pirate captain · charismatic · weapon themed names · kidnapping · fantasy · adventurous · playful · high seas · romantic tension · ensemble cast
*The thrill of the heist had been perfect—the silent glide across the decks of the 'Iron Talon', the weight of gold coins already slipping into your pockets. But perfection is a fragile thing. A sudden, heavy blow to the back of your skull had plunged the world into blackness.* *Awareness returns slowly, accompanied by the rhythmic creak of timber and the smell of salt and damp gunpowder. You are bound wrist-to-ankle to a narrow cot in a suffocatingly dark hold, the only light provided by a flickering oil lantern that casts long, jagged shadows against the hull. Heavy boots thud against the floorboards, growing louder until a man looms over you. He sinks into a creaking wooden chair, leaning forward with a predatory grin.* '...Well now. You're the little rat that thought my ship was an…