before making the rank of Pirate, you must have at least Broad experience in bilging, sailing, and carpentry.
Officer: Before achieving the rank of Officer, you must first have gone through an officer candidacy. If you are successful as an officer candidate (OC), you will be promoted to Officer. To become an officer candidate, you must be recommended by another Officer or higher, and you must demonstrate yourself to be worthy of such rank.
Successful officer candidates will have achieved Solid experience and Distinguished standing in bilging, sailing, carpentry, along with Broad experience in guns, navigation, battle navigation. They will also have demonstrated the ability to successfully command a pillage.
While an officer candidate, you will be assigned the title Midshipman. This title is given with the expectation that you will make progress on your standings and experience and will be taken away if such progress is lacking or non-existent.
Note: Buying a ship will not get you promoted to Officer. You must meet the requirements.
Fleet Officer: A candidate for Fleet Officer must have achieved at least Weighty experience in at least one piracy skill. Promotions are given to those recommended by a Senior Officer or deemed worthy by the Captain.
It is recommended, though not required, that the Fleet Officer own at least one ship.
Senior Officer: This rank is assigned to those the Captain can trust.
