Emerald Gem's

Emerald Gem's at a Glance
Midnight Ocean
Captain	Miakodas
Senior Officer(s)	Bonnylass, Captainm, Debbiesue, Geminiladi, Ladyseafoam, Mcshady, Shikaru
Politics	Oligarchic
Shares	Even
Flag Affiliation	Stars of Gemini
Last updated on 25 February, 2006

The Emerald Gem's are a crew that operates on the Midnight Ocean under the flag of the Stars of Gemini. The crew is led by their captain and queen, Geminiladi, and consists of twelve subscribed members and almost twenty temporarily active Crewmates. The crew maintains a strong work ethic and bears the motto

”NO WORK, GET PLANKED, LESS P.O.E.”

This is arguably a reflection of their work policy or a reflection of their annoyance regarding how frequently they are met with useless workers.

Politics

The Emerald Gem's are a member and Founder of the Stars of Gemini, maintaining the flag’s policy of isolation from flag alliance related Politics.

Their internal politics, however, function in a typical hierarchical fashion, with each station taking orders from the station above it. Advancement through the ranks is as follows.

Pirate

To obtain the rank of pirate, a cabin person must subscribe to the game. This is to prove that he/she is willing to make some sort of commitment to the game and the crew.

Officer

The rank of officer is awarded to a pirate once the pirate has procured the deed to a ship and obtained a Broad experience in all ship duties with the exception of Navigation.

Fleet Officer

The promotion to fleet officer is one based primarily off of trust. Should the captain see that the officer is capable enough to hold this rank, then it will be issued at her discretion.

Senior Officer

Much like the rank of fleet officer, a senior officer is awarded his/her station by becoming an invaluable member of the crew. Again, this promotion is awarded mainly at the captain’s Discretion.

Economy

The Emerald Gem's focus primarily on pillaging for their income. The choice to refrain from stall and market work comes mainly from past experience with running shops. According to Capt. Geminiladi, the shops made it feel “...too much like a job, without having any time for fun.” The Gem's hand out their booty evenly for the most part. Their policy follows the rule of Even, and shares for subscribed members are evenly given to jobbers and cabin persons.

BOOTY PAYOUT

Captain: 1 share

Senior Off. : 1 share

Fleet Off.: 1 share

Officers.: 1 share

Pirates: 1 share

Cabin Pers.: 1 share

Jobbers: 1 share

Uniforms

The Gem's have uniform code in place. However, this code is loosely followed, especially so among the lower ranks. The code is as follows:

The captain and first mate wears navy and maroon when in uniform. Officers are required to wear maroon and white when in uniform Pirates and cabin persons are required to wear navy and white.

Pirates of Note

The Emerald Gem's take care of their fellow crewmen, and try to avoid drama as much as possible. Thus, the group has become tightly knit through their own sense of general goodwill.

Here listed are the crewmembers who are deserving of admiration.

Geminiladi, Senior Officer and Princess of Stars of Gemini

Bonnylass, Official Wench and Senior Officer

Mcshady, First mate, Senior Officer and King of Stars of Gemini

Captainm, Official Drunk and Senior Officer and Lord of Stars of Gemini

Debbiesue, Official Explorer and Senior Officer and Lady of Stars of Gemini

Miakodas, Senior Officer and Ambassador of Stars of Gemini {acting Captain for the time}

Ladyseafoam, Fleet Officer and Taskmaster and Lady of Stars of Gemini

Shikaru Senior Officer