Event Coming Up

[Elathiel]

UNITED PIRATES CALL TO ARMS

Held January 4, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST

Catskills Felucca

Check url http://www.martianweb.de/pirates.html for full event info.

REWARD! Over $50,000 in gold plus other Booty! A call of arms to bring justice to the Mutineers of the Whaler Sosaria. The bounty is their ill gained plunder!

STORY: The mutiny aboard the whale ship Sosaria has been called the bloodiest of Maritime crimes in Catskills history. The Sosaria was less than one year out on a 3 year voyage from her home port of Vesper when the crew rose up against the officers of the ship and murdered them all with the exception of the Quartermaster Barbarossa, who is rumored to be the instigator of this mutiny. In addition to the gory and bloodthirsty acts of murder, the Mutineers have been reported for Acts Of Piracy on the High Seas and apparently have made quite the haul. The Mutineers have joined up with the United Pirates. It is estimated that The United Pirates may have as much as $50,000 in gold alone aboard ship at any time, not including the value of the weapons, armour, potions, and who knows what else. The United Pirates have evaded the Crown for far too long. The Britannian Royal Navy has lost several Warships of the Crown to these Buccaneers and is calling forth Guilds and Individuals alike offering to grant Letters of Marque for a small fee of $1,000 for each crew member to anyone wishing to join in on the hunt for these Pirates. The Crew who brings in the United Pirates, Dead or Alive, will be allowed to keep the booty of the Pirates as their reward. The United Pirate Ships that are captured will also be granted as Rightful Plunder under the Privateering Regulations of The Britannian Royal Navy. It is not known how many ships the United Pirates have under their control; they could be as few as 2 or as many as 6, and their numbers are growing every day. The ships will be identifiable by the trademark U.P.S. before the ships name, standing for United Pirates Ship... The hunt for the Mutineers of the whale ship Sosaria know known as the United Pirates will be held On January 4 between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm EST in the waters of Fellucia. But here is the caveat preemptor: Remember, all of you who would be Privateers. These are pirates. If your crew falls to them, they may add your ship to their fleet!

To Join the hunt:

Letters of Marque Will be handed out upon Request by appointment By Tristyn Aspengrove of the Britannian Royal Privateers. These Letters of Marque Will have a purchase Price of $1,000 gold or higher end Item/Artifact for each member of your Privateering crew. These funds and items will be added to the $50K being offered by the United Pirates for this event. Tristyn Aspengrove can be contacted by parrot (ICQ) #10034417. Or by emailing mjollnirup@hotmail.com

RULES. Standard ROE followed by most Role Playing guilds with the following exceptions:

ATTACKS: Planks can be locked, unlocked, or locked open (this can be done with the ship key on a key ring) if you lock your planks please carry your ships key.

Exception!!! We may attack on sight Anyone who we figure out is a privateer. You may attack us on sight as well.

LOOTING: Individuals will not be looted of anything.

Exception!!! Please carry your Ships key, or leave the planks unlocked. This is part of the event. Ships keys May be looted if at all possible by any party, Pirates, or Privateers! Captured ships will be considered plunder and may be looted. If an Entire crew is killed the victors will be allowed to loot anything in the ships hold. If you wish you may try to evade the enemy ship and run while dead, they may not be able to loot the ship key.

SURRENDERING: Exception!!! If all of the crew of either privateers or pirates are not killed the survivors may be given the opportunity to join up with the opposing crew. If they Refuse they may be keelhauled and/or marooned.

DEATH IN COMBAT: If you are killed the enemy is to resurrect you, if you hang around that long, the Caveat here is, see the Looting exception. If Pirates get your ships key we will board you and you will be Marooned after you resurrection.

RESURRECTING: If you are resurrected in a guild war, you must not interfere with the actions for 30 minutes. During this time you should wear the death robe. Instead of resurrecting you can also remain a ghost for some time, and put a story behind your resurrection. Your murderers can hardly be punished, if you resurrect, because then you are not really dead. If you remain a ghost, maybe special actions have to be taken, to bring your soul back to the living.

CHARACTER: We always try to act in-character. Pirates can behave very mean, that is their character. Don't take it personally, when a pirate addresses you with "dirty landlubber scum"!