xxxCaptain Baelor Cromwell
I had this wonderful dream, sailor. Will you join me on this marvelous adventure?
x
Full (or Secret) Name: Baelor Cromwell, formerly James Valiquez
Alias/Titles/Ranks: Captain Cromwell, Crommy, Captain of the Kraken Queen
Date of Birth: Fall
Age: 38
Origin: Hostania
Current Location: TBD
Written Appearance: Baelor wears his chin-length hair back in a small bun, while he pridely trims his red moustache and beard. He is of average height at five feet eight, though with the way he carries himself like a proud rooster, one typically forgets his height. Cotton shirts and tough leather pants are his usual fashion choices, and he always carries his heavy leather coat that goes down to his knees. The buttons on it have been tore off and re-sewn, some of it worn down because of saltwater; but he keeps it and repairs it to the best of his ability.
Skills|Quirks|Habits:
- Baelor has a bad habit of scraping his teeth with a toothpick more than is necessary. It stems from a fear of losing his teeth.
- He is as mundane as they come: absolutely no magic skills whatsoever. On the other hand, he is the best at what he does and he reads the sea better than anyone else he knows.
- Skilled at sword fisting, utilizing enhanced weapons (magi-tech) though he cannot recharge them himself, knows everything about ropes and knots, knows how to read and write (though his handwriting is pretty hard to decipher).
- Considers himself an atheist, but the older he gets the more he thinks there are forces above them.
Personality: Born to be a leader, Baelor knows how to get what he wants. When he speaks, everyone turns to listen and the fatherly aura he projects attracts all kinds of people. However, unless necessary or when talking to his crew, Baelor doesn't particularly like being the centre of attention. He prefers to laugh along and tap shoulders, saving his speeches for the right time and the right people. He is a man of big dreams and once he gets an idea in his mind, nothing can stop him short of death itself. This tends to make him stubborn and a bit of a cunt, but if failure is inevitable close to the finish line he will stop persuing. The man has had one love in his life and the cruel mistress that is the sea took her away from him, and he has devoted his life to sailing since.
Brief History: Being born in the capital of Hostania, James Valiquez had access to much more opportunities than those born in the slums or in farming villages. His father was a high-ranking soldier in the King's army, so when his son became a renown sailor and fisher, he pulled some strings and at only 20, James was part of the Royal Armada. While he enjoyed being on a ship and gone for months at a time, it quickly became obvious what kind of work the King was making them do. Under the guise of "discovering foreign lands", they were sent to capture and claims lands in his name, regardless if others were living on it. Robbing unarmed people of their homes, killing the fighting men to avoid any uprising... That was not the kind of life James wanted to live.
One day, a year or so after he had been promoted to captain, he mutinied from his own crew and travelled through the night to warn the villagers of their upcoming doom. Luckily, the few trusted friends he had made in his time as both crew member and captain, had his back and when he returned they imprisoned those who refused to follow him and left them on the island. In the next few years he shed his name of James Valiquez and became Baelor Cromwell, since he was a wanted criminal by the royal court. The once great captain of the royal armada was on the run, but he hid in plain sight with his own ship: the Queen Kraken. His new obsession is quite different lately; he needs to recruit many new folks for the Kraken Queen's Children of the Sea.
Other:
- One of Baelor's favourite part of sailing is the companionship between creww members. He loves singing with them and has a surprisingly just tone.
- For a pirate, he is relatively well educated but he keeps that mostly to himself, preferring to appear more of an idiot than a smart man until necessary.
- Baelor never saw his parents after he defected from the armada, but rumours have it that his father was hung for the treason of his son while his mother remains unaccounted for. He had a younger sister, but she has not been seen for over a decade.
- He is a generous lover and will attend to his partners' needs before his own, but once he either begin to feel attached he breaks it off and never sees them again.
Art Source
Hexcode: #C81