Seas of Pirates Destiny

  25 October 1720 ------------------------------------------ Babble Merchants and Clabberfarts  * Whither the Tribal Wars, part the second * Sulpher and Bones on the Seas *

 By dark of night, didst cometh to pass a spectacle from the depths of Davy Jone's wat'ry grave the All Hallows Procession of Ghastly and Ghostly ships.    Onlook'rs w're gobsmack'd and didst select King Jon of Aruba's ship, nay, Island of Doom and Hellfire as the star of the nonce.  A well des'rv'd first prize trove of loot and glory at finally having did achieve the ultimate rank.   A close second wast the ship head'd by Captain Tracy and Mercy with a crew yond hath appeared ravenous.  Th're wast some fear those gents might crasheth the party and consume all the marchpanes. Our own auth'r Master Kinch Villard didst narrowly dismount a third lodging award and we doth desire that gent is not so enchant'd by the coin he hath taken, that he ignores this coming week's assignment. Fourth wast Madam Martina Shan, with anoth'r impressive ship.  In a stroketh of valorous f'rtune, Joyce from Aruba kingdom off'r'd a purse of 10

Here I returneth aft'r meeting the two Chiefs of our neighb'ring tribes.  As expected the two recollections of the events, though agreeing on few things, couldst not be m're diff'rent.   SKETCH: THE BEAUTY AND DANGER OF THE BOUNTY REGION Chief Allie of the Poukai, tells a straight forward st'ry of Robbery and Desecration. Two black pearls were off'r'd by one of the Poukai to their Goddess Akna. The pearls did disappear and the Goddess reveal'd the name of the Coystrill as one of the Kaiabi.   Chief Terrrence of the Kaiabi admits one of their memb'rs did take something from the Poukai village on Bounty, but here is where his story doth take a diff'rent direction. SKETCH: THE KAIABI CALLING ON THE WISDOM OF THEIR ANCESTORS The loot that gent calleth "gifts" to his recollection wast w'rthless, "apples, twigs, and oth'r smelly things," and was left there to lure the Kaiabi's men. "Delusional" wast Chief Allie

Some gossip from the region. Ho! Didst thee notice, a h'rde of settl'rs and m'rchants did come to Nassau land this week to start anew.  We wish those folk felicitations and impl're the chicken thieves to beest on their most civil behavi'r.  We behold f'rward to a most wondrous market in the coming weeks. Shaketh the dust from thy shoes, strang'r.  Welcometh to thy new home. Speaking of the Flibbertigibbet, the Market continues at the Noon Hour on Sundays and farm'rs with produce art dearly needed. The simple harvests of corn and potato art greatly desired and one needeth not a king's ransom to claim a tent and off'r a basket. Seen in the realm but looking thin, and as at each moment with the most p'rfect rings of smoke man did admire.  Wast an early All Hallows apparition? Is that gent returneth 'r passing through? Bid us the gossip thee hath heard, gentle reader!

  17 October 1720 ------------------------------------------ Babble Merchants and Clabberfarts  * My Kingdom for a Horse! * The Uneasy Dead of Barbados * Curiosity About the Red House *

  THE BEST CLABBER is regarding the All Hallows festival planned for Sunday, 25 October.  If you have not been in the region long, prepare yourself for the most fetching delights. Imagine all the most advanced shipbuilders and cargo runners with festooned hulls of the fiercest witches and goblins. There is a long procession of these decorated ships through the entire region and this year starts up in Bounty. Some process with tall ships, once even a Jolly boat was sighted. The route winds through the region. OLD SALTS take note: this year the procession launches from Bounty at 11:00 (SL time). Pabo has published a pamphlet with practical advice and inspiration from past years, available at the Tavern. There is typically a Dance and Fest following, with additional rewards for outlandish and creative Fancy Dress. Must attend to collect awards. The loot gathered to reward your efforts: Ships:   1st Place: Choice of ship from Angelic + 5 Gold Coins. Wine, Rum, Whiskey   2nd Place: Choice

  It was not the most fortuitious day for young Kimana, the new Bakery shopkeep, but she kept her chin up to talk with us about her life here in Nassau. Her recent journey began in a public house in the Kingdom of Philip of Anjou. A scaly fellow offered her passage to 'the West' and she boarded the ship not knowing where exactly the 'West' was located. "There were rats on the ship," Kimana explained, "and not much food and then, ahm, then, ah, there were these women, they always wanted me to bring something." With relief she stepped onto the Docks of Nassau to begin anew and found a job at the Bakery. "I have worked my whole life and getting a job was nothing extraordinary for me, but in a way it was." At the Bakery her job is selling cakes and pies. "I can say I am really good at it. I sell more cake than anyone!" Which brings us to her present day conundrum. Kimana believes she is haunted by "two or three Witches." Cak

  On Barbados North you can visit the Chase Family haunted graveyard. A wealthy and mean-spirited family who for generations lived in Barbados, they were particularly abusive to their servants and neighbors. For a time, and then, the bad luck began. They chose a beautiful seaside hill to build a family crypt. After a few were interred, pandemonium broke out amongst the coffins. Heavy stones had been moved and sarcophaguses upended. Workers would straighten the crypt but at the next family death, again, it was as though the coffins had been dancing.   Was it retribution for lives poorly lived or the young girl Dorcas' spirit moving the stones? It remains a mystery to be solved. The local people believe you can talk to the ancestors in this place. They sneak in at midnight looking for a few coins dropped or guidance from a crystal ball or candle. The blue lapis vault door is open through All Saints Day, when the spirits finally rest.

  Overheard was a rumor that on the Island of Montserrat North, that the building known by the locals as The Red House was indeed a Bawdy House. This was so scandalous we send out our intrepid author to chase down their story. There are some half dozen women who provide rum and entertainments to sailors and pirates in the warmly appointed rooms. They assured us there are no Naval Officers or Enlisted Men amongst their customers. There is a rumor that the owner, who operates another such business in the far South, was recently charged with keeping a married man in a disorderly house. The disorderly house charge was dismissed, but she was fined 500 pounds of tobacco for the local parish. Montserrat's Red House is managed Madam Lili and the ladies work for board wages, the cost of their room and some food. We did look around for signs of the Blue Ruin (Gin), which has taken favor by the less well bred as the drink of choice because of its economy, but we found only the most premium ru

  10 October 1720 Whither the Civil War amongst the Region's Natives Check their ankles Man Cannot Live by Drink Alone A Most Fright-Inducing Parade of Ships