The Adventures of
Silvertooth
1836
Welcome
to my vessell! My name is Silvertooth and I am going to
tell you stories of some of the greatest pirate legends throughout
history. As the latest member of a 30-man crew, I guess you could
say I know the
least about what I'm doing out here on the high seas. I don't suppose
piracy is normally something one aspires to, but as for me, well, I
have longed for the glory and freedom of boundless waters since the
days of my youth. My desire for this lifestyle came after a fiersome
brawl in my hometown of Leeds, England. I became known as
Silvertooth because silver was the metal I chose to replace the teeth I
had lost in the fight. People started to become more uneasy
around me and I could clear a room quicker than any four-legged
snake. I never did have much character to speak of, so, you
see, for me, being called a "pirate" never had the kind of negative
implication that I suppose it ought to have had. All I know is what I
have been told, and what I have been told stirs up an excitement in me
that is quite beyond compare.
Sitting
here
on
the deck of The Ominous, this glorious vessel, looking up at the
infinite stars that only appear to those who have committed themselves
to the solitude of the sea, I am thinking back on all the legacies that
have come before my time. So many amazing men have set the standard for
this life of discovery, mutiny, greed, and glory, this life I so long
to make my own. And, who knows? Maybe some day, when my life as
ocean-master has ended, when my time as commander of the waves has
ceased, I will have left behind something of my own, a legend to live
inside the hearts of those who will follow in my footsteps.
And this is
the
path I have chosen, these are the men I am striving to become, this is
the legacy I am longing to leave...