Name: Karel Rutger
Nickname: Crimson Flash
Appearance:
Age: 33
Job: Navigator
Scars/tattoos: Has no scars on his body, however he does possess a tattoo of a teardrop with the initials "V.T." inside of it on the right side of his body. However, he never talks about it, and only the Captain knows what its true meaning is.
Equipment/personal weapons: His katana that he wields with deadly precision, as well as a compass and a pocket telescope. Also is in charge of all the maps onboard the Nautica's Cutlass.
Persona: Karel is a stern, and dutiful person, often not saying more than he needs to get the job done. He never seems to run out of things to do aboard the ship and always finds someway to keep busy and can easily find something for you to do as well. He generally frowns upon the frequent drinking and partying that goes on aboard the ship, however he understands what it means for crew morale and is known to be a very fun drunk when he actually sits down to knock a few back, given that it's one of the few moments that he truly relaxes.
Short Bio: When he was young he was the son of a noblemen in the pier of Sunlowe that sits on the Grywn Summer Isles, and as such was taught to read and write at a young age. However, given that he was the 3rd born son, little was expected of him and he had little hopes of inheriting anything from his parents. However, even that slim chance was robbed of him when he was kidnapped on a raid of his father's estate by pirates. While they killed many, when they stumbled upon Karel the captain realized his worth for reading maps and kidnapped him to train him as a navigator, as most pirates don't know how to read maps. Being young and scared, he posed little threat to the dangerous pirates around him.
Having been a mere 9 when taken, much of his life as he knows it was spent aboard a pirate ship. His beginning years he soon grew to enjoy his life and his once captors ended up being his comrades. Having learned a bit of swordplay as a child, he was trained as such by fellow crewmates, soon developing the skill that he's renowned for today. His nautical prowess soon grew as well as he began to recognize weather patterns and sea currents just by sight, becoming an acclaimed navigator among pirate crews.
However, when his crew was disbanded after a raid gone bad ended up with the crew mostly dead and her ship sunk, Karel decided it was time to captain his own ship. Taking up his fellow survivors and recruiting others, he founded the Coral Crypt and set sail. A young captain at a mere age 30, he however had 21 years experience at sea and soon rose to the forefront of the pirating world. However, at the top of that world proved to be far more than Karel realized.
Constant warring with other crews took their toll. While he won a majority of the battles, the one opponent that he could never seem to best was Captain Claudius and his Nautica's Cutlass. Their feud ended in a mighty sea battle, with the Coral Crypt actually boarding the Nautica's Cutlass.
However, while Karel was unmatched in swordsmanship and managed to live through the battle relatively unscathed, he soon found himself surrounded utterly, his entire crew laid to waste and his ship sunk. Bowing to his knees, he knelt before Captain Claudius and awaiting what he was sure was a swift death. However instead he found a hand stretched out before him, offering him to his feet.
Bewildered, he took it, and found Captain Nine lives staring him down, merely muttering, "You killed my Navigator, it's your debt to me to replace him." Taking this mercy to heart, Karel pledged himself to Captain Claudius and has since devoted himself to safely navigating the Nautica's Cutlass through the Seven Seas.