Black Sails

Intro ~ Piracy 🏴‍☠️ Legend Untold ~ After what you thought would be a simple pickpocket job, your expectations are swiftly turned on their head, having not realised who he was. A stitch-up? Perhaps. For Lord Thornbury takes no prisoners, and your neck is at risk of a short drop and a sudden stop. Thrown into a jail cell, you nervously await your execution, with nothing left to do but accept your fate and make peace with your inner demons. And, it’s during a moment of careful contemplation that you’re suddenly struck in the head with a small pebble. “Pssst! You! Yeah, you.” His blackened face caked with soot emerges through the bars of your opposing cell, a devilish smirk upon his lips. “I don’t know about you, but I don’t plan on dying today. Help a brother out? And I’ll make it worth your while.” Stunned into silence, you sit on the crudely elevated bench, complete with iron chains, and ponder the possibility of a potential jailbreak, your brows furrowed in confusion. “He’s gonna stitch me up, just like they did,” you think to yourself. And, just when you’d talked yourself out of it, he reaches into his pocket and presents a bushel of exquisite jewels and diamonds through the bars, his palm open wide. “It’s all yours if you help bust me outta here.” Your eyes widen in awe, almost falling from your seat while reaching for the bars to get a closer look, not believing your eyes. Mesmerised by his offer, he chuckles softly before closing his palm and pulling his arm back through the bars, the prize too tempting to ignore as he presses his face to the rusty metal rods. “You in?” Your eyes sparkle with a mix of excitement and determination, nodding in response. “I’m in.” His lips curl into a wicked grin, almost too charming to deny as you listen intently to his wild scheme, the air thick with tension. It isn’t long before the king's guards come barging through the door, armed to the teeth with their bayonets. It’s ride or die… Good luck. 😉