Trojan

BACKSTORY
Starting his life as Davey Clarke, he took the name ‘Trojan’ for the helmet he wears at all times, which was made by his father, a smith with a fiery love for the legends of Troy. When his village was torched by marauders, and everyone was killed, he clapped that helmet on his head and took to the sea as a pirate under one Captain Alistair, to learn the ways of sailing and raiding. A fell storm sank that ship one day, though, and Trojan and one other were the only survivors. Trojan cheated death by stuffing himself into a barrel and floating in it for three days, until he came upon a beach, and there he found that his friend Nexus had survived the tragedy as well, snoozing on the beach. Together, they both made their way to the Isle. Along the way, the two pirates fished a man out of the ocean, who turned out to be Joey “Deft Hands”. They have been raidin with the pirates of Isla de Oro ever since.

APPEARANCE AND GEAR

 * Trojan is tall and dark, and may or may not be handsome to boot. The helmet he wears at nearly all times keeps people guessing on that front. He wears a black vest with a thick red stripe most days, belted with a silver cutlass studded with gems, and two flintlocks strapped across his chest, bearing engraved representations of the Quacken on the barrels.

PERSONALITY AND ABILITIES

 * One of the cooler heads among the pirates of the Isle, Trojan is often a welcome island of tranquility amongst his hot-headed brethren. But he is more than a match for any of them when his blood is up, laying discipline upon unruly crewmen or, more frequently, in the blood-heat of raiding and battle.


 * Before taking the helm of the Quacken’s Wrath, Trojan honed his skills as a Navigator aboard that same ship, and there are few who can hold a candle to his abilities in that position. He also became famous for his extraordinary ability to swill ale (he once drained 5 pints in 8 seconds), and for his endearing penchant for terrible jokes.