Briggsy
Briggsy is a senior officer and the quartermaster of the crew Ride The Lightening. He began his career with Morte as a cabin boy where he progressed to S.O. After falling in love he moved to Flirts and Damsels to be with his loving but hot tempered fiancée Lulu. After losing her to the big blue he hopped from crew to crew looking for his calling, he finally settled down with the crew the Phrightening Phantoms where he became captain and monarch of the flag Phantom Fury
He always believed in hard work and following the chain of command. That lazers should be whipped and placed in the brig. He demands respect for his captain and anything else is unheard of when Briggsy is around. Briggsy is feared for his calm calculated evil temper but is also liked by his crew mates in equal measure. He is know for his kindness and welcoming attitude to new pirates wanting to learn the ropes.
There are gruesome stories of his discipline methods and unrivaled loyalty to his crew and captain. Including a story of him catching Mutineers trying to hatch a plan to take over the ship. He personally whipped them all until they begged for the chance to apologize to his captain. He stopped while they pleaded for forgiveness but after they did this he refused to allow them to get away with mutiny and had them hung from the yard arm upside down until they were dead as a warning to everyone else what would happen if they tried anything like it again in the future.
In late December 2011 Briggsy disappeared from the face of the earth leaving his then crew Phrightening Phantoms and flag Phantom Fury wondering where he had gone. Search party's where sent out all over the Cobalt with no avail. Even when the oceans merged and became Cerulean, Phantom fury sent ships to find their lost monarch but still he was not found and hope was lost he would ever appear again.
In May 2012 he reappeared serving in the crew Ride The Lightening from Midnight which was a large shock to many of his ex-crew mates and ex-flaggies as Ride the lightening had mutinied against him and his flag Phantom Fury in that same December he disappeared.
Rumor has it that in that December he had been kidnapped during a long routine merchant run where he had been transporting goods to his iron monger's on Prolix. Briggsy was feared and respected by many so this daring and cunning feat was no easy task. The plan was conceived and carried out successfully by Captain Nalt and her heavies. It is told Briggsy was placed in chains immediately and forced into the rat infested brig of Nalts deadliest and mightiest battle ship. Here he spent day after day chained to the bulkheads while he was given regular beatings and whippings with only water and weevil biscuits as comfort.
It is said Captain Nalt had decided that she wanted Briggsy to serve for her ever since there first encounter. She respected his un-waving loyalty to his then captain and crew and witnessed him first hand maintaining the chain of command and demanded respect for his captain from the crew and all visitors including herself and he did this with a heavy hand. Nalt was surprised when she witnessed Briggsy laughing and joking with his crew mates while he held lessons for them to ensuring they received proper education and training. She knew then she had to have him but she knew she would never be able to persuade him to leave his captain and join her but she did not want to waste this opportunity so arranged a meeting with him. The outcome of this meeting is the reason for Nalts anger and actions towards Briggsy. It is told that when Nalt ask Briggsy to join her he had leaped across the table they been seated at grabbing Nalt demanding who the hell she though she was to come aboard his ship, disrespect him and his captain or ever question his loyalty. He then forced Nalt out of his cabin onto the deck and with a big hoof of his right foot kicked her overboard into the dirty dock water.
They never spoke again until the kidnapping had taken place but its said noted Nalt watched Briggsy stripped and put into irons and said to him 'Did you really think I would let this lie? Ohhhhhh NO Briggsy you don't know what disrespect is yet Pirate but I promise this much, YOU shortly will'
After many months Nalt finally confronted Briggsy as she could see he could not be broken by force and her plan was not working. She entered the brig, raised his drooping head with her hands looked him in the eyes 'Briggsy we have only a few limited choices here. I could demand you join my crew but I know that would fall on deaf ears. I could offer you freedom but I know you would spend all your living days hunting me until you or I was sent to see Davie. But I have an offer that you might consider. I know you and I would be the greatest partnership but your loyalty blinds you to see this. I have tried beating you and that has not weakened your resolve. So I only have one option available to me now. She pulls a deed from within her plush black jacket 'I have this deed, it has been signed by myself and all my senior officers. It states that from sunrise tomorrow you will be free to walk this ship with all your booty returned. In exactly 1 month with the rising of the sun from now if you still choose not to join my crew and I have not proved myself worthy then I will relinquish my hat and be forced to walk the plank. My S.O's will see that it is done.' Briggsy looked at Nalt smiled 'You have your one month but I have one condition in return to ensure I do not try to kill you before that time is up' Nalt nodded and said 'anything'. Briggsy's eyes twinkled as he said 'we set sail towards cobalt straight away and I have full access to everything you do'. Nalt turned towards chewbaccatwo 'plot a course and see it done'. Chewbaccatwo immediately responded with a nod saying 'eye eye Captain'. He turned in a flash and rushed out the door to start ascending the ladders towards the upper deck. Within seconds briggsy felt the ship yawn starboard the hull creaking and shaking. Nalt turns to briggsy looks at the guard 'unchain him and hand him his cloths, sword and booty'. The guard looks at Nalt and says 'Ma'am do..' before he gets a chance to continue Nalt shouts 'You heard me, now see it done'.
After one month with the sun rising over the Cobalt Ocean on the horizon Nalt took her third step on the plank looked down at the ocean seeing the sharks swimming around waiting to be fed. She lifted her head, slowly closed her eyes while she took in her last ever glimpse of the sun glistening against the beauty of the cool deep blue of the ocean. Lifted her right foot which felt like 10 cannon balls to her and began to take her final steps knowing the end will be rushing towards her shortly. All she would feel soon is air rushing past her face then the chill of the water. She prayed within the private sanctum of her mind that the sharks finish her quickly. Her foot hit the wood of the firm plank. A slight relief fell over her but just as quick then fear and adrenaline come rushing back knowing its the left foots turn next. As she starts to move her left foot this time it just drag across the board, her right leg begins to shake from the fear rushing thorough her vains. Briggsy shouts 'STOP'. Nalt opens her eyes slowly turns towards the voice and see's its Briggsy standing at the end of the plank holding her hat. After a long pause Briggsy spoke aloud 'CAPTAIN...... you have dropped your hat, would you like me to bring it to you or respectfully Ma'am can I suggest you get down from there you might fall from that flimsy thing'.
Briggsy had realized he found his true calling with Ride the Lightening and called it home. This captain was a women of her word with honor and guile and he could not ignore her greatness. Shortly after that day when Nalt was about to take her final step she promoted Briggsy to senior officer and appointed him her quartermaster to maintain order and discipline. He is never found far from her side.
Those days changed Briggsy in many ways. He always believed in loyalty and discipline but they where just words back then. Now he knows it's a feeling... a calling and it has to be both ways.
