Oreike

Oreike is a fleet officer titled sailmaster of the crew Ocean Heart and a member of the flag Smuggler's Pearl. He sails the Cobalt Ocean and was formerly a member of the flag.

“Though I come from little man descent, I have proven myself time and time again to be faithful and true, raising through the ranks of my crew.”
 * ~ Oreike

Oreike's story
Oreike began as a simple iron monger, working hard and making an honest living. Maybe getting a bonus here or there where the boss felt it was deserved, but he never earned much more. He worked at his master's ironworking stall since he was twelve. Though he had fair wages at the ironworking stall, it could not support him, his mother, and his cousin Yunaleasca, who lived with him for quite some time. So he took on a second job at a distillery. Even when he had an hour to rest, he spent it working anywhere he could, trying to make ends meet.

And then one day, Oreike ran into pirates. They were looking for more workers to start off their hearty crew. He knew that their wages were large and there plunder glorious. And so for the sake of his family, he left. Little did he know Yunaleasca was already a part of the crew. She brought him in and kept him, protected him from the harsh terrors of the crew. Keeping the ever so watchful eye over him like he previously always had over her. And so together Oreike and Yunaleasca pillaged the seas, rising in the ranks of their faithful crew, Twiggy's Elite and taking to the gold a plunder of power all around.

Then came the time when they were finally both officers with a sloop for each under their belts when Oreike took leave. He was not heard of for a long time. The days to weeks and the weeks to months. Finally upon his faithful return he found his crew had gained control of. Proud as he was life still beckoned elsewhere so he took another lengthy leave from the oceans.

When he finally showed himself again, the flag, led by their valiant leader Paulypirate, also head of Twiggy's Elite, had proposed a merger with another flag. Changing from the heroic and kindling Black Pearl, to the loathed and forbidding Smuggler's Pearl, a change which strains his honest work ethic and decency. By this second arrival he noticed the crew had also lost his dearest friend, Ladymaitai. Where she is, Oreike knows not, but if he could he would to join with her someday on her faithful vessels where he knows she is keeping power and not merely handing it over to another pirate because of a flag bind. But for now he remains content and hopes that if or when he find her, Yuna would come with him to join her, for the Smugglers Pearl feels in danger of downfall.